Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-05
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Duborrow Bill Discussed in the
House Today.
IT PASSES BY A VOTE OF l3l TO 50
And the Measure is Sent Over to
the Senate.
THE HOUSE.


than 100 members in the chamber but Col Ike
Hill, deputy sergeant-st-arms, estimates that
there are 240 members in the city who will be
present before the hour Of 1 clock, when vot-
ing will begin on the Durborow bill Mr.. No
Mlllin Glenn. }, from the committee on ways
and means, reported back a resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
ton as TO the amount Of drawback allowed to
the sugar refining company or the sugar trust
during the past year. Adopted. Also (ad-
versely) the subtreasury bill. Laid ON the
table
The Speaker announced the appointment OF
Mr.. Anthony (Tex) as a member Of the COM
mittee on education and on expenses in the
Department Of Agriculture.
MIR. SIMPSONS QUESTION OF PRIvIELoK.
MIR. Simpson Of Kansas, rising to . question
Of personal privilege, referred to a speech
made in the Senate by Senator Perkins con-
demning him for having made public letter
addressed to him by one of his constituents re-
fiecting upon Secretary Noble in regard to the
opening of the Cherokee outlet and his connec-
ton with the cattle men.
He was frequently interrupted by Mr.. Fun
ston of Kansas and Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa with
points Of order, and for half an hour the House
was in state of confusion.
Finally the Speaker was compelled to request
him to take his seat.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Dockery of Missouri in the chair,
on the Durborow worlds fair bill
Mr.. Cummings On. Y said that il was Q mat
ter of pride with him that he had filibustered
against this footing proposition. He felt that
II that great filibusterer. Samuel ]. Randall,
had been living and on the floor of the House
today he would have been among those who
stood by his side. 1t was said that this world 9
fni al a Syosr
Gates unblushingly asserted it.
So thoroughly had the worlds fair mixed it.
self up with the government on this floor that
1t was difficult to tell which was the govern
ment and which was the fair. Not only this
but it had covered this floor with the remnants
of old Congresses, until it could be hardly told
whether the present Congress or the heel taps
of former Congresses ran the House. Itseemed
to have whiried the employees of the House into
the maelstrom. TO that no one could spare
moment for his regular duties. He had read
in western newspapers Of the swarms Of grass
hoppers that stopped the wheels of railroad
trains upon the praries. Well, those grasshop-
pers were here. Laughter They were here in
the form of worlds fair officials, drawing susie
nance from the public treasury, and they were
here In the shape of men, women and even chill
dren from Chicago.
They had come in a swirl like the grasshop-
pers of the western prniries until they had
actually stopped the wheels of government, and
that for a longer time thnn Joshua commanded
the sun 10 stand still. lLaughter.l He. him.
self. had experienced some Of the influence.
Within the last twenty-four hours he had re-
ceiyed numerous dispatches-not one Of them
from his district, not Of them from his
state-asking him to vote for this footing prop
osition. And not one of them was signed by
the name Of any human being. They con-
polopy Boat CO.." 'Shicksburg Iron Co."
Laughter
MR.. FELLOWS FAvoRs II.
Mr.. Fellows On. " said that he had at first
been disposed to vote agains: the proposition,
but after careful study of the legislation he
had satisfied himself that the government had
by every form of its authority taken control of
this enterprise and made it government work.
TWAS but a short time ago that the House
had passed bill giving to one of the territories
authority TO appropriate money for the fair.
The gentleman from Texas (Mr. KIlgore) had
unprecedented the meaning Of that bill. 1t WAS
that the government. through the officers it APP
pointed, should take control of the
affairs of the exposition. The idea
OF the fair was born in Congress. 1t had its
inception here. From the start to finish it had
been a governmental work. He had been ap-
pealed to as a democrat not to give his aid to
what his colleague CIR. Cummings) said was
proposition to loot the treasury. But he had
received his commission from a higher demo-
cratic authority than the democratic majority
in this Congress.
He had received it from the democratic ma
honal convention. He had been a member Of
tina: convention. There had been some planks
of the Platform to which there had been some
dissent: but not one murmur Of disapproba-
ton had been heard over the worlds fair plank.
storm OF applause had hailed that as a demo-
cratic idea.
The resolution adopted BY the convention
a isfi " lam
express thought. first. that this exposition
was national undertaking; and, second, that
1t imposed upon the democratic party the duty
OF contributing financial aid to this govern
mental enterprise. When he came to receive
directions that would control him as a
democrat he preferred to receive
those directions from q convention where
every assembly district in the United States
had its representatives. rather than take it
from a part Of his colleagues on this floor.
For this reason he would give to the propo-
sl1on his most hearty acquiescence and vote.
The debate continued until ! o'clock Much
OF 1t was foreign to the question pending
and referred to the commissioner Of pensions.
THE VOTING BEGINS.
Precisely at / o'clock the chairman Of the
committee Of the whole stated that under the
order Of the House the committee must arise.
Having arisen the Durborow bill was reported
to the House.
The pending amendment land the only one)
was substitute offered by Dir. De Almond Of
Missouri for the first section of the bill 1t
provides that if the worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton shall deposit at the mint of the United
States sufficient quantity of silver bullion it
shall be coined and delivered to the exposition
in half -dollar coins in amount not exceeding
$1,000. 900.
Mr.. De Almonds substitute was rejected
yeas. 76; nays, 139.
The result Of the first call was: Yeas, ia;
nays, IS.
PASSED By VOTE or 1S1 TO So.
The bill was ordered to a third reading and
Mr.. Holman (dem., Ind demanded the yeas
and nays on its final passage.
The bill was passed by the House bys vote Of
1S1 to SO.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed was laid upon the table after Q
futile effort to filibuster was made BY Mr. Bailey
Of Texas. This passes the bill finally in the
House.
At $40 pm. the House took . recess till Z
O'Clock.
SENATE.
When the Senate met at pm. there were
thirty members present, but the number soon
grew to forty.
After prayer and the reading of yesterdays
journal some little routine business WAS disposed
of, and then there was . patient waiting for .
message from the House.
During that time Mr.. Perkins called mp his