New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-07
STILL IN ABEYANCE.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL AGAIN IN THE
HANDS OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
AssEMBLYMEN REFUSE TO CONCUR IN THE
AMENDMENTS PASSED BY THE SENATE
GOVERNOR HILLS ATTITUDE
TO THE MEASURE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE -,"IBUSE1
TO THE MEASURE.


shape of more commissioners, but vitality was
given to it by the presence about it of three Re-
publican Senators who were absent yesterday
when it received its apparently mortal blow.
Governor Hill, who had been clubbing the bill to
death with the votes of the Democratic Senators,
heard of the arrival of the absent Republicans
with dismay, knowing that his sole dependence
now to defeat the bill is upon the votes of the
Democratic Assemblymen and OF the few Repub-
licans who have acted with them.
Governor Hill, for a week past, has been the
great obstacle to the bill passing the Legislature.
lie has eXcred all his necessarily great influence
in the Legislature to prevent its passage His
task was easy one, since a large proportion Of
the Democratic Senators and Assembymen desired
TO vote fer the Senate bill as amended by the
Republicans, recognizing the fact that despite
the additional Republican names of commissioners,
Democratic influences would still control the
Board Of Commissioners.
This feeling especially prevailed among the
Democrats unconnrcted with Tammany Hall.
They saw that, while the Republicans by the
additional commissioners some Of them Demo.
Gratis, had diminished the influence OF Tammany
Hall over the Worlds Fair yet the influence OF
other Democrats increased. Why Governor
Hill should make such strenuous efforts To defeat
The leading Senators and Assemblymen believed
that Mr.. Hill had various reasons for his policy.
One was that he did not like to offend Western
Democrats who support him as a Presidential
candidate by signing bill to take the fair to
New-York Another was that he did not like te
face the constitutional question presented by the
bill Still another was that he diSliked 10 in.
crease, in the slightest degree, Tammany HALT
influence. The Iammany Hall Senators and As
semblymen much of value TO their or
ganization if a Worlds Fair bill were passed and
signed, no matter how many Republican commits.
sioners there were, that it with difficulty
Mr.. Hill held them back from voting for the bill
1t was an open secret in the Senate to-day when
that body took up the bill and passed it by
lS votes to 3 that some one of the Iammany Hall
Senators would have contributed the requisite
seventeenth vote if it had been necessary 10
pass the bill Senator Chase. OF Albany, one of
the two Democrats who voted for the bill, did
So it is said with the consent of Senator Cantor.
The Tammany Hall organization now desires the
passage of the Senate bill and it is only Governor
Hills influence that held back the Tammany
Senator's from voting for it to-day If the bill
needs their votes tomorrow, in order to secure
the adoption Of the report Of a conference COM
mittee il will receive them. Senator Linson,
OF Kingston, Democrat, would also, II is said,
have voted for the bill if it had been necessary
to pass it, And il is highly significant that out
of thirteen Democrats in the Senate, Mr.. Hill
was only able to persuade five of them to cast their
votes against the bill.
Meanwhile now that all Republican Senators
who are not detained at home by sickness with
one exception, have voted for the Worlds Fair
bill and passed it n second time, what becomes
of the assertion of Democrats and Mugwumps
that the Republicans are killing the bill? Whau
also becomes Of the parrot-like assertion that
Thomas c. Patt, who has some slight political
influence among the Republicans of the Senate.
has killed the bill l? Mr.. Patt and other Repub-
lican leaders. like Warner Miller and Frank His
cock who have their intimate friends among the
Republican Senators, have, it seems, killed the
Worlds Fair bill by passing it, and the Demo-
Gratis. led by Governor Hill, when they voted
against the bill to-day, were actually voting for
it. This is singular logic. and the Republicans
Of the senate. and most of those of the Assembly,
cannot understand il.
After the Senate had passed the bill to-day
the Assembly appointed conference committee.
consisting Of Assemblymen Fish, Whipple, j.
Irving Burns, Republicans. and r. 7. Bush and
Hit, Democrats. The Senate appointed as It's
conference committee Senators Robertson, Cantor
and Vedder
The committees met this afternoon in the room
of Licutenant-Governor Jones and went over the
bill carefully. The minor amendments made by
the Senate to the Assembly bill, for the protection
of propcrty-owners, were at once accepted by the
Assembly committee. But then there came dis
agreement over the additional names of commits
sloners added by the Senator's Mr.. Fish and the
two Democratic ASscmblymen insisted that the
senate should rccedc from this amendment. SEN
81. ...1.if al oh
70 be added in order to make the measure non.
partisan lie went over the list Of lO3 commits
sioners in the original BILL and showed that 1t
contained the names Of 46 Democrats, 10 Repub-
hcans and > MugwumpS
There is certain Democrat named Grover
Cleveland among the commissioners. said Senator
Robertson 80 and he would easily induce the Mug
wumps 10 act with the Democrats on all material
ouestions connected with the Fair. Therefore the
Worlds Fair Commissioners in the original bill
substantially consist of JN Democrats and 45 Re
publicans When the Senate adds nineteen
names. four or five of them those
of Democrats, it only balances the commissioner
politically The Senate makes the bill more nom
partisan than before The Assembly bill is
Democratic measure: the Senate bill is non
partisan one
But these arguments failed to move Mr.. Fish
and his Democratic associates, and finally, as
Mr. Fish had a dinner party at his home, the
committees adjourned until o'clock tomorrow
morning. No agreement was reached by the
committees and none tonight seems probaoe.
From appearances tonight the Conference Com
mittces will report to the Senate and the Assembly
tomorrow that they cannot agree and ne" COM
mittces will he appointed Tie Republicans
will make a strong effort tomorrow TO come 10
some agreement on the blll and pass l.. some
Democratic aid in passing the bill is expected.
The Scnlte took up the bill almost as soon 81
il met There had been a count oi noses Oh
the Republican side, and 1t had been learned .i'"'
tbree Prpublican abscntccs the previous uay,