Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-04
THE ARGUS.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 4. 1892.
THE END IN SIGHT.
Worlds Fair Struggle Seems
= Nearly Fought Out.
COMPROMISE OF TIE LONG CONTEST

A Clear Gif, of 80, 500. 900 for the Fair
Likely To BE Adopted IL the Texas
MaIcontents Consent, which They Say
They Will Never Do-Terms of the
Agreements Endorsed by Caucus
Columbian Celebration i'm Spain - A
veto from the President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. AFTER many
hours spent in a seemingly fruitless
endeavor to come to some agreement on
the Worlds fair appropriation matter, the
committee Of ten Democrats appointed
Tuesday to arrange a compromise looking
70 the breaking of the deadlock decided
yesterday afternoon to report to a caucus
of Democratic members the only arrange
ment they could effect with any degree of
snanimity. This compromise was not
agreed to by any direct vote. 1t was prac-
tically last resort, and consent was
given TO It by some of the members of the
committee almost in desperation
CouIdn't Recommend
The committee agreed to suggest mot
recommend) this means of breaking the
deadlock to a caucus of Democratic MEM
bers. but each member of the committee
reserved his right to vote as he pleased in
the matter. The result was by no means
acceptable to all the members of the COM
mittee. The agreement takes the appro-
priation out of the sundry civil bill, cuts
II IN bali and makes separate measure
of il. kilgore of Texas and others threat
en- to fight any sum given to the fair, and
say they will beat it If it takes until
March 4, 1898
The Caucus Meets Again.
The Democratic caucus met pursuant
to the above arrange ment and was well
attended Three mtm beers of the Texas
observation-disclosures, Bailey and Anthony,
who have bitterly opposed the Worlds
fair appropriation clause in the sundry
civil bill-withdrew from the hall of the
house early in the caucus, refusing to
place themselves in a position where they
might be bound by its action. Holman
presided and Reilly of Pennsylvania was
secretary. When Holman had called the
caucus TO order there were some prelim,
nary inquiries by a few members to ascer-
tain whether the action of the caucus
would be binding.
Not binding on the Individual
They were apparently satisfied with
Reilly's explanation that il was not in
tended that action should be binding en-
individual members, but that it was hoped
a harmonious agreement would make the
caucus action satisfactory to all memb ers
on the Democratic side. This over Reilly,
as chairman of the committee on adjust
ment of the difficulty, presented the report
of the committee and entered into an ex-
PLANTATION Of its details.
Text of tho Agreement.
The agreement in full il as follows:
This committee submits TO the Democrats of
the house the following proposition. IL being
understood that il does not commit any mem
Der of the committee of the house for o
against the Worlds fair appros ration:
Reconsider the vote by which the house has
receded from its disagreemeut 10 the senate
amendments and send the sundry civil LII
back into conference
That pending the conference the sundry
civil bin the Durborow bill. apprOpriatiug
S5OO.Oc0 be taken up, reduced to S2,5n.cb.
appropriating this sum to aid the success
Of the fair, and that final vote upon it with
out interruption be taken not later than
Saturday. Aug 6, at p M
tn at meantime last years sundry civil bill
appropriation be extended, and the power Of
the house be exerted to enforce the attendance
Of absent members
That whether the Durborow bill as amended
be carried or defeated the vote thereupon Is to
be regarded settlement of the question,
and the sundry civil bill shall be considered
NTH he 1afa amendments