The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-03
STILL IN A BIG TANGLE.
VAIN ATTEMPTS TO COMPROMISE
ON THE FAIR.

w ASHIN0ION, Aug. S.-NNeibuoF ooS AOT-
NAL democratic caucus Of last night nor the
informal democratic caucuses held this
morniug aud this evening, two OF them IN
unique fashion right on the floor in a recess
OF the House taken for the purpose, with
the republicans sitting in their places look
ing on, succeeded in breaking the deadlock
over the worlds fair appropriation in the
sundry civil bill. Nothing in fact, was
accomplished toward that end except the
reference of the problem for settlement to
committee of ten democrats divided
equally between the opinions. Some
OF the worlds fair people are
willing to-day for the first time to COM
promise the matter even to the extent Of
letting the question go over until December,
as suggested by the democratic caucus last
night, but enough of them were still OPP
posed to all compromise, and determined to
'stay here" as they expressed it, "tilI
March A." to make it evident that nothing
would he done to-day except to send more
urgently than ever before for the abssntees,
all of whom will have to choose now be-
tween coming back aud being brought back
according to the order made by the House.
THE CONFERENCES
By the Ass ocioted Press.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. "A majority OF
| the democrats in the House are making
| strong efforts TO bring about compromise
which the worlds fair representatives will
accept and thus bring about an adjourn
ment of congress. The fight has been pro-
longed and other factors beside the original
fair issue have entered into the situation,
| chief Of which is that business interests de-
msnd a speedy termination of the
session. Several recesses of the House
were taken this morning with
agreement. During these recssses about
forty of the democrats assembled in the
| ways and means committee ROOM Both
! sides were represented. Many democrats
remained in the hall Of the House indlffer-
ent to the proceedings Of the conference.
The worlds fair representatives, who had
| not 80 far made any offers to compromise,
were in the conference this morning called
on to offer some propositions as basis OF
| agreement.
| The outcome 10 uncertain. One prop
| osition is that an appropriation smaller
| than So. 000, 900 ba made, but while this is In
| line with the views of the economists the
southern men generally arc against the
| principle of a government donation or
| loan. The hour Of the last recess expired
! and apparently an agreement was almost as
far away as ever, and no progress had been
made toward a conclusion. Representative
| Durborow would make no compromise, and
| told the opposition to the fair appropriation
that the only proposition he had to make
was that the fllibusters surrender
Representative Dockery presided over the
| conference. A committee of ten members
was appointed 20 consult over the matter
| and to call a CAUCUS IL necessary. The gen.
tlemen appointed by Mr Dookery were:
Against the worlds fair amendment: {:
Messrs Bankhesd, Cummings, NcCreary,
Culberson and McMillin; in favor of the
amendment, Messrs. Durborow, Williams
Of Illinois, Fellows, Reilly and Shiyely.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
The conference committee Of ten APP
pointed by Mr.. Dockery met after the ad-
| tournament In the subcommittee room on
appropriations and continued in session
until about $3.50 O'Clock, when it adjourned
| until 10:30 O'Clock tomorrow morning
| without having reached any conclusion.
The committee itself adjourned in a
state of deadlock, though its members
are hopeful that their labors will result in
reaching common ground on which DEM
ocrAts generally will agree to stand. The
proposition chiefly discussed proposed a re-
| duction in the appropriation Of S., ,000, 900
to S2,500,0 900. Another proposition was TO
| make a clear gift to the fair of So, 500, 900
in coined half dollars and eliminate all
| propositions 60 make the government a
partner in the fair. Several other schemes
| were broached.
The committee has no plenary power aud
| can only suggest or recommend, so that it
don't follow that the House will necessarily
adopt the conclusions Of the committee.
| Tie chief reason for it's appointment was
that 1t was Thought that a small body might
work to better advantage than large
one.
| THE TANGLE A BAD ONE.
The parliamentary situation SO far as the
worlds fair amendments are concerned Is
very complicated, and even, after a sub
stantial agreement is reached among the
| discordant elements in the democracy, IL
may require some dexterity on the part OF
! the leaders to unravel the web which has been
| woven around the items. One of the ablest
parlistnentarians In the House, who has not
been directly interested in the pending sub
| iect, said that one Of two things was an abb
solute necessity so relieve the situation and
| pass the sundry civil bill: A rule from the
committee on rules which would bring the
| question TO a direct vote, or unanimous con-
sent to some compromise proposition. Few
of the fair people have any expectation at
| present that the rule will be forthcoming.
BRINGING IN THE ABsENTEEs.
Strenuous efforts are being made to bring
! in the absentee members, out just what
! their presence is to serve does not appear on
| the surface. A quorum is now 10 attend
| ance, but quorum Is OF no avail as long as
! very few members possess the right to
| consume the time OF the House in motions
| to adjourn and take q recess. Looking be-
meath the surface, however, the friends of the
fair see In the effort to bring in the absentees
design 10 reverse the action Of the House
| when IL voted to concur in the Senate
amendment relative to the fair. The pro-
priety OF many pairs has already been ques
toned aud 1t is said to be the belief Of the
opponents of the fair that if
they get most OF their man
here they can defeat the fair people
and carry Mir. Holman's motion to recon
| slider. AA announcement that has con-
siderably disturbed democrats who have
| quietly given countepsuoe and support TO
the extreme flibusters while not mani-
testing thsir opposition openly, was made
this afternoon by the fair people. The an
nouucement was that the Illinois democrats
would hereafter assume the responsibility
for preventing the passage of any further
! extension resolution. In consultationit It was
decided that an error had been made in
allowing Mr.. Hopkins, a republican, TO
| play 50 important a part In the cam
| paiRa and il was believed 90 be good
policy FOR the Illinois democrats, under Mr..
| McGann's lead, 70 undertake the task Of
preventing further extension Of the sppro-
| priations after next Thursday, when the