Evening journal., 1890-03-26


board may appoint one or more members O
all committees authorized to award prizes
for exhibits which may be produced IN whole
or in part by female labor. Adopted An
amendment providing that one Of tha mem.
hers Of the board created TO be charged with
tho selection Of the government exhibit
shall be chosen BY the fish commission was
also adopted.
Mr.. Gamblers speech.
Mr.. Gambler expressed the satisfaction
which he felt in being able 10 state that
Chicago, which had been selected by the
house as a site, had proved itself before the
committee equal to all that had been ex-
pected OF IL The committee was satisfied
that Chicago had raised a bona fide suhscrip
tion Of S5,000000, and was nlso satisfied that
Chicago had done mere than had been ex.
pected from any competing city in agreeing
TINT the subscription should be raised 10
$4,000, 600 In order to meet the eonserva-
tive element which did not favor the hold.
ing Of a fair the bin provided that the
president should not issue his proclamation
inviting foreign nations until he was satisfied
that the contribution was bona fide one.
To Open may 1. 1898.
Mr.. Gambler then offered an amendment
on his individual motion. TO be considered
as pending. providing for the dedication Of
the buildings Of the Worlds fair with APP
propriate ceremonies Oct. IL, 1892; aud
further providing that the exposition shall
be open TO visitors not later than May J.,
| 1893, and shall close not later than Oct 30,
1893. He said that this postponement was
not asked by Chicago, but he thought il
would inure 70 the benefit Of the exhibitors
who were to take part in the exposition.
Mr.. BeIden's Warm Attack.
Mr. Belden IN VI said that New York
had accepted the decision Of the house IN
regard TO tho location OF the Worlds fair
in good faith, but that did not prevent
her representatives insisting that there
should be incorporated in this bill safe
guards that would secure that success il
Chicago which New York had expected 4
achieve.
After the site had been selected, the II
linois members Of the special committe
were asked by the members from New Nor
for the guarantee they he'd promised, an
10 and behold they produced paper marke
exhibit A. The first name ON it was +. 81
John. and the amount mentioned $3.50, OOO
MIR. Springer had told him that the amour
had been promised at a meeting OF railroad
men They had not yet subscribed. Tha
was the way that subscription started ont
Exhibit B, with more names, promised
subscription Of S6l4,0O0 On the back was
memorandum without a name on it promis
ing SS84, 600. in regard to this memorandum
he had been told that the subscription boo
was too bulky to bring to Washington
Not dollar Of subscription had been show
nor single security offered.
Some Guarantee Should BE Shown.
Mr.. Belden proceeded TO argue that befor
the bin passed Chicago should be compelle
TO show some guarantee that the subscriF
tions could be raised. He claimed that h
was better friend Of a successful fair b.
insisting on provisions 20 secure IL than th
men who stood ia the house aud said: Nv
will fix 1t up bye and bye. and be gave nc
tice that at the proper time no would NOV
to recommit the bill, with instructions 10 ~
port IL back when guarantee Of 100000
shall be secured by the citizens of Chicago
Mr. Chandler's amendment postponing th
fair until 1888 was adopted without division
MIR. Cummings for Chicago.
Mr. Cummings tN. Y said some month
ago he appealed in the house for fair pla
towards New York, and now he appeale
" bhe hvuse iVi Auil Pth1 toMNiua NAiNaA'
New York had fair play in the house, hu
lost the fair through treachery in her ow
ranks There was a Benedict Arnold j
New York. He closed by saying that b
believed he would honor himself, his city
his state and his country by stand ing 3
Chicago and doing all he could 20 make "a
fair a success. Mr.. Flower IN. " favore
recommittiug the bill and make Chicag
show her subscription list Mr.. Belde
then offered his motion to recommit, but
was defeated without a division. The bi
was then passed-yeas, 202; nays, 49,