Evening star., 1901-02-18
EXPOSITION FUND
House Appropriates S5,0O0,OOO for
Louisiana Purchase Fair.
SENATOR PETTUS AGAINST SUBSIDY
Post Office Appropriation Bill is
Taken Up.
+ AT / RES OF CONG RESS

This was suspension day in th, Hons.
ne local committee from St Louis who
are mere pushing the st. Louis exposition
piii were In the gallery in anticipation Of
action upon the bill In the course Of the
| DAY. delegation from the w C. T y
VINO are interested in having the bill
| amended SO as to provide for the closing M
| the exposition on Sunday and prohibit the
sale or liquors on the grounds also wer.
III the gallery to watch the fight Imme-
diateiy after the reading OF the journal Mr.
Iawney tMinn.). chairman Of the special
committee on the Louisiana Purchase expo-
sition. moved the passage under suspension
or the rules of the bill approprlatfng 80
100000 for the exposition
! A second was demanded and ordered
| This action allowed twenty minutes debate
! upon side. Before the debate began Mr.
Lattimer -. c. asked unanimous consent
to offer the Charleston, 8 c. exposition
| Gll.) objected
Mr.. Tawney dilated upon the great and
| overshadowing Importance of the event
| which this proposed exposition was TO cele-
brate, calling attention to the fact that of
| all eNpositionS held in this country Con-
| gresS had uhoriZcd but two-the centen-
| nial celebration a Philadelphia and the ex-
position at Chicago to commemorate the
| cry OF America. Congress, he said, had
| only provided for its own exhibit at other
eNpositions. The magnitude Of the event
| to be celebrated at St. Louis made 1t prop
| er that Congress should authorize 1t.
Democrats in Opposition.
Mr.. Maddox tGa.) opposed the bill. He
said he did not imagine his opposition
would avail.
1T ought not to-" cried Mr.. Tawney, .in
vie Of ba
session"
Il want to talk about other contracts
just binding" replied Mr. Maddox, who
proceeded to recall the manner in which
Mr. Cannon, chairman Of the appropria-
tions committee, was fighting honest
claims Moreover, he said, there were to
be no public buildings authorized by this
Congress on account of the growth Of ex-
pendtures. The s5,0O0,0OO which Congress
would give to private enterprise by this
bill. he said would build fifty necessary
public buildings.
He was anxious. he said, to see where the
watch dog of the treasury Mr.. Cannon,
stood upon the bill.
Mr.. Sims Crenn.}. who followed Mr.. Mad
dox, taunted MIR. Cannon with fighting hon
est claims of a few hundred dollars and
then remaining quiescent when such bill
as the pending one was before the House
He declared that Mr.. Cannon, If he would
exert his influence, could defeat this meas
ure. Mr.. Sims declared that no exposition
bill was justifiable. He appealed to his
democratic colleagues not to vote for the
pending measure.
Mr.. CannOn's Position.
Mr. Cannon said he had consistently and
persistently opposed such legislation. He
agreed that exposition matters had run
Wild But this bill was now upon footing
where it could not be disregarded He had
opposed the paragraph in the sundry civil
bill at the last session. 1t had been placed
fv..oly wall
crat in the Senate. He had opposed it
with voice and vote, but it had become
a law. st. Louis had complied with It's
part of the contract and the government
was obliged to comply also. lie shoulu
therefore vote for the pending Dill.
Bill's Passage Applauded.
Mr. Moody (Mass) criticised the charac-
ter Of the bill He predicted that its pass
age. authorizing the exposition and Great
ing a commission, would involve the gov
ernment in much additional expense beyond
the $50 600 He thought q simple ap-
preparation of 50, 100000 should be placed in
the sundry civil bill, that the govern
ment would be absolved from Iurlner & re-
it's passage a roll call being demanded
from all sides.
1t was passed by a vote of 191 to Al.
The result was received with applause.
Mr. Littlefield (Me.), who was then rec
ognzed moved to pass, under suspension
of the rules, the bill to define the meaning
of the word conspiracy and to regulate
the use of restraining orders, as proposed
to be amended by the committee. 1t was
agreed that thirty minutes debate should
be allowed upon side, and Mr.. Littlef1eld
explained the purpose of the bill.
Intention of the Bill.
1t was designed to exempt labor unions
from the operation of the conspiracy clause
of the Sherman antitrust act, but confined
the exemptions within certain limitations
by the operation of the amendments which
the Judiciary committee recommended, as
follows: Provided, that the provisions OF
this act shall not apply to threats to in
lure the person or the property, business
or occupation of any person, firm associa-
ton or corporation through intimidation or
coercion nor to any acts causing or intend
ed to cause an illegal interference by overt
acts with the rights of Others and to
omit from the bill the following words:
Nor shall such agreement, combination or
contract be considered as in restraint OF
trade or commerce.
Mr. Terry (Ark.) argued that the amend
ments proposed by the committee would
destroy the purpose of the bill, the ob1ec0
for which the laborng organizations were
striving Mr.. Terry said the bill unamend-
ed had been reported favOraby in the SEN
ate The British parliament he said had
passed bill almost identical with the origi-
nal bill,