New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-11
CONGRESS AND THE FAIR.
RENEWED INTEREST AROUSED AT WASH
INGTON.
PROBABLE MAKEUP OF THE SENATE YUM
u,rrrE- EFFORTS TO GET TOGETHER
SENATOR EvARTs INTRODUCES
THE NETWORK BILL.


washington. Dec. 10 (speclaD.-Interest In uio
woria,s Fair proiect took an upward turn 'ooas' ono
~ the chief reasons for renewed gossip anu
beinc the announcement of the Republican
of the senate Committee on the S"aN ,r., So,,.s
Celebration of Columbuss discovery. ,1 cam
caucus in reality merely continued '"o Tonross .,
n,ittee appointed at the last session VI rs o,h.r
which senator Hiscock was chairnan' ehorn,n
sov.n Renubucan members will be Messrs, S 1n,
W., 90 kansas: Cameron, OF fchhSSF
= u.nIev ~ connecticut; Farweil' OF ih'no,s'
.an'a' 80 -. and stanford. of California inls
"liSo"' y. n.,sn,,v equitable distrounon' geograpm
80 80 Tho Republican states east ana west
n, tho light majority MEMBERS oeu"'oi' 49, =.
u.r,ov and Cameron may hsturaio oo oAP0
- N.wyork as site for the iar' aS dsa'"S.
la'oi W g, rouis senator sherman also declared
IN favor of NewYork last summer NJ onO' .ha.
VI a. an cav with any certainty what more than
No'' 80. Of tho eight will do on the question Of
etc for the proposed exhibition.
an. romocratc Caucus will be asked 10 name seven
u,.r,hers TO fill out the committee -Four OF tneh
arc likely to be Messrs. voorhees, OF INDIANA husS'
~ louisiana Coquitt, of Georgia; ana ethcr NesU Ut
-ochrsIl. Of Missouri The full committee VIII. no
soubt be announced before the recess Li'ue can 10
lone however, until the Speaker selects commlueo
an the Uouse 10 take charge Of Worlds Fair matters.
Meanwhile the four outside committees represeh'ine
Tho four cities which are now competing 1or uc
nrtvece of furnishing exhibition site, VIII trS 10
.ome n some amicable agreement about pushing the
preliminary work through Congress. New-forK Is no"
,enresened here by Senators Hiscock and EVarS' au
REPRESENTATIVES Belden, Flower and Spinola lineage
has senators Farwell and Cullom. Representatives
Adams and Springer and Edwin Walker. Lake Cly
LAWYER 10 look after her interests. The canvass tof
81 louis IS managed by Senators Vest ana Ooekrel,
and resentatves Frank. Hatch and W ade On the
Washington committee are Commissioners Douglass
and Uine A. J. Anderson, George {. O0rham dha
COLONEL Joseph c. McKbbin 1t IS proposed now tha'
these four committees unite on some general plan i0r
Fair leaving the question Of site In allowance Tor te
nresrnt and submit some definite propositions 10
Con gress on which the sense OF both Houses may Ue
aiken before any further time Is lost; ,....
The decision OF the New-Yorl legislative committee
NOT 10 come here TO make button hollng' canvass
is generally commended. New-YOrk It IS now under.
Stood will present her claims In dignlfied way ana
IS ready at any time TO go before a joint legSlaiNe
committee or before the committees OF the two houses
separately Mr.. Evarts opened the way today for an
INQUIRY into the merits OF the NewYork scheme for
the Fair by introducing in the Senate the Dill recently
drawn up by the Committee Legislation. the details
Of which have been already given with great nlncss
The bill will lie the table until 1t can be referred 10
the proper committee.