The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-08-06
TO Be CUT IN TWO.
THE WORLDS FAIR APPRO-
PRIATION TO BE DIVIDED.
The VOTE TO Be TAKEN SATURDAY
The Amount tn BE Outright Donation
The Usual Fiiibusterlng Proceed
ings Take Place In the House
Texas Bolts the Caucus-Ap-
preparations Extended
Uncle Sam Explains.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The worlds
fair peace committee of ten Democrats
resumed its work of restoring har-
mony this morning and soon it was
thought that the efforts to break the
deadlock were such as TO Justify the
belief that success would attend the
labors of the committee. AT IL O'Clock
one of the most radical of the filibus-
tcrers said he believed they would be
able to agree on proposition.
Finally about o. clock an agreement
was reached by the peace committee
on this basis: The house to vote down
the Bingham motion and reconsider its
action on the sundry civil bill; the SEN
ate 1000, 900 worlds fair amendment
to be disagreed to and the bill sent
back to conference with the house in
sisting that this item should be elm
mated from the sundry civil bill; the
Durborow worlds fair bill to be taken
up and on Saturday to be voted on, the
amount carried by the bill, however,
to be reduced from S., 900, 600 to 81, 500,-
900 and made direct gift. All the
members of the committee except Mr..
Durborow voted for the agreement.
Soon after the Democratic caucus
met the Texas delegation left the hall,
refusing to be bound by an agreement
which had not yet been read to them.
Many other members followed their
example, taking the ground that the
decision of the caucus would have no
binding effect. The caucus was in
session about three qbarters of an hour,
when it adjourned having adopted
without division the report of the
peace committee with verbal amend
ment to its report. The understand
ing is that the rules committee will
report an order in the morning for
final action on the sundry civil bill
after which the Durborow bill is To be
taken up and disposed of on or before
Saturday.
The committee simply submits the
agreement to the caucus and the mem
bers are not bound to vote in favor OF
the Durborow bill. They simply agree,
If the caucus adopts the proposition,
not to filibuster against it, each man
reserving the right to vote for or
against the bill. The understanding
is that the vote on this bill shall be
final, and that the item is not TO go
back into the sundry civil bill.
hold the sundry civil bill in conference
until action is taken on the Durborow
bill. Meanwhile, according to the
terms of the agreement, the appropri-
ations are to be extended.
When the house met l6s members re
sponded to their names-one more
than quorum--and the journal wa.
approved.
Mr.. Holman moved an adjournment
but withdrew it, and Mr.. Sayers Of
Texas moved an adjournment, which
was antagonized by the Republicans
and the motion was lost, IL to So.
: Then the worlds fair fight was re-
sumed. The speaker stated that the
: pending motion was that made by
Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania to table
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the house receded from its dis
] agreement to the senate worlds fail
amendment.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas Immediately
! moved that the house take a reces
until 2 o'clock. On this motion but O
members voted, ] | casting affirmative
and "a negative votes-no quorum.
Mr.. Sayers again moved that tn,
house adjourn, and again the Republi
cans, under the lead of Mr.. Reed OF
Maine, opposed the motion. On {
standing vote the Republicans were
successful, defeating the motion by
, vote of 66 to so. Tellers were ordered
The vote by tellers resulted SO to 30
) so the motion was lost.
The speaker stated that the vote re
Cured on the motion to take a recess
B until o'clock which called forth
sotto voce Interrogation from Mr.
Cooper of Indiana: "Mr. Speaker wher
: are we at?"
A quorum voted on the motion for
recess-25 members being in favor ant
: ISL opposed to it, and the house ceased
work.
To-day Mr.. Holman introduced
resolution to extend the current sun
: dry civil appropriations indefinitely
and accompanying it were two resolu
tions proposed by Mr.. Dockery, one o
: which provides for cloture rule ol
the resolutlqn making an extension o
Npr1o Psiations and thd ssifwif
Z ixes a good parliamentary status 4
tie extension resolution, which
at present would not be in orde
under the regular rules of the house
A fresh complication is possible shoult
either of these resolutions be reported
by the rules committee. An effor
might be made to amend the resolu
| tion so as to require vote on the sen
ate amendment without further dila
tory proceedings. Also as Mr.. Hol
mans resolution leaves the date blank
1t is in such shape as to make al
atnandmcnt.