Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-06
CONGRESS ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
An Appropriation Made for the
Worlds Fair.
The Durborr0w Bill Passed by Both
Houses.
The Sundry Civil Bill, as Finally Ac-
cepted, Carries an Appropriation
of @e7,S27, 7,OOO-Scenes of
the Closing Session.

By the Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sat noon today
the house assembled in committee of
the whole for the consideration of the
Durborrow Worlds Fair bill. Cum
mings 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 till l pm,
much of it being entirely foreign to the
question. At l o'clock the chairman
stated that, under the orders of the
house, the committee must rise. The
committee rose and the bill was reported
to the house, the pending amendment
being the substitute of De Almond of
Missouri for the first section, providing
that if the exposition deposits at the
mint enough silver bullion, it shall be
coined for the exposition in any amount
not exceeding $5,000,000 The substi-
tute was defeated, 76 to 139.
The roll was then called on the pass
age of the Durborow bill, the vote re-
sulting: Yeas, 131 nays, 83.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table, after Bailey of Texas made a
futile attempt to filibuster.
This passes the bill finally in the
house. 1t was at once enrolled and
taken to the senate, but before it could
be presented the senate went into exec
utive session.
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 aseist in preparing
exhibits.
Boatner of Louisiana submitted q
majority report on the Watson charges,
and it was ordered printed; so also were
the views of the minority, signed by
Simpson, ,Iof Kansas. Grout of Vermont
submitted his individual views.
A recess was then taken until 7
O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session, the senate
joint resolution was passed extending to
the king aud queen of Spain and the
descendants of Christopher Columbus,
invitations to be present at the opening
Of the worlds fair.
The Durborow 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 $27, 1927 900.
This is SO 600, 900 less than the bill as it
passed the senate, and So, GA, 900 more
than as it passed the house.
O'Neill of Missouri. author of the pro-
" aso ~ ~ l. - N n
ment. strenupusly objected to the COM
promise, he said, was miserable make
shift. 1t was q backdown on the part
of the house.
Simpson, of Kansas, regarded the con-
ference report as a cowardly surrender
of the house OF representatives to the
aristocracy of the senate.
After further discussion the confer
ence report was agreed to, 1S9 to IA, dis
posing of the last appropriation bill.
On motion of McMillin, committee
was appointed to join similar commit
tee from the senate, to wait on the presi-
dent to inform him that congress was
ready to adjourn.
A message was received from the sen-
ate announcing agreement on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The speaker laid before the house a
resolution for final adjournment at IL
O'Clock tonight. and it was agreed to,
without objection.
The committee appointed to notify the
president returned and stated that the
president had no communication to
make, and the hour of IL O'Clock hav-
ing arrived, the speaker declared the
house adjourned without day.