The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-27
LOCKED GATES FAVORED
The Government Exhibit May Be In
visible on Sunday.
FUN OVER THE WORLDS FAIR.
Senator Stewards silver Bill up In the Sem
ate senator nm Gives Himself Some
Further Exercise I'm Dodging-Reci-
procity with Austro- Hungary.

WASHINGTON, May 27.--The House went
into committee OF the whole on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The pend
ing question was on the subject OF the
Sunday closing OF the Worlds Fair. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Johnstone OF
South Carolina, providing that no part OF
the amount appropriated for the Worlds
Columbian Exposition shall be available
unless the doors of the exposition shall
be closed on Sunday, and that in no event
shall the exhibit made by the govern
ment be open to the public on Sunday,
was pending a substitute offered by Mr..
Stone OF Pennsylvania, providing that
before any money appropriated by the
bill is paid the managers OF the Colum-
bian Exposition shall file an agreement
TO close the exposition on Sunday and
that no part Of the appropriation shall be
available until the board OF managers
shall give satisfactory assurances that no
Intoxicating liquors will be sold on the
grounds OF the exposition.
The substitute was lost, 43 to 13f.
Mr.. Dockery then offered as a substi-
tute the following: "Provided that the
government exhibit at the Worlds Col
the public on Sunday" Adopted.
The question then required on the
original amendment ns amended by sub
stitute, and IL was adopted.
MIR. Bowers OF California offered an
amendment providing that the govern
ment exhibit shall not be open to the
public, on the Sabbath day, which is
Saturday. (Laughter.) Lost.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. At
kinson OF Pennsylvania, that no intoxi-
eating liquors shall at any time be sold
in any government building. Lost.
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ments the chair was utterly unable TO
command order, and the buzz of conver-
sation and the noise OF laughter was SO
great that fully one-third of the MEM
bers present were ignorant Of what was
taking place. The Worlds Fair para
graphs were finally disposed OF. The
Sunday closing provision now reads
simply: "Provided that the Govern
ment exhibit at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition shall not be open to the pub
lie on Sunday" The committee proceed
ed to the consideration Of the clause ap-
propriating $4,000 for the enforcement
of the Chinese exclusion Get.
After discussion, on motion OF Mr..
Holman the appropriation was increased
to $4,000.
In the Senate.
The Vice President laid before the Sen
ate the message Of the President OF the
OHltcu OlutCb al IOkuId w bho WILL VI AhS
late Gen. q. w. Cullom, U. 8. A., devils
ing to the government s25O, 900 for a me-
mortal hall at West Point Military Acad-
emy and suggesting that, in the bill to
give effect to the bequest, or in separ-
ate joint resolution, expression be given
to the public appreciation OF the crown
ing service OF Gen. Cullom to the military
profes sion and to the country. Referred
to the committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Stewart moved to take up the bill
introduced by him and reported adverse
ly by the finance committee) to provide
for the free coinage of gold and silver
bullion and for other purposes. The yeas
and nays were called for by Mr.. Morgan.
The vote was thereupon taken, and the
result was announced as: Yeas, 2S; nays,
20.
Mr.. Hill was not in the chamber when
the vote was taken and no pairing was an
nounced for him.
Senators Stewart aud Teller advocated
the bill. The Senate then went into ex-
ecutive session and shortly afterward ad-
journed.