The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-20


sary labor ON Sunday and by providing
that all shall be procured for the hold
ing Of religious services on Sunday In
the fair grounds. This was defeated.
Mr.. Lind's proposition to strike out the
entire Sunday closing paragraph was
ruled out of order. Mr.. W. A. Stone, Of
Pennsylyania, moved that the commit,
ties concur in the senate Sunday closing
amendment; and upon division much
to the surprise OF both sides there was
a majority in favor OF the motion, the
vote standing Is to IL
Tellers we're ordered and again the
committee decided to concur, the vote
standing 102 to Y. =,
The announcement was received with
applause.
Mr.. O'Neil, of Missouri, made siren
uous effort TO add 10 the bill as q new
section q provlso making it unlawful
for any officer OF the District Of Colum-
bia to contract with any person, firm or
corporation which employs Pinkerton
detectives or any other association oil
men as armed guards land no empioye OF
such agencies shall be employed in any
government service, or by any officer OF
the District of Columbia. It could not
come in US separate section without
unanimous consent, and to this Mr.
Oates, OF Alabama, objected.
Mr.. O'Neil then offered 1t as an
amendment to the clause appropriating
for the capitol police. His purpose was
mainly to prevent the employment, OF
Pinkertons in the District OF Columbia
during the Grand Army encampment,
as well as the Worlds Fair.
After half an hour consumed in secur-
ing quorum the amendment was
agreed to-l46 to %.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the house. The recommends
ton Of the committee in regard to sem
ate amendments was agreed to with the
exception Of those amendments per-
tanning to light houses, to the geologi'
cal survey and to the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Oates also demanded separate
vote ON 0'Neil's amendment relating 10
the Pinkertons. All the light house
amendments were non-concurred IN.
Tho question then referred on O'Neifs
Pinkerton amendment, aud on this the
yeas and nays we're ordered. The noise
In the hall was 80 great and the mat
tention to business so general that the
amendment had 10 be read four times
and the speaker had to answer halt q
dozen parliamentary inquiries before
the clerk could begin with the call OF.
the roll. The lack OF attention irritated
the chair, and when, after the clerk
had called the first name, Mr. johnson,
of Indiana, and Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Arkansas, rose to parliamentary In
ouiries, he refused to recognize them
and ordered the clerk to proceed-an
action which called forth soto yoce
endorsement from Mr.. Reed, Of Maine,
'tTyrannical, but right"
Mr.. 0'Neil's amendment was agreed
to, yeas $50, nays SO.
The vote then came up on the propo.
sition to, non-concur In the senate
amendment appropriating $4,000
for the aid OF the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, and it was agreed to, yeas
122, nays ITO.
The house reversed the action OF the
committee in concurring in the amends
ments for procuring $4,000 medals and
for $4,000 diplomas, and the amend
ments were non-concurred in.
The vote then required on the senate
Sunday closing amendment and II was
concurred in, years l47, nays 81.
A conference was then ordered, and
Messrs. Holman, Sayers and Bingham
were appointed conferees.