The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-21
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FINANCE AND ANTI.OPTION BILLS IN
THE SENATE.
Worlds Fair Appropriation Bill Undtr Dis
cussion in the House, and the Senate
Sunday Closing Provision Was
Coneurred In.
SENATE.

money issued by the government and
standard silver dollars the full legal
tender effect given by law to gold
coin, was taken up in the senate today
and discussed for an hour and half,
but 2 o'clock came and it was relegated
to the calendar.
Then the anti-option bill was taken
up and its consideration proceeded
with. A large number of amend
ments were offered by Senator Wash
burn and agreed to without question
and substitute offered for the whole
bill by Senator George on behalf of
himself and senators Coke and Pugh.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July ia resolu-
tion from the rules committee provid-
ing for the investigation of the
methods OF John d. Davenport Fede-
raj supervisor of elections in New
York City, was agreed to and the
House then went into committee of
the whole, Lester of Alabama in the
chair, on Senate amendments 10 the
.sundry civilappropriation bill.
At u o'clock various Worlds
Fair amendments were taken up
in order. Senate amendment
increasing from $4,000 to 100000
the application for the government
exhibit was concurred in. The Sem
ate amendment increasing the appro-
priation for the Worlds COlum bian
commission was non concurred in.
Mr.. Atkinson's amendment forbid
ding the payment of the souvenir half
dollar appropriation until assurances
were given that the sale of intoXicat-
ing liquors would not be permitted on
the grounds except for medicine, me-
chanical or scientific purposes
as proposed to be amended, was
rejected. The amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 of the $50O,00O to gather
statistics of progress of thenegro race
was lost. MIR. O'Neill of Pennsyl-
vania called up the amendment pro-
viding that to maintain consistency
in congressional aid to former exposi-
tions, the amount of $5,000,000 be paid
in full to the treasury of the United
States at the termination of the finan,
cial affairs of the exposition, and this
payment to be paid prior to the pay
ment of any other Indebtedness. Lost.
The question then recurred on the
motion to concur in the Senate $5, ,000,-
600 amendment. Lost. The amend
ment was therefore on-concurred in.
Senate amendment to appropriate
$1O3 900 to secure 5000 bronze medals
and $4,000 impressions for diplomas
was concurred in,
Mr.. Taylor of Illinois, moved to
amend the Sunday closing
clause by stopping the ma
chinery and unnecessary labor
on Sunday, and by providing that a
hall be procured for holding religious
services on Sundays in the fair
grounds. This was defeated.
Mr.. Lind's proposition to strike out
the entire Sunday closing paragraph
was ruled out of order.
Mr.. Stone moved that the commit
tee concur in the senate Sunday clos
ing amendment, and upon division,
much to the surprise of both sides,
there was majority in favor of the
m tion, the vote standing 73 to "a.
The tellers were ordered and again
the committee decided to concur, the
vote standing 102 to 70.
Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri made
a strenuous effort to add
to the bill as a new
section provision making it unlawful
for any officer of the government au-
thorized to make contracts or any
officer of the District of Columbia to
contract with any person, firm or
onrporo tioY, which am nlnuc Din b artor,
detectives or any other association of
men as armed guards, and no en-
ploye of such agencies shall be en-
ployed in any government service or
by any officer of the District of Column
bia. 1t could not come in as a sepa-
rate section without unanimous as
sent and to this Mr.. Oates of
alabama objected. O'Neil then
offered it as an amendment to the
clause appropriating for the capitol
police. His purpose was mainly to
prevent the employment of Pinker-
tons in the District of Columbia dur
ing the Grand Army of the Republic
encampment,w we'll as the Worlds Fair.
After half an hour was consumed in
securing a quorum the amendment
was agreed to, 166 to AZ.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the House with the recommend
alton that the Senate amendment be
agreed to with the exception of those
amendments pertaining to light
houses, geological surveys and the
Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Oates also demanded separate
vote on O'Neill's amendment relating
to Pinkertons. All the light house
amendment were non-concurred in.
The question then recurred on
O'Neill's Pinkerton amendment and
on this the ayes and nays were order
ed, yeas 159, nays SO. The Senate
amendment was concurred in which
decrease the amounts appropriated by
the House amendments. The vote
then came on the provision to nom
concur ON the Senate amendment ap.
propriating S5,000,000 for the aid of
the Worlds Columbian exposition and
it was agreed to, 122 to 119. Follow
is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Alexander, Bailey, Baker,
Bankhead, Beeman, Bently, Blanch-
ard, Bland, Branch, Breckenridge of
Arkansas, Brookshire, Brown, Brun-
ner, Bryan, Buchanan of Virginia,
Bum, Bunting, Butler, Byrne, Camp
bell, Caruth, Cate, Clancy, Clark of
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