Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-29
THE WORLDS FAIR.
THE FIGHT OVER THE locATIoN GET
TING INTERESTING.
Many Sick Ccpgscssmen--An Illustration
ofKansas ststcsmenship-The
Silver Question.


! Fair In 1892 is growing quite intense. for
several days the New Workers have been IN
| terrible stew over the slow progress that
was being made with the bill in their State
legislature at Albany, and the opponents
OF the metropolis have not only been
| chuokling over the delay. but have been
predicting that New York would be
Knocked ont. The Empire State delega-
ton have been fighting for DELAY 20 that
/ action could be taken by their Legislature.
To-day Messrs. Flower, Spinola, and Stahl-
necker, Of the New York delegation. re-
ceived kilograms from Albany announcing
| that the Assembly had bv vote Of 1909 out OF
los passed the Worlds FAIR bill. They
fourished gleefully these Geographic mes
sages and sent word TO the press gallery
that Now York was bullying ahead. IL is
said that the State Senate will pass the
I'LL Tomorrow. So far in the fight before
the Worlds Fair Committee OF the House
the New Workers have had their own way
Chicago undoubtedly has more advocates
in the House than any OF the coInPetlng
cities. and New York is second with wash
ington and St. Louis bringing up the rear,
and neither likely 10 get the fair unless
| Chicago and New York get TO lighting 50
fercely that one or the other Will fall heir
| TO the necessary strength.
New York undoubtedly has formidable
position in that she will have rl5,OOJ. 200 nj
her disposal, and will not call on the Ma
tional Government for any financial aid.
Che wonld oct the fair in all probability
without much trouble but for the fact that
there is prejudice against the metropolis
in so many portions OF the country.
SICK coSGREssMEy.
There IL great deal Of sickness among
the congressman at present, and many. VINO
have gotten strong enough 10 resume tnen
legislative duties look pale and thin. blr.
Forney, the veteran legislator from Ala
bama, who has served so many. years on
the House Appropriations Committee with
MIR. Randall. Ia lying dangerously III at the
Metropolitan Hotel with pneumonia.
The Republican leaders Of the House are
having hard time to whip some OF tnelr
men into line when 1t comes 10 allowing
that body TO go ahead with business with
out any code of rules Messis. Anderson
of Kansas and Cheadle Of Indiana are
strong believers in the rights OF the mi
norty. and in the last Congress both MEM
bers. under the then-existing rules, exer-
cised fully the rights of the minority. MI
Anderson for several terms has been tght-
ing the consideration of the Pacific railroad
bills as reported from the committees
which have framed various measures
1lr. Cheadle has cut a lively figure also on
some pension bills, and has made some
thing of racket in hlibustering. Both
members have been sort of free lances in
legislation, and it goes rather hard now to
be whipped into line for the sake OF the
party. But they will probably succumb TO
the lash of Speaker Reed. VINO has plan
to carry out The Republicans are de-
terrnined to unseat Democrats enough
TO give them a comfortable working
majority If il can be done, and the
Democrats will have to fight hard 70
prevent the high-handed measures which
have been agreed upon. The Kansas peo-
ple are such bitter partisans that they viii
forget their enmity for the Pacific rail
roads If only Mr.. Anderson Will stand Dy
the party in doing all he can to rob Demo-
cratic members Of the House Of the seats
which they hold.
KANSAS sTATEssiANsHIP.
An illustration of Kansas statesman
ship" is the bill introduced in the House
Yesterday by Representative Kelley, OF that
State, providing for the paying OF pensions
TO the widows and orphans OF persons
killed for political reasons. Kelley, IL
new man in Congress and succeeded
Mr.. Ryan. who resigned his seat last
wear to accept the Mexican mission.
Kelley recites in his remarkable mea-
sure that in many parts of the country
the Union il depised and the flag. IS
hated, and that Ku-Klux-klan organize
tions have murdered many people
Who were loyal to the Union. This Is
buncombe bill, and will never get out OF
the committee to which it has been re-
ferred, but this rabid new member from
bleeding Kansas" probably lmaglnes that
he will meet popular feeling in his State
bv aiming such vile measure at the South.
Kelly has also introduced bill TO regulate
the election of congressman IN various
States. but that measure IS made up or
nortions OF similar bills introduced by
other members. Kelley probably not hav-
ing gumption enough to draw 1t up NM
self.
The House Committee on Territories are
at present wrestling with the bill TO or
galllze the new Territory of Oklahoma. ana
Il will be necessary TO extend the laws OF
some one of the States over the new Terri
tory. Judge Perkins. of Kansas, who Is a
member of thecommittee. has fought hard
10 have the laws of his State adopted for
Oklahoma, but as Kansas has prohibition
law in full, and also has constitutional
provision which prevents any one from
voting who served IN the southern army
the members of the committee do not seem
to be in favor of having Kansas laws ex-
tended over Oklahoma.
cocKREIL's SILVER BILL.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, in speak
ing to-day with the Dispatch correspondent
]
him Yesterday, said that be had about
come to the conclusion that il was almost
impossible TO get free coinage, and there
fore he had drawn up measure autho-
rizing the Government to purchase i've
million dollars worth of silver bullion per
month and to coin the same into standard
silver dollars. The Senator also proposes
that com certificates shall be issued III
Mace of " gold" O" silver" certificates. In
| thisway he would make gold and silverequal
and not give one metal an advantage over
the other. He also thinks that II his bill
is passed the gold-bugs" of the East-the
/ Wall street crowd-cannOt say that legls-
! lation is being attemptedin the interest OF
spectators in bullion, as they have charged
( would be the case should free coinage
( bill pass either branch OF Congress ana
! have an immediate prospect of passage III
| the other. Senator Cockreli claims thai
-. OOO, 900 month will absorb about all
! the silver bullion that is produced.
! The Senator wants the people to get oil
! the benefits possible. and TO cut down the
profits both Of the Government ana the
money-sharks. Senator Teller, OF Colora-
/ do. is of the opinion that the Goyernment
has made in seignorage alone since the
BLAND bill became law not less than
! $50. 0O0. 900. Senator Cockrell does not
! think the profits to the Government have
! been so great, but they have been en0r-
nous. and he will find out from the
! Treasury in few days.
pIRIor TAX BILL.
The direct tax bill was passed with rush
/ by the Senate to-day, there being only seven
} votes against It, five of whom were, Demo
( Gratis. In 1861 the Government levied
tax of 800, OOO, 900 upon the States and Ter
! ritorics, giving Is per cent. to each Whlcn
/ collected it. OF the whole amount about
I Sl7. 5O0, 900 were paid in, leaving about
! %. 500. 600 unpaid, and the DEFICIENCIES were
! in southern States. Theseveral bills when
( have been before Congress for ten years
proposed to refund what was col
| iecfed, and let the States that
! did pay off There was pro
/ loneed deadlock in the last Congress II the
I House over this measure. Mr.. Cleveland
/ Who was then President, using his lnlu-
( ence TO have the bill defeated, as ne
| thought it would be in the way OF MS Ia
riff policy. The defeat of the bill mas
helped to postpone the settlement OF d Eov
/ between the States and the Federal Gov
I ernnent. and no State has suffered more
( i'm this respect than Virginia, whose press
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