New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-24

Il SETBACK FOR CHICAGO,
HOUSE WORLDS FAIR COMMITTEE VOTE
DOWN MR.. SPRINGER'S PROPOSITION
ADOPTING Mr. FLOWERS RESOLUTION TO IN.
CREASE THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO FIVE
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IKIBCSE.l

AND TO GIVE IT MORE TIME
IBr TELEGBAPH THE rKIBCSE.1
Washington Jan. 23.-The World's FAR Comm'
tee of the House held session to-day, the proceed
ngs and result of which are regarded as rather dis
couraging by the partisans Of Chicago Ihc BUD
Committee the Springer resolution, which pro
vided that the House should begin to-day to vote on
the question Of a place for the Fair. and that the
balIoting should continue until the place had bccn
decided upon reported its inability 10 agree "r
Frank, OF Missouri then offered some resolutions
which looked to postponement of the Fair unt 1870
Against this proposition, Mr.. Flower, OF w-iork
made an earnest speech in which he said that there
would be no trouble about holding the Fair IN le92
II New-York should be chosen the place for hold
ing it. He proposed that the membership OF the
subcommittee should be increased to nve, ana mor0
time given 1t to consider the Springer resolution.
Mr.. Springer preferred to force this resolution 10
vote in the Committee and to that end ofered 1t as
a substitute for Mr. Franks proposition. lie areueu
that the House. by its vote creating the special Con
mittce, had virtually instructed that Committee 70
report at the earliest day practicable; ana ne m,'
mated that any member who possessed q consciehoo
would heed the instruction. .
Mr. Hit then addressed the committee lie saio
that the Foreign Affairs Committee had touha, ai'ef
considering the matter with great care, that 1t was
impossible to draw up general bill wnch couid "
applied to the Exposition without regard 10 .nc sl,.
selected He was sure that this committee woulo
find the same difficulty no matter how ions le' s'V
The bill would have to be drawn up with hno"i
edge of where the Fair to be held. Inc hhahcia'
features of the bill would have TO be arranged accod
ing to the site selected. Some proposed 10 place INC
financial management in one set Oh haiiuS, uiiue.
particular conditions, and others had dlnerehs
plan Washington did not propose any local board
of managers. No bill, Mr. Hit continued eonld @ 90
prepared which would apply to the other cues en- en-
trely without excluding Washington ehtrey. daS mS
Washington from a fair and equal show lie thought
the committee had no right 10 disregard the interests
OF Washington. -. ,, c,u,
To test the sense of the committee, Mr.. Springer
then asked for vote on his proposltl0n that lno
House should devote Monday, January ~ 70 & depa.9 M
the question Of place for the Far, ana tnat Oh
Tuesday voting should begin to continue until some
place had received majority. This proposition waS
defeated the only votes in favor of 1t being those OF
Messrs. Hit and Springer, of Illinois. Messrs. Bow
den Virginia, and Hatch, of Missouri, were absent
Mr.. Flowers motion to increase the membership OK
the subcommittee to i've adopted, and Messrs.
Frank of Missouri, and Wilson. of West Virglnla,
were appointed. The subcommittee is to report TO
the full committee SATURDAY. Every days delay
in bringing the House to vote on the question OF
place is regarded unfortunate not to say dlsheart
ening, by the partisans of Chicago.