Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28
stabbed In the House.


The $4,000, 900 appropriation for the
House by q vote of ~ yeas to l32
nays. This action was taken in COM
mittee OF the whole, and, OF course,
this practically ends the matter th :
cago will now be forced either to raise
the necessary amount itself or curtail
the dimensions OF the exposition. The
proposition to close the fair on Sun
days was carried by viva voce vote of
rs TO IA, and tellers were ordered, with
the result OF making the vote l02 yeas
10 ~ nays. A prohibition amendment
offered by Mr.. Atkinson was rejected
by vote OF Al to 169. The ap-
preparation OF $43, 900 for so, 900 bronze
medals and diplomas was agreed to,
but the Senate amendment making the
appropriation for the Government ex-
hibit $500,000 instead OF $316,5O was
Knocked out. Mr.. O'Neill's amendment
making loan, not an appropriation, of
the $4,000, 900, with strict provisions for
its return to the Government, was de-
feated. The Chair next put the ques-
tion on concurring In the Senate amend
ment embo1ying the $1,000, 00G appro-
priation. BY standing vote the House
refused to conour-years, rs; nays, 1872.
Tellers were demanded, and Messrs.
Holman and Hooker, of New York. took
their places as tellers. The result was:
For concurrence, 81; against concur
renee, l16. The Republicans generally
voted to concur.
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, offered an
emendment providing that no machinery
shall be run or unnecessary labor be
performed on Sunday This was in eff
feet substitute for the Senate amend
ment. Mr.. Taylor's substitute amend
ment was rejected. Mr.. Lind, OF Wis
consin, submitted a motion to strike out
the Sunday closing section, but on Mr..
Dingley's point OF order IL was ruled out
and the question was taken on concur
renee in the Senate Sunday closing
amendment. The standing vote re-
suited: Yeas, 70; nays, "a. The point
OF no quorum was made and tellers were
appointed. The result this time was:
Yeas, lO2; nays, 70. That disposed OF
the Worlds Fair amendments. The
House had concurred in the Senate Sun
day-closing amendment and in the par
agraph making appropriations for
medals and diplomas and had refused to
concur in the $4,000, 900 appropriation
and every other substantial amendment.
Ihe battle Not Lost.
Il don't understand it, said Director
Lyman j. Gage. Congress made pos
sible the Worlds Fair, designated Chi
cago as its site. stipulated that we raise
$40, 900, ,0O0,0 and then invited the
world to be present. Any hope / have
lies in the fact that the matter has been
referred to a conference committee.
The battle is not yet lost, nor is the day
done. A bad feature is that foreign
countries will not understand the atti-
tude OF the Government. II the con-
ference committee, however, takes
prompt action the Exposition may not
be seriously injured abroad"
While the Sunday amendment may
stand in the bill, there is a belief that
If the appropriation carries, the Sunday
clause may be stricken out or modified
at the next session OF Congress. The
elections will then be out of the way,
and this, 1t is thought. will make a
change In the vote. President Palmer
gives 1t as his opinion that the fair will
be as strong financially with Sunday
closing as without it, and he is quite
hopeful that the $4,000, 900 appropris.-
tiOn may yet be secured, and that in
the end all will be well. 1t is under
stood that President Palmer has been
largely influenced by Senator Hawley,
who declares, as result of his expert
ence in the Philadelphia Centennial.
that IL the gates be closed on Sunday
the aggregate attendance throughout
the summer will be fully as large as il
would be were the gates open every day.