Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-04

from Tho mace committee OF ten appointed
to iovise mcans whereby the present
deadlock can be broken. The report sub
mittod was adopted without any negative
| the caucus. and the belief IL expressed that
successful solution OF the trouble has
been effected. and that an adjournment OF
Congress will take place early next week.
Mr. Reilly, OF Pennsylvania. acted as
| chairman OF the Peace Committee. and
soon after the assembling of the caucus
he submitted the report adopted, which is
as follows;
Gratis Of the House the following PROPOSE
ton, It being understood that IL docs not
commit any member of the committee or
OF the House for or against the Worlds
Fair appropriation:
I. Reconsider the vote by which the
House has receded from its disagreement
20 the Senate amendment and send the
sundry civil bill back into conference.
2. That pending the conference on the
sundry evil bill the Durborow bill, ap-
propriating 80, 900, be taken up. the
amount reduced TO S2.500000, appropri-
ating this sum 10 aid in the success of the
tafr, and that q final vote upon 1t. without
interruption, be taken not later than Sat
urday, August 9th, at L. Nj.
3. That meantime last years sundry civil
appropriations be extended, and the power
Of the House be exerted 20 enforce the at
tendance of absent members.
4. That Whether the Durborow bill, as
amended, DO carried or defeated, the vote
thereon shall DO regarded as a settlement
of the question, and the sundry civil bill
shall be considered as without the Senate
amendment.
Mr.. Reilly made brief speech in which
he explained the report and Its purposes.
Ia oQt1 That ou all no, k<.x-a
had been a parliamentary deadlock, which
had continued for some time and threat
ened 10 keep members here indefinitely.
The committee had carefully canyassed
the situation. and had endeayored to reach
a basis on which there could be general
agreement OF Democrats. He detailed the
terms of the agreement reached. and said
that, IN his opinion, II was one that would
meet the approval of Democrats generally.
There were a number Of questions asked,
and the result was that Messrs. Kilgore,
Bailey, and Anthony (the successor of Mr..
Mills) left the hall of the House, refusing
TO remain and abide by the decree of the
caucus.
Mir. Durborow left the ball and remained
in the lobby, and Mr.. McGann, another
Chicago member, also refused TO remain in
attendance.
Considerable time was taken up in inter-
rogatorIes Of Mr.. Reilly rs TO the nature
and effect Of various propositions in the
report, but when the question was put on
approval OF the report of the committee,
there was loud response in the affirma-
tive from many members and no response
whatever when the negative was called for.
Mr.. Reilly was congratulated by num-
Der Of the members on the success thus tar
attending tine labors of the Peace Commit
tee. The caucus adjourned after having
been in session about fifty minutes all told.
Mr.. Kilgore, who has boen one of the
pronounced flibusterers. said after the
caucus that he would filibuster against the
carrying out of the proposed programme.
He said that he would have agreed to abide
by the decl.ion of caucus at which all
propositions were taken into considera-
tiOu. including propositions to throw the
matter over until December, but that be
would not agree 10 60 into caucus, the
only binding part OF winch was tuat men
should not fillluster
The caucus took no action with respect
TO bringing III rule forcing the Durbo-
row bill on its passage. aud the question
must yet arise, ii Mr.. XII gore and others
continue fihbustering, whether or not
cloture rule shall be brought In to put on
end 10 II. 1t Is expected, III view Of the
general sentiment of the House IN favor OF
a termination of the deadlock, that such
a rule will be reported II necessary.
MIR. McGann, who did not remain in the
caucus, said later 1t is not at all satis-
factory TO me. propose now to wait and
see If they can deliver the goods. | have
held all along that they could not, and |
believe there will be flibusterlng on the
bill TO appropriate S2,J0O00O just as there
was on the Senate $1,000, 200 amendment to
the sundry civil til. Ii the amount Is
satisfactory to the Norld's-Fair managers
1t Is satisfactory to ne, but don't believe
1t is satisfactory. l have been against
compromising. We have tho parIiamen-
tary advantage. and the appropriation was
passed by q majority of the House. This
resolution did not propose TO carry out
the expressed will of tho House, but was
giving III to a small set of fhbusterers."