St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-05
IT'S COMING UP TODAY
The DurborroW Worlds Fair
Substitute Likely to Reach
a Vote at Once.
Congress May Finish It's Bus
mess and Adjourn Today
or Tomorrow.
The Big Sundry Civil Bill Is
Once More Sent to q Con-
ference.
Senators Killing Time While
Awaiting the Movements
of the House.

WASHINGTGN. Aug. 4.-The session
of the house today, from II O'Clock I'M
til o'clock, was an important and in
terestng one, although at no time eX-
citing. 1t was interesting in that res
olution was adopted making today sus-
pension day. 1t was important that an
other resolution was agreed to extend
ing the sundry civil appropriations UNI
ill Aug. Is, and still another sending
the sundry civil appropriation bill to
conference and taking up proposition
to grant $2.500,000 to aid in the great ex-
position. The Durborrow bill was con-
sidered in committee of the whole. but
little attention was paid to the dis
cussion. it being known that no
vote of a final character could be
taken until tomorrow. The debate. which
ranged from the tariff and silver Ques-
tons to the questions of sale of intoXi-
eating liquors in the capitol, received
little hearing. No final action was
taken. Mr.. HoIman's motion to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution
was agreed tI-14l to 5-and the sundry
civil bill was sent to conference.
MessrS. Holman, Sayers and Bingham
were appointed conferrces. Mr.. Reilly.
of Pennsylvania. moved to suspend the
rules, and adopt a resolution providing
that Immediately after its adoption the
house proceed to the consideration of a
substitute for the Durborrow bill, such
substitute to he considered
An Original Bill.
The consideration shall continue from
day to day. and at l o'clock tomorrow
the committee of the whole shall report
the bill to the house and the previous
question shall be considered as ordered
Oh its passage. No intervening motions
shall be entertained until the bill is
| finally disposed of. MIR. Bailey. of
| Texas, demanded second, and it was
| ordered by vote of 1913 to nothing. Mr..
| Bailey protested against the resolution
as being high-handed and unprece-
denied proceeding. The resolution VIC
lated the agreement of the Democratic
was there resolution requir-
ing the Democrats to vote
for clOture resolution. The
adoption of the pending resolution
meant that the treasury doors were
open, and an Illinois corporation was
permitted TO walk in and take out
81. 100000. Mr.. Culberson, of Texas
took issue with his colleague, and urged
the faithful carrying out of an hOnOra
BILE agreement. MIR. Reiily's resolution
was then agreed to- to Island then
Mr.. Bailey started on brief course OF
filibustering. He received no backing,
however, and after a few minutes the
parliamentary string came to an end
and Reilly was recognized to cali uI
the DnrbOrrOw bill amended so as t
provide for an appropriation of $780,.
900. The bill was considered in com
mittee of tine whole (Mr. Dockerey, OF
Missouri, in the chair. 1t was ayr eed
that there should be
No General Debate
bate five minuteS) should be extended
to ten minutes. Mr.. Pierce, of Tennes
see, offered an amendment providing
for the coinage of all the abraideG coin:
in the treasury-S2. SOC, 000-to be granted
for the aid of the worlds fair Rulet
out on point of order. Mr.. Pickle
moved to increase the sum appropriated
for the fair to 100000. Lost. So wa
an amendment offered by MIR. Dicker
son, of Kentucky, striking out the APP
preparation. Mr.. Breckenridge, of Al
kansas, offered an amendment provld
ing that all imported articles shall
have plainly marked on them tn
price of such articles in the for
eign market whence they come. Rulet
out on point of order. Mr.. Atkinson
of Pennsylvania, offered an amendment
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors on the fair grounds. This led t,
discussion involving the question o
sale of liquors III the house restauran
and the recent charges made by Mr.
Watson, but nothing came of it. Mr.
Atkinson's amendment was defeated b.
81 to rs.
Mr.. De Almond, of Missouri, Offered
all amendment authorizing the world
fair commission to have coined, free o
seignorage, S5,000,0C0 in aid of the eX
position. Lost. The committee thel
arose and the house adjourned.