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Show FILIBUSTERED THE TIME AWAY. The House Transacts no Business and Hangs up the World's Fair Measure. Washington, July 2T. The house resumed re-sumed consideration of the sundry civil bill. The first action was a vote on the motion made by Rankbead yesterday to reduce the appropriation for the World's fair from $5,-000,000 $5,-000,000 to $5. The motion was defeated by a vote of 00 to 113. Action recurred on Eingham's motion to concur in the senate $5,000,000 appropriation. appropria-tion. Holman seeing the vote against him, j changed in error to move to a reeonsidera- tion of the vote, which was then anuounced as seventeen for the fair appropriation and 150 against. Holman moved to reconsider. Bingham moved to lay that motion on the table. Filibustering then began. Outhwaite, pending the vote on Bingham's motion, moved to adjourn till Friday. Bailey Bai-ley of Texas amended to adjourn until Saturday. Sat-urday. The house refused to adjourn by a vote of 33 to 143, and the point of no quorum was raised. Bingham moved a call of the house. The vote on adjournment shows the World's fair men to lack twenty-two of a quorum. The tilibusterers are fighting and ordering a call of rolls. Later The house adjourned leaving the World's fair matter hung up. . |