Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-02
had an incurable case of sobriety, is intense

had an incurable case of sobriety, is intense
ly edifying.
The Deadlock Not Yet Picked.
A long drawn-out caucus Of Democrats
this evening, with heated speeches, brought
the deadlock in the House no nearer the
end, apparently, than it was at adjourn
ment this afternoon. Pennsylvanians were
at the forefront, both for and against the
Worlds Fair appropriation. Mr.. Mutchler
came loaded with resolution to postpone
until December the whole matter, and
at that time take vote without flibuster-
ing. He had another proposition to appoint
q committee to Investigate during the recess
the actual financial condition of the Fair
corporation, to report December ! and take
vote December7. Mr.. Reilly, of Penn
sylvania, offered a substitute providing for
an immediate vote on the previous question
now before the House.
Probably dozen members spoke on each
side. The most prominent ones favoring
postponement were Speaker Crisp, Judge
McCrearv, of Kentucky; Dockery, of
Missouri, and Mutchler, Reilly. Wike, Of
Indiana; O'NeiIl, of Missouri, and others
urged immediate action. Reilly's PROPOSE
tion was defeated by q vote of 66 to 50, and
then Mutchler's proposition to postpone
was adopted by vote of So to %.
Dockery Can See no Daylight.
81 do not see that the situation is much
changed" said Mr.. Dockery after the eau
Gus tonight 1.-THE caucus binds no one,
and 1 know personally that some who voted
for posrponement tonight would vote for
the appropriation tomorrow. Yet, I be-
lieve if it were not for the Senate we could
carry the House for postponement I know
of q number of Republicans who would
vote that way, but they hold back because
they believe the Senate will stand out
against adjournment until the Fair appro-
priation is accepted by the House. The
Senate is held by the Worlds Fair people.
The Director General is closeted with lead
ing senators every day, and holds them
steady for the appropriation.
CAS- to vote in the House at this time,
the result is problematic. So many have
gone away that it is impossible to say which
side would now have majority on direct
vote on the appropriation"
Upon this point the Worlds Fair people
could possibly give Mr.. Dockery Informs
tion. They claim they have been keeping a
close count on departing members, and that
they will have a majority any time vote
is taken. The important phase of the
matter is that long and formal caucus Of
upward of 100 Democrats has failed to ac-
complish anything tangible toward breaking
the deadlock.
The Senate Like q Stone Wall
Even though majority could be gained
in the House for postpouement, the Senate
stands like wall of adamant Between the
House and adjournment until the Worlds
Fair matter comes to it in satisfactory form.
Both Blackburn, of the Democrats, and
Allison, of the Republicans, declared to-day
they we're as firm as ever in their determina-
tion never to agree to adjournment until the
Fair appropriation became an accomplished
fact
The mere fact that the fiibusters are in
doubt as to whether they would have q
majority makes them fear to permit the
amendment to come to q vote. There is no
way for them to get there postponement
proposition before the House except by
first allowing a vote on Bingham's motion,
to table Holmsn's motion to reconsider the
vote by which the previous question was
ordered. Should they permit this, and
should the motion to table prevail, the fight
would be at an end, as there then would re-
main nothing but to take direct vote on
the amendment
The only way compromise can be ef-
fected is by withdrawal all around Of all
the pending motions, the elimination of the
Fair amendment entirely from tie sundry
civil bill, and the adoption of a separate
resolution, embodying Mutchler's caucus
resolution of tonight. At present there is
not the least sign of possibility of such An
amicable arrangement