The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-04
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WASHINGTON. d. G., May 25.-After
some routine business Tie House went into
committee nf tie whole Nj. Lester tG;,.1
in the chair, on the sssmdry civil blI. The
first subject considered WAS the ap-
preparation for the government cx-
hibit at the Worlds Columbian cN-
position. Mr.. llouk CO.. offered an
amendment aHproprlatlaI Sl0a0l9 to
pay the expense of collecting, prs pariuG
and publishing facts ana statistics per-
tanning to the Industrial advance OF / nitcd
States citizens of African descent from
January ], lA63, 30 January !, lS43 tD con
Stitute part OF the government exhibit.
Mr.. Holman made Il POINT of order against
Mr.. HOuk'S amendment which WAS S!lS-
tanned Ivy the Chair. Mr.. DDckcry No
on behalf of the sub committee OF tlie
committee on preparations offered an
amendment reducing the salary OF the
director general ot the Worlds Col
umbian Commission to >s.Go0 and
of the secretary to S3.0lH 1t
also provides that not more thar one meet
ing of the commission or OF the board of
lady managers shall be held during the
year 1888. After debate the amendment
was agreed to. Mr.. Johnston fS. {. offer
ed an amendment providing that no part of
the amount appropriated I0r the World
Columbian Commission shall be available
unless the doors of the exposition shall be
closed on Sunday. This was varj01>ly
amended. ana WAS StlII pending " men TIE
committee rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May 26.-Ihe
House went into committee OF the whole,
Mr. Lester GA. III the chair, on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The question
was on the subject of the Sunday closing
of the Worlds Fair. \ number OF amend
ments were offered and rejected. MIR.
Docknrv MAJ thpn offered ~ =
snhsr1trta the folIow,na. ,.Providina
that the Government Exhibit at th2
Worlds Columbian EXPOSITION shall not
he omen TO the nUblic on ~undayH This
vas adonted ,ihc nuostion rhrn racurrrd
In tho orIamaI amcndment rs amended by
the substitute. and II was a,I0ptrd. The
committee then proceeded 10 the consider
alton of the clause appropriatjng $500 019
fnr tbo anfnrao,naDr ,f tha rhinav.. sxnl,,
s;nn act 70 ,b,s . s,1hstitrrt' ntfnrnI by
Mr. ora GCaiI was nrnGino. Witborit
action on tho hill the House a;iiourued
W,SuI>cTor Nay2- The first rprOr
n;t;on in tbn IJouSa'v was onr0rdad IN Nr
rmnDnhn - Of NJ IarIr mo 9lItau ,n1,,i.
mons m"s'pY ccnsent for tha conSidcration Of =
hiII nroyiding TOR the sale of navy ward
land in the city of BROOKLYN. y. y, at q
nr;ca of not loss than et1 000 an acre
Thora was no ohiaotlon and the hitl wa,
nassed ON morton Of Nr Cochran = rrs0-
lutlon was passed to correct a clerical err
ror in thn Nrk1nIav ,aritf anr If correcfs
an arrnr wharnhI = dptv Of from X
70 IN centS a nonnd y imnospd on
swoatanod oh onoIotn and fiynf tha drIty af
) cants nor nonnd On mntion Of Mr.
Springer Of Illinois, a Senate bill was
passed to establish bridge across the ltti-
nolS River at Havana, Ill ne House
then went INTO committee OF ,le Nhoie'
MT. Lester va: III tiit cidll, ioi ne iul- W
ther consiaer3tioil OF tie s'tlLatA CIV II a!'
preparation OH. ne pehHihS ai!ehaHiehl
was tnat onered by MI. ltichaFdS9n
(Ienn. limiting the number OF copies OF
puhllc documents "hich may DC pllhieu
| by heads of bureaus WITHOUT express au-
thorlzatlon by Congress. Inc amendment
was rejected II 10 ~ ME- llchar4>"h
then offered the same anehdiheht Nlln
modi1catlon Wllieh eNpIessiE eNrriiS iLs
Depaltlheht Oh A.ticuliuIc = ~ liE iIi,i
i,atIon: slSsu @ ~ Mt'''"m' ~ -
nLi. hiCAatt.oi 't 90 N
~, T., aranu1,. danartm"nr SI,lI rentaIn any
nn+;na ~, +hat tho same Is snnt Win rha ,ror6
| ,Iiments'' OF an ofiicrr of tine c0ycrnnl,.I!f.
harepd to. The committee then rose and
| rnnortad the hill 10 the House The fir>t
| amendment voted on was thaf striking cat
rs annrnuriatIou of st,2a0jl Tor a
new mini building at PhlladcIphia
| The amendment was rejected: yeas ~:
| NAYS IIt. Mr.. Holman moved 4 recon