Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-02
THE FIGHT WILL GO 0NI
Nothing Gained by the Caucus.
of Last Evening.
GOVERNMENT SERVICE RESUMED.
A Resolution That tho Appropriations al
Last Year Hold Over for Four Days
ed-Ov~rwhelming Evidence In
Favor of Judge Cobb.


Favor of Judge Cobb.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Eff the supporters
of the Worlds Fair Appropriation do as
they say they will, nothing will have
been accomplished by the Democratic eau
Gus of last night, at which it was voted
to postpone consideration of the PROPOSE
ton to appropriate until next December
Representative Mccain of Illinois said
this morning that the supporters of the
Worlds Fair Appropriation would con
tinue to press their cause until Congress
expired by limitation of law, on March 4
next.
"They will continue" said he, "to in
sist on carrying out the will of the ma
jority."
Representative Durborrow agreed with
the sentiments expressed by his colleague.
If this program be carried out the eau
Gus will merely result in substituting the
friends of the Worlds Fair appropria-
ton in the place of its opponents as fill
buSterers.
The caucus was held to endeavor to eff
feet an agreement by which the present
deadlock on the Worlds Fair Appropria-
ton clause in the Sundry Civil bill could
| be broken and a speedy adjournment be
brought about. There were about 100
members present, with Representative
Holman in the chair.
A resolution was offered Ivy Mr.. Mulch
| Ter of Pennsylvania, which in effect was
that there should be a vote on u separate
| Worlds Fair bill, making an appropria-
ton of S., 0O0 900 in aid of the Worlds
| Fair, on the first Wednesday in December
| next, after six hours debate, and that
only amendments thereto should be in
| order After considerable discussion this
was adopted-69 to 81.
The first business in order when the
| House assembled yesterday was the reso-
luton presented by Mr.. Holman Dem,
Ind) to extend the government appro-
| priations for four days. He explained
the necessity for the appropriation and
| said the House was confronted with q
peculiar situation. The gentleman from
| Illinois (Mr. Hopkins) had stopped the
wheels of the Government by Directing to
the consideration of the resolution on
Saturday last. Never before in the his
tory of the Government had such state
of affairs existed. He wanted to bulldoze
the House, and so objected.
Mr.. Reed (Rep., Me,) followed with a
| characteristic speech and said that the
| blame for the failure to pass the Sundry
Civil bill rested with the Democratic ma
jority and the filibustering against the
| Worlds Fair. Mr.. Holman was RESPONSE
bic in large degree for the present con-
dition of things. The appropriation for
the Worlds Fair had the sanction of the
Senate and also of 140 members in the
House, and there was nothing urged
against it except the miserable technical
lty that some think it ought not to ap-
pear in an appropriation bill. The gentle
man from Indiana had the boldness to
| stand up here and charge his sins on
other men. A House with 140 Democratic
majority was responsible for legislation
and yet Mr.. Holman had blamed this mat
ter upon the other side.
After further discussion Holman's reso-
luton was adopted and sent to the Senate,
and by unanimous consent was passed by
that body.
The furry in some parts of the govern
ment service, caused by the failure of the
House, Saturday, to extend the appropri-
atoms in the last Sundry Civil bill until
!! August 4, was soon over When the law
, governing the case was carefully exam
, ined, it was learned that the occasion for
. furry was comparatively limited. At
least it was discovered that generous pro-
vision had been made for carrying on gov
ernmental affairs and the failure to pass
Sundry Civil bill would not cause wide
spread disaster
In case of failure of tny appropriation
, BILL it appears, as stated by experienced
|
existence of which is necessary for the
, preservation of life or property, continue
j to do business under the provisions of the
last previous act, and in all departments
whatever is necessary to be done for the
same end is authorized. By this provision
in case of the failure of Congress to pass a
| Sundry Civil bill, the life saving service,
the hospitals and prisons, the lighthouse
service and the marine hospital service
, would be maintained on the old basis. In
the present instance the Government
, printing Office was the only establishment
that did not continue operations as usual.
In others the employees assumed all the
risk of receiving compensation for their
, labors, a risk which ended when the joint
l resolution was signed by the President.
l Shortly before noon the special COM
l mittee of the House investigating the
charges made by Representative Watson,
? | of Georgia. that members had been seen
. | on the floor of the House to stagger and
. | reel from drunkenness, resumed its labors
Ex-Governor Josiah Patterson, of Ten
nessee, was the first witness called.
> He said he had never noticed a member
3 drunk on the floor of the House, and sc
! far as he knew the statement was untrue
He had known Mr.. Cobb since his arrival
here as a member of the House, and the
/ day that Mr.. Cobb made his speech on the
| Noyes- Rockwell contested election ht
| (Mr. PatterSon) had listened to him
9 throughout his argument, which was 1
h very long and exhaustive one. He had
r seen Mr. Cobb drink from cup, but a
It to it containing whiskey he could mo-
b state. AS to Judge Cobb's being drunk h
a wished the public to know that it was no
true, Witness sat within four feet of Mr.
Cobb when he was making his speech.
y Mr. Bynum, of Indiana, was tn
next witness. He said that he was not il
the House the day that Judge Cobb spoke
q Mr.. Boatner asked him if he had eve
II seen any member of the House drunk OF
4 the floor of the House.
l. Witness replied that he had never seel
a such a thing and was of the opinion tha
- such a thing had never taken place on tn
a door.
- Mr.. Simpson objected to the question
'SI Mr.. Roatner told him that he could ap
~ peal to the committee.
II Mr.. Simpson, do not wish to appea
to the committee.
1t Mr.. Watson made a statement to tn
l. effect that he was satisfied with the In