Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-08-04
WHAT Will BE DONE?
Propositions to Settle che Worlds Fair
Struggle in tho House

struggle in tho House.
WAsHrSGroS, Aug. There mas been
no Material change in the attitude of ,l:s
respective sides IN the house with regard TO
the worlds fair appropriation. Neube
OF the house appose to the appropriation
haze oeen discussing propositions looking
to compromise Of the difficulties These
INCLUDE one postponing action on the
appEo pria,ion until Ii 1ed day in maxim
loan OF $500, 90, to be- sgarded as q first
len TN the receipts of the ialr, and allow
ing the air management to provide sutficl-
ent bullion Tor the col. age OF the amount
OF money needed to compete all the work
IN Connection with the fair But the
advocates OF the appropriation decline at
TINS me 10 look with iavor on any otthese
propositions, and will not t-nigh.
maxi any pledges concerning their future
action other than to intimate very strongly
that they will take the appropriation direct
or nothing. They will not listen at this
TIME 10 proposition to postpone action
on the appropriation. insisting that the
house has already recorded itself III favo,
OF IT. They therefore see no reason why
the matter should be delayed.
In the house tomorrow Representative
Holman will call up his joint reso ution 10
extend the appropriations carried by the
suadry civil oil OF the last fiscal year un-
III Ausust4 As tomorrow is sus pension
day, the resolution, ii is said, can be called
up, Notwithstanding The regular order"
is some other motion. Tins motion, it is
worlds fair peo.he who Will in
sist that inasmuch as the sundry
civ!! bill oan be enacted intn law almost as
soon as the joint resolution can be, i: the
opponents OF the fair appropriation will
abide by the decision OF q majority of the
votes cast IN ;avov OF IT, there IS no neces-
sity for the joint resolution extenCiin: the
would mo- agree 10 an amendment 70 the
resolution extending the appropriation
until December. such an amendment
l; carried, vii. Getea: the worlds
fair appropriat on The assurance viii De
made III answer 10 a suggestion OF the
words fair people that lie had such an
amendment in view when lie offered the
seso luton ana h.ch was one o the rea-
sons why Representative Hopkins Perkins
objected 10 the consideration OF the reso-
luton yesterday. Mr.. Holman SAYS he ex.
poets tosee matters reach q crisis Tuesday,
although he did not indicate n just what
torn he thought it would appear.
Representative Holman tonight said he
thought the proposition 10 let the question
OF tue APPROPRIATION Tor the tair 20 over
unit! December me; with the most favor.
and lie wa inclined to think it would be
accepted by the friends OF the tair Ii
this should be accepted Mr.. Holman
said the way was plain for the pas.
sage OF the appropr alton bill! and
the adjournment 0. congress. The amend
ment prohibiting any office. The govern
ment or any person or corporation having
contracts with the government rom EN-
ploylnr f.nserton police or any other bo.y
OF armed men, Mr.. Holman SAID, might
cause some ironblc. He believed, now
ever, that the senate would recede from its
0l disagreement to the anlend-lent