Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-06
The Worlds Fair Appropriation and
the Sundry
CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILLS
Disposed of by Both Houses and
Signed by the President, thus
Ending the Necessity for the
Body Continuing Longer in Ses-
sion-Scenes and Incidents Of
the Last Hours.
sDee,qt 7sieeram TO the Rooster.

| the floor filled with members In varying
! degrees of excitement were the features
OF the closing session Of the House to-
night.
There was the usual struggle Of mem
bers for recognition in order to get
unanimous consent for the passage OF
! belated bills, much disorder prevailed
| throughout the evening and above the
din the Speakers gavel beat vigorous
tattoo on his desk.
The only heated controversy was on
/ the report of the Conference Committee
! on the Pinkerton item in the sundry
civil bill. This item provided that no
Pinkertons should be employed in the
District of Columbia and forbids Gov
ernment officials making contracts with
firms employing Pinkertons. The Sem
ate conferes would not accept this Item
as ii stood and insisted on eliminating
the latter portion of it. The House
conferes reported the fact and Mr.
! O'Neil, Of Missouri, and Jerry Simpson,
of Kansas, attacked the report. Simp-
son denounced the conduct OF
the House conferes as q
''cowardly surrender" to the Plutocrats
OF the Senate. This expression in
| Simpsons speech led 10 a dramatic
| scene between him and Mr.. Sayer OF
| Texas, one Of the House Conferees.
Mr.. Sayer turned around when Simpson
| finished and in deliberate but impas-
stoned speech denounced the charge
that the House conferees had made a
/ cowardy surrender TO the Sen
ate He declared with emphasis
! that when Simpson made the
| charge he was saying what he knew to
/ be false. Mr. SayerS said he yielded 10
no man in sympathy with the common
/ Leople and that the House confereeS
| had made no surrender TO the Senate.
/ They merely reported to the House the
attitude Of the Senate conferees. The
House could do with the report as it
pleased. Mr.. Sayers was warmly ap-
plauded at the conclusion OF his re-
marks. Simpson attempted no reply
to him and the report was adopted.
The Senate joint resolution was
passed extending TO the King and
| Queen of Spain and to the descendants
of Christopher Columbus Invitations to
be present atthe opening OF the Worlds
Fair.
The Durborrow bill came over from
the Senate, and then Mr.. Holman, Of
Indiana, presented the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
| bill.
After considerable discussion the con-
| ference report was agreed to-l69 10 IA.
/ This dispoSeS Of the last appropriation
bill pending. A number Of private bills
were then disposed of.
On motion Of Mr.. McMillin a COM
mittee was appointed TO join a similar
committee on the part of the Senate, TO
wait upon the President and inform
him that Congress is ready 10 adjourn.
Shoatly before 10 o'clock a message
was received from the Senate annOunc-
ing the agreement of that body to the
conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. 1t was received
with manifestations of approval, but
with no applause Of any kind.
The consideration of private pension
bills was proceeded with.
At 1920 the speaker signed the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, and his
signature was a signal for general leave
taking.
The Speaker laid before the House
the Senate amendment TO the resolution
for final adjournment. The amendment
which fixed II o'clock tonight as the
hour OF adjournment was agreed TO
without objection or debate.
Mr.. McMillin, as Chairman OF the
committee in charge OF the subject, re-
ported that the committee had waited
upon the President and informed him
that Congress was ready to adjourn.
The Presiden had stated in reply that
he had no communication to make.
A resolution was adopted for the ap.
pointment OF a special committee TO
codify existing pension laws. The hour
OF IL o'clock having arrived, the
speaker declared the House adjourned
without day, and the gallaries broke
into the doxology. But the adjourn
ment was very tame.
In the Senate at the evening session,
Mr.. Pettigrew, chairman of the Quadro-
Centennial Committee, called up his
resolution to authorize the committee,
or a subcommittee thereof, TO visit
Chicago during the recess and inquire
as to the expenditure of money appro-
priated by Congress and as TO the gen.
eral management.
Mr.. Coke gave notice that be would
insist on the yeas and nays. Mr.. Petit
grew said that he had DO idea OF a junk
citing trip for himself or any other
member Of the committee, and he modi-
fed the request by striking out the pro-
vision for clerk.
Mr.. Coke moved to amend the resolu-
ton so as to provide that the visit
should be at the expense OF the commit
tee. Laughter.
Mr.. Hawley regarded the amendment
as distinctly offensive and he moved to
lay it on the table.
The motion was agreed to and then
Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution was adopted.
At 9:25 message from the House an
nounced that that body had agreed TO
the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The confer
ence report was thereupon laid before
the Senate and agreed TO.
Mr.. Mauderson made some remarks
as 10 the business of the session. IL was
unprecedented. be said, (at least for
many years., that the calendar OF cases
was was reduced as il was now. There
were on the calendar not exceeding six
House bills yet undisposed Of, and
there were comparatively few Senate
bills on the calendar The Senate had
uassed 7O9 Senate bills. and Of those the
House had passed 120.s The House had
nassed 46O House bills, and OF those the