The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-06
IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman SOundly Rebuked the Kickers
Who Fought the Fair Bill.

Mr.. Sherman Soundly Rebuked the Kickers
who Fought the Fair Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-When the Senate
met at Q p. NJ. to-day there was q patient
waiting for message from the House. The
Senate soon, on motion Of Mr.. Mitchell, pro-
ceeded to executive business. During the
executive session q message was received
from the House with the worlds fair bill.
After the doors were reopened IL was laid
before the Senate in legislative session.
The bill having been read in full and the
Vice-president having declared that the
bill was open to amendment Mr.. Vest
said that if he could defeat 1t by any sort
of parliamentary tactics he should do so
very cheerfully. 1t was very evident, how
ever. that the bill would pass. Mr.. Cock
rell also opposed the bill, and Mr.. George
declared that IT he knew of any way to de-
feat il he would. Mr.. CuliOm remarked
that the people of Chicago were willing
to let the government have her pro-
portion OF the profits OF the fair
if there should be profits but the House
had not put that condition in the bill.
Mr.. George asked Mr.. Cullom whether lt
had not been guaranteed on the part OF
Chicago that that city would furnish oil
the money required. Mr.. Cullom replied
that when the great struggle was going on
all sorts of promises had been made on be-
half of the city. but the ect itself was the
authority on which to go. That act re-
Quired Chicago to subscribe Sl0,000,C00 1t
had actually subscribed and paid $40. OOO. 900.
MT. Sherman expressed the opinion that
Congress occupied very unpleasant atti.
tude in reference to the exposition. The
city of Chicago had done every thing re-
gllred of her by the law. Her people must
be a wonderful people. They had invested
between ten and eleven million dollars In
the enterprise without the certainty of any
return, but with the hope that probably q
portion would be refunded. The buildings
in Chicago now were greater, grander, more
costly and more appropriate than those OF
any other exposition In the history OF
mankind. He did not like the way
that this money was to be paid on tho
part of the government. He would rather
that Congress had Appropriated five or ten
millions ana shared In the profits and loss
of the enterprise. But here this $1,000. 900
was thrown ungraciously to Chicago ike u
bone to dog. If the bill stood alone
without its surroundings he would vote
against 1t. If ne were . citizen of Chicago
he would not accept the money In the way
IL was offered But now the President of
the United States was detained In WASH
ington under circumstances which called
for the sympathy of tho people and MIR.
Sherman did not see that Congress could do
any better now than let the bill pass. The
Dill was then ordered to third reading
and was passed without division.
Senators Perkins, Butler and Higgins
were appointed the select committee OF
three to visit the Indian Territory and IN
Quirc ito the complaints of the Cherokees
as TO intruders.
House bill to provide for lowering the
height of the bridge across the Ohio river
between Cincinnati and COvington by the
Cincinnati and Covington Rapid-transit
Bridge Company was, on motion OF Mr.
Carlisle. taken up and passed. The Senate
then took q recess till p. NJ. to give time
for the enrolling of the worlds fair bill and
the sundry civil bill.
AN UNPRECEDENTED SESSION.
There was little to occupy the time of the
Senators at the evening session. Mr.. An
derson made some remarks as to tho busi-
ness of the session. 1t wae unprecented.
he said. at least for many Years past. that
the calendar was reduced as it was now.
There were on the calendar not exceeding
SIX House bill, yet undisposed of. and
there were comparatively few Senate bills
on the calendar. The Senate has passed
109 Senate bills: and OF those the
House had passed 120. The House
had passed 4G0 House bills and
of those the Senate had passed
5l4. Of all the presidential nominations
that had come tn the Senate during this
session there had not been u single one re-
jected. and but three nominations had
died on the executive calendar OF the Sem
ate. One OF these was collector OF inter-