New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
A WORLDS FAIR SKIRMISH.
THE HOUSE DECIDES NOT TO REFER THE
MATTER TO A SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
A TEMPORARY BUT BARREN VICTORY FOR OIL
CAGO-A DEBATE MARKED BY AsPERlTY-
TRYING TO ARRAY EAST AGAINST WESr'
1BY .rrrBGRAPH TO THE TKIBUsE.

/ honor NJ furnishing a site for the Worlds Fair
marked today by a good deal # asperty of feeling,
and will doubtless have the effect of array InE sody
against Chicago all the other interests involved Inc
partsans Of the Lake City chose their ground IN iact
eNpres,ly for decisive struggle, and exposed thclr
| fuU strength boldly attempting TO force secuOhdI
issue from the outset, and relying for success Oh
certain fictitious advantage Of position, wh'ch put
the Foreign Affairs Committee and It's frlcoa lot tlo
moment in the attitude Of helping the
Chicago boom. while they were simply
defending the committee against fanced imputltioh
upon its impartiaity and good judgment. lI'
accidental crossing Of purposes gave tle |hcaso MT"
a temporary victory, for, by narrow Margin 'heJ
were able to postpone the appointment oi 9Pco''l
/ Worlds Fair Committee. They were too weak how
ever to get through their own proposition autiOr1-
ing the Foreign Affairs Committee. 10 20 on with the
work Of preparing bill and getting the Exhibition
{ started on IT,, way through Congress, with t"lot
[ in tho direction Of Lake Michigan
The trouble to-day arose over the report OF tho
Committee on Rules. in favor Of a special Worlds
Fair Committee Of thirteen members. such COM
mittcc according to genera! agreement among ule
cntatvc, Of the four ci'ic- made lat month";
was To be appointed soon As the senate
/ hearings had gotten under way ana Oily
the Illness Of Mr. Carlisle prevented the report ai'
thor.zng it, appointment from being made li't "ce"'
Meanwhile by general consent, the Worlds taf b'Il'
introduced have been referred to the Foreign AharS
Committee. Of which Mr. HIT. of Illinois, is chairman
In h, latter fact the partisan, Of Chicago seem 70
think that they have solid advantage and they Had'
a de. pcrate fight 10 retain II day. The Lake 'i'5
tactic, became apparent the other morning "H'h '''
cannon Of the Committee on Rules declined TO sign
the rcport m favor OF a special committee, ana an
/ uounccd that he would make minority report put
ting the Worlds Fair matter definitely IN the hahds ol
I the COMMITTEE on Foreign Affairs NO reason was
gwen by the Chicago people FOR their Withdrawal rom
tie iaclt compact made during tie holidays except
that IL feared that the o'er three tl'e' HA "'
combine a special committee. To suppress 'hicd-"'
Both majority and minority reports cane up con-
sequ,ntIy At tbs 4 te,noon's So son The real anHu'
OF Nr Cannon, ncht came out IN the r-t suggestion
hc mad. a, TO method of choosing site by vote
II the House lie soh"ry pr posci & raise new
,ecu,nal issue between the East and the Vet ana
/ To Dragon" all the Western Representatives mo
supporting Chicago. by making the first vote turn oh
whether the Fair should be held east or west oi tho
Ne.hanics. II Western prejudice could b. aroused
,nN clcnt.y To- Kill OF Washington and New ork, II
was tlourht that In the fual contest, - Louis "ouh
easily aU before Chicago. The supporters of II.
Lou. -ay the trap and not - b" Jed mt" H. ana
Nr Cannon Huay dropped this part 81 the programme
fr -i.. f~,e-- Il, elimination. and the protest x
the Iorc e. AaGl., Committee and IT, friends. thAt
,Ac clo,e ~ a new committee now would be decided
reflection ou VT Htf and his colleague. Won enough
votes to substitute thc CHICAGO proposition i'I ha.'r
/ NrkIul,y'- majority report. i'u, retaining Ton 'r'
FOREIGN Affairs Committee it, jurisdiction over Worlds
Fair matters. The majority on recount was three
But the victory a barren one, for on mo
dion to adopt the report ns amended an adverse ma
,o~ty of two was recorded. and The House adIourned
having really ot no further than when tie session
began The attempt of the Ch.ags "bOJmcrS- to
/ divide the East and West, by appeals TO sectional
feeling is generally condemned tonight, and the dl7-
pav OBJ. such tactics viii Pee Iaeiy ." react aelu-; the
,.tv which ,mpiuyed them. The debate was general
Id I'll. .. t".r. 1 % BOD.
