The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-28
VICTORY FOR THE FAIR.
ITS FRIENDS IN A MAJORITY IN
THE HOUSE.

a MOCiOn TO concur IN tn6 S0nbbS >
Appropriation Amendment Carried
by 10 Majority-rhe Opponents OF the
Appropriation Then Resort to Fill
bustering-How Long They Will Hold
Out Uncertain.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Representatives
Holman, Dockery and the other opponents
of the worlds fair 1O,0 900 900 silver half
dollar appropriation put in the sundry civil
bill by the Senate were badly caught in the
House to-day. Thinking they had ma
jority on the proposition against tho ap-
preparation they did not fhbuster when
the vote came as they had meant TO do and
were disagreeably surprised TO find them
selves beaten by 10 majority. They then
began the fllibustlng with motion 70 re-
consider with the announcement that they
proposed tiring out the friends Of the appro-
priation and if necessary defeating the eBsire
sundry civil bill. They were not able TO
keep the House In session this afternoon.
Neither were they able to keep the oppo-
nents of the appropriation from making
pairs and leaving town tonight. They are
opposing, too, the opinion of the Democratic
party managers and the desire Of the great
majority OF the senators and representa-
tives to finish up the session and get away
as quickly as possible. Consequently the
worlds fair people are very confident to-
night that the filIbustering cannot last long
and that their victory of to-day will
not be seriously affected by it,
The only way TO really
succeed now in undoing the work OF to-day
is by defeating the whole bill and being,
like the river and harbor bill, a measure
containing some appropriations for almost
every congressional district In the county,
Iu is difficult to defeat, and il passed it
carries to each district in its local appro-
priation the excuse for passing 1t with the
worlds fair appropriation in it. The worlds
fair people say that their vote OF to-day will
not be reconsidered, all their men standing
firm.
THE STORY By THE PRESS.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The House OF
Representatives adjourned at 4 o'clock this
afternoon with flibustering movement
in full swing and no light ahead TO show
how long it will continue or how it will
end. Fihbustering began after it had been
demonstrated by square test vote on the
motion made by Mr.. Bingham OF Penusyl-
vania that majority Of ten members
Of the House present were in favor
of concurrence in the Senate amendment
appropriating $1,000, 900 in aid Of the fair.
Il was based on a motion made by Mr..
Holman Of Indiana, to reconsider the vote
by which concurrence had been ordered,
On this motion and the succeeding N 0ti on
to lay on the table were piled numerous
motions to adjourn 60 adjourn to two diff
ferent days ma med and to order a call of the
House, that are necessary part OF all fill
clustering proceedings. Mr. Outhwaite of
Ohio was the leader Of the filibusters on the
floor. He says there are fifty-one members
who will stay with him TO the end.
DURBoRow's CLAIM
Mr.. Durborow Of Illinois, the young
chairman of she committee on the Colum-
bian exposition, asserts, however, that the
limit of strength Of the filibusters is forty
three. FilibusUering has not progressed far
enough to show how determined or how
strong the movement will be
and how many persons look for
an early break somewhere In
the line, believing that the pressure Of
majority will be too great to be resisted.
Most members Of the House are as much in
bCL0os0A ALA bL0 eao lu VIC AhlE
appropriation, and tomorrow the adjourn
ment resolution may be brought in. II
passed it will be for the Senate TO say
whether or not it will stay here as long as
the filibusters are willing to stay and to
make the question of the fair appropriation
matter of simple endurance.
Mr.. McMillin had intended before the
filibustering began to call up the resolution
adopted by the ways and means committee
providing for flnal adjournment OF con-
gress He announced this afternoon after
the adjournment of the House that he would
call it up tomorrow morning to endeavor
to test the temper of the House on the cues
tion that is sppermost in the minds Of the
members Of both branches OF congress.
BOTH SIDES BoAsTFUL.
The worlds fair managers are well salts
fed with the shew wing made to-day and are
confident that ultimately they will win and
carry the appropriation through success
fully. On the other hand the filibusters
declare with earnestneSs that they will stay
here as long as necessary TO defeat the ap-
preparation unless the majority of the MEM
bers of the House are present and vote for
it, and they assert that the House will
diminish rather than increase in number.
Tbs most outspoken Of them say plainly
that they will see the sundry civil bill killed
before the appropriation fer the worlds
fair shall carry and that they will continue
on their course even though
the House and Senate refuse to pass the
resolution extending the appropriations for
continuing work covered by items iu the
sundry civil bill. All the other appropria-
ton bills have passed and some of the
republican members are charging that it is
part of the policy Of the majority to permit
the sundry civil bill to fail unless the
Senate backs down on the worlds fair ap-
preparation, for the reason that il will
enable better prirna facia contrast to be
made between the appropriations OF
the first session of the Fifty-first
congress and those OF the first
session OF the Fifty second congress.
They assert that the appropriations have
run up very close to those of the billion
dollar congress, as it is called, and
with tue sundry civil bill a law,
including the $5,0O0,O00 worlds fair
provision, there will be little party capital
to be made by comparison. A resolution
extending current sundry civil appropria-
tions for indispensable purposes until De-
cember would very considerably reduce the
aggregate.
RESUMPTION OF THE FIGHT.
Tomorrow the fight will be renewed and
from this time on the flipusters will have
to Withstand the appeals OF their colleagues
anxious TO get away and escape from the
almest inbolerable heat Most such move
ments have failed In the past through weak
N.-NA