Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-20
THE HOUSE.

By special order today was set apart by the
House for the opening Of the debate on the re.
port of the committee OH the worlds fair The
public evidently entertained hopes of an inter.
esting discussion, for the galleries were well
filed with spectators. The attendance of mem.
bers when the Speakers gavel called the House
to order was rather scanty; but members
present were evidently busily engaged
in preparing for the struggle which
is to settle the question as to
whether a fair is to be held i'll 1892, and, if So
at what place. Mr.. Gambler Mass. }, the chair
man of the special committee ON the world s
fair, was armed with a large roll of manuscript
presumably his speech but he found little
opportunity to glance over it, as he was beset on
all sides 10y members who wished him to allow
them a few minutes to discuss the report. No,
many OF these applications were granted, how
ever, as most OF the time had already been
allotted.
The usual preliminary routine business was
transacted by the House with a show of i'm
patience.
MIR. Houk CTenn.), from the elections com.
mittee, gave notice that next week. imme-
diately after the disposition Of the West Vir-
ginla election case OF Atkinson against Pendle-
ton he would call up the Arkansas case OF
FeatherstOne against Cate.
message from the President was read rela-
tive the SissetOn and Wanpeton Indian agree.
ment.
Mr.. Morrill, (Kan.) presented the conference
report on the Senate bill to increase the pen
sion OF helpless soldiers.
The agreement makes the proposed increases
take effect from the date of passage of the bill
or the issue OF surgeons certificate.
Mr. Morrill, explained that the bill involved
an expenditure of 100000 or S45O, 900 for
tins year. The report was adopted.
NOW FOR IT.
NJ, NFoA;yl;c /Toon \ -ooo.uo1 A..
order that the fair bills involved appropria.
tions and should be considered in committee
of the whole.
; Mr. Gambler (Mass) explained how the time
was to be divided-one hour to the chairman
(himselD and one hour each to the four con-
tending cities. Tomorrow opponents of any
bill were to have one hour and the remainder
of the day was to be divided between the rep
resentatives of the four cities.
The Speaker, referring to Mr.. McMillin'r
point, thought that the special order had the
effect to render unnecessary any motion to 0o
into committee Of the whole, and when Mr.
McMillin took the contrary view he had read q
decision made in the Forty-ninth Congress
smbodying his opinion.
NR. KILooRE's POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Kilgore (Tex. rising TO point of order,
said the pending bill was one authorizing the
government to 60 into the fair business. He,
A division was had and 1SS members voted to
consider the fair bills while but 2l members
voted against the special order.
Mr.. Kilgore made the point of no quorum,
but the clerk had meanwhile been quickly
counting the members who did not vote. So
the Speaker overruled the point and the special
order prevailed
Mr.. Mills (Tex.) demanded half Of the time
in behalf OF the opponents Of the bill.
THE sPxAKxR SAID
that In the absence Of an arrangement the
matter Of recognitions was one for the presid.
ing officer.
Ar. Mills said that the presiding oaaos |,