The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-04
Mr. Elliott: "Yield to me a minute OF
two"
PARLIAMENTARY EFFECT
OF A NEGATIVE VOTE.

OF A NEGATIVE VOTE.
Mr. Moody of Massachusetts,: "a paria-
mentary inquiry"
The Speaker: "The gentleman will state
it."
Mr. Moody: "In the event the motion now
pending. namely the motion to recede and
concur in the whole amendment. Is voted
down, will not it be possible by motions to
recede and concur with amendments 10 raise
the question upon each separate exposi-
tion?"
The Speaker: 1.-The Chair Is of the opinion
that that could be done after 1t is voted
down: to whatever extent those motions
would range the Chair cannot determine
now
Mr.. Moody: ''That would depend upon tie
gentleman making the motion. There is no
necessity for combination. when we can
vote upon these Independently
Mr.. Cannon: II yield to the gentleman
from South Carolina three minutes
Mr.. Elliott: "Mr. Speaker, the charge was
made when this matter came up q day or
two ago that this South Carolina Exposition
was merely a local affair That is alto
gether mistake. 1t is essentially national
and International. The international fea-
ture comprises two exhibits from all the
West Indies, especially including Porto
Rico and Cuba. and the agents of the COM
pany are now visiting the West Indian
Islands for the purpose Of procuring eXlfb-
its. 1t has been proposed to have ccm-
mission inform this House as to the condi-
ton of Porto Rico and the other Islands.
How better could we get that information
than by asking those people to come to
Charleston and exhibit their products. and
they themselves be seen. and you would
have an opportunity to study their char
acter and their enterprises. The national
feature of 1t Is to have an exhibit of the
wonderful improvements in manufacturing
that have been made in the South of late
years. What could be more important than
that? How unimportant Is this project OF
celebrating an old event in comparison Nth
this, which is one of the utmost Importance
at the present time? What can there be
more important than to exhibit to the world
the progress the South, and especially South
Carolina, has made in cotton manufactures?
That state now stands next to the State
of Massachusetts,. Why should we disCour-
age the enterprise in the South and the in
crease In investments and improvements
down there? 1t is project that ought 20
meet the hearty approval Of every membsr
of this House. and / sincerely hope that
our friends on this side of the House will
vote for it."
Mr.. Cannon: II yield three minutes to the
gentleman from New York"
PREFERS EXTRA SESSION
TO ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT.
Mr. Payne: 'Mr. Speaker. the House is
not bound hand and foot We are nos the
abject slaves of gentlemen at the other end
of the Capitol. We are not bound by this
simple motion to concur. II Is true 1t trnes
precedence; but If it Is voted down, ther 1t
is in order for any gentleman to move to
concur with an amendment. stril ing cut
one or two of these proposi:loas, and leave
the others in which to concLf; and We can
send 1t back to the gentleman at the ether
end of the Capitol who are trying now to
hold the House up by their determination
that the House shall take rot only one. but
all three. Of these propositions. or :h.t this
bill shall fail. cloud dpplause). For ole. I
say, let 1t fail before we go into this tusi-
ness to which 1 am opposed. forever ep-
posed. (Applause). am opposed utterly to
the appropriation Of 1000, 9 sum e1uai to
all that has been raised fer ,he TAI. in
Charleston, which will amount tc no more
than State, county or city fair Why: We
spend more money in The Srate of New
York for State fair than these gentlemen
have raised there. and we never tho ught Of
coming to Congress and asking s2as,00 for
State fair. We never will consent to 1t by
my vote. and I would rather this bill fail
and an extra session of Congress, 100. than
to be held up in this manner ,AfplGuse9
We sent the bill over to the Senate to ie-
deem our promise Of approp:iatiIg sa.UOj.0oO
for st. Louis
Mr.. Latimer: What about Buffalo?'
Mr. Payne: II will answer the gentleman
in moment. They sent back the bill and
stick the Charleston appropriation on to 1t.
We sent 1t to conference. and the committee
Is told there is a compact formed by which
the two must stand or fall together. Let
the people understand, then. that II we, try
to redeem our promise by giving S,0O.oOo
for this great Exposition at St. Louis the
Senate holds us up with a proposition for
a county fair in South Carolina. What Is
the argument for It? 1t is said that we
must appropriate the $2500OO as contr1ou-
ton toward the era of good FEELING. III
good feeling in the South is to be purchased
by appropriations. 1 say we don't want IT,
(Applause) There is no good feeling in the
South to be purchased if it does not come
spontaneously. Applause)
CANNON YIELDS TINE
TO SULZER AND CARMACK.
Mr.. Cannon: II now yield to the GENTLE
man from New York two minutes. and then
I want to close the debate
Mr.. SuIzer: 'Mr. Speaker, do not con-
cur in what the gentleman ffom New York
CMr. Payne) has said. There is nothing IL
liberal or sectional about me. Qaughtero
If we appropriate money for st. Louis and
for Buffalo. We ought to be big enough and
broad enough to appropriate s250.oOO for
Charleston i am in favor of the Exposition
at Buffalo and am in favor of the EXPOSE
tion at ST. Louis and am In
favor of the Exposition at Charles
ton. have no doubt, Mr.. Speak
er. that the gentleman from New
York is in favor of the Buffalo Exposition;
he wants the public money for the city in
his own State. and yet he is opposed to ap-
propriating money Just az necessary in the
interest of education, in the interest and
dissemination Of information. for Charles
ton. 1 hope the House will vote for all of
these expositions or vote for none. (Ap-
plause.)
Mr.. Cannon: II now yield two minutes
on the other side to the gentleman from
Tennessee, Mr.. Carmack.''
Mr.. Carmack: '.Mr Speaker, do not
want that time. 1 will complete what I
have to say in about a minute. I simply
want to say that shall vote against this
entire proposition. 1 think we have gone
as far as we ought to go in this matter Of
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