The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
CONGRESS- ADJOURNED.
Worlds Fair Gets $2,500,0O0 Out,
right.
Closing Scenes Of tho bSd Congress
Marked BY stroagt Debates.

WASHINGTON, u. c - IHouse. There
was large attendance OF members upon
this last days session Of Congress.
Mr.. McMillin reported the sub treasury
bill adversely and the bill was ordered to
lie on the Speakers table.
Mr.. Simpson. Farmers Alliance, oi
Kansas, arose to q question of personal
privilege and after talking an hour, the
speak raped him down and the resula,
| order the Worlds Fair bill---was de
manded.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole on the Worlds Fair bill,
a2proprialing $500, 900 Of money out
right, instead of 5000, 900 in souvenir
half dollars, Mr.. Dockcry, Democrat, of
Missouri, in the chair. Mr. Cummings,
Democrat, of New York, WAS the first
speaker tc o. p sc the bill.
Mr.. Fellows, Democrat, of New York,
was cqua ly emphatic in his support of
the fair
Other representatives spoke for and
against the bill, and tn. Durborrow bill
was ordered to IA third reading and Mr..
Holman demanded the yeas and nays on
its hnal passage. The bill was passed,
ayes l3l; nays 90
Mr.. Boatner, Democrat, of Louisiana
submitted the majority report from tn
special committee to investigate charges
OF drunkenness made by Mr.. Watson.
Farmers AH:.u.v, ur Seorg,a, ana Dir.
simpson, F~rmcrs' Alliance, OF Kansas,
presented the views of the minority.
Mr.. Oates submitted the report of the
committee to investigate the troubles at
Homestead. and an attempt was
made to pass the pension bills sat upon
at the Friday evening session, but the
House was restless aud anxious to 60
away and a recess was Effected until !
p. II.
At the night session the Pinkerton
clause of the sunGry civil bill ms reported
by the committee, was substituted by the
mIder one adopted by the senate
Mr. Simpson, Peoples party, of Kar-
sis, denounced 1.-THE act OF the repre- en-
tatives of the House in surrepdering 10
the plutocracy of the country" He
called the Pinker!on employees earned
thugs, robbers aud murderers." "You'l
hear from this In the elections in the
fall" said Mr.. Simpson, land any one
that votes for this amendment should he
left at home. You should not surrender
to the representatives of wealth."
Mr.. Simpsons time expired while he
speaKers gsvetlu urfssf Il l-ltaetah lhtataa dnoruti he
c included with the remark that the
grc.t steel works at Homestead were
properly called "steal."
Cries of rats" and prolonged hissing
from the Republican side marked the
conclusion Of Simpsons remarks.
The Speaker directed the official re.
porter to strike out all MI Simpson had
said after the gavel fell. 'The reporter
would do himself honor by leaving all of
it out" shouted Mr.. Johnson, of Indiana
At this point there was much excite
ment in the House. The aisles were
crowded and the babel of voices drowned
individual utteranccs.
At II p m the House adjourned sine
die.
SENATE.
The Senate after discussing the Dur
borrow Worlds Fair bill, finally passed
it by viva vocc vote.
Shortly before 4 o'clock the Senate took
a recess until p. III.
At the night session, after the confer
ence on the Sunday civil bill, the Senate
adjourned sine die at II O'clock