Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-06
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
BOW the Measure Passed the House and
Benate-The Chicago People Are Not
Exactly Satisfied With the Appropria-

senate-The Chicago People Are Not
Exactly Satisfied With the Appropria'
tiOn.
WASHINGTON, D. G. August s.
At noon to-day the House resumed
in committee Of the whole the con-
sideratiCn of the Durborow Worlds
Fair bill. Mr.. Cummings, of New York,
opened the opposition with a bitter
speech against the appropriation, which
he characterized as one which was in
tended 20 loot the treasury. The
Worlds Fair proposition has so mixed
itself up with the Government that II
was difficult to tell which was the
Worlds Fair and which was the Gov
ernment.
Mr.. Fellows, OF New York, eloquent
ly supported the bill. The work he
said was government matter alone.
The idea OF the fair had been born in
Congress. 1t had its inception here.
From the start TO the finish it was the
governments work. He had been ap-
pealed TO as a Democrat TO refuse his
aid 20 proposition which his colleague
designated as one to loot the treasury.
The debate continued until o'clock.
Much Of it was entirely foreign 10 the
question pending and referred TO the
Commissioner OF Pensions.
Precisely at o'clock the chairman OF
the Committee of the Whole stated that
under the order of the House the com
mittee must rise. Having arisen, the
Durborow bill was reported to the
House. The pending amendment land
the only one was substitute Of
fered by Mr. De Almond, Of Missouri,
for the Grst section Of the bill.
II provides that il the Worlds
Columbian Exposition shall deposit at a
mint of the United States a sufficient
quantity of silver bullion it shall be
coined and delivered to the Exposition
in halt-dolar coins in amount not ex-
ceeding $1,000, 600.
Mr.. DeArmond's substitute was re-
jected-yeas 76. nays 139.
The roll was then called for the vote
on the passage of the Durborow bill
and it was adopted by 13l 10 So.
A motion 10 reconsider the vote by
which the Duroorow bill was passed
was laid on the table after futile effort
to filibuster was made by Mr.. Bayle,
of Texas. This passed the bill finally
in the House.
The Worlds Fair bill was enrolled in
few minutes after its passage and was
Immediately brought over to the Senate,
arriving there at 2:37 o'clock by Clerk
Kerr, but before IL could be presented
to the Senate it went into executive ses-
sion. The House took a recess until
: o'clock.
In the Senate, the bill having been
read in full and the Vice President hav-
ing declared that the bill was open TO
amendment, Mr.. Vest said that if he
could defeat it by any sort OF par
liamentary tactics he should do so very
cheerfully. II was very evident, how
ever, that the bill would pass, and all
that he could hope TO do would be TO de-
lay action upon IL for a number of days
only.
Mr.. C0cl;rell also opposed the dill.
Mr.. Harris desired TO be on record as
against the bill.
Mr.. Cullom remarked that the people
Of Chicago were willing TO let the Gov
ernment share sproportionately in the
profits OF the fair, if there should be
profits, but the House had not put that
condition in the bill, aud IL would be
dangerous now to attempt to amend it,.
Mr.. Sherman expressed the opinion
that Congress occupied a very unpleas-
ant attitude in reference TO the eX-
position. The city OF Chicago had
done everything required Of her by the
law. He did not like the way that this
money was TO be paid on the part Of
the Government. He would rather that
Congress had appropriated five or ten
millions and shared in the profits and
loss OF the enterprise. But here this
-, 800, 900 was thrown ungraCiouSly TO
Chicago, like bone TO dog II the bill
stood alone without its surroundings he
would vote against il. II he were cit
izen of Chicago he would not accept
the money the way il was offered.
Remarks in favor OF the passage Of
the bill we're made by Mr.. Hawley and
Mr.. Palmer and against it by Mr.. Cake.
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading and passed without a division.
At 1855 this evening, the President
signed the Durborrow bill and it is
law.