The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-17
FIGHTING FOR THE FAIR
The Firvt struggle In the HOase nsesaats
In y Close Vote with HonOrs About
Even Between New York
and Chicago.


he appointment Of q committee on the |
worlds fair to consist of thirteen MEN, |
,ers, which committee shall. within three |
lays, report n plan ny which the house can
determine the site of the proposed fair
md subsequently report bill providing
Tor the fair.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, a minority OF
The committee, reported a substitute reso-
luton follows:
.eMbeT. and at S Other her s%es, the referred
O the committee On foreign affairs, divers bills,
sorids fair Of issa. thereby giving fl jafis.iic-
lion To that committee Of the whole subject mat
Ies rommen.latiSn m,,e s to the same ''"' 7>''
itesoised: That the committee ON foreign az
vi,ing a method Of selecting the iocaity of the
whether said fair shall be held east or west "f
the Allegheny mountains; Second, the selection
vote shall have been taken, the committee at the
earliest possible day. shall report pin pro, pro- ng
selected AS above provided.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, favored the
vigorous and faithful work which the
committee had performed i'm reference to
Of California, took the same view. Mr..
Hatch of Missouri, favored the majority
resolution. He said that prior to the APP
FAIRS, the gentlemen representing compet-
ing cities had entered into compact that
q special committee .houid be appointed
should contain an equal number OF
friends of the four cities competing for
sss o as sos fss 'ss ss sSss Ss
INF NJ. Frank Of HlssoGri strongly adyo-
Springer OF Illinois, who led the Chicago
faction, denied that there had been any
compact between the repre.entative: Of
had agreed to request the speaker TO call
a meeting Of the cs,mmittee ON rules I'm
order To create a special committees, but
that agreement being that the committees
sit during the holiday recess. Mr.. Hatch
snsraEferi.sS css aiesns
did not know that the gentlemen they had
treated with were looking around for
loopholes through which to crawl out OF
Mr.. Springer denied the right of amy
gentleman to meet In hotel parlors and
make IA compact to bind the members of
the house. The friends of Chicago had
done just what t'sey agreed to. MIR. Nc
Creary OF kentucky and chipman OF
tee foreign affairs retaining juristiic-
ton over the subject.
Mr.. Payne sof New York and Flower Of
New York argued for the majority report.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois opposed the ere.
alton of special committee and called
New York members on the committee on
foreign affairs. Mr.. Turner of New York
strongly STR, opposed Cnn1ons AN, D proposition
ton of locating the site east or west Of the,
Allegheny mountains. Mr.. Cummings said
sa al Ss% sm sst sreTssS sss aE
the friends of Chicago had not acted i'm
perfect good faith, and he said the Chi
committees had been appointed. Mr..
Adams Of Illinois denied that the bill had
been Slipped i'm. Mr.. Mason of Illinois
bill by the committee on foreign affairs.
because lac believed IL would expedite the
business of the house. Mr.. Butterwortil
ing jurisdiction from the foreign
affairs committee which. had been
ppes presamSeived @ aotiops. T The age eenslema'' ,
from New York never wanted a new deal
until they held bad hand. Mr.. Cannon
between the coast on one hand and the
valley of the MississiiPpi on the other, and
citied whether the fair should be held eas'
or west of the AlIeghenies. The house. as
was it's right, had referred bill after bill in
regard TO ine wGris iair h; 10 Ia. c"manI, n,,
ready to report. The object of that CON
ference Immediately after the meeting o
was not an agreement which would las
through the season. We failed To get q
special committee, and the object failing
Mr.. Cannon then modified his resolu
| ton by striking out the clause requiring
n vote to he ftrst taken OH Locating the TAI
| east or west of the Allegheny mountains
| A vote was then taken substituting
Cannon's resolution for that reported b!
Mckinley and il was defeated. Yeas lao
nays 142.
Mr.. Springer said he had kept n clos
tally of the vote and his tally did not aRre,
with the official tally. Without impugn
| ing anyone, he asked for a recount. II,
| the surprise of the house, q recount re
versetl the former result and the ssiDsti
| tute was agreed to. Yeas 137, nays 134.
| Then much confusion cnsllesi as to tn,
next step to be taken in preliminary pro
| ceedings. Many members contended tim
| the next vote should he taken on the Nc
| kinley resolution amended by til,
| substitution of the Cannon resolution. b,i
| the speaker held otherwise and states
that the next vote was upon substituting
| the majority resolution las amende<lD fo
| the original resolution referred to TIN
| committee rsiles. The vote wa
watched with intense interest. and wheI
| il was known at the end Of the roll call
l that the resolution had been defeated b.
/ a tie vote. Springer Of Illinois. who hn'
/ voted i'm the affirmative. changed his vot
4 to the negative i'm order To he able to NOV
1 a reconsideration. The substitute was n
/ jected, yeas 13a. nays LIS. Mr.. Syringe
| moved to reconsider. and McKinle
| moved to lay that motion ON the table
pending which the house adjourned.