The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-31
Senate Expected to Table Motion
to Reconsider Worlds
Fair Vote.
PENNSYLVANIANS IN CAUCUS.
Their Proposition to Friends of the
Purchase Exposition-Latter
Now in Position to Die
tate Terms.
The Republic Bureau.
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| iit'l s.. and i'cnnsylV ania Ave.
Washington. May 3o-Scnator GallinEcr's =
motion to recousi5 It the vote by which the
! Senate adopted the Louisiana Purchase
| Worlds Fair ame7InlcnI IS part Of tho
suuGry civil bill is the unfinished business
! before the Senate. Under tnr rules the un-
finished business IS laiI before the Senate at
. o'clock each day.
when Senator Galiingcr's motion ;s
brought to the attention Of the Senate to-
morrow for action. n motion will be made
by some fcicrd Of the FAIR to lay Senator
Gal'inger's motion on the table. The vote
VIII :hon be taken this motion. Neither
Senator Cockrall nor Senator Vest has any
doubt as 70 the result They are confident
that the motion to lay the Galiinger motion
on the table Will prevail by good ma
iority.
So far as known the only Senator hesiles
Senator Galllnger specially interested in the
ad rption Of Senator GallnEcr's motion for
reconsideration Is Senator Penrose Of Penn
syivaria Senator Perrose has amend
ncnt which he is anxious to have made a
part Of the surdry civil hill. and for this
reason will support Senator Gallinger In his
fight with all the influence which he can
command.
Senator Pcnroec's amendment IS one
making an appropriation Of S2o0,010 for the
Philadelphia museums. Senator Galling"r 3
amendment the ruling out of which yes
terday prunptei HIS fight N the Louisiana
Purchase Worlds Fair amendment. is an
amendment making an appropra ton Of
$4,000 to defray the expenses Of com
mission 20 investigate the conditions with
regard to Oriental trade. The obtectt
which has been made to Senator Calm
gers proposition is that the work which
ha iacirsS q commission u pp-FDrT,l is
work which just well be performed
by the American Cousuls now resident in
the Orient.
P~nn<yfvania's Back Up.
This morning the Pennsylvania delega-
t!on in the House held a caucus and de-
ciced u fight the Worlds Fair amendment
when the sJnd-y civil bill reached the
House. unless the friends of the Worlds
Fair amendment in the Senate consented 10
the adoption of the Penrose amendment
making an appropriation for the Phiia-
delphia museums After the caucus III"
TRANSFORMATIONS sent word TO Mr.. Seth C1tb
Of their intentions. Mr.. Cobb's reply vas
that before the Penns ylvanians sought the
cid of the friends OF the Worlds Fair ~
help them in their fight he thought II
would be proper for them TO make Mr..
Dalzeu and General Bingham Of Pernsyi- |
vanfa desist from the efforts they have !
been making TO prevent the consideration |
OF the Worlds Fair measure in the House |
The friends OF the Worlds Fair are now !
in position to dictate terms. The Penn /
sylvanians have been brought to realize |
this and this afternoon MIR. Hanna, the }
manager OF the Philadelphia museums, was |
telegraphing to Influential men in the dts (;
trtcrs of Mr.. Daizell and General BinS- |
ham, urging them 10 have their representa- /
ures come out in support OF the World s !
Fair. as their support of this measure /
depended Philadelphia $ only chance Of win !
ing 10 o he I'M a a
ton
The Senate Coup.
Tho great coup which the friends or the |
Worlds Fair executed in the Senate yea- |
terday was the chief topic the House |
side to-day. The moral effect Of the Senate /
victory was undoubtedly great. That class |
OF members which is anxious TO be aryiyed |
OF the winning side Of every big PROPOSE |
tion was Influenced from autagOni.-m or in
difference to the Worlds Fair movement |
TO support. The defeat Of The Speaker in |
his fight to prevent consideration of the
Worlds Fair bill was acknowledged even
by his closest friends. None Of them had any
hope that the Senate would adopt the Gal
linger motion to reconsider. All regarded |
ii as practically certain that the Louisiana
Purchase Worlds Fair amendment vii! be
a part OF the sundry civi, hill. AS the bill
will come 20 the House. This being the
case. 4 vote upon il viii be unavoidable.
The fact that the amendment passed the
Senate without division and without debate. !
and the further fact that 80 m. mbcrs Of
the House have signed the petition 80 the
Speaker for the cousid. ration oc .he House
Worlds Fair bill. convince many OF the
lul1eyarm or indifferent II mh-rs that tn.
Worlds Fair bill has nov SECURED 4 bad |
which, in all probability. will make il q |
winner. M=uv members who would stand |
by the Speaker upon any issue where the
outcome WAS in doubt will he quick to |
4.
that his power is To he overthrcwn. Pro
dictious were not wanting today that the
Speaker himself. se"ilg humiliation star
Ing him In the face vOuid abandon his arr
policy
Chances Coed.
Even II the HuuS, SnDJ.ld vote to nom
concur IN the Scnat" amendment for the
Worlds Fair. the friends Of the measure
believe they will win out a vo;,. to non
concur would m k" the anle n'imont a sub
ject Of conference. TIL Senate Cu,f.r.as
or the sunIry civil bill will be Senators Al
liSon OF Iowa. CockTell of Missouri and CuI-
lom of Illinois. All three of them are
warm friends of the Louisiana Purchase
Worlds Fair nevem Mt.
The House coufarces VIII hc Cannon of
Illinois, HemeHway Of Indiana ami AcRa.
Of Arkansas Cannon. # IS believed will
oppose the motion TO concur in the first In
stance. As chairman of Tho Committee on
Appropriations he may feel that he will
have TO taxi this stand in order to prevent
criticism from those who have sought to
get other new legislation on the sundry
civil bin. Hemenway Of Indiana is thought
10 be friendly. McRae of Arkansas is !
counted upon as friend of the aulen,i-
ment. His State arkansas has shown
great enthusiasm IN the Worlds Fair move
slert. Governor Jones' Of Arkansas was one
lf the principal advocates OF the Worlds
Fair bill before the House special commit
Tee.
Cannon's Fight.
How far Cannon of Illinois will see cit to
AIRY his fight in conference is a question. |
Every member OF the Illinois delegation eS- |
,ept hi.nself-and he was not asked for rea- |
sons of propriety-has signed the petition
% Speaker HENDERSON for considera ton |
More than that nearly all of them have |
isnifed their intention OF voting for the
of $500. GO when the vote is |
AIKEN IN the House. With four Of the con-
eress friendly 10 the bill, one of them a |
senator from hts own State. and with his
in the House anxious TO vote for .
he proposition, Mr.. Cannon is not In a po- | :
tion to make much of a fight, even IL ne
% desired.
Such being the conditions Governor Fran,
is. Seth Cobb. Corwiu Spencer and the 81 | ,
.ouis Congressman, Messrs. JOY Barthold;
nd Pearce. are feeling tonight tha, their
hances of ultimate victory are frst-class
Governor Francis and Messrs Spencer and .
'obb to-day had a long conference with
enators Cockreil and Vest The Senators !
ointed out to them the few chances of a ! :
lip-up. but at the same time expressed the