The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-06
Tho FIhy-Seeond Congress Has
Passed Into History.
iTsLEGACy ToTHE CHICAG o FAIR
Ths sundry Civil Expenses mt Last Pro-
vided For and the President Able to
Join Mrs. Harrison at Her Retreat In
the Adirendack wilderness.

! Mr.. Cummings of New York, made q
bitter speech against and Mr.. Fellows OF
New York, sloquently supported the bill
The debate continued until one o'clock.
Much of IL was entirely foreign TO the
question pending and referred to the
commissioner of pensions.
Precisely at one O'Clock the chairman OF
Che committee of the whole stated that
under the order OF the House the COM
mittee must rise. Having arisen, the
Durborrow bill was reported to the House.
The pending amendment (the only one)
OF Missouri, for the first section OF the
bill. II provided that IL the Worlds
Columbian Exposition shall deposit at
mint of the United States sufficient
quantity Of silver bullion II shall be
coined and delivered to the exposition
The substitute was rejected-yeas rs;
fhe Durborrow bill was then passed by
the House by vote OF 13l to S2
4 The Durborow bill makes a direct gift
Of q. SOC, 900 to the fair.
A motion by Mr.. Reilly (Penn.) TO re-
consider the vote by which the bill was
passed, was laid on the table.
The Senate joint resolution was passed
authorising foreign exhibitors at the
Worlds Fair to bring into this country
foreign laborers to assist In preparing
their exhibits.
Mr.. Boatner (La.) submitted the ma
iority report on the Watson charges and
it was ordered printed. SO also were the
views Of the minority, signed by Mr..
Simpson OF Kansas.
When the House was called to order at
So'clock less than Is members were pres
emit. On motion of Mr.. Reilly, Senate
Joint resolution was passed, extending to
the King and Queen OF Spain and to the
descendants OF Christopher Columbus
invitations to be present at the opening
Of the Worlds Fair.
A couple OF dozen pension bills were
passed and then Mr.. Holman of Indiana
presented the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr..
Holman stated that the bill ss finally
agreed upon appropriated eH 1927 900, or
Q9,600,0 900 less than the bill as it passed
the Senate and a, 81, 900 more than as IT
ment now provides "that no employe OF
the Pinkerton detective agency or any
similar agency shall be employed in any
government service, or by any officer OF
the District OF Columbia
4, the proposition originally passed
ment officer having the right to make
contracts could contract with any cor
poration, firm or person who employed
Pinkerton or other armed guards.
Mr. O'Neili, (Mo.) the author of the
Pink.rton amendment, strenuously OBJ
tected to the compromise suggested.
Mr.. Bingham (Penn.) said the issues OF
this Congress had been made up. Among
those issues was the issue OF extrava-
gsncc.
Mr.. simpson (Kan.) regarded the con-
ference report as cowardly surrender OF
the representasi sives of the House to the
aristocracy OF wealth In the Senate.
After further discussion (purely per-
sonaD the conference report was agreed
to-l30 to IA. This disposes OF the last
appropriation bill pending. Then more
private pension bills were disposed Of.
tes was appointed to join a Senate commit
tee to inform the President that Congress
was ready to adjourn. The committee
consisted OF Messrs. McMillin, Fellows
and O'Neili (Pennsylvauia).
A message was received from tho Sen-
ate announcing Its agreement to the con-
ference report on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. The consideration of priv
With.
Ati0.2o the Speaker signed the sundry
civil appropriation bill and this was q
signal for general leave-taking. The
Senate amendment to the adjournment
resoiution, fixing II O'clock AZ the hour
OF adjournment, was agreed to. Mr..
McMillin then reported that the Presi-
dent had told the committee which watt
ed upon him that he had no commnnica-
tion TO make. A resolution was adopted
Tor the appointment OF a special COM
mittes to codify existing pension laws.
The hour OF IL having arrived, the
Speaker declared the House adjourned
without day. The galleries broke into
the Doxology. But the adjournment was
, very tame one.
In tho Senate.
The Worlds fair bill having been read
IN full, and the vice president having de-
clared that the bill was open to amend
ment, q long debate followed, participa-
ted In by Messrs. Vest, CockrelI, George,
White and Harris, all OF whom opposed
she bill.
Mr.. Cullom said that the people of
Chicago were willing to let the govern
ment share proportionately In the profits
OF the fair, II there should be profits.
Mr.. Sherman said he would rather that
millions and shared In the profit and loss
of the enterprise. But this two and a
half millions was thrown ungraciously to
Chicago like bone to dog.
II the bill stood alone without its sur
soundings he would vote against. II he
were citisen of Chicago he would not
accept the money In the way IL was Of
fered. But now the President OF the
United States was detained in Washing
ton under circumstances wi hich called for
the sympathy OF the people, and Mr..
Sherman did not see that Congress could
do any better now than let the bill pass
Further remarks In favor OF the passage
Of the bill were made by Mr.. Healey and
Palmer, and against IL by Mr.. Cox.
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading and was passed without divis-
Ion.
Ths ~ors.~.c~~ $1,000 80. A..
eivu appropriation was agreed to.
Mr.. handerson spoke OF the business OF
the session. It was unprecedented, he
said, at least for many years past, that
She calendar was reduced as IL was now.
Mr.. Allison said the appropriations OF
Che nrst session OF the Fifty first Con-
eress were, In round numbers, e463, ,0Oo,-
O0, and those OF the present session
e6U 900 900, an increase at this session OF
Qh,0oo,0oo. The principal increases were
IN appropriations for pensions and the
post ofhce department..
Thsrs were some diminutions at the
present session, notably in deficiencies to
3he amount of fivs millions, and also a
elimination Of four millions in miscelIa-