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Show CONGRESS TO ADJOURN MAYBE. Today Again Characterized by Filibustering Filibust-ering and Quibbles. Washington, July 28. The house adopted the joint resolution for adjournment adjourn-ment on 8atiirday at 2 p. m. The speaker then declared the next thing in order to be the motion made by Bingham yesterday to table the motion to reconsider the motion by which $5,000,000 appropriation appropria-tion for the World's fair should be included in the sundry civil bill. Opponents to the appropriation at once began filibustering with motions to adjourn, to adjourn till Saturday, Sat-urday, to adjourn till Monday, etc. The republicans decided to let the tillibustering and anti-fillibustering wings of the democratic demo-cratic party fight it out and on call of the house declined to vote, so a call was ordered by a small and close vote of 31 to 29. The call showed a quorum, but it disappeared disap-peared again on a vote on the motion to adjourn ad-journ till Monday. Bingham has offered for reference to the committee on rules a resolution to cut off filibustering. It provides that tomorrow, immedidately after this resolution, a vote shall be at once taken on his motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to the World's fair appropriation. It is not believed the senate will pass the joint resolution for adjournment on Saturday until the house has acted on the World's fair matter. SENATE. The senate bill making eight hours a day's work on public works in the United States and in the District of Columbia passed the senate today; also one for the purchase of Bancroft's library. The anti-Option bill was then taken up. A motion to refer it to the committee on finance was laid on the table. It is understood that somo senators will refuse to vote on the anti-option bill to break the quorum. Debate on the bill was resumed. re-sumed. Paddock adressing the senate. |