The record-union., 1892-08-06
Special TO the RECORD UNION.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WAsHIN GToN, Aug. 5.-The Senate
waited for time after converting for a
message from the House, and then went
into executive session and confirmed the
following nominations: To be Judges of
Probate in Utah-S. V. Frazier, William
Goodwin, II. w. Haight, Jacob Johnson,
John Rider, A. L. Robinson, Henry
Shields, Orange Seeley, Martin Slack and
T. S. Watson.
During the executive session message
was received from the House with the
Worlds Fair bill. After the door was
reopened it was before the Senate in reg
ular session.
Vest said if he could defeat it by any
sort of parliamentary tactics he would
do so cheerfully. 1t was evident, how
ever. that the bill would pass, and all he
could hope to do would be to delay action
on it.
Cockrell, George, White and Harris
also said they were opposed to the bill.
Cullom said the people of Chicago were
willing to let the Government share pro-
portionately in the profits of the fair, if
there should be any profits, but the
House would not put that stipulation in
the bill, and it would be dangerous now
TO attempt to amend it.
After further colloquy, in which Gull
Iom and Sherman declared the people of
Chicago had done more than they prom
Ised, the bill was put to a vote and passed.
The House bill to provide for lowering
the hight OF the bridge across the Ohio
River between Cincinnati and Covington
by the Cincinnati and Covington Rapid
Transit Bridge Company, was passed.
Recess till P. NJ.
At the evening session Pettigrew,
Chairman of the Quadro- Centennial Com
mittee, called up the resolution to author
lze the committee or subcommittee to
visit Chicago during the recess and in
quire as to the expenditure of money APP
propriated by Congress, and as to it's gen
eral management.
Coke moved TO amend the resolution so
as to provide that the visit be at the ex-
pense of the committee. Laughter.
The amendment was laid on the table.
and Pettigrew's resolution was adopted.
At 9:25 o'clock a message from the
House announced that that body had
agreed to the conference report on the
sundry civil bill. The report was there
upon laid before the Senate and agreed to-.
Some remarks were made by Mander-
son, Allison and Cockrell on the work
done during the session, and at 1920 the
Nice-Presldent's signature to the sundry
civil bill was announced.
p A resolution for final adjournment at
IL o'clock tonight was reported and
agreed to.
A committee of two Senators was ap-
pointed to wait on the President and in
form him unless he had further commu-
nication to make the two houses were
now ready to adjourn.
Resolutions of thanks to Vice-President
Morton were presented and adopted.
President reported that he had no further
communication TO make, and at IL o'clock
Nice-PreSldent Morton made his farewell
speech. after which he declared the SEN
ate adjourned without date.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sat noon the
House assembled in Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of the Dur
borrow Worlds Fair bill.
Cummings of New York attacked it
bitterly, characteriZing it as an attempt to
rob the Treasury.
Fellows of New York defended the
bill.
The debate continued until l p. NJ.
Much Oft was entirely foreign to the ques-
ton, and referred to the Commissioner of
Pensions.
Att o'clock the Chairman stated that
under orders of the House the ommitctee
must rise.
The committee rose and the bill was re-
ported TO the House, the pending amend
ment being the substitute of DeArmond
of Missouri for the first section, prOvid-
ing that if the exposition deposits at the
Mint enough silver bullion, it shall be
coined for the exposition in an amount
not to exceed 50, 100000. The substitute
was defeated-76 to 139.
The roll was then called on the passage
of the Durborow bill, which appropriates
noes So.
On motion of Houk of Ohio the Senate
Joint resolution was passed authorizing
foreign exhibitors at the Worlds Fair to
bring into the country foreign laborers to
assist in preparing exhibits.
Boatner of Louisiana submitted a ma
iority report On the Watson charges and
it was ordered printed.
Representative Simpson submitted a
minority report, dissent from the views
of the majority, and exonerating Watson.
He quoted from the testimony OF ALI
ance members and others before the
committee in support of his Simpson 81
contention that Watson's charges had
foundation III fact.
sGrout of Vermont submitted individ-
ual views.
a recess was then taken until o. clock.
The Senate bill was passed regulating
the time of holding terms of United
The Senate Joint resolution was passed
extending 20 the King and Queen of Spain
and descendants of Christopher Column
bus invitations to be present at the open
ing OF the Worlds Fair.
Inc DurDorow bill came over from the
Senate, and Holman presented the con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill.
Holman stated that the bill, as finally
agreed upon, appropriated S27, 81, 600.
This is S9,600,O00 less than the bill as it
passed the Senate, and S2.6I4. 900 more
than as it passed the House.
O'NellI of Missouri author of the pro-
vision in regard TO the Pinkerton amend
ment, strenuously objected to the com
promise suggested on it.
The compromise, he said. was miser-
able makeshift. 1t was a backdown on
the part of the House.
Simpson of Kansas regarded the con-
ference report as a cowardly surrender
of the Representative of the House to
the aristocracy of the Senate
After further discussion the conference
report was agreed to-lS9 TO I4-disposing
of the last appropriation bill
On motion of Mcmillan a committee
was appointed to join a similar commit
tee from the Senate to wait on the Presi-
dent and inform him that Congress was
ready to adjourn.
A message was received from the Sem
ate announcing an agreement on the sum
dry civil appropriation bill.
The Speaker laid before the House a
resolution for final adjournment at IL