St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-04
Indications That the Dead
lock in the House Will
Soon Be Broken.
A Democratic Caucus Ar.
ranges the Programme
for the Week.
The DurbOrOW World s Fair
Substitute to Be First
Taken Up.
The Adjournment Of Congress
Not to Occur Later Than
Saturday.


OF Democratic members of the house
this afternoon resulted in harmonious
adjustment of the differences which
have divided the Democratic majority
OH the worlds fair appropriation, and if
the plan adopted be carried out (and
there appears to be little difficulty in
the way of this) congress will adjourn
Saturday. The caucus was we'll at
tended. Three members of the Texas
Observation-Disclosures. Kilgore. Bailey and
Anthony, who have bitterly opposed
the worlds fair appropriation clause in
the sundry civil bill-withdrew from
the house early in the caucus,
refusing to place themselves IN
a position where they might be
bound by its action. Mr.. Holman pre-
sided and MI. Reilly, of Pennsylvania,
was secretary. When Mr. Holman had
called the caucus to order there were
some preliminary inquiries by few
members to ascertain whether the
action of the caucus would be binding;
but they were apparently satisfied with
MIR. Reilly's explanation that it was
not intended that action should be
binding on individual members, but
that it was hoped
A Harmonious Agreement
would make the, caucus action salts
factory to all members OH the Demo-
cratic side. This over, Mr.. Reilly. as
chairman of the committee on adjust
ment of the difficulty, presented the re-
port of the committee, and entered
into all explanation of its details. The
rQnnrt NIT i- f,,I
This committee shall submit to the Demo-
Gratis of the house he following propositions
1t being understood that it does not commit
any member OF the committee of the house
for or against the worlds fair appro priation
First Reconsider the vote by which the
house has receded from its disagreement
from the senate amendment, and send the
sundry civil bill back to the conference.
Second-That pending the conference on
the sundry civil bill amendment appropriate
ing S500lOO, the Durborow bill be taken up
to reduce the amount to one and a half mill
IONS appropriating this to aid i'll the success
of the fair. and that a final vote upon it
without interruption be taken not later than
Saturday. Aug. e. at p. m.
Ihrd-That meantlme last years sundry
civil appropriations be extended, and the
power of the house be eXerted to influence
the attendance of absent members.
Fourth-That whether the Durborow bill,
as amss,Ued be carried or defeated, the vote
thereon shall be regarded as q settlement of
be consldered-as without the senate amend
ment.
Made 1t Unanimous.
Mr.. Reilly told the caucus that the
committee had labored long and
earnestly to reach a satisfactory agree
ment, and that it could reach no better
understanding than that shown by the
report. He explained the necessity for
its adoption, holding that the deadlock
would be continued indefinitely if it
were not agreed to. He outlined the
mode of procedure planned, and begged
the caucus to sanction the agreement
in the interest of peace. When Mr..
Reilly concluded his explanation there
were loud cries of Vote, vote" There
was no attempt to oppose the report;
and Chairman Holman, yielding to the
cries for question, put the motion that
the report be adopted. There was a
great chorus of AYE" while not
member voted in the negative. Mr..
Holman announced unanimous concur
renee in the report, and the caucus adj
JOurned after a session of less than an
hour. The preliminary movement in
the direction of carrying the Sundry
civil bill and the Durborow bill
through the house will probably be be-
gun tomorrow morning.
Method of Procedure.
After the house is called to order, a
motion will be made land it will in all
probability be carrieU for the recon-
sideratiOn of the vote by which the
house receded from its disagreement
from the senate amendment apprOpri-
ating s5,000,00O. This is the motion
contained in the resolution submitted
by Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, and
its adoption will free the sundry civil
bill from the worlds fair appropriation
and pave the way for motion to send
1t back to conference. Then the Dur
borrow bill, appropriating S5.000,000 for
the fair, and now on the calendar, will
be taken up and amended by reducing
the amount to Sl,500,000 the SubScrip-
ton feature eliminated and the bill so
changed as to make the latter sum
an absolute gift to the exposition.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock a vote
will be taken on the Durborow bill.
Some attempt at filibustering may be
made to prevent the bill coming to a
direct vote, but Notwithstanding the
assertion of Mr.. Kilgore. of Texas, and
others that they will fight the gift of
any sum if they keep congress III ses-
sion continuously until March 4 next,
the day the Fifty-second congress eX-
pireS, it is almost certain that the action
of the caucus today will be carried out
to the letter. A strong feature in the
report of the committee is the section
providing that whether the Durborow
bill he carried or defeated, the vote on
it shall be regarded as a settlement of
the whole question. This means that
congress can adjourn Immediately after
the pros ramme agreed upon is carried
out, no matter whether the worlds fair
nrOV idpO for Or pOf