The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-07-04
CHARLESTON WINS AT LAST.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TAE EXPOSE
TON AGREED 70.
There was a Fight Against 1t 10 the House
and at the Morning session the Appto-
prlatiou of S16O, 900 WAS Dissgreed
to-At the Night Session. How
ever, the House Reversed It.
self and the Appropria-
ton Agreed TO.


self and the Appropris-
ton Agreed TO.
Washington, June 30.-Without
division the house tonight passed
the amendment to the urgent de-
iclency bill, carrying 100000 for
the relief Of the Charleston Exposl-
ton Company. The amendment,
which was inserted in the senate at
the instance of Senator Tillman, has
been in conference for several days
past. The house conferees made a
stubborn fight against it, and when
it was submitted to the house in the
morning their action was sustained.
A further conference being asked,
the senate conferees refused abso
lutely to recede from their amend
ment, claiming that the house, hav-
ing acceded to the Buffalo relief
appropriation of s5OO,OOO, Charles
ton should not be left out in the cold.
To break the deadlock the conferees
of the lower house finally gave in
and their report was adopted.
Charleston's relief appropriation was
obtained only through the persistent
efforts of Senator Tillman, who by
getting it through the senate, won
half the fight. Representative Fin
ley ably defended the item in the
house today and has been energetic
in it's behalf.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Washington, June S0.-In the
house today Mr. Cannon, chairman
of the appropriation committee,
called up the conference report on
the general deficiency appropriation
bill. The report left in dispute
items aggregsting S1,905,O0O, in
cluding the appropriations for the
Buffalo and Charleston expositions.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Alexander, of New York, asked
for separate vote on the appropria-
tion of $5OO,OO0 for the Buffalo ex.
position, and Mr.. Finley, of South
Carolina, for one on the appropria-
ton of 100000 for the Charleston
exposition.
Mr.. Alexander made strong plea
in favor of concurrence in the senate
Buffalo exposition amendment. He
declared that the success of the
Exposition was assured when the
assassination of President Mckinley
occurred.
Mr.. Alexander's motion to concur
in the Buffalo exposition amendment
was carried-118 to 101.
Mr.. Finley, of South Carolina,
then entered his motion to concur in
the Charleston exposition amend
ment.
"If the members will give me
yea and nay vote," said Mr.. Can
non, 81 am willing to vote now. I
want to see whether the New York
members will keep faith with their
South Carolina friends"
Il desire few minutes" said Mr.:
Finley. "My people are greatly in
terested in the matter"
"Debate is unnecessary" observed
Mr.. Cannon, eff you have made your
deal" (Laughter.)
Mr.. Finley made an earnest argu-
ment in support of his motion. When
the people of South Carolina inau-
ourated the movement for an exposi-
ton, he said, they believed that
Charleston wonld be treated by con-
gress as other exposition cities had
been treated. They we're entitled to
S25O,000. They obtained only $780,,
900. The appropriation of $780,
900 in the senate amendment would
give them what they should have
had originally.
Mr.. Cannon spoke sarcastlcally Of
the "cohesive force of public plum
der" He had lived to see the day
when the State of John G. Calhoun,
the champion Of States rights came
in here and struck hands with New
York to get through the New York
appropriation.
Il changed my vote on the last
uotan said be. "for the purpose ol