The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-06
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. - At noon the
House assembled in committee Of the whole
for the consideration of the Durborrow
Worlds fair bill. Cummings of New York
attacked it bitterly, chRracterizing it as an
attempt to rob the treasury.
Fellows of New York defended the bill.
The debate continued till p. M, much
of it being entirely foreign to the question
and referred TO the commissioner of pen
sions. At o'clock the chairman stated
under orders that the House committee
must rise. The committee rose and the
bill was reported TO the House. The pend
ing amendment being the substitute by
Dearmond of Missouri for the first section
providing that If the exposition deposits at
the mint enough silver bullion it shall be
coined for the exposition in an amount not
exceeding $5.000,000. The substitute was
defeated by vote of rs to 1885,
The roll was then called on the passage
of the Durborrow bill. the vote resulted,
yeas l3l, nays IS.
The Worlds fair bill was at once en-
rolled and taken to the Senate, but before
II could be presented thu Senate went into
executive session.
On motion OF Houk of Ohio the Senate
joint resolution passed authorizing foreign
exhibitors at the Worlds fair to bring into
the country foreign laborers to assist in
preparing exhibits.
Boatner of Louisiana submitted q major
ity report on the Watson charges and it
was ordered printed. SO also were the
views of the minority signed by Simpson
of Kansas and Grout of Vermont, who sub
mitted individual views.
Simpson, (Farmer's Alliance) submitted
q minority report, dissent from the views
Of the majority aud exonerating Watson.
He quoted from the testimony of Alliance
members and others before the committee
in support of his (Simpson's) contention
that Watscns charges had no foundation
in fact
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate bill passed regulating the time
of holding terms OF the United States courts
in South Dakota.
The Senate JOINT resolution was passed
extending the king and queen of Spain and
vitations to be present at the opening of
the Worlds fair.
The DurhOrrow bill came over from the
Senate, and Holman presented the con fer
ence report on the sundry civil bill. Hol-
man stated that the bill as finally agreed
upon appropriated $27, S27. 600. This was
1860, 900 less than the bill as it passed the
Senate, and S2,6l4,0O0 more than as it
passed the House.
~ 4NC1ll Va N4i15OuAAs aubuOL Vi ZIG pIU-
vision in regard to the Pinkertpn amend
ment, strenpously objected To the compro-
mise suggested on it. 1.-THE compromise, !,
he said, was a miserable makeshift. 1t
was back-down on the part Of the House,
Simpson of Kansas regarded the confer
ence report as cowardiy surrender of the
representatives of the House to the aris-
tocracy OF the Senate.
After further discussion the conference
report was agreed TO, 1863 to IL, disposing of
the last appropriation BILL
On the motion os McMillin a committee
was appointed to join a similar committee
from the Senate to wait upon the president
to inform him that Congress had adjourned
A message was received from the Senate
announcing agreement on the sundry civil
appropriation bin.
The speaker laid before the House the
resolution for final adjournment at IL
o'clock tonight, and 1t was agreed to with
out objection.
The committee appointed to notify the
president. returned and stated that the
president had no communication to make,
and the hour Of IL o'clock having arrived,
the speaker declared the House adjourned
without date.