The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-04
Neither Faction Willing to Compromise
and the House Deadlock Continues.
Worlds Fair Friends Face to Face with an
Embarrassing Situation-President vetOes
the Senate Land Patent Claim Bill.
MAY OR MAY NOT COMPROMISE.

on the supDoee0.t TO- De-dylnR session or Con-
gress only to find that the picturesque
legislative body, with it's unwieldy and
corpulent Democratic majority so long in
active and lacking in nerve to attempt any
OF those great reforms which overwhelm-
ing majoritles plainly indicated would be
expected of 1T, is acquiring considerable
unenvious not0riety with it's death strug.
giles. For the time being the lawmakers
of the country have cast aside all notions
of reform and ore plunged madly into the
midst of vigorous ii ieht against the worlds
fair appropriation of S5.OO0,OO0.
There is no other reason why Congress
should not already stand adjourned. The
fact that Democrats are laying themselves
out to cripple the great national celebra-
tion is q source of much puzzling surmise
on the part of the country. for the popular
feeling no doubt Is In sympathy with the
fair. This, however, should puzzle no one.
The secret of the fight lies in the fact that
Democrats have somehow conceived a no.
tlOn that they have . chance to carry the
State of Illinois for Grover Cleveland in
November. Ii is in accordance with that
desire that they propose not to let the
Chicago managers of the fair have S5.0O0.-
900 in funds TO hasten forward the work of
the great exposition, for they argue 1t
would be equivalent to giving the man
agers some of whom are Repu blicRn lead
ers. q five-million- dollar campaign fund at
Chicago.
There is also tincture of jealousy of the
vast strides of progressive Chicago in the
opposition. This is shown in the opposi-
tlOn OF New York members and mem Ders
from the south, notably Texas. the latter
of course. being inimical to northern ad-
vancement by nature. Realizing that some
sort of compromise must be arrived at, or
Congress be kept In session all summer
@ peace committee of ten-ive for and five
against the fair-was appointed to draft
q scheme which would be acceptable to
both factions. This committee patched up
an alleged compromise to-day, and the
same was adopted in q caucus of the
Democrats. However. it Is decidedly un-
friendly to the fairs interests and will not
be supported when 1t Is read In the House.
The situation therefore stands like this:
Chicago Congressman aver that they will
hlibnster against any progress toward ad-
vancement rather than see it pass. On the
other hand, the radical Texas members
declare they will filibuster rather than sec
the fair people secure the appropriation
which Is desired. Thus there is little pros
pect for an agreement, and the ensuing ses-
slons promise to become quite exciting. =
PLAN OF THE COMPROMISE.
The peace committee of ten at 9:3O
and at IL o'clock were still in ses-
sion, with the dead-l look unbroken. Final
ly. about / O'Clock, an agreement was
reached on this basis: The House shall
vote down the Bingham motion, and shall
reconsider it's action on the sundry civil
bill. The Senate S5.OOO.0OO worlds fair
amendment shall be disagreed to and the
bill sent back to conference, with the
House insisting that this item shall be
eliminated from the sundry civil bill. The
Durborow worlds fair bill shall be
taken up on Saturday, Aug. 6.
and shall be voted on. The amount
q vote shall be reduced from S5O0OO 600 to
81, SOC, 600 and made direct gift. All the
members of the committee except Mr.. Dur
borrow voted for the agreement. Mr.. Dur
borrow voted against 1t. The committee
caucus. and the members are not bound to
vote in favor of the Durborow bill. They
simply agree. if the caucus adopts the
proposition. not to filibuster against il, and
against the DurborOw bill. The under
standing is that the vote on this bill shall
be final, and that the item is not to 60 back
into the sundry civil bill. 1t Is presumed
that the Senate will hold uD the sundry
civil bill in conference until action Is had
on the Durborow bill Manwhlle. accord
ing to the terms of the agreement. the ap-
preparations are to be extended.
Representative Kilgore, of Texas, says
that he will favor filIbusterIng against this
proposition the same as against the Senate
amendment, If filibustering were neces-
isafy to accomplish Its defeat. Represent
stive McGann. of Chicago on the other
hand. Is also opposed to the $780, 600 pro-
urged to do so by the managers of the
worlds fair. Mr. McGann is quite conf
dent that the friend of the fair In Congress
will oppose the proposition. He is in favor
of standing by the amendment carried in
each branch of Congress. If defeated. he
says the fair will have the sympathy of the
country.
The resolution extending the appropria-
tioDs will expire tomorrow and another
resolution Will then become necessary.
There is prospect of objection to the pass
age of the resolution, and in this case GER
tain institutions of the government will
again have to close. To-day Mr.. Holman
introduced q resolution TO extend the cur
date ana accompanying 1t were two resolu-
tions proposed by Mr. Dockcry, one of
which provides for clOture rule.
WILL STAY TILL THE SNOW FLIES.
A great deal of interest is taken in the
course which will be pursued by Mr.. Kill
gore, of Texas He states that, if he can
accomplis it. Congress Will remain In ses-
sion until the snow falls before any appro-
priatiOn be made for the worlds fair. Mr.
Terry. of Arkansas. sums up the situation
in this wise: lis 1t to be grand larceny or
petty larcenyT
just before the time for the Democratic
caucus to assemble Representative McGann
and q number of other friends of the
worlds fair said they would not adopt the
proposed compromise. 1t was stated that
it meant simply the death of the whole
thing. and was designed to put them in a
worse position than they now occupied
parliamentary. The probability of the
worlds fair getting the appropriation now
looks small. whether the peace committee
proposition Is indorsed or not Following
is the report in full made by the peace
committee TO the caucus. At 2:45 il had
not vet boen adopted by the caucus:
This committee submits TO the Democrats of
the House the following proposition. it being un-
dersto0d that IL does not commit any member of
the committee or OF the House for or against the
worlds fair appropriation:
First-Reconsder the vote by which the House
has receded from its disagreement 10 the Senate
amendment and sent the sundry civil bill back
into conference.