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

to call up the conference report. and.
on the motion TO rccede and concur.
the Charleston amendment was de-
| fcated and the ST. Louis exposition
bin again passed the house 10y. prac-
tically. 10 two-thirds vote. the exact
vote being 1863 20 81. This action OF
the house was reported to the sen
ate and the bill was laid upon the ia
Ole by the president pro TEN. of that
body.
I'm the meantime the friends OF the
Pan-American exposition bill, appro-
priating 100000 10 aid in carrying on
that exposition. discovered that It
might be TO their advantage 10 delay
action upon the 81. Louis bill, and
hence that bill was not called up by
Senator Depew, chairman of the sem
ate committee on industrial EXPOSE
tons. All three propositions were
then attached as a rider to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill in the
form of one amendment, and This
amendment was adopted by the SEN
ate. and adopted in such form that
is was impossible for the house to act
upon the propositions separately. and
in the hope. no doubt, that the friends
of the three propositions in the house
would have strength enough TO con-
cur in this amendment. But this
failed, Notwithstanding the threats
that all three propositions would have
to be adopted or all three would fail.
only few hours of the session
then remained, but Senator Vest, one
OF the managers of the conference on
the part Of the senate, took advantage
of the parliamentary status of the
ST. Louis bill and called it up. There
upon Scnetor Depew presented the
conference report. and Senator Vest
moved that the senate recede from
the Charleston amendment. This mo-
tion prevailed by vote of 80 10 10.
so the bill was passed, and on the fol-
lowing morning, at nine minutes be-
fore II o'clock, or nine minutes before
the expiration of the Fifty-sixth con-
gress- The signature of the president
was affixed TO the bill and it became
law.
Gates May he Open Sundays.
1T is unnecessary TO speak of the
only other amendment that was added
10 the bill, which was the SUNDAY
closing amendment. There never was
at any time opposition to closing the
exposition on Sunday. or that part OF
It which involved the performance OF
manual labor, public entertainment,
etc. The only difference was as 10
whether or not the people should have
the opportunity of entering the
grounds for the purpose Of viewing
those features of the exposition pure
ly educational in their character.
The people of ST. Louis are to he
congratulated upon securing this leo.
islation- If in heir efforts to make
this exposition a success they ara
guided by the same wise counsel that
has thus far prompted and controlled
their action. there can be no doubt
that this exposition will be the great
est ever held in the world.
The people of the state and terri
tories carved out of the Louisiana
purchase are to be congratulated.
This exposition will enable them to
appropriately celebrate that great in.
ternationalevent that has contributed
so much to the proud and exalted DO
sition we to-day occupy in the family
of nations. 1t will also afford the peo-
pie of these states and territories an
opportunity to exhibit to the world
what western American pluck and en-
ergy can do and have wrought in in
dustrial development. as well as in the
arts and sciences in that part of our
country which. 100 years ago. was
nothing but East solitude, unpeo-
pied save by wild beasts and savages.
IL will also afford an excellent oppor-
tunity to those who talk about Amer
lean territorial expansion involving
the overthrow of liberty and the en-
slavement of the native inhabitants to
study the history and result of that
policy, when they may discover that
freedom or slavery depends upon the
character of the people and not upon
the extent and variety of their do.
main"