St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-20
CHICAGO STAGGERED,
The House Delivers q Blow
That HAY Injure the Big
Fair.
Senate Amendment Appropri-
ating $5,0O0,0O0 Non-Con-
Cured In.
General Knockout Of Items
Increasing Funds for the
Exposition.
Sunday Closing Provision In
dorsed--Anti-Option Bill
Laid Over.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The interest
in the house today had its storm center
in the worlds fair amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The
amendment appropriating S5,000.000 in
aid of the exposition was non-cOncurred
in-the enemies of the proposition hav-
ing majority of twelve. There was
great deal of interest but not much eX-
element manifested in the vote, which
was closer than the conservative friends
of the appropriation looked for and
which surprised its antagonists by not
being as large as they had expected.
The Sunday closing amendment was
concurred in by decisive majority and
the bill was sent to the conference. The
fortifcation conference report was
agreed 10 and some routine business
was transacted.
After some Republican filibustering
at the opening of the session to prevent
agreement on a resolution from the
rules committee, providing for investIga-
Jon of the methods of John 1, Daven-
port, federal supervisor of elections in
New York city, the resolution was
agreed to by 1S7 to nothing.
Getting Swift Action.
The house then went into committee
of the whole (Mr. Laster, of Alabama,
in the chair ON the senate amendments
to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
1t had been agreed that the vote on the
worlds fair amendment would be taken
at noon, and the chairman then ruled
that no amendments could be offered
after II o'clock, and the various amend
mentS were taken up in order, and the
first one, a verbal amendment, was con-
CURED in.
MI. Hopkins, of Illinois, moved that
the committee concur in the senate
amendment increasing from $4,000 TO
S5U0,000 the appropriation for the gov
ernment exhibit. Lost, 80 to 169.
The senate amendments increasing
the appropriations for the Worlds Col
umbian commission were non-con-
Cured in in bulk.
Mr.. Durborow, of Illinois. moved to
concur in the senate amendment ap-
propriating $1,000, 600 i'll souvenir fifty
cent coin to aid the Worlds Columbian
exposition.
The Liqnor Section.
Mr.. Atkinson, of Pennsylvania, called
up his amendment forbidding the pay
ment of the appropriation until assur-
anceS are given that the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors shall not be permitted on
the grounds, except for medicinal.
mechanical and scientific purposes.
The chair put the question upon con-
curing in the senate amendment as
proposed to be amended. 1t was re-
jected, Al to 1S9.
Mr.. Patterson. of Tennessee, called
up an amendment appropriating $780,
600 of the $4,000 600 i'll order to gather
statistics as 10 the progress of the negro
race. Lost.
Mr.. O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, called
up an amendment providing that to
maintain consistency in congressional
aid to former eXpositions, the amount
of S5,0oc,0 900 shall be loan and shall be
paid in full to the treasury of the
United States at the termination of the
financial affairs of the exposition, and
this payment shall be made prior to the
payment of any other Indebtedness.
Lost.
The question then recurred OH Mr..
Durborow'S motion to concur in the
senate S5,000,0G0 amendment. and it was
lost, 81 to 116. The amendment was
therefore non-concurred in.
Mr.. Lynch, of Wisconsin, called up an
amendment requiring the expenditure
of 100000 in procuring an exhibit show
ing the progress of the Indian race.
Lost.
The senate amendment appropriating
Sl03. 900 to secure $4,000 bronze medals
and $4,000 vellum impressions for diplo-
mas was concurred in.
Sunday Closing Adopted.
MIR. Taylor, of Illinois, moved to
amend the Sunday closing clause by
stopping the machinery and unneces-
sary labor OH Sunday, and by providing
that hall shall be procured for the
holding of religious services on Sundays
in the fair grounds. This was defeated.
Mr.. Dind's proposition to strike out
the entire Sunday closing paragraph
was ruled out of order.
w. A. Stone moved that the commit
tee concur in the senate Sunday closing
amendment, and, upon division, much
to the surprise of both sides, there was
majority in favor of the motion, the
vote standing rs to "a.
TellerS were ordered, and again the
committee decided to concur, the vote
standing lo2 to r. The announcement
was received with applause.
mir. O'Neill, of Missouri. made a
strenuous effort to add to the bill as a
new section proviso making it unlaw-
full for any officer of the government au-
thOriZed to make contracts, or any of
the officers of the District of Columbia.
TO contract with any person, firm or
corporation which employs PinkertOn
detectives or any other association of