Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-18
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION BILL
The House Passes i, BOT Not Until a Very
Lively liIt Over l.
IL Gives $4,000, 700 Maddox Of Geor-
gia Opposes IL, While Mr.. Taw-
ney of Mimi Chappions L.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-This was sus-
pension day In the House. The local
committee from st. Louis who are here
pushing the st, Louis exposition bill,
was In the gallery In anticipation of ac-
| uon upon the bill In the course of the
day. A delegation from the w. c. I. u,
VINO are interested in having the bill
amended so as to provide for the clos
ing OF the exposition on Sunday and to
| prohibit the sale Of liquors on the
| grounds also were in the gallery to
watch the fight. Immediately after the
| reading OF the journal Mr.. Tawney
(Mlnn), chairman of the special com
mlttee on the Louisiana purchase ex-
| position, moved the passage under sus-
pension of the rules of the bill appro-
priating S5,OOO,O0O for the exposition.
A second was demanded and ordered.
This action allowed twenty minutes de-
bate on a side. Before the debate be-
gan Mr.. Lattimer Is. CO asked unani.
nous consent TO offer the Charleston. $.
C., exposition bill as an amendment, but
Mr.. Hopkins (lll) objected.
Mr.. Tawney dilated upon the great
ana overshadowing Importance of the
event which this proposed exposition
was To celebrate. calling attention to
the fact that of all exposltlons held in
this country Congress had authorized
but two-the centennial celebration al
Philadelphia and the exposition at Chi
cago TO commemorate the i00th ami
vefsary of the discovery of America
Congress, he said. had only provided for
It's own exhibit at other expositions
Inc magnitude of the event to be cele-
bfated at 81. Louis made II proper that
Congress should authorize 1t,
Mr.. Maddox Georgia. opposed the
bill. He said he did not imagine his
opposition would avail.
IT ought not to-" cried Mr.. Tawney. |
in view Of the contract We made at |
the last session"
Il want to talk about other contracts |
Just as binding replied Mr.. Maddox. /
Wh5 proceeded TO recall that manner
IN which Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the
appropriations 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
expenditures. This s. 100000 which Con-
gress would give 20 private enterprise
by this bill, he said. would build fifty
necessary public buildings He was anx-
ious. he said 10 see where the watch
dog of the treasury" Mr.. Cannon, stood
on this bill
Mr. Sims. tTenn)) who followed Mr..
Maddox tainted Mr. Cannon with
lighting honest claims Of a few hun
ired dollars and then remaining quies-
cent when such a bill as the pending
)ne was before the House. He declared
hat Mr. Cannon, II he would exert his
could defeat this measure.
Mr.. Sims declared hat no exposition
III was justlfabe. lie appealed to his
colleagues not TO vote for
he pending measure.
Mr.. Cannon said he had consistently
md persistently opposed such leglsla-
ion. He agreed that exposition mat
ors had run Wild But this bill was
low upon a footing where II could not
'e disregarded He had opposed the
In the sundry civil bin at the
asst session. Ii had been placed upon | ,
he bin by Senator Cockroll. a Demo-
rat In the Senate. He had opposed u
nth voice and vote. but II had b6Nnme ,
law. 81. Louis had complied with its !
art Of the contract and the govern
rent was obligated TO comply also. He {
hould therefore vote for the pending :
H.
Mr.. Moody Massachusetts,. criticized :,
lie character OF the bill He predicted I
rat its passage, authorizing the expo :,
ton and creating a commission would :,
Ivolve the government In much adj y
tional expense beyond the five million :
)llars. lie thought a simple appro- =,
-iatiOn should be placed In the sundry =,
VII bill. so that the government would ;,
! absolyed from further responsibility. NJ
he bill was then placed upon its pas q,
&c; a roll call being demanded from D,
sides.
The ST. Louis exposition bin passed b,
e House by a vote OF 1871 10 ~. The n,
suit was received with applause. OF