The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-28

| It both ways and finally settled down on the
| plan that they did not want Sunday cpen-
ing: they wanted Sunday closing"
GATES AND GROUNDS
| WE'RE OPEN AT CHICAGO.
| Mr. Tawney: Right there. II the gen.
| tleman will pardon me. that was not the
| fact. The only portion of the exposition
! that was closed was the machinery and the
| exhibits. The gates and grounds OF the
| Fair were open all day."
Mr. Grout: If you open simply the
grounds and close the machinery and throw
screens blankets over the exhibits and
| the exhibits not to be seen, what does
| 1t amount to to go to the Fair? 1t is an
imposition. If they open the gates and let
them go through free and put in police TO
take care of II, that would be one thing.
| but that would be accompanied by an ad-
mission fee. 1t is far more satisfactory TO
shut down on Sundays and leave II open
through week days to attend the Fair"
Mr.. Steele: "Will the gentleman allow me
a question:"
Mr.. Grout: ''Yes, SIR"
MIR. Steele: THE gentleman is an old men,
Der OF the House and. therefore. familiar
with parliamentary practice. l want to ask
him whether he Is against the ST. Louis
Exposition"
Mr.. Grout: "I voted against Ii because
sought recognition when IL was up on mo-
tion to suspend the rules 10 Introduce this
an amendment. and was whistled down.
or silently turned down. with no chance for
the presentation of this proposition. and so
l voted against 1t. 1 think it is a piece of
extravagant folly for the United States to
appropriate five millions at intervals. about
every year. In fact. for these expositions-I
think 1t an extravagant piece of business.
and. while do not want to go on record as
fighting the Fair by itself alone-I do not
know but would vote for It'll am on record
against it,
Mr.. Steele: "As an old member of this
House. does not the gentleman from Ver-
mont know that the only practical way OF
getting the very question that he Is now
arguing before the House is to disagree to
the Senate amendment and let 1t go to con-
ference?'
Mr.. Grout: Il do not know that. l want
this matter ssttled now
Mr.. Steele: Every other member of the
House knows It,"
WOULD LEGIsLATE AGAINST
FRENCH SUNDAY.
Mr.. Grout: Il believe every member OF
the House. or majority of them. will
agree to this proposition. and then they
may go where they please with the rest OF
the proposition. There was an excuse for
the Worlds Fair: II was the celebration OF
the Quadricentennial anniversary of the
discovery Of the Continent. There is some
reason for this Fair. The transaction il
ScicoidtcS DfOuSHt al empire unuer Inc
American nag. but We do not want to con-
tinue the French Sunday from out Of which
We brough. the empire to Anglo-Saxon
civilization. That Is what 1 object to.
Taken by itself alone. do not say that I
should vote down the st. Louis PROPOSE
ton. 1 think It in many senses worthy.
But they have put on the Charleston prop
osition. Now. Charleston has behaved her
self first rate lately. and / am willing to
give reward of merit to Charleston and
any other Southern section. Indeed. voted
Tor the Nashville Exposition. and also At
Ianta Exposition on the ground that we
wanted the people from the North to go
down and see these folk. and many OF them
went. and think with good effect but this
thing Is going altogether too far. It seems
to me. Now. any arrangement which can
be made to admit this proposition in Its
entirety for a clean. square Sunday closing,
so that the religious people of the country
shall feel that the gates are closed and
that they are invited to attend the Fair
only at the proper time. will be acceptable
to me-"
The Speaker: "The time Of the gentleman
from Vermont has expired
Mr.. Tawney: Mr.. Speaker, the question
before the House is not whether we are in
favor Of a French Sunday or an Anglo
Saxon Sunday. The question is whether or
not this bill that has passed the House with