Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-02-26
TOOK ALL DAY TO IT.

No Other Business Than Selecting the
Worlds Fair Site Done in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Excepting a
few moments occupied in administering
the oath of office to John E. Reyburn,
of Pennsylvania. the new member who
succeeded the late Judge Kelley, the
house spent the entire session in settling
the proposed site for the worlds fair.
Eight ballots were taken, and on the
eighth and last ballot
CHICAGO SECURED THE PRIZE.
When Speaker Reed raped for order at
noon there were about 800 representa-
tives on the floor. The galleries were
crowded with people waiting to witness
the struggle between the adherents of
the rival cities on the floor. Chauncey
NJ. Depew and eX-Secretary Whitney
and others from New York city; Mayor
Creigier, of Chicago; Governor Francis,
of st. Louis, and host of representa-
tive men from these cities and many
Washington men, members of the orig
inal board of promotion, were in the
galleries or corridors,
INTERESTED AND ANXIOUS SPECTATORS.
At 1915 p. m, after Mr.. Reyburn had
been sworn in and taken his seat, the
clerk of the house read the special order,
prescribing the method of voting on the
site question, and requiring some one
place to have a majority of the votes
cast. Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, wanted
to know if there would be an opportu
nifty afforded to pass upon the question
as to whether there should be fair be-
fore selecting a site. Speaker Reed re-
piled that under the special order there
could not be, and directed the clerk to
call the roll for the first ballot.
The result of the first vote was very
gratifying to the friends of Chicago,
both on and off the floor. After the an
nouncement by the speaker of the result
and that neither city had received a ma
iority of the votes cast another roll call
was ordered. Four votes were changed
to Chicago in this ballot, and some who
had not voted previously also indicated
Chicago as their choice. In the third
ballot Chicago gained six votes, but New
York gained nine. This was not SO
gratifying. but still Chicago men were
not down hearted. Without delay the
roll was called for the fourth ballot. The
Chicago men felt jubilant over the result
for they had gained seven votes as
against gain of only three for New
York. st. Louis lost five votes and
Washington five.
The result showed no selection. and
the roll call for the fifth proceeded. On
this ballot Chicago's gain was only six,
while the vote for New York ran up fif-
teen. All was excitement as the roll
call-the sixth-again began. 1t was
apparent that the Southern men, who had
steadfastly supported st. Louis up to
this point, were beginning to break away
and were going over to New York. The
expectations of the New Workers were
at the highest point, and in this vote
they polled their full strength, but
gained only six votes, while Chicago
gained nine, and ST. Louis and Washing
ton kept losing, the former losing ten
and the latter five votes. The New York
people felt discouraged at their small
gain. The reading of the vote was de-
manded to gain time for consultation,
and lust as the seventh roll call began
Wilson. of West Virginia, moved to
take recess until II o'clock in the
morning. The Chicagoans raised points
of order and insisted the motion came
too late, but Speaker Reed declared he
had recognized Wilson in time. Wilson
then demanded the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered. There was much ex-
citement at this time. 1t was half past
4, and the New York men were urg-
ing recess for the purpose,
it was rumofed, of transferring
their strength and that of st. Louis over
night to Washington. The yea and nay
vote showed 1873 in favor and ia opposed
to a recess. "Call the roll," came from
the Chicagoans and the seventh ballot
was taken. Three hundred and eleven
votes were cast; 154 for Chicago, l12 for
New York, 90 for st. Louis and II for
Washington. Chicago was
JUST TWO VOTES SHORT
of a maiority. Mason, of Illinois, dragged
Reyburn. the new member from Penn
sylvania, forward and he said he wished
to change his vote and did So 1t was
expected this would lead to stampede
to Chicago but it did not. Nobody fol-
lowed his example and Chicago with its
total of 155 was yet one short OF ma
iority. Another roll call was in order,
the eighth and last. In this Chicago