New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-03
THEY COULD NOT AGREE.
,rr uOrsE SENDS THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
BACK TO CONFERENCE.
o,,,s FAIR AMENDMENTS THE GROUND OF
oPPosITION-PUBLC BUILDINGS
ALSO FOUGHT.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.1

Tpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNEJ
washington March c.-The report OF the Conference
tee. On the Sundry Civil Appropriation Dill
'lod strong opposition In the House OF Repre-
PV H.. today and at o'clock tonight the ni'
So nod re,ortcd 10 filibustcrinG. and call OF the
,o became necessary In order to Obtain quorum
49, oybu.t,rs were led by Mossrs Bailey qua Ntohy
~" There IS usually some Texas statesman on
,a 70 interfere with the business of legislation Az
an inoppor,une nnle' +, ~, A.,
800, 90. again sent to conference The contest began
III -. ,srt OF the report In which the COnfcrrccs
wv ssna,c and House had reached an agreement.
VI 49, mainly dir, cited against the amendments re
anu ,he sites and the public buildings at Ale
' CIV Penn. and san Francisco. Chairman
t,,.aa n, the Committee on Public buildings and
h. ,.d the opposition to these amendments. Among
,nt,-s he cha ged corruption in regard To the
'' 49,, 81 the site for the san Francisco building.
' 4, which he declared "sOmc of the highest
. ~ the Government involved" Mr.. Bank
a dd not undertake to name the ohicialS who are
, involycd and his accusation would have been
ro weighty II he had been prepared TO offer any
evidence whatever IN support of II. The Committee
an publc Buildings. OF which Mr.. Bankhead l. chair
man was organized more than year ago and II is
grange that he and his colleagues should not haze
,-ought this matter 10 the attention OF the House
un,l the closing hours Of Congress. Mr.. Bankhcad
o,so argued that the amendments were unnecessary,
t.csuse number Of new public buildings have been
heretofore authorized which have not yet been begun.
This argument would have made deeper impression
y almost In the same BREATH he had not complained
because no action has been taken by the House upon
some sixty bills for public buildings reported from
his committee since the beginning Of this Congress
The adoption OF the partial report was also opposed
bv Messrs. Fitch. Warner and other New York Rep
rescntstives because the senate amendment ap
pr priaiing 100000 for the site for the New-Iork
custom House had been rejected in conference. After
long debate however. that portion of the report 70
which the conferrecs had agreed adopted 10y vote
Of 1871 yeas 10 nays. According TO this report the
senate had receded from amendments carrying total
n, s242l 900 and the House had agreed TO Senate
amendments carrying total OF S42l 0O0 that the
total OF the bill exclusive Of matters still In dispute.
amounted to si1. $4,000. The amount still IN con-
,roversy was 81 100000. Of which ~ 100000 was on
account OF the Columbian ENp' sition
This was the CHEF bone OF contention,
and II was the prctcXt for the flibuStcr
Ing performance which began ut halfpast . O'Clock
despite the announcement Of Chairman Holman that
unless the amendments the Sundy civil bill ana the
Ieci satlvc bill should be disposed OF toniSh, there
would be grave danger OF the failur, OF SINE OF the
rc1eral appropriation bills After nearly two hours OF
precious time had been wasted quorum was OBJ
tanned and the House resumed CONSIDERATION Oh 'he
Worlds Fair amendments
Mr. Hit, offered an amendment providing that moth
ing In the previous Sundry Civil act shall be con
srued so a. prevent the payment OF the just ana
reasonable expenses of officers connected with the
Government exhibit at tn worlds Fair. Rejected.
Mr. Durborow moved 10 concur in senate amendment
providing for the Government exhibit at the NoriG
Columbian EXPOSITION. Lo,t-5' 10 60.
Mr. Hopkins moved TO concur in the senate amend
men, appropha,nc S23637o for the Worlds Columbian
Commission Nr. Springer advocated the notion
Which was opposed by Mr. Sayers. Before the motion
vas disposed Of the hour OF o'clock arrvd-'hc hour
appointed for the House TO do honor 10 the memory
Of The late senator Kenna. OF West Virginia
The sundry Civil Appro praiicn bill was again taken
again and the Senate amendments relative to the World
.air were ulianim iisy mOn-concured in. 1hic was
done I'm order to facilitate the transaction OF business
The bin was again sent TO conference.