Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-10
CAPITAL NOTES.
The Chicago Fair Bill Ready to be
Reported.
ALARM OF ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS
Fear that Palmer Will Capture the
Seat now Held by Senator Farweli-..
heterogeneous Tauibee's Con.
dittOn.
WORLDLY EairRill

WAshiNdioN, MATCH lU.-AtIer laC0r>
ing all yesterday with stenographer and
typewriter. Lyman j. Gage and Edwin
Walker have completed the Chicago
worlds fair bill. and presented il to
Chairman Chambers committee today.
1t is the universal opinion that the COM
mittee framing the bill has hit upon a
very happy solution of the many prob.
lens with which they were confronted.
While they reserve TO Chicago substan-
tial control of the fair they also gain the
prestige Of national control. and escape
criticism from those who do not believe
in the creation of federal corporation,
and do not like to see Uncle Sam going
into the show business. standing at the door
taking tickets like any other Snowman.
The bill places the Chicago corporation
on an admirable business footing, not
complicated by relationship with a ma
tional board. and makes sure that Chi
cago and Illinois shall have no greater
voice in the awards of medals and pre-
miums than any other city or state. Ii
is pretty certain that this bill will be
adopted by the full worlds fair commit.
tee. and be reported to the house within
week or so, and possibly within three
days.
Palmer Seares Them.
The republican leaders from Illinois
now in Washington are greatly concerned
about the state legislature. They freely
admit in private that the democrats have
an excellent chance of carrying the state,
and they are making elaborate prepare
tons for the battle. They count on sew
en- close districts in the senatorial con-
| tests. and of these say they must carry
only two TO give them control of that
body. But as TO the house they are not
so sauguine. A prominent Illinois poll
tician says that in order to make the leg
islature safely republican, his party must
carry at least one-half of the doubtful
| districts, for failure in this will in all
| likile give the house 60 the demo-
Gratis by sufficient majority to make the
| Joint convention democratic. A truce
has been arranged by which all the candi
dates for senator who are supposed to be
Farwell, Payson, McNulta, General Hen
derson and, possibly, Joe Cannon. are to
| forego their personal campaign till after
the fight for the Legislature is over.
Then, If the assembly be republican, the
| scramble will begin with Farwell clearly
in the lead. There is no doubt that the
| republicans are very much afraid of Gen.
eral Palmer, and, of course, they will not
nominate a weak candidate for senator to
make the race against him.
The Weeks Work.
Mr.. Blair's educational bill will occupy
the senates afternoons during the COM
ing week, and an effort will be made to
bring it to vote Friday afternoon. The
urgent deficiency bill may be passed. The
committee on privileges and elections will
submit its report on the Montana contest
and ask that IL be given early considera>
ton. When the Blair bill shall he out of
theSyay Mr. FRYE will endeSvor to have
the Pacific railroad funding bill taken up.
MIR. Plat will put forw ard the bill for the
admission of Wyoming, Mr.. Sherman
will press his anti trust bill, Mr. Hale his
bill for increase of the naval establish
ment. MIR. Dolph his Mexican award bill,
and finally the undervaluations bill, which
will have been reported by that time, will
make a strong fight for consideration.
The house committee on territories will
push the bill for the organization of the
territory of Oklahoma The bills for the
admission of Wyoming and Idaho TO
statehood may be called up. The con-
tested case Mudd vs.. Compton from the
Fifth Maryland district will probably be
brought up, and IN this event Mr. Mudd
will be seated.
Taulbee Worse.
Congressman Taulbee continues TO
grow more and more feeble and his hold
on life more precarious. He is worse to-
night than be was Yesterday, and death
may come before morning. His recovery
now would b e almost miraculous