Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-04
ADJOURNMENT IN SIGHT
A Caucus Compromise on the
Worlds Fair Money.
A GIFT OF s2,5OO,OO0 IS SUGGESTED.

The Fair Item to BE Taken Ont OF the
Civn sundry hin aud Voted on Sep
arateiy-The scheme wni Probably Go
Through and Chicago Is Disguised.
WASHINGTON, Aug 4.-The second eau
Gus OF Democratic members OF the house
resulted in harmonious adjustment Of the
differences which have divided the Demo
cratic majority ON the Worlds fair appro.
priation, and IL the plan adopted be carfied
out land there appears to be little difficulty
in the way Of thisl congress viii adjourn
early next week with the chances in favor
OF Monday as the day.
The caucus was well attended. Three
members of the Texas delegation essrs,
Kigore, Bailey and Anthony, who have
been bitterly opposed to the Worlds fair
appropriation clause IN the sundry civil
bill withdrew from the hall of the house
early in the caucus, refusing to place them
selves In a position where they might be
bound by its action Mr. Holman presided
and Mr. Reilly, Of Pennsylvania, was sec
Rotary. Mr. Reilly, as chairman OF the
committee on adjustment of the difficulty,
presented the report Of the committee, and
entered into an explanation Of its details
The report Of the committee is as follows:
The Propositions.
This committee submits 10 the Democrats Of
the house the following propositions, it being
understood that IL does not commit any mem
Der Of the committee Of the house for OF against
the Worlds fair appropriation.
First Reconsider the vote by which the house
has receded from iis disagreement from the
senate amendment, and send the sundry civil
bin back into conference.
Second That pending the conference on the
sundry civil bill amendment, appr1priating
S6.OmOoo the Durborrow bin be taken up 10
reduce the amount 10 S25W0m, appropriatmg
this Co aid In the success Of the fair. and that a
final vote upon It without interruption be-
taken not less than Saturday. Aug. 6, at p. m.
Third That meantime, last years sundry
civil appropriations be extended and the power
Of the house De oxcrtod TO enforce the attend.
ance of absent mcmhers.
rourih-That whethor the Durborrow bin
as amended be carried or defeated, the vote
thereon shall be regarded as a settlement of
the question, and the sundry civil bill shall be-
considered as without the senate amendment
Mr.. Reilly told the caucus that the con-
mittee had laborad long and earnestly TO
reach satisfactory agreement, and that it
could reach no better understanding than
that shown by the report. He explained
the necessity for its adoption, holding that
the deadlock would be continued indefinite.
ly If it were not agreed to. He outlined the
mode Of procedure planned and begged the
caucus TO sanction the agreement in the in
terest OF peace.
When Mr. Reilly concluded his explana-
ton there were loud cries OF "Vote, vote.n
There was no attempt 20 oppose the report.
and when Chairman Holman, yielding TO
the cries for the question, put the motion
that the report be adopted there was a great
chorus Of "Aye," while not a member voted
in the negative. Mr. Holman announced
unanimous concurrence in the report. ana
the caucus adjourned after a session of less
than an hour.
The Sew Programme.
According 90 the caucus action the house
will now reconsider the vote by which 81
receded from its disagreement from th.
senate amendment appropriating S5,000.O0l
thus Kidding the sundry civil bin of the
Worlds fair feature, and the bill will d.
sent back TO conference Then the Dur
borrow bill appropriating S5,OO0,OOO for the
fair and now on the calendar Will be taken
up aud amended by reducing the amount &C.
$25O0i0O0, the subscription feature elm
mated and the bill 80 changed as to mal,e
the latter sum an absolute gift to the e1
position.
Saturday afternoon a vote will be taken
on the Durborrow bill Some nttempt AT
hlibustering may be made TO prevent the
bill coming to a direct vote, but notwith.
standing the assertion of Mr. Kilgore. Of
Texas, and some others that they will fight
the gift OF any sum if they keep congress in
session continuously till March next, the
day the Fifty-second congress expires, it is
almost certain that the action Of the caucus
will be carried out TO the letter
A strong feature in the report Of the com
mittee is the section providing that wheth
err the Durhorrow bill be carried or defeat
ed, the vote ON it shall be regarded rs a
settlement of the whole question. This
means that congress can adjourn immedi-
ately after the programme agreed upon is
carried, no matter whether the Worlds
fair is provided FOR or not.