The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-29
FIGHTING FOR THE FAIR.
ITS FRIENDS CONFIDENT OF GHr-
TING THE APPROXIMATION.

The Opposition Weakened by the De-
parturs for Home of Several Mem
bers-The Opposition Offers Two or
Three Compromise Propositions.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Both the Senate
and House are now actively engaged In the
fight over the worlds fair 81, ,o00. 900 appro.
priation, which is the only thing remaining
in the way of the Adjournment OF congress.
The Senate is standing firmly by the worlds
fair appropriation. The resolution for the
final adjournment of congress Saturday,
passed In the House to-day partly for the
purpose Of forcing the defeat either OF the
worlds fair item or of the whole sundry
civil bill, was quickly put on ice by the Son.
ate In the committee on appropriations
where Chairman Allison says Il will remain
till the House passes the sundry civil bill.
ADVANTAGE OF THE sBNATE.
AS be truly observes, the Senate can re.
main in session with no one here but
presiding officer end one senator to move
an adjournment from day to day, and SO
has ths advantage over the House. OF
course the warm interest Of the Senate in
the sundry civil bin is due TO the fact that
every senator has bit of legislation or ap-
preparation in it of vital Importance to his
state rather than TO the fact that It contains
the worlds fair item. The worlds fair
people have apparently lost no strength in
the House, the vote on the edjournmen5
resolution not being test. Whereas the
opponents by deparsureS, defections aud
differences have loss q few men, although il
shows no prospect OF losing the one
fifth necessary to call the roll However,
they are fighting against odds and show by
their offers Of compromise that they real
ize it. The sympathy Of congress generally
is with the worlds fair people now that
they have won on a square vote in both
houses, whatever 1t may have been before.
They are helped, too, by the conflicting
desires TO get away aud to save the sundry
civil bill. II Speaker Crisp and the other
democratic members of the committee on
rules would bring in tomorrow the closure
rule offered to-day by Mr.. Bingham and
force it through the vote would be had to-
morrow and would pass the bill, worlds
fair item and all. But this romans TO be
done.
THE FAIRS FRIENDS BLATED.
BIZ the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, 5uiy ss5S.-Chairman Dur
borrow of the worlds Columbian exposition
COMMITTEES said this afternoon after the ad-
tournament Of the House shat the fair people
would havea vote tomorrow on the motion
of Mr.. Bingham 10 lay on the table Mr.. Hol-
mans motion TO reconsider the vots for con-
currence In the Senate $4,000, 900 amend
ment Mr.. DuFboTow added that they
would carry the motion by quorum Of the
House and win the fights. Tbs flibustering
movement, be said. was about at it's
ead and would be killed tomorrow. Mr..
Durborow declared that the fair appropri-
alton proposition is twenty voEes stronger
this evening than 1t was yesterday and that
the ilIbusters were weaker through the loss
OF several Of their men. "And," be oontin-
ued, II know of three more they will lose
tonight. The filbusters are not over forty
strong this afternoon"
THE OPPOSITION wEAKENI NO.
MIR. Cultivate and others Of the filfbus
ters asserted that they would keep up sheir
fight and woule ultimately win il, though
it is not denied that they have lost several
men, who refused TO remain in Washington,
and that they are weaker in some respects
than yesterday. The dIibusters are en-
deavoring to force compromise and
have made offers to the worlds fair people
of basis Of settlement Of the deadlock. This
would seem to bear out the assertion OF the
worlds fair managers that the opposition is
weakening. 1t seems likely, on the whole,
that before the end of the week a settlement
will be reached, as great majority of tho
members are weary of the continuance Of
the session, and quorum can hardly be
held much longer.
The principal compromise offer was made
by Mr.. Cultivate TO Mr.. Dprborow. II
was that the worlds fair managers accept
an amendment to the sundry civil bill, pro-
viding for q loan, instead of an appropria-
tion of 5000, 900, The proposition was
promptly declined. The House has already
concurred in tine Senate amendment, and
before ii could adopt the loan proposition
1t would be necessary for it to Reconsider
its previous action.
oUTHwAIrE's SUSPICION.
Mr.. Outhwaite in speaking of his COM
promise offer, said that he had been credi-
bly, informed that the reason for its rejeo-
ton was that Chicago intended to get
81, 900 900 as a donation and then to ask
congress at the next session for So, 900 900
as q loaG, which would make up the IS, ,0OO,-
600 said TO be necessary.
Representative McGann, hearing this
statement, sought Mr.. Cultivate and asked
the name Of his informant, which Mr.
Cultivate refused to give. The oolloquy
of the House. Mr.. McGann sarcastioally
asked Mr.. Cultivate if he believed such
statement az true, and Mr.. Cultivate re-
sponded he should not be surprised IL it
were.
Messrs McGann and Durborow both in
digngntly denied that Chicago intended to
ask congress for further aid. and Mr.. Dur
borrow added that Chicago had already
taken the steps necessary to get %, 900, 900
additional to the proposed congressional ap,
preparation.
ANOTHER COMPROMISE SCHEME.
Another compromise talked OF among the
members contemplated the elimination Of
the 50 ,000, 900 appropriation from the sun
dry civil bill and the adoption Of an iron
clad rule that at a certain hour on the fret
Wednesday in December q vote be taken on
q bill TO appropriate IS, 600, ,0G0 In aid of the
worlds fair, the bill 60 be an independent
measure and one on which |
vote could be had uninhuenced
by the considerations that cause members |
to vote for an appropriation bill even |
though disliking many of its items. IL |
was by an agreement of this nature that |
the memorable deadlock over the direct tax
bill was broken. The worlds fair people |
paid little attsntion so this proposed com
promise.
Tbera yVere two other suppeskions oF nor1-