, 1892-08-05
WORLDS FAIR BILL.
The Democratic House Gives a
Half of a Loaf

Two million and a Half ApprOprI-
ated for the Exposition After "A
Hard Fight--The Report About
Drunken Members of COngress.l
WASHINGTON, Aug Sat noon the house
assembled in committee of the whole for
the consideration of Durborrow's worlds
fair bill Cummings, ofNew York attacked
it bitterly, characterizing it as an attempt
to rob the treasury. Fellows, ofNew York,
defended the bill. The worlds fair bill
finally passed 181 to So.
The debate was continued until pm.
Much of it was entirely not to the question,
and referred to the commissioners Of PEN
sions. At 1, the chairman stated that un-
der the orders of the house the committee
must rise. The committee rose, and the
bill was reported TO the house, the pending
amendment being the substitute Of Dear
mand, Of Missouri, for the first section,
providing if the exposition deposits at the
mint have enough silver bullion, it shall
be coined for the exposition in amount
not exceeding 100000. The substitute
was defeated, 20 TO 1879. The roll was then
Ehlleu on LLG DdhnhkG VI hAAN DhAUoAAhW
BILL the vote resulting 49, nays 81.
The motion was reconsidered and laid on
the table after Bailey, Of Texas, made
futile attempt to flibuster This passes
the bill finally in the house for gift to the
fair of $2,500,O00. The worlds fair bill was
at once enrolled and taken TO the senate,
but before 1t could be presented the senate
went into executive session.
The house then took recess till O'Clock
this evening when 1t is understood it will
adjourn till next winter. The senate
waited a time after conyening for the
message from the house, then went into eX-
ecutiye session and confirmed the following
nominations to be judges of probate in
Utah: S. V. Frazier, VIM. Goodwin, II.
W. Haight, Jacob Johnson, John Rider, A.
L. Robertson, Henry Shields Orange
Seeley, Martin Slack and I. s. Wilson.
During the executive session message was
received from the house with the worlds
fair bill. After the doors were re-opened
the bill was laid before the senate IN regular
session. Vest said if he could defeat 1t by
any sort of parliamentary tactics he
would do so cheerfully. IL WAS
evident, however, the bill would pass and
all he could hope TO do would be to delay
action on il. Cockrell, George, White and
Harris also said they we're opposed TO the
bill. Cullom said the people Of Chicago
were willing TO let the government share
proportionally the profits Of the fair, II
there should be profits, but the house had
uot put that condition in the bill and 1t
was dangerous now to attempt TO amend
it. After further colloquy, in which Cul-.
lom and Sherman declared the people Of
Chicago had done more than they prom
ised, the bill was then put to vote and
passed.
DRUNKEN MEMBERS.
Chairman Boatner, Of the house commit
tee investigating the charges Of drunken
ness made by Watson, has finished his re-
port Il is approved by three democrats
and partially by Grout, republican, of Yer
ment. The report says three or four menu
bers appeared on the floor more or less un-
der the influence Of liquor, but none IN the
condition charged. ThecOmnittee will re-
port resolution declaring Watson's charge
untrue and an unwarranted assault on the
honor and dignity of the house, and has It's
unqualified disapproval. Grout will pre-
sent minority report allowing Watson an
opportunity to retract his statement