Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-12
SUNDAY DISCUSSED,
Lively Worlds Fair Debate in
the Senate.
STATESMEN DIFFER VERY WIDELY,

Frye and Hawley Want the Gates Tightly
Locked on the Lords Day and Sanders
Prefers Them Open-Cullom Tells What
Chicago Agreed to Do and Did-Peffer
indulges in Some odious Comparisons
While Morgan Thinks Religion and
Politics are Getting Mixed.
WASHINGTON. July 12-The last few
hours of the senate session yesterday were
devoted to a debate on the question
whether the Worlds fair should be closed
on Sunday. The appropriation of 5000
go for the fair rs contained in the sundry
civil bill, and when the consideration OF
that measure was resumed the question
was Oh Quay's amendment requiring that
the fair be closed Sunday While the
matter was up for discussion Saturday
Quay had sent his argument TO the clerk to
read, saying that he thought it would
prove conclusive. 1t was the command
ment, Remember that thou keep holy
the Sabbath day etc Yesterd ay Man
derson OF Nebraska opened the debate
with the claim that the state of Illinois
could be trusted with the matter.
sabbath Is Not a Good Word.
He then criticised the language Of the
amendment. The Sabbath day was not
our Sunday. While he would not desire
the clang OF machinery to be heard in the
Coiumb lan exposition on Sunday. he saw
no reason why the grounds, the art gal
lery and other parts Of the exposition
should not be opened to the countless Wis
itors. He instanced the beneficial results
which had followed the opening OF the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art Of New
York on Sunday, and moved a an amend
ment TO Quay's proposition TO strike out
the words sabbath day and 10 insert a
proyisO that the mechanical portion Of the
exposition should be closed on tie first
day OF the week, commonly called sun
day.
Palmer of Illinois Agrees
Palmer suggested that it would only b.
fair ana right to assume that the officers
Of the exposition, who were appointed from
all parts OF the United States, would
respect the opinion of the people of the
United States, and would do nothing to
demoralize but everything to make the
exposition source OF elevation and i'm
provement. Personally, he concurred with
the views Of Henderson, and thought it
very desirable, while stopping the machin-
cry, to have the grounds and all that was
beautiful open to the laburing classes and
visitors, instead of driving them elsewhere
for the Sunday. He thought the proper
course would be to refer this matter to the
discretion of those who were entrusted
with everything else which pertained to
the management of thi great enterprise.
Pettisrew Strong for Closing.
Pettigrew was strong for Sunday closing
and Sanders of Montana, equally strong
for the fair being wide open in every de.
partment. He opposed both Quay and
Henderson. Vest said he should at the
proper time move an amendment similar
to Manderson's with the additional pro-
vision that hall should be provided for
religious services for every sect aud faith.
The Nations salvation Involved.
Frye was proud 10 say he would vote for
locked gates Sunday, and would not vote
for the appropriation if not accompanied
with this condition. He believed that the
salvation of tn country depended upon a
nearer approach to the Sunday of the
early days. There never was an English
speaking people on the face of this earth
that assented by law to the opening of
places of exhibition on Sunday.