Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-20
Thu INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
THE CONFERENOE YRsTRRnAY.

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THE CONFERENCE YEgTRpnAv
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The committee to urge the passage Of ths
hil grantine a chsy,sr Tor the Tnteyns M III
FXhihi,Ion p hs haid in tbis civ oon.,s,i,ss
on Mavor Bowen. IiaIlett Kilbonrn. w a
IIuntInoton. lcn. n. q. Howard. 4. p
Brown. Col ]. A. Maoruder. b, y. French.
r. NJ. Hail. RIlev A. shInn. DR.. AieX,
sham. y. z. Robhins. aImop Wolf u. p,
Tusttn, Thomas /. TuIlock, Clinton Lloyd,
| Gan, Baiioch ana M. a. Rmery met Yesterday
morning Al ii o;eioel' In the Marble room,
back fthe Senate chamber. fo- tbe purpose
OF having n oonferenoe with senators In ref
orenee 70 the bill and ia proyisions. There
were present senator's Hamiln. sherman.
schuri. Morr,ii ~ VI. Pattsrsor. Mortan'
Robertson. Spencer. william. Warner. Nve
and Mcdonald.
Mayor Bowen acted as chairman, and Mr..
Simon Wolf a. seoretarV.
Mr., HaiIett KIlbourn raesrred IN tbe .ev.
eral sections Of the bin. aud made sueb sug-
gestious az wers agreed upon bv Inc com
mittee.
Senator Hamlln Inquired IL IL was the In
tention OF the Committee 10 ask anv ala
from Congress for the purpose OF carving
out the exhibition.
Mr.. Klbourn replied that all that was
asked was the national sanction. one and
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scribed In this city, and they felt confident
i that a million and a half would be subscribed
outside OF tbis civ. making a capital of
| az 600 600.
| Mr. Hamlln waa in favor Of nm amend
ment 10 the blIl making each corporator
liable for twice the amount Of his stock, in
order 10 secure the public against any loss
should the exhibition be a falIure. He had
i also prepared an additional section 10 Inc
| bill, submitting 10 a vote OF tho peoplo The
| auestiou OF aiithorixInp the corporate nu
/ thoritlea 10 aubsoyibe Ia the capltal etock.
Mr.. Kilbourn said he had NO doubt tho
| corporators we're willing 10 be held per.
sonally liable for the amount of stock taken
by them.
Senator Hamlln thouRht tho gentlemen
| having thIs matter IN charge. and who were
90 sapeuIne OF ia a,iccess, should be willing
| 10 throw around the project eyerv guarnntee
against loss, otherwise Il would show inc
weakness OF the bame,
| Ren,tor McDonaid tbought tho f,ct thai
| the people Of thls Distrlct mad subscribed
| ei Roo. 900 allowed theIr good faith and ear-
| nestpsss, and furnished a sufficient ruarnu.
| tee thereof.
| Mr.. Kilbouru said the money subscribed
hare would be lised in tho erection OF anita
hia br,idInes ~ S ,hs - sShShit,cn VI
| Mr., schurz Thought tho company ahouId
be made liable FOR ali Goods sent 10 tho
esbIbItion' which might So Injured or dc.
| stroyed
MI, Morrill, was opposed 10 having a
worlds faIr at washington. he thought
the gentlemen OF this city were unnecessa-
rIly excited about tho removal Of the CAPT.
i felt an Interest Il the city, though he felt n
greater interest In the nation. He was not
| In favor Of giving Washington gala time,
to last q year or more. He thought II
necessary for Congress TO protect the citi-
Eeus OF Washington against themselves.
He thought 10 have this exhibition In thu
brief time mentioned Il must be failure,
aud would 90 Into the category Of Washing.
ton failures, Tho only places where such
enterprises would pay were In large cities.
The people were not prepared for such an
exhibition. Tho South should DO repre-
sented, and no portion OF the country would
Improve as rapidly az the South within tho
NEXT Ave or six years.
what had Washington In the shape Of
art1 Look at the Washington monument
Look At the lincoln monument; the cones.
TRAN statue Of Washington. All miserable
failures, n The project was 70 hold thIs ex
hibltlon in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Boston
or Now York, Il might be a success buI
here In Washington the people stood at zero
AZ 10 manufactures, arts, &c. He thought
holding the exhibition here would result dis
astrously to the people here. There wer,
many persons here in the departments who
would have TO pay double price for hous,
rent, double price for board, marketing, &c.
for at least one year while the exhibition
was In operation.
General Howard thought II would be dis
astrous not 10 hold the exhibition now.
They only asked tho cordial approval Of the
American Congress, and were sure II could
not DO failure, as the American peopl,
would give II their appreciation, The tim,
for holding II could be fixed for 1877 or 1873
but INC national capital was the place Il
boid n. The people OF the country wouid
see Inc valuable water power nero. the AL
yantareous surrounding country, and n
would result 10 The benefit OF All.
M. HamlIn would be satisfied with 4
provision in the bin preventing il from be-
coming law until two and a half mil.
llous Of dollars should be subscribed and
paid in. =
This was accepted By the committee.
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| Vs. Ais' ~ ~ 49, 1890 y '-Aos,0