The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-11
OVATION TO Gov. OATES.
The Distinguished AldbamiaR Visits
the House Again,

a Splendid Greeting to the Governor
Elect by Members IrrespactiYa Of
Party-A Basket of Floral Beauties.
The House Then Settles Down to the
Dry Work Of Wrangling over APP
propriations Printing House
site aud the Atlanta Exposition.
Washington, Aug. Representative
and Governor-elect Oates of Alabama re-
appeared on the floor of the House to-day,
after an absence of six weeks He was
enthusiastically received by his Rolltical
associates, and warmly greeted by his
politilal opponents, with whom he is a
personal fayorite On his return he found
a basket of handsome orchids and roses
on his desk
The session of the House to-day was all
most wholly taken up with the considera-
tion of the first conference reuort on the
sundrY civil appropriation bill The
principal subject of discussion was the
appropriation to enable the government
TO make an exhibit at the Atlanta expo
sition, which afforded an opportunity
for several "bridge-the--blood
speeches that We're applauded warmly.
The vote on the amendment showed that
the House three TO one favored making
the appropriation, but wanted it to be in
the form of the House bill on that SUBJ
ieot.
The Senate amendments TO the bill In-
creased the total appropriations by 50
100,as2 Tho CoufDrees agreed TO recon-
mend that the Senate recede from its
amendments carrying > i,bi0.3l0; that the
House agree TO amendments carrying ST.
4lb,4HH On amendments carrying Sh2l -
| nsO the conferees could not agree. Among
these amendments was that 30 purchase
site for the government printing office.
4 statement en- mhQdYinp the prinGipal
changes made in the bill by the conferees
was given by Mr.. Sayers and the report
was agreed to-
On motion Of Mr. SAY ers, the House
voted 10 insist upon its disagreement to
the amendments still in dispute, except
those relating TO the apprGpriatiOn in aid
Of the Atlanta eXposition and the purs
chase ola site for the government prnts
ing once. In respect 10 the Atlanta ex-
/ position appropriation, the House voted
To insist upon it's disagreement thereto.
MIR Cannon moved that the House con-
tepeas be instructed to propose 10 the SEM
ate oonferees, in lieu Of that provision af
| the bill, The substance of the bill reported
U
| appropriations, appropriating Sl0h0l0 iR
/ aid Of the exposition.
The motion was discussed by Messrs.
/ Cannon, Murray rep, of South Carolina,
! Coombs, dem, Of New York, sick.es,
! dem, OF New York, Cogswell, rep, Of
MASSACHUSETTS,, and Bryan, dem, Of Ne
| braska, all Of whom spoke IN enthusiastic
terms of the enterprise of the people Of
Atlanta in projecting the exposition and
expressing their qualification at being
able 10 vote for the appropriation.
Mr.. Williams, dem, of Illinois offered
| as substitute for Mr.. Cannon's motion,
a motion that the House conferees be in
| structed TO continue to disagree to the
| Senate amendment or to any proposition
! 10 make an appropriation in aid of the At
| ianta exposition. He said that as a mem
! Der OF the committee on appropriations
| and OF the dominant party, responsible
| for the business OF the House he was op-
! posed 10 tho issuing of interest-bearing
| bonds In order that the government might
! go into the show business now or hereaf-
| ter.
Mr.. Dockery Joined his committee col-
| league in opposing the proposition to vote
aid to the exposition,
| Mr.. Pence, pop, OF Colorado expressed
| regret that the objection To the appro-
tion should have come from q representa-
| tive from Southern Illinois, the state in
| Hnlth OHtChHO la lpcdbtu, LHt CITY WHlcn
! had been the recipient Of the most lavish
| liberality OF congress. That gentleman
! (Williams) had referred TO the proba-
bility, If this appropriation should be
made that other cities, Omaha, Denver
aud san Francisco might ask similar ap-
preparations in the future.
That may happen, Mr.. Speaker said
Mr.. Ponce, but these cities Of the west
will not manifest ingratitude for the
fayorn
The question was further discussed fa-
vorably by Mossrs Grosyepor, rep, Of
| Ohio Everett, dem, OF Massachusetts
and Livingston dem, of Georgia, and In
opposition by Snodgrass, dem, Of Ten
nessee.
Mr., Williams substitute for Mr.. Cam
non 8 motion, opposing any appropriation
whatever, was defeated on a division by
II TO 1872 The yeas and nays were or
dered, resulting yeas 80, nays Ill
MIR. Cannon's motion was then agreed
TO without division.
Several other items Of disagreement
were discussed until o'clock, when with
out disposing of the report, the House
| took recess until ) O'Clock
At the evening session of the House no
business whatever was transacted owing
70 the absence of quorum, and all Of the
session up 10 lO:30 was spent in hlibuster-
ing. The House then adjourned.