Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-22
BLOWN ITSELF OUT.
The Oratorical Gale at the Ma.
tional Capitol.
READY TO VOTE ON A FAIR sIrB

READY TO VOTE on A FAIR sITB.
Que Day for Log Rolling. one for Rs<t
and Then the Final Tug Of war-Pro-
posed Law to Protect United States on
eaais-Intsr-stste CommIssion Decision
on Party Rases-Nniions for Defenses
and Tor Mississippi Improvement
WASHINGTON Crrr, Feb. Z2-Auother
Crowded houS- was present. yesterday TO
listen % the Worlds fair debate in the house.
The srst speaker was Hooker OF Mississippi,
who declared in favor Of the capital - the
most appropriate place TO hold the fair Its
citizsns, besides, hsd thought Of the enter
prise hrst and hsd organized board q pro-
motion four years ago.
Mills OF Texs. Ramble- Somewhat
In speaking against any fair st all and
especially against fair which should take
any government money. Mills OF Texas dis
eussed nearly every issue that is OF has been
before the country for twenty years. Be
paid q tribute 70 the masniiee0. prosperity
Of the people Of this country AID saii The
reason thereof Was that the people were lsfi
free TO choose their own vccztious: that
there was nothing paternal about this gov
eminent Then be uttered a protest agains;
the eoercsehmeGss OF the general govern
ment, and its usurpation Of the powers and
rights Of the states
Columbia. Knocked Out.
Then be attacked the very meat Of the pro
posed enterprise by declaring that Columbu:
wasn't as big a man as given credit for. H.
didn't discover this country anyhow. Il,
bad gone On = "TRIP 70 hunt Indians and
found them. but not In North America
Therefore the date OF the fair was too early,
for Americas Vesp1cius did not disccve,
this country until some years later. To
whole thing was bag pull On the cid fAg
and an appropriation. II New York, Chi
cago OF ST. Louis wanted a fair let then
have IL and pay for it
The Niger" and the Tariff
The Republican party next came in for {
bhasz, because il had refused TO let the nsgrS
vote in the District of Columbia, and ther
that party bad the cheek TO raise q row be
cause the southerners wouldn't let Samb
vote down their way. The people were Al
ready taxed % death, and now il was pro
posed to further tax them for the benefit o
some big city. He supposed a fair would b
held, hut not with bis consent When /
came 10 voting. he would 20 for St Louis
because be knew be could get the house {.
agree 70 hold IL in Texas Then hs woalc
vote against any fair at all
Pensions vs.. the Fair.
Morse Of Massachusetts, also opposed an,
fair. BE said il didn't make any differenc
where il was held Uncle Sam would have q
foot part OF the ball This was a goo1 tim
70 begin economy. Rather than spend els,
| ooo. 100 or 80 for the fair, why not devot.
the money TO pension dependent veterans
% pension the soldiers who suffered the tor
tur-s Of the damned In Aniersonvills and
| other prison pens OF the southf OF 10 estab
ltsh q postal telegraph
Gfbsou Of Maryland, O'Ferrsll Of Virginia
| Houk Of Tennessee. and Others advocates
Washtngtou City.
Advocate. OF 81. Louis
Vandever Of California. Kfnsey and WI
sou Of Missouri ami Carllsle talked for ST
Louis The latter sAid that city WAS tb.
center OF population, az1 should Be the site
But he was against any government appro
prisiiOn- Whatever city got the fair Ie, 4
paw for the privilege OfNsal Of Indian an.
Fo-mal of Illinois also went IN for 81 Louis
Where De soto Missed IL.
Hatch aid that II was proviientisl ths
De Soto had been fifty years behind Column
bos IL be had discovered the Mississippi
valley fifty years sooner New Eagsani an.
Manhattan Island would nov Be Indiar
Reservations for sale at o. 3 per acre New
York bad no sIte-only an option on a site
and, be said you al know what al oPtiol
On Wall street l.
Il suppose you have bsea thereT ssi,
SpinOlA-
No. / have not, Hatch replied. when III,
laughter had s1hs3ded, -snd that i the rea
son / am not trying 20 go there
The Chicago Men Talk Little.
Mason OF Illinois said when he thought o.
tns many things be bad 70 say about Chi
cago, and the few minutes be had to saw il
In, be felt ike the boy who sat in the middle
OF sugar barrel and exclaimed. oh, for G
thousand tongues to do this thing justice.
He would like New York people 70 20 K
Chicago ami Sc the grea; Shipping Of ths
lskes-great-r than the foreign commsrce Of
Sew YOrk-sni peaceful navy, not wal
vessels
OzthwAite u Ohio said that in obeiienc-
"a the voice Of his state legislature be va.
for Chicago. Gear and Kerr Of Iowa ans
Owen Of Indiana also spoke for Chicago
Plenty OF Backing for Gotham.
Lansing, Dunphy, SpinolA, Fsrquhar ans
others spoke for New York They said thAi
city had both site aud money; that she bad
els, oOo 900 now where Chicago only had al
alleged ? Der cent On shadowy e., OG3, 900
that the city which rehabiliiated Libby
prison shJ1ld not dare to raise her head for
national recognition; that II taxed Chicago's
hotel Recommendations 10 the utmost TO dnd
room for a national convention. that every
other city N the country was provincial in
comparison 70 New York, which only was
metropolitan, and that she did not ask a dol
lar from the governnent
Gambler closed the debate with few words
on the general subject
To Vote on Monday.
Now that the two days debate Is finished
The real battle begins On Monday, irlme-
diately after the reading Of the journal. the
decks VIII be cleared for action Then the
roll Eil ts called. and a. each member.
name j. sung cut by the reading clark be vii
name bis choice for the Worlds fair loca-
tion- Before the first ballot Is taken II /.
likely toe anti fair men viii move 10 Law ID.
whole matter on the table
How II Looks to Chicago Men.
Chicago men claim that II i clear that
Chicago has q larger number Of votes thar
any other city. Estimates vary a. TO hsr
strength on first ballot, but Us Is q conssrv
alive figure, with 20 for New York and ii
votes for q fair and anfi-fair divided betwee1
Washington City and ST. Louis To wiz
Chicago viii nsed 20 more votes II i "
no means improbable that the ball0tlng ~fll
continue two or three days
Congress- In Brief