The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-19
WOULD NOT CONSIDERIT.
n,7r,,.E EFFORT TO GALL Up THE
WORLDS FAIR BILL.

r,.o seuate Finds Executive Busines
More Important The Bill VIII Be
called Up Monday, Morning River
ora Harbor Bill Reported in the
uouse-The House Discusses War
Claims.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-In the Senate
this morning Mr.. Platt (by request intro
dnced a bill for the admission of New
Mexico, and said that he did not in doing
so intend to commit himself in one way or
the other. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the Senate
voted to take up for consideration the SEN
ate bill to forfeit certain railroad lands.
Mr.. Dolph moved to proceed to executive
business.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Mr. HawIey-I have given notice two or
three times that would call up the bill
concerning the international exposition. l
am bound to press it, because it is simply
Justice to the people of Chicago
who are awaiting anxiously to begin
work; and not only justice to
them, but to manufacturers who,
and others who may contemplate exhibit
ing there, foreigners as well as Americans.
am instructed by the committee and am
under constant pressure to call 1T up.
have applied privately to the senator from
Kansas (Mr. Plumb, and | do so now, to
allow his bill to lie over until the Senate can
consider this exhibition bill.
Mr. Dolph-That bill would undoubtedly
OCCUPY all the afternoon. Ii there be unan-
imous consent that 1t shall be voted on at
2 o'clock will yield but / cannot postpone
longer than that hour motion for an
executive session.
Mr. Hawley-I AIN very sure that no
executive business will suffer between now
and o'clock.
Mr.. Cullom addressed the chair.
The Vice President-Does the chair un-
derstand that the senator from Oregon has
withdrawn his motion.
Mr. Dolph-I have not withdrawn it.
The Vice President-The motion is not
debatable.
Mr.. Cullom-Allow me to appeal to the
senator from Oregon to withdraw his mo-
tion for one moment.
A Republican Ssnator-Vote it down.
Mr.. Dolph-I am willing to yield for a
statement.
Mr.. Cullom-I simply desire to state that
SO far as l am able to learn there will be no
long discussion. if any at all, on the bill re-
lating to the worlds fair.
Eyes, there will be good deal OF it,"
SalQ Mr. biacKDufn.
ACTION NECESSARY.
"Whether there will or not,n Mr.. Cul-
lom continued, lit will certainly not take a
long time, and think that every senator
realizes that if there is to be a worlds fair
held in 1892 or 1898 necessary legislation.
ought to be enacted as soon as possible. l
hope that the Senator from Oregon will al
low the senator from Connecticut to bring
the bill up for consideration"
Mr.. Dolph-Indications from the other
side are that the bill will occupy the whole
afternoon. must, therefore, insist on my
motion.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Dolph's motion
and it was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 25-the
negative votes coming from the republicans.
The galleries were then lat l o'clock cleared
and the doors closed.
The doors were reopened at 4:50 o'clock
and legislative business was resumed. The
calendar was taken up and several bridge
bills and public buildings bills were passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley the Senate
took up aud agreed to consider Immediately
after the morning business Monday next
the worlds fair BILL
The Senate then adjourned till tomorrow.