Mr. mt favored the substitute resolution ot Mr.
cannon AID c-tfcd To- tlc vigorous AMI faithful ""th
,lll fhe Foreign Arllr, C,mmitt"" had performed A
reference q tac projected World Fair ih' -.'e nav
liz i,cn elected by the House. the committee conn
o.H.n tRrty four hours rcpor "a plla for 'he Fair
..,l would b. satisfactory to all tA' members "i 'i
House. Nj Morrow. oi California '." ue si-'
w. Hatch. of Missouri. favored the majority re,,Iu.
t.. li. SAID tAat. PRIOR O. the appont ntmrrt oi i.'
.,,..I'f.. .r Foreign Nh1ll-, th" -'n'l-h'u I'pl'
..rf... thc competing ciuc, had .t'f'd Ni" CON
rl,, that special COMMITTEE "'.l- @ ' r,d t
81 ll... ASKED y.u- tllt special comm. ''' ''o l
tit ,+..r af cl llal n1'ulcr oi friend, oi the four
cities ,at.. c..ur ior th, far.
~. rrlnk. Of Missouri strongly advocated mo
majority resolution. The creation of select ''"-
u f. was he .ad IN tn interest Of good .t.''ii'h-
-..b , committee could give exclusive and undivided
attention o. the SUBJECT
Mr. ,rrin.cr. 4 Illinois, denied that there had
,., any ,orraot lctYccn the representatives, u tho
competing cities II was true thlt th'y hid A-:o'd
10 request the speaker io call meeting ot the Com
,..ttr. on Eul.. in order 10 create special cor"
..,.c. but tlc only Intention of that agreement was
,at the committee might 1T dHnne The holiday
te,c-.
Nr. Hatch characterized Nr. sprnrcrs argument as
-sp.j Al pleading Tie representatives dd n't
know that the gentlemen they had treated with "er,
looking around for loop-holes through which To crawl
out of an honorable contract.
a "a ff
committee on Forc.rn Affairs retaining jurisdiction
over the subject lie denied fhe iuputron that
tle committee was biased ia favor OF any special
site.
vr. Chpman. II Michigan. took the ground that the
work which the Committee on Foreign Aha.r- hat
performed In 'hc preparation Of b.I should not De
rendering useless by the appointment Of select com
miftce.
Mr. Hooker. Of Mississippi argued that standing
committee of the House would Dee more Impartial in
the treatment Of tie subject than any special COM
miltcc which was appointed c'ah -"
Nr. Payne. of Ncw-Yors. said that D." had noticed
that no Member willing % give ap an' thing mat
belonged % lIul unless it ml-'t ," portion ~ h'
salary daughtcrJ lie advocated select Com
mIttee.
Mr. Flower Of Ncw.YoFk expressed himself as
heartily In favor of tie majority report. Never
rs member of the New York delegation had he been
in favor 4 anything except thc creation u 'p'''I
committee He had been waiting Tor '' 'pi"'"'-
mont u such committee, IN order 70 introduce inc
Ncv York Worlds Fair b.il.
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois. opposed tie creation of
special committee and called attention To- tie fact that
there were two Ncw-lofk members on the Committee
Oh For,-n Affairs.
Mr. Turner. II Ncw-Yorll strongly opposed Mr. Can
mons proposition that the House s"olld .rs vote ON
the question II locating the site east or west Of th'
,loclanv Noun1Ius. II an unfair attempt 10
force members living west Of the Mleshanies whoie
nrt choice might not be the Marvel by the Lake 70
vote 10 hold the Worlds Fair west Of those mountains.
and then the friends Of Chicago expected those living
F,.t Il. ., 10 their help Who had ever before heard