The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-11
Congress could do any better now than let the

Congress could do any better now than let the
| bill pass.
Further remarks in favor of the bill were
made by Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Hawley, and IN
| opposition by Mr.. Coke, and the Dill was ordered
| to third reading and passed.
At4 o'clock the Senate took recess until
SPIN.
At the evening session Mr.. Pettigrew called
| up his resolution to authorize the Quadro. Cen.
| tennial Committee to visit Chicago during the
recess and inquire into the expenditure OF
money appropriated by Congress- and as to the
general management there. The resolution
was amended SO that the Committee pay theiI
own expenses. and passed.
| At 9:25 o'clock message was received from
the House announcing that that body bad
| agreed to the Conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation BILL and the Conference
| report was laid before the Senate and agreed to-
| The resolution for final adjournment at II
| o'clock was agreed to, and committee Of two
| Messrs. Allison and Gorman-were appointed
| to Join like committee from the House aud
inform the President that unless he had fur
| Their communication to make the two Houses
were ready to adjourn. At 1855 Mr.. Allison
repaired that the President had no further
communication to make. Vice President Nor.
| ton then made short speech (printed in an
other column and declared the Senate ad.
journed sine die
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Worlds Fair bill appropriating
$2,500,o00.
Mr.. Cummings IN Y, d. made a vigorous
speech in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Fellows IN. Y, d. favored the bill, and
Mr.. Bailey (Texas d. made characteristic
speech in opposition to the measure.
Several other gentlemen took advantage OF
the occasion and made speeches i'll which the
Worlds Fair bill was not mentioned, Mr.. Enloe
- s,,v,a fsa,,
recently made of the Pension Bureau.
The Committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. One amendment was
offered, but it was voted down, and the bill
was then passed; yeas 131, nays So.
Mr.. Boatner LA, D. submitted the ma ority
report OH the charges made by Mr.. Watson
ga, Alliance) of drunkenness in the House.
and Mr.. Simpson (Kan., Alliance) submitted
the minority report signed by himself only.
Mr.. Grout (Vt.. r. submitted report contain
ing his individual views on the subject. The
House then took recess until clock p. m.
When the House was called to order but %
members were present. The House proceeded
to the consideration of private pension bills,
and large number were passed.
Mr.. Holman Ind, d. presented the Confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and stated that the bill as finally agreed
upon appropriated $27, 527 900. This is 50, 600,-
600 less than the bill as it passed the Senate,
and $2.6l4, 900 more than as it passed the House.
AS to the Pinkerton amendment, it provided
the following: "That no empoye of the Pin.
kerton Detective Agency shall be employed in
any Government service or by any officer of
the District of Columbia" AS the proposition
originally passed the House it provided that no
Government officer having the right to make
contracts could contract with any corporation,
firm or person who employed Pinkerton or
other armed guards.)
Mr.. O'Neill MO-, d. opposed the Conference
report, as did Mr.. Simpson Kan, Alliance).
After further discussion. which was purely per-
sonal in its nature, the Conference report was
agreed to.
A committee was appointed, consisting of
Messrs McMillin, Fellows, and ONeill (Pa.),
to join similar committee of the Senate and
inform the President that Congress was ready
to adjourn if he had no further communication
to make.
The committee reported that the President
had no communication to make, and at IL
o'clock Speaker Crisp declared the House adj
journed sine die.