St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-20

men as armed guards. and no employe
of such agencies shall be employed in
any government service or Gy any Off
Ger of the District of Columbia.
1t could not come in as separate
section without unanimous consent,
aud to this Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, OBJ
lected. Mr.. O'Neill then offered if as
an amendment to the clause appro-
prlatIng money for the capitol police.
After half an hour consumed in secur-
Ing a quorum the amendment was
agreed to-146 to %.
The committee then arose and report
ed the bill to the house. The recou-
nendation of the committee in regard
TO the senate amendment was agreed to.
with the exception of those amend
mentS pertaining to Lighthouses. to the
geological survey and the worlds fair.
Mr.. Oates also demanded separate
vote on the O'Neill amendment relating
to the Pinkertons.
Against the PinkertOns.
All the lighthouse amendments were
non-cOncurred in. and the question then
recurred on O'Neill'S Pinkerton amend
ment, and on this the yeas and nays
were ordered. The noise in the hall
was SO great and the inattention to bust
ness so general that the amendment
had to be read four times. and the
speaker had to answer half a dozen
parliamentary inquiries before the clerk
could begin with the call of the roll
Mr.. O'Neill's amendment was agreed
to-yeas 159. nays 32.
The senate amendment was concurred
III which decreases (from the amounts
appropriated by the house, the amounts
appropriated for the geological survey.
The vote then came upon the propo-
sitlon TO EoecOncur in the senate
amendment appropriating $1,000, 900 for
the aid of the Worlds Columbian ex-
position, and it was agreed to-yeas 122,
nays ITO.
The house reversed the action of the
committee on concurring in the amend
'mentS for procuring $4,000 bronze med
ais and for 5000 diplomas, and the
amendments were non-concurred in.
The vote then required on the senate
Sunday-closing amendment, and it was
c0ncurred in-yeas 147, nays 81. OF the
Minnesota members voting, Halvorsen
and Lind voted aye, while Castle voted
nay.
A conference was then ordered, and
MeSSrs. Holman, Sayers and Bingham
were appointed conferreeS.
Mr.. Forney, of Alabama. presented
the conference report OH the fortifica-
tloiiS appropriation Dill, ana 1t was
agreed to without amendment, after
which the house adjourned.
An Agreeable Surprise.
The members of the national commits
sion and board of control of the worlds
FUR now in Washington were very
agreeably surprised at the result of the
yea and nay vote OH the senate amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill appropriating S5,OOO.OOO for the
worlds fair, for it fessened from ma
Jority Of % against the appropriation as
shown by the vote in committee of the
whole to the majority of II against the
appropriation.
This change in the vote. they thought,
augured we'll for an ultimate entire re-
versal of the action of the house. They
are hopeful that this result will be
reached through the instrumentality of
a conference report, and are working
hard to have that end attained.
The Vote in Detail.
The vote upon the proposition to nom
concur in the senate amendment appro-
priating S5,000,000 for the Worlds
Columbian exposition was as follows: