The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-06

A'oou houSoo VI OohB TOSS auJOurn6u sine
die tonight at 1880. Atnoon the house
resumed in committee of the whole con-
sideration of the Durborrow Worlds
Fair bill.
Mr. Cummings, of New York, made a
bitter speech against the proposition,
which he characterized as one intended
to loot the treasury. The Worlds Fair
proposition had so mixed itself up with
the government that 1t was difficult to
tell which was the Worlds Fair and
which was the government.
Mr.. Fellows, of New York, eloquently
supported the bill. The work, he said,
was governmental one. The idea of
the Fair had been born in Congress. 1t
had It's inception there. From the start
to the finish it was governmental work.
The debate continued until o'clock.
Much OF it was foreign to the question
pending and referred to the committee
on pensions.
Precisely at o'clock the chairman of
the committee of the whole stated that
under an order of the House the com.
mittee must rise. Having risen, the
Durborow bill was reported to the House.
Pending the amendment land there
was only one) a substitute was offered
by Mr.. DeArmond, OF Missouri, to the
first section OF the bill. 1t provides
that If the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton shall deposit at mint of the
United States sufficient quantity of
silver bullion it Shall be coined and de-
livered to the exposition in half dollar
coins in an amount not exceeding
So, 100000. Rejected. yeas &c, nays 100.
The bill was then passed, yeas l31,
nays 3d.
On motion of Reilly, of Pennsylvania,
the vote on which the bill passed was
reconsidered and the motion TO recon
slider laid upon the table. This was
done only after an Intellectual attempt
had been made by Bailey, of Texas, to
hlibuster. On motion of Houke, of
Ohio, the Senate joint resolution was
passed authorizing foreign exhibitors at
the Worlds Fair tn bring into this coun.
try foreign laborers to assist in prepar-
ing their exhibits
Boatner, Of Louisiana, submitted the
majority report on the Watson charges
and it was ordered printed So also
were the views of the minority, signed
by Simpson, of Kansas. Grout, of Yer
mont, submitted his individual views.
The House then took recess.
Ten minutes before Z O'Clock there
were five members present. During ten
minutes dozen or more members
strolled into the hall, but when the
House was called to order a statement
that there were twenty-five members in
attendance would have been exaggera-
ton. On motion of Reilly. of Pennsyl-
vania, the Senate joint resolution was
! passed, extending to the king and queen
OF Spain and to the defendants of
Christopher Columbus an invitation to
be present at the opening of the Worlds
Fair. The Durborow bill came over
from the Senate, but it was received
with no manifestation of applause.
The House then proceeded to tho con-
sideration of pension bills coming over
from last Fridays session. About two
dozen pension bills were passed, and
then Holman, of Indiana, presented the
! conference report on the sundry civil
service appropriation bill. HOLMAN
stated that the bill, as finally agreed
upon, appropriated ST. 1000. This
was S9,6t 0,0OO less than the bill as it
passed tho Senate, and SOFA, 600 more
than as it passed the House
AS to the Pinkerton amendment it
provided the following: THAT no en-
ploye of the Pinkerton Detective
Agency or any similar agency shall be
employed in any Government service or
by any officers Of the District of Colum.
bia."
AS the proposition originally passed
the House 1t provided that no Govern
ment Official having right to make
contracts could contract with any cor
poration firm or person who employed
Pinkerton or other armed guard.
O'Neil, of Missouri, who was the
author Of the provision in regard to the
Pinkerton amendment, strenuously OBJ
lectcd to the compromise suggested.
The compromise, he said, was miser.
able make shift 1t was back down on
the part Of the House.
Simpson, OF Kansas, regarded the con-
ference report as cowardly surrender
OF the representatives of the House to
the aristocracy of the wealth of the
Senate. After some further discussion
(purely personally the conference report
was agreed to- 100 to 13. This disposes
OF the last appropriation bill pending.
Then moro private bills were disposed
OF. On motion of McMillin committee
was appointed to join a similar commit
tee on the part of the Senate to wait
upon the President and inform him that
Congress was ready to adjourn. The
committee consisted of McMillin, Fell
lows and O'Neill, of Pennsylvania.
Shortly before 10 o'clock a message
was received from the Senate announc-
ing the agreement of that body to the
conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. 1t was received
with manifestations of approval, but
with no applause of any kind. At 1920
the Speaker signed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. and his signature was
the signal for general leave. taking.
The Speaker laid before the House
the Senate amendment to the resolu-
ton for final adjournment The amend.
ment, which fixed il o'clock to night as