Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-28
EILIBUsTERING ON THE FAIR.
Opinions of the Leaders Of the Factions q
to the Result.

FILIBUsTERING ON THE FAIR.
4 Opinions of the Leaders of the Factions -
| to the Result.
| BOTH SIDES APPEAR CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
| Mr.. OATES TALKs OF A coMPRoMrsE-sENAroR
! ALLIsoN's OPINION AS TO wHxx THE SENATE
WILL ADJOURN.
The opposing forces In the fight over the
worlds fair appropriation have settled down to
I a determined struggle. Many members ex-
press the belief that the fight will be sharp but
comparatively of brief duration, and that there
will be a sudden yielding in some part of one or
the other of the opposing lines that will enable
an adjournment Of Congress TO be reached
within week. The worlds fair people en-
press undnimished confidence In ult-
mate and decisive victory, but some
OF their friends are less sanguine and
fear that compromise must be sough.
The scene of contest has expanded and the
House today transferred some of the response
bihues OF keeping Congress in session to the
Senate. BY large majority jyint resolution
was passed providing for an adjournment of
Congress on Saturday. The prevailing opinion
is that the Senate will not act OH the adjourn
ment resolution until the sundry civil bill is
| sent over to it.
COMPROMISE TALKED OF.
The managers of the fair appropriation assert
this confidently, but Mr.. Outhwaite Gays that
he believes the Senate viii pass the House ad-
journment resolution with an amendment pro-
viding for final Adjournment on Monday. Mr.
Outhsatte and some Of his followers are pre-
pared to meet the worlds fair people half
! way, TO accept compromise on the basis of the
| repayment OF the money appropriated by Con-
gress before any other liabilities are met. That
/ tc ha, ,s-.h o
but not government appropria-
tion; The southern group in Mr..
| Outhwaites following. however, will
abandon their present leader and seek
| a new captain general if q serious attempt be
made TO compromise on q loan basis. In the
words of Mr.. Oates (Ala), "we are opposed
TO the fair item because Is is a loan and we do
not believe the government should loan money
| to any concern" Whether or not a division Of
the flibustering forces would make the fighting
remnant too small for effective work cannot be
said just now.
Mr.. Outhwaite was asked for his opinion on
the situation this afternoon. He said: If the
| Senate agrees to the resolution to edjouru, in
all probability there will no fair appropriation,
unless there is provision Incorporated In the
item to the effect that the money shall be paid
back, as the money was paid by the centen-
| NAL exposition. 1 viii vote now In
favor OF . q government loan. and
/ went it understood that I have always been
willing to vote for q government loan. There
| Is quite large group Of democrats who
| will vote for a loan, and there is
another group which does not believe
| that the government should loan money
DO you think the Senate will agree to ad-
| journ before the sundry civil bill Is out of the
way?"
81 do not think there is any doubt that the
| Senate VIII amend the resolution so as to ad-
journ Congress not later than Monday"
MR.. BINGHAM CONFIDENT.
Mr.. Bingham Of Pennsylvania, who has led
| the fsht for the appropriation, said: 'T DO not
believe the Senate will act on the ad-
journment resolution until the sundry
civil is sent over to them. No,
it will not consent to a resolution making q
| three or five months extension Of the appro-
priations contained in the last sundry civil act
for the reason that there are too many new and
important items In the pending bill which can
not be included with such resolution. The
only thing look for just now is a continuance
of the ilibustertng."
Representative Durborow and ex-Representa-
tive I.awlcr expressed themselves as confident
that the appropriation would pull through
Mr.. Lawler said that he thought the flibusters
would weaken by Saturday and lose some OF
their followers.
The jeopardy in which the sundry civil bill
was placed in his opinion would have an iI,-
huence on some OF the opponents Of the fair.
as there was money in the bill for many Of
their districts.
Representative Reilly of Pennsylvania is one
OF the democratic members of the Columbian
exposition committee who has worked in behalf
of the fair appropriation, but is not SO
sanguine that it will go through He
said: The feeling on the part of the opposi-
tion is very bitter and it Is at least doubtful
whether or not the appropriation can be finally
passed In its present shape. The filibusters are
greatly strengthened in holding out by the fact
that majority of the democratic members
voted against the appropriation.
WHAT THE SENATE WILL DO.
Senator Allison, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, this afternoon said: 1.-The
Senate will adjourn when the sundry civil
bill is passed. which means the hanging up of
the House adjournment resolution.
The attendance Of the House today was un-
usually large. Isaac Hill. the democratic whip,
says that there are 24S members in the CITY.
The fight might be forced to finish if an at
tendance of this size could be maintained as
some of the filibusters are leaving the city
and pairing with members on the other side
who are also leaving. The flibus tiers can afford
less than the other side to lose members, but
assert that their losses will no. be sufficient to
reduce their strength below the one-ffth neces-
sary to order roll calls, and that the other side
cannot hold quorum here. A voting quorum
with the hlibusters numbering loss than one
fifth OF the number Of voters would mean the
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