Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-02

pa,en was pursued in the caucus tonight,
and tho debate 90 large extent pro-
ceeded upon resolution offered by Mr..
Mutchler. Of Pennsylvania, proposing TO
Law over until December next vote on
the proposition 20 appropfia'e so'ooo'ooo
There were. Ii was said, about 100 men,
bors present, with Mr.. Holman as pre-
siding officer.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Mutchler
waa in three parts, and IN substance was
"a follows: That the sundry civil bill shall
bo passed. and that there shall bo a vote
ON a separate W0rld's-fair bill appropria-
ting S5. GOO. 600 in aid of the Worlds Fair
on the 9TH Of December. next. after ak
hours debate, and that only three amend
ments shall be ip order, this provision
being intended TO prevent continued fili-
clustering through the offering OF numer-
ous amendments.
The second part of the resolution pro-
vides that the House shall lay the motion
of Representative Bingham, OF Pennsylva-
nia. on the table. vote 10 reconsider its
concurrence in the Senate amendmentand
insist on its disagreement thereto.
The third branch of the resolution pro-
yides for the continuance of the Dockery
subcommittee on Appropriations, which
investigated the World's-Fair manage
ment. with authority between now and
December 70 look into the financial condi-
tion of the fair. q report on the needs of
the fair enterprise TO be made to the House
on the first Monday i'll December.
The resolution was much debated in q
calm manner, most OF the members pres
ent beng unusually quiet.
The first vote was taken on a resolution
offered by Mr.. Reilly, of Pennsylvania, and
intended as substitute for the resolution
OF Mr.. Mutchier. Mr.. Relily's resolution
was as follows;
ResofUed, That il is the sense of this
caucus that the House shall be allowed to
vote on the pending motion TO lay on the
table the motion 20 reconsider the vote by
which the House agreed to concur IN Sen
ate amendment No. SOS. without the inter-
position oil any further dilatory motion.
The chairman, MIR. Holman, expressly
stated that the vote would be persuasive
only. and would not be binding. The vote
resulted in the defeat of Mr.. Reilly's reso-
luton by 90 DAYS 10 81 yeas: then the
Mutchler resolution to lay over the fair
Appropriation until December was carried
10y practically the same vote, whereupon
the caucus adjourned
The result was received with manifesto
tions Of displeasure by the World's-Fair
men. and expressions of feeling between
the two sides became quite warm at the
close of the caucus.
The result of the caucus is not decisive
in any way. but the adoption of the reso-
luton places the Word's-Fair men at a
disadvantage, and is clearly gain for their
opponents. General st. CLAIR and other
friends OF the fair were at tho Capt.
tol and were not in good humor over
the result. They announce that they will
keep up their tight If it takes till the 8th
of March, but it is evident that the strug-
gle on their part Is becoming desperate.
They mas still carry their point and get
the appropriation. but the probabilities
are that they will be compelled TO accept
a compromise of some sort or make the
best terms they can.
The opponents of the appropriation do
not regard the action tonight as final but
said that they believed IT would force the
World STAIR men TO compromise by show
ing the determination of the opposition,
and the fact that the Democratic party IN
the House is opposed to them. Ii is ex-
pected that the Chicago members. and
some OF the most Jealous of their friends.
will be inclined to keep up the fight, but
there are Democrats who have voted Tor
the fair appropriation who IL is thought the
caucus action will influence. Whlle Demo
cratic caucuses have ceased to be really
caucuses, some persuasive influence, to
use Mr. Holman's phrase, still follows their
decision.
II is probable that the House will con-
tinue tomorrow in the same hstless state
AS heretofore. II is the policy OF to. nights
majority to give an opportunity for the
feeling to subside and then an effort Will
be made TO bring about an agreement and
! final adjournment of Congress.