The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-27
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OheatBsh Asks az Appropriation.
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Chasing the Far on Sunday.

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oheatBsh Asks 4ai Appropriation.
Chasing the FAR on Sunday.
WAsHfEg7oN, Msy e6.-In the House To-
| day Representative .Gheatham of North
Carolina the cplored member, who poured
oil on the troubled waters yesterday, was
recognized toask consent for the considera>
ton of bill appropriating 800 900 for the
compilation Of statistics showing the
progress OF the colored race from Jan. 1,
1868 TO Jan. l, 1888.
MIR. Kilgore OF Texas objected and the
House went into committee Of the whole,
with Mr.. Lester of Georgia in the chair, on
the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
pending question was on the subject Of Sun-
day closing OF the worlds fair To an
amendment offered by Mr.. tombstone Of
South Carolina providing that no part of
the amount appropriated for the worlds
Columbian exposition shall be available
unless the doors of the exposition be closed
on Sunday, and that in no event shall the
exhibit made by the government be open
to the public Sunday. was pending
substitute offered by W. A.
Stone OF Pennsylvania providing that
before any money appropriated by the bill
is paid, the managers of the Columbian ex-
position shall file an agreement to close the
exposition on Sundag, and that no part Of
the appropriation shall be available until
the board of managers shall give salts
factory assurance that no intoxicatin
liquors will De sold on the grounds of the
exposition.
MODEST Mr. BUTLER.
Mr.. Butler of Iowa moved to amend the
substitute by prohibiting the exhibition OF
pictures or statues of nude or partially
nude figures. This motion was lost.
Mr.. Scott of Illinois offered an amend
ment prohibiting lotteries or games of
chance on the fair grounds or within mile
thereof, and the sale of cards, dice, etc.,
within that limit This motion was lost.
A substitute offered by Mr.. Stone re-
curing the filing Of an agreement to close
on Sundays and prohibiting the sale Of in
toxlcatlng liquors on the grounds was also
lost by a vote of IS to 1874.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri then offered as
substitute the following: provided that
the government exhibit at the worlds Col
umbian exposition shall not be open to the
public on Sunday" This was adopted.
The question then required on the orig inal
amendment as amended by the substitute,
and it was adopted.
Mr.. Bowers of California offered an
amendment providing that the government
exhibit shall not be open to the public on
the jewish Sabbath day, which is Saturday.
[Laughter.1 The motion was lost.
Several other amendments relating 90 the
sale OF liquor, Sunday closing and labor
were offered and lost. During the DISPOSE
ton of these amendments the committee
was In state of great confusion. growing
not out OF any special interest taken on the
| subject but rather out OF the lack Of inter-
est. The chair was utterly unable to COM
mand order and the buzz of conversation
and the noise of laughter was so great that
fully one-third of the members present
iynnFant hnf FOL nj
Worlds fair paragraphs were finally dis
posed Of. The Sunday closing provision
now reads simply: provided that the
government exhibit at the worlds Column
bian exposition shall not be open 60 the pub
lie on Sunday"
The committee proceeded to considera-
ton of the clause appropriating $50, 600 for
the enforcement Of the Chinese exclusion
act. As result OF persistent effort by
Messrs. Henderson Of Iowa and Loud OF
California the amount was increased to
$50 ,Ooo The amount asked for was $3.50, 900.
RESTRICTION ON SERVICES.
The next amendment to cause discussion
was one offered by Mr.. Sayers of Texas
providing that no person who holds an
Office or employment under the govern
ment shall receive compensation for dis.
charging the duties of any other office OF
employment, nor shall such person hold
LAAOt OhnlA O1o OulC0 Va pEOub dL buo edtle
time, except as expressly provided; that nc
clerk or a district or circuit court shall be
allowed to retain of the fees and emoluments
OF his office for the personal compensation
over his necessary office expenses a sum ex-
| ceeding $4,000 per year; that no commits
sloner OF circuit court shall be allowed to
receive of the fees aud emolumeuts of his
office any greater sum than $1,000 year
for his compensation; nor shall any COM
missioner be clerk or deputy clerk of dis.
trlct or circuit courts; that no district at.
torney shall be allowed TO retain of the fees
and emoluments of his Office for his personal
compensation over and above the necessary
| expenses OF his office sum exceeding Sc, 600
| per year, which compensation shall be in
satisfaction of all services rendered by a
district attorney under the statute or under
direction of the Attorney General of any
kind and character, and this limitation shall
| also extend to the district attorney for the
Southern district Of New York.
Mr.. Atkinson of Pennsylvania offered an
amendment providing that the first para
graph of the amendment shall not apply to
retired army or navy officers who are
holding civil positions. This was adopted.
Mr. Cummings of New York offered an
amendment that nothing in Mr.. Say ers
amendment should apply to clerks and
deputy clerks of the United States circuit
and district court for the Southern district
of New York; Mr.. Cummings amendment
was adopted as was also one offered by Mr.
BushnellOfi Wisconsin providing that the
same pers0a may hohb Rthe offices of clerk
and Commissioner ~ hen the total fees shall
NOT exceed $es5609 we age
Mr.. Sayers' amendment was amended az
agreed nattsd- Z sidqm
ThensxE anendmsae Ras one offered by
MIR. Richardson. OF Tennessee, providing
that no report, publication or document
shallsbe printed in excess OF the number of
LOCO Of each in any one fiscal year without
there may be printed in any one fisal year
not TO exceed 2, 500 copies, bound in pam
| phlet form. &
Pending action the committee rose and
House adjourned. -tsf
ra A Bloody Encounter.