The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-15

many. IL not all. Of the difficulties eN-
perienced under the act authorizing
the Worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago"
1.-The special committee OF the
house. not enjoying the privilege ac-
corded 10 a few OF the leading com
mittees under the rules. namely, the
right 20 report at any time, had no
opportunity of presenting the bill for
consideration and passage unless IL
could be reached upon the calendar in
the regular order, which was out of
the question. or unless special rule
for that purpose could be obtained
from the committee on rules. which
was equally impossible. Hence. the
first opportunity TO present the bill
10 the house was on committee sus-
pension day. which was Monday. Feb
ruary Is. The special committee au-
thorized its chairman 10 move a sus-
cnsion of the rules for this purpose.
" hich was done. and which permitted
only forty minutes debate and for
tunately afforded no opportunity for
amendment. On the roll being called
there were 1870 years and only AZ
nays.
Cours. In the senate.
The bill then went TO the senate.
where il was looked upon with as
much favor as il was in the house and
for the same reason, but. neverthe-
less. its passage in that body of in
terminable debate, where many OF the
largest appropriation bills were pend
ing. was regarded with apprehension
But in that body il had two most val
liable and able champions. Senators
Cockrcll and Vest, whose influence
and experience in the senate enabled
them finally TO get the bill before
that body almost a. soon as II was
favorably reported by the senate com
mittee on industrial expositions. The
senate committee having reported the
bin as il came from the house and
without amendment, and also having
adopted the house report. the passage
OF the bill was thereby facilitated by
removing the necessity for the dis
cussion OF any amendments. 1t also
obviated the necessity for any confer
ence between the two houses.
unfortunately. there were sena-
tors interested in expositions in
other parts of the country that de-
sired government aid, but had secured
no pledge from congress for the same.
They saw their opportunity to secure
such aid by attaching their bills as
riders 10 the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position bill. They took advantage of
this opportunity at time when those
in charge of appropriation bills would
not permit any delay in the consider
alton OF their bills by any discussion
whatever on any amendment TO the
ST. Louis bill. so that the friends of
the latter bill were obliged TO accept
these amendments. and did SO in the
hope that they might be disposed of
in conference.
The Long Fight over.
"The bill was then reported To the
house with the amendment directing
at the Charleston exposition, and APP
propriating s250.000 to defray the ex-
pense of the same. This being new.
as well as general legislation. it was
regarded by the leaders of the house
as violation of the rules of both
house of any opportunity to consider
or amend this proposed new legisla-
ton and consequently excited their
hostility.
Fearing that, in their desire to Sc
cure the passage Of the bill. the
friends of the St. Louis exposition
might acquiesce in this method of Sc
curing an appropriation for the South
Carolina exposition, which the COM
mittee on appropriations had refused
to report to the house, il was not I'M
Til positive assurances were given that
the speaker could be induced to recog-
nize the chairman of the special COM
mittee to ask unanimous consent that
the senate amendments be noncon-
Cured in and the conference asked
for by the senate agreed to.
when this was done, an objection
was interposed first by one of the
members from South Carolina. See
ing his mistake on the following day.
his objection was withdrawn, when
objection came then. unexpectedly,
from a member from Texas. This
threw the matter over until the next
day, which was the first of the last
six days of the session, and individual
suspension day. When unanimous
consent was asked on this day that
the senate amendments be noncon-
Cured in and the conference asked
for by the senate agreed to. an OBJ
lection came from member from
Tennessee. Whcreupon the chairman
of the special committee moved q
suspension Of the rules and noncon-
currence in the senate amendments
and again the bill practically passed