Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-28
IN THE LAST DITCH.
The Opponents of the Worlds
Fair Appropriation.
GEN. FILIBUsTER TAKES COMMAND,

And Seems Inclined to Fight 1t Out if It
Takes All Summcr-The House Con-
ours by "A Majority of Twelve, but H OIL
man Moves decentralization and OBJ.
structive Tactics Are Resorted to-The
Struggle Kept Up Until Adjournment
To BE Renewed Today with Reconsid-
GRAFTON the Pending Question.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Uncertainty
brooded over the fate of the Worlds fair
bill when the house met yesterday, and
no one was willing to hazard a prediction
as to just what the outcome would be.
This was taken as an indication that both
sides were nearly equal in their respective
strength. But the leaders would do no
more than express hope in the result.
Durborow said he hoped that the appro
priation would be made. If a vote We're OBJ
sained he hoped it would be carried by
majority of about Ska decrease of four.
teen in his estimate since Saturday He
thought his entire strength would be about
ninety-four.
Estimate of an Opponent.
Bankheal hoped the bill would be de-
feated by ten and thought his strength
about 100; but neither had made a can
vass sufficiently accurate to tell exactly
bow he stood and no one knew what the
flibusters would do. After some de lay,
other business intervening, the great ques-
ton of the day came up and as there was
some time allowed for debate Caruth of
Kentucky, who had voted against the ap-
preparation last week, took the floor. He
said he had voted against concurring be-
fore because of Il difference between the
management of the fair and organized
labor, but now all such differences had
hea Gp-r faH and M
why he should not vote for it. He had
not voted to select Chicago, even though
Chicago had absorbed some OF the best
Kentucky blood.
= Member Raises Laugh.
"To say nothing of her whisky" some
member cried, and of course there was a
laugh. Continuing Caruth said he should
not vote for the appropriation did he be
lieve the exposition was Chicago affair
1t WAS national. Some people seemed to
have constitutional ecrupies against vor-
ing for the appropriation, yet they had
none against voting for pan-American
survey. After Caruth had concluded
Powers Of California poke for the appro-
priation. a did Houk of Ohio, also Hop
kins of Il!iLois. The latter declared that
there was no man with "a thimblefuI of
brains and grain of honesty in his COM
position who would doubt that the appro-
priation was intended or would be used
for anything but the national good.
MrNii'Iin Opposes the Grant.
McNi.iin of Tennessee. in spite of cries
of Voter "Note!" got up and made a
speech in which he declared that the pur-
pose of the bill was to take -, 100000 of
the peoples sweat from the public treas
ury and give it to the exposition. Then
he charged that it would be unjust TO coin
money for the exposition when the house
had refused to coin money to loan farmers
on their crops. He ended by declaring
that there was no danger of the fair being
a failure even if the money was not APP
propriated.
Slaughtered the other Amendments
Holman then moved that the house nom
concur in the senate amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for the govern
ment's exhibit from $4,000 TO $500, 600.
This was carried. as were motions to nom
concur in the amendments increasing the
appropriation for the Worlds Columbian
commission from S95, 500 to $500, 600; in
creasing the item for the board of lady
managers from $50. 600 to S13S, 900; giving
the director general SIC. 600 for contingent
expenses, and providing for two meetings
of the commission.