The sun., 1890-02-22

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the GoyCfnment would 10 held Tor. i
Fair %GTH Sni ssue SS,nE bonds Sproprats large
| several bills calling for large sums Of money
that he desired 10 see, PASSED first Fir-i; the
! soldiers Dependent Pension bill; second. we
! should pass n bill to pension every soldier still
! living there are not many who suffered in An
ders" "nville and other piison lens OF the son. h
for ana Is enti lei to u large appropriation ior
the Improvement OF It's rivers and harb0rs We
tres OF trade and population; Far better tG
eXpeud tljLOnOOO III establishing postal
telegraph thr ughout the country or t. tahe i.a
the tax OF sueal, prime necessity ni ne.
We we're not suffering for II Worlds Far.
The runtiy had sur cit oi ceiebIa IONS iur
the present. Would II not lie well to frSt have
Il navy and const defences TO cUmport with tie
dignity Of nation OF GuuOO.QOO OF people We
road OF an ancient King who invited his enc-
mics 10 visit Ills capital and showed them its
treasures and its dolcnres and later they cqmo
with arms and took tnom away aud despniicd
his city Would 1t not TO u hunliaiiug spec
taclo to exhibit TO these iureign visitors that
with our present navy nnd coast d"ienceN, n
third-c European man oi-wnr could enter
any OF our harb rs on tho Atlantic OF Pac!Nc
and demand and collect any ransom II
chose. lie believed one OF the first duties OF
the Fif'y. first Congress was to vino out TINS
stand ng disgrace and humiliation to this great
aud power Nj nation. c-.,
Grrss committed itsel to u fair 1t should see II
the Government could afford II. Congress
should see II here was sufficient surp.m. ne; {;
money. Tue grand aggregate OF arpr!pIia-
lions Tor tho neXt fiscal y"ar would @ 6 ,e di;i
mated revenue with W tch to rny them, But
where he asked. were iuc friends 81 the liver
and tarb 6iI Tor eIG nSHryS uiS mSt basS {HES
Interested In the imIrovcmcnl OF our rlNeis
wiling to lay aside this bll III oider that mo
Goyrrnmort might cNpcnd n large am9 MT on
Il world : iar. We're those who wanted ncIe
sam to erect bniidiqIs in their little towns
willing To- lav thom aSiuat
i;r Mnsnu nj Illinois | will IIaughterl
Then" continued Mr.. Peter. there aro
tho friends of the Blair Educati ional bill"
Laughter and applause on the behoerauc
Mr.. O'Ncll of Pennsylvania said he, wanted
TO dony tho statements mad" That iHir was
business mater. Tho Centennial in 1876 may
have benefited lhilade phn. but II had its N
ccption entirely in the patriotic feeling OF the
people and was not business anair lie
wanted, howe or, to say to the four competing
cities that there was TOO little ime fora World
Fair in sN2. The people OF Philadelphia wol ked
with energy and perseNei an, e. but they worked
suNon years tor the Centennial OF 1870.
MIR. O,Ferrall OF Virginia SAID that the city
and grandeur and magnitlcence filed tho eve
Mr. Gibson Of Mary and Was i,l, in fav2r DR., OF 1.-The the
rrande r could DO best .een-W Washington.
MIR. Mlilken OF Maine said that nobody
would go further han himself toward pension;
ing the soldiers but no class uf Ieoile would
more gladly par. iyirute in the Fair than the
mon who carried the nag ar, ana I ma 10 EoIsiC"
them than any other that could bo paid. Tho
soldiers would not thank the man who pleaded
Mr. uouk OF Tennessee said that to have tho
Fair anywhere except at the national capital
would take from It much Of us importance;
and significance. That might be sentimental
TO some extent but he proposed 10 cast his
vote Tor tho capital of tho nation
Mr. Wilson Of West Virginia raid that il tho
ENrGstt'on vas to he Great h,-torin rynmt IT.
could Mt be HarrIed on oyn mnmiGipn,,t% OF
q GOvcrnment by which we had secured to our
Sc yes all Of tho liberties we ENJOY II neceS-
sarily followed that the only rlEht AMI Iroler
place for IN" Fair was at tile seat OF that ma
tIunal Government
" NandEvSr Of Cniifornia "a orfued IN tayoT
valley the forei- visitor would see the real
source OF tue prosperity q, New York and
Chicago and would find that St Louis was the
Mr. Carlisle Of Kentucky wished to ros,ate
md emphasize the consdcrati"ns that wound
Y5riGy Oft lair. Tne Exposition was give
he people Of the ola world not an insight INTO
o show th In our great country. We should
how our great rivers md mountains and
rairiea. New York was great city, but il did
rot include the entire country: The exposition
,hould he held at the centre Of the country. St.
louis was nearest and thcag" next He would
he bills presented by tho committee. Congress
Iad NO authority 70 hold . iair.%!se,Wheie han
10 also opposed the appropriati"n OF sl.jJp.-
NO. II u State wanted tho Fair II, citizens
% he WAS opposrd to the bills reported; and
you'd vote for them only after they had been
Imended to meet his NioNs.
Indiana spoke in favor OF st. Louis. Mr.. vii
on OF Missouri also argued in iavor OF St
-ous.
Mr. Forman Of Illinois was for St Louis be-
ause It offered the best guarantee OF the sue
,ess Of the Fair,
70 hold at tho grea, centre Of all III" trate and
ommerce Of this country. st. Louis was not a
lnI way pla,o.; it was the commercial ccnoe.
rom having II si,e hey had only an option on
site. and. said Mr.. Hatch. ~ ou all know what
nSInN m S@ ssS: s He forest fatst
ark, st, Louis. with its magni cent groves
md l,3oU acres, here. sad he, "lon could
hree m til times 5s day" aj, LaHghter % '''' O"
Mr. Outhwaite Of Ohio said hat in obeying
ho Joint resolutions unannimously passmd BY
avored Chicago. that IrOud city on the shores
If Lake Michigan. # was the great railroad
entire OF the country; thousand trains could
Mr. Mason o. Illinois soid that wien he
hough, Of the many things he had to say about |
H. lie ielt ~ THO 10y who sat in the middle OF
hc sugar barrel and exclaimed; Oh, TOR q; |
Laughter New York boasted Of her harbor |
and Ommcrce and navy. lie would like her |
eOpIo to como TO Chicago ana see the Groat |
shipping OF the lakes greater than the for. |
,iGn commerce OF New York and a peaceful |
lagy, not war vessels. over all this ilonted tho
American flag while In New York harbor that
HaS q ra'ity.
Mr. Gear OF Iowa spoke of the Glories Of Chi |
ago rise ltwouId havo Il POPULATION in tine |
.rcater than any other on tho American conti- |
lent: it had pluck and push and enorgy. and .
would make the fair a success.
Mr. Kerr Of Iowa favored n celebration. but |
believed an exposition held in the East would |
rot eNhibit the true wealth OF the country. 1t !
should DO held in the great West, and in
hi ago.
Mr. owen of Indiana said the foreigner must
ross the AlleGhonies to know America, lie !
nus soc the land Columbus dis oNrr"u and
rot the shore alone. All that characterlMcd
. .nn dlslinGulsh"d america we're ioHn4 n en-, chi
-hcagO.
Mr. Srrngerot Illinois said that if the Fair
vas located In New York 1t would in ali proba- |
liity be q failure. riatt and his trends. by
he, two-thirds rule, could veto any action
which they did not approve. 1t wns tho opn-
OF the nh ~ lnSNpTS I'm NpW York that tho |