The Dickinson press., 1892-07-23
NAY OF THE HOUSE
1t Is Recorded Against Worlds
Fair Amendments of the
Senate,
But the Sunday-Closing Prop
osition Is, Strangely,
IndOrsed.

WASHINGTON, July O.-Thc interest in the
house today had its storm center in the
worl,i's lair amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation lil. The amendment
appropriatins S5UOCOU in aid of
the exposition was non-concurici i'll
the eE,mi.s of the y oposition hav-
ihg majority OF -. There was
great deal oi interest but not much excite
men; manifested in the vote which was
closer than the conservative friends ofthc
appropriation looked for and which sur
l'rlscd its antagonists by not beng as large
US they had OK cct.j. The Sunday closing
amendment was concurrcl III 10y IL DECISIVE
maturity and the bill was sent to con .er-
cncc.
MIR. II pkins o! Illinois moved that the
committee concur in the senate amend
mcnt increasing from $;ilG, 900 to $500, Ooo
the appropriation for the government cX-
hibit. Lost-65 to 1863 The amendment
was non-concurrcd in. The senate amend-
mcmIs. increasing the appropriations for
the Worlds Columbian commission, we're
nom-comcurrcd in in bulk. Mr.. Durburrow
OF illinois moved to concur in the senate
amendment nppropriating $5o0O.oOOin
SOUVENIR 50CENT coins
Lost-9l TO ll6 Mr.. Lynch o. Wisconsin
called up an amendment req uirng the OK
pcnditure OF 100000 in procuring an ex-
race. Lost. The senate camenlment appro-
prating $l03.O0O to secure 5000 bronze
medals and $1,000 vellum impressions Tor
diplomas was concurred in. a proposition
by Mr.. Lind to strike out the entire Sunday
..l. n,,I, ,l,.l
w. A. Stone moved that the committee
concur in the senate Sunday closing amend
mcn; and upon division, much to the
surprise oi both sides, there was II majority
in luvor OF the motion, the vote standing
lO2 to ~.
Mr. O'Ncill of Missouri offered rs an
amendment to the clause appropriating for
the capitol police n provision making it
unlawful for any officer OF the government
authorized to make contracts or any Of
ticcr OF the District of Columbia to con-
tract with aHy person, firm or corporation
which employs Pinkcrton detectives or any
other association OF men as armed guards;
md no employe of such agencies shall be
employed in any government service, or
by any officer of the District of Columbia.
Mr.. O'Ncill's purpose was mainly to pre-
vent ;he employment Oh llnkertOlS III me
District of Columbia during the G. A. r.
cncumpmrnl, us well us at the worlds fair
The amendment was agreed to-llG to ~
ACTION IN THE IIoi-E.
The committee rose and reported the bill
to the house. The Recommendations OF
the co"lmittce i'll regard to the senate
amendment were agreed to with the cX-
ccptIon oi those amendments pertaining to
light houses, TO the geological survey
and to the wo Ids lair. MIR.
Oates also dsuandc,l Il separate
vote on til. U Ncil amendment relating to
the PMkertons. y the lighthouse amend
mcnts wrie nor.-conrurrcd in. The qucs-
ton then rccurre.! ON O'Nrlis linkrrion
amendment, and on this the yeas ami ilnvs
were ordered. II wus agreed To; yeas lJ3
nays 3D. The senate amendment was con-
Cured in which decreases Urom tho
amounts appropriated by the house, tho
amounts appropriated for the geological
proposition to III n-concnr in the senate
amendment nppropria,ing S5,C0ODOO or
the aid OF the worlds Columbian expo
silon aud it was agreed To; yeas I'D. nays
no Mr.. Ia.vorscn voted aye and Mcssrs.
Johnson (North D.kotn) Castle and Lind
voted no. The house reversed the action
OF the committee on concurring in the
amendments for procuring $4,000 bronze
medals and iur 5000 diplom IS. ANA tho
amendments were uon-concurred in; yeas
l47, nays 81. Mrssrs llnlvorscn. Johnson
and Lind voted in the affirmative and Mr..
Castle in the negative. conference was
then ordered.