Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-07-27
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL
LONG CONTEST IN THE HOUSE
OVER IT.
Filibustering Throughout The
Day to Bring the Democrats
INTO Limits of EcOnOmy-HOl-
man, the Great ObjectOr, ,On,Deck

Into Limits of EscOnOmy-HOl-
man, the Great ObjectOr, ,On,Deck
WASHINGTON, July 27.-In the senate
today Mr.. Hale, chairman of the COM
mittec on naval affairs, introduced
Joint resolution to amend the act in re-
lation to the proposed international
naval review at Hampton Roads and
New York. The amendment empowers
and directs the secretary of the navy to
send United States ships of war to rem
dczyous in Hampton Roads i'll April,
1893, and to proceed hence at some
time during the month of May or June to
New York harbor to hold review.
The senate joint resolution authorized
foreign exhibitors at the Worlds Colum'
bian exposition to bring into the United
States foreign laborcrs for the purpose
of preparing for and making their cX-
hibits was taken from the calendar and
passed. In reference to this provision
Mr.. Hawlcy remarked that postcrity
would not look with pride on an enact
ment which let in foreign laborcrs, but
told them that as soon as the exposition
was over they must get out.
1t was expected that vote would he
taken on the Worlds fair amendments
to the sundry civil bill in the house to-
day without debate, but the friends of
the fair at the last moment concluded
that it would be better to have more
talk and when, at 12:40 O'Clock, the bill
again obtained the floor, Mr.. Carruth. OF
Kentucky, was given opportunity to ex-
plain why he had decided to change front
at this time for the appropriation. His
reason was that the fair had become a
national matter.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois closed for the
appropriation, his strong point being
that by ordering the Sunday closing the
house had diminished the fair receipts.
Mr.. McMillin closed for the opposition,
urging the necessity for economy.
The debate being concluded Speaker
Crisp announced that he was satisfied
his ruling of Yesterday should he chang
ed. The effect of the ruling was to give
MIR. Holman entire control over the sit
uation unless the house should take
it away from him by voting down
some proposition lie makes. The first
senate amendment proposed to increase
the appropriation for the government
exhibit and on Holman's motion, the
house, without division, insisted on it's
non-concurrenee in this amendment. The
same course was followed as to the
other amendments of minor Importance
to the $5,0O0,00O appropriation, the
Worlds fair managers not caring to force
the fight till the big appropriation was
reached.
In this way, without division,' all the
senate Worlds fair amendments were
sent back to conference until he $5 O0O.-
900 appropriation was reached.
Mr.. Holman, in accordance with the
deposition program, yielded to Mr.. Bank
head to offer the $500,000 amendment,
and, the previous question being ordered,
the clerk began the call of the roll on
Bankheads amendment which tilibuster-
ers expected to be test. On the first roll
call sixty votes were given for and ll3
votes against the Bankhead amendment
and was then defeated bya vote of II to
141.
The next move was the motion by Mr.
Holman that the house further insist or
its disagreements to the senate amend
ments, to which Mr.. Bingham of Penn
lsylvania made the counter motion that
the house concur.
On 3ingham's motion to accept th'
senate's $5OO,0OO amendment, the first
roll call resulted in 80 votes for the sen
ate amendment and so against it.
Holman demanded the yeas and nays
and roll call was ordered, but Holman
then changed his plan and decided to I'll
ibuster at once and demanded recogi'i
ton. Bingham insisted that Holman
could not interrupt the roll call whicl
was in progress, but Holman asserted
that he had demanded recognition be
fore the roll call was begun and tn
speaker ruled that he would have to rec
ognize Holman. Holman then move'
that the house reconsider its order tor
roll call, but again changed front mo
ment later and withdrew his motion
Filibustcring then began, Mr.. Outl
waite, the pending vote being on Bing
hams motion. moving to adjour
till Friday. and Bailey of Texas to at
journ till Saturday.