St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14
Senator's Vote in Favor Of
Closing the Exposition
on Sunday,
And Also Pronounce Against
the Sale of intoxicating
Liquors.
The First Proposition Gets a
Surprising Majority on
a Call,
While the Shut-OR on Triple
Is Put Through by Two
Votes.

g WASHINGTON. July 13.-The friends
tof a due observance of the Sabbath and
the friends of temperance have alike
much reason to be satisfied with the ac-
ton of the senate today on the provi-
slons for issuing III aid of the Worlds
Columbian exposition 100000 souv-
enir ilalf-d0llars. The amendment of
feied by Mr.. Quay coupling with that
provision the condition that the EXPOSE
ton shall not be opened on Sundays was
carried by large majority: and one Of
fered by Mr.. PETER prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors within the
exposition grounds was carried by a
majority of 2. The main proposition.
as reported from the committee Oh APP
preparations was agreed to without
division.
AL of this action, however, was i'm the
committee of the whole, and will lie
subject to change when the bill is re-
porteds back to the senate. There will
certainly be an effort to defeat at least
Mr. Peffer's amendment.
Without any morning business the
sundry civil appropriation bill was taken
up, the pending question being Mr..
Quay's Sunday closing amendment to
the section providing for the issue of
100000 souvenir half-dollars in aid of
the Columbian exposition-speeches to
be limited to five minutes.
Mr.. PETER gave notice of substitute
for the section appropriating S5,G00,000
ION condition of all agreement being
entered into for repayment of the
amount within two years.
First Round for Quay
Mr.. Sanders moved to lay Mr.. Quav's
amendment OH the table. Rejected
yeas ii. nays 45. The senators voting
to lay on the table were Messrs. Blod-
gett, Carlisle, Daniel, Gibson (Md.l
HuntOn, Palmer. PETER, Sanders, Saw
yer, Villas and Vest.
Mr.. Quay's amendment was then
agreed to without division.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment to
add to the section provision prohibit
ing the sale or giving away of intoXicat-
ing liquors OH the exposition grounds
except for medical. mechanical or scien-
tific purposes. Mr.. PETER subsequently
modified the amendment by making it
apply merely to the sale of liquor.
Mr.. Vest ridiculed the amendment,
and said that the ''eminent reformerS"
who had taken hold of the matter ought
Tin order to be CONSISTENCY to include
cigarette smoking in their denuncia-
tion--it being much more to be depre-
Gated than the drinking of glass OF
beer or wine. But the whole thing was
rank hypocrisy, and senators knew it
rank hypocrisy.
a Pertinent Query.
If senators wanted to commence such
reforms, why did they not commence
right i'll the capitol? Every senator
knew that he could go into the senate
restaurant and get all the liquor he
wanted-if he had the money to paw for
it. Laughter He could buy it, too.
from a citizen of Maine, the headQuar-
tiers of prohibition. The committee on
rules did not attack it: the senator from
Pennsylvania, who had recently got
upon a pedestal as agreat moral re-
former, did not attack it.
The question was taken and Mr.. PEI
ferS anti-liquOr amendment was agreed
to-yeas 2S, nays 26. Following is the
vote in detail:
Ieas-Messrs. Allen, Allison. Cary. Chand-
Ter, Celquitt, Cullom, Dolph. FELTON,, Frye
Gailinger, Hale, Hansprough, Hawley, His.
cock, Jones ark, Jones (Nev.). Mitchell,
Paddock. Palmer, PETER. Perkins, Pettigrew.
Plat, Sanders, Sherman, Stewart, Stock
bridge and Wolcott-2S.
Nays-Messrs Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Blodgett, Brice, Cameron, Carlisle. Cockrell,
Coke, Daniel, George, Gibson (La), Gibson
,(Md) Gray. Hunton, Kenna, Henderson,
hees, WalthaIl and Whites.
Mr.. Allison moved all amendment
(Which was agreed to-, limiting the
gross expenditures for medals, clericals'
services, etc., to 100000.
The question was then taken and the
exposition amendment was agreed to-
yeas, 81: nays, Il. The senators voting
nay were Messrs. Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett, Butler, Carlisle, Cock
rell, Coke. George, Harris. Irby, Jones
(Ark.), Vest and Walthall.
The Amend IN emit.
AS agreed to finally, the world fair
amendment provides f0r the recoinage
from the uncurrent abraded subsidiary
coin of 100000 in half-doIIar Silver
souvenir pieces. which are to be paid
monthly upon estimates approved by
the secretary of the treasury for ma
terlal and labor, after assurance that
the sum of $40, 100000 has already been
collected and diSburSed, and that pro-
vision has been made, Or will be made,
by the proper authorities for the closing
OF the exposition OH the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday, and
after guarantee that any further sum
necessary to complete the exposition
will be provided by the corporation.
The sum of 100000 is appropriated to
meet the expense of recOlnage. The
sale of Intoxicating liquors on the expo
sition grounds shall be prohibited, ex-
cept for medical, mechanical and scien-
tific purposes. and detailed vouchers
and statements of receipts, showing
monthly expenditures, are required to
be filed with the secretary of the treas
ury.
The commission is to meet all ex-
penses of the departments OF the expo
sition, juries, judges, committees and
clerks, the gross expenditures for med
ais, diplomas, committees on awards.
judges and juries, ETC., being limited to
100000. From the net receipts
of the exposition the govern
ment is to receive. such proportion
as the appropriation made by the bill
bears to the stockholders and the CITY
of Chicago as subscriptions. Lastly,
provision is made for the procurement
of medals and diplomas.
Mir. Pettigrew offered an amendment
(Which was agreed toy for the appoint
4lnent on the exposition commission of
two additional commissioners and al