New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW-YORK IN THE LEAD.
FIRST VICTORY FOR THE METROPOLIS n
THE WORLDS FAIR STRUGGLE.
PARTIsANs OF CHICAGO BEATEN on VOTE IN
CoNGREss-ADoPTIoN OF THE RESOLUTION
CALLING FOR SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

CONGRESS-ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION
CALLING FOR SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
lBY -rrrEGRApH THE TRIBUNE,
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE gallant fight made
oy the partisans of Chicago, aided by good many
members whose desire to stand by the Committee
on Foreign Affairs outweighed other considera-
| llohs' under the circumstances, was in vain.
When the struggle renewed this morning tho
Chicago men were rather less confident than they
were last night, and the result of the first vote
on the motion TO table Mr.. Springers motion to
reconsider the vote by which tie Cannon sub
stitnte was rejected yesterday justified their ap-
prehensons. The motion was carried by l44 to
li2. This brought the House to a vote on tho
original resolution, which provided simply for the
appointment of select committee of nine mem-
bers on the Worlds Fair of 1892. without de.
fning its jurisdiction or giving any instructions
as to what it should do. The adoption of this
resolution by vote of l4O to 1876 was decisive
but Mr.. Springer was not satisfied aud moved a
reconsideration. IL was apparent however, that
an overwhelming majority of the House was ready
TO accept the decision final Even Springer
seemed to realize that fact and he said he would
withdraw his motion if he could have unanimous
consent to make statement" Ii was granted,
and about the second sentence he uttered was
proposition that there should be an undersand-
ing" that the select committee should do certain
things and make report within certain time
lie was Immediately called to order by members
on both sides of the House. Mr.. Hatch, OF Mis-
souri,, and Colonel Breckinridge, of Kentucky,
vigorously protested against any understanding.
and when the latter sat down the Speaker re-
marked
1t is understood that there is to be no under.
standing
Mr.. Springer thereupon withdrew his motion
unconditionally, with the rather unnecessary re-
mark that the friends of Chicago would trust TO
the fairness of the committee to be appointed
Mr.. Flower Immediately offered for reference to
the new committee the bill, the provisions of
which have been heretofore published, for the
holding of the Worlds Fair in lo92 in the city Of
New-YOrk
Mr.. Raines offered a resolution, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules to increase the
membership of the select committee from nine 10
thirteen members. The House may agree TO do
this.
The prospect Of the passage of any Worlds Fair
bill whatever by the House has not been improved
by the brisk sllrnllsh over the question as to
whether the Foreign Affairs Committee or a select
committee should have jurisdiction OF the matter.
Both sldes-Or all sidcs-havc been SO much in
earnest that much bitterness has been engendered,
a good deal OF which will not have disappeared
when the House is brought face TO face with the
nam question: lnelc i minority IN lhe house
how large IL Is 1t has not yet been ascerained- =
which is opposed TO the passage of any BILL and
which will be ready to join with the opposition to
New-York, Chicago, ST. Louis, Washington, any
other place
While the votes yesterday and to-day were in
no sense fair test OF strength of New-lOrk,
Chicago, or either Jf the other places mentioned
despite vigorous assertions IL the contrary by
some of the warm partsans of the first two cities
it is generally conceded that Ncw-lor< now holds
n strong lead and that sentiment in her favor
is growing. 1t must be regarded as fortunate that
the attempt to array the West against the East
has been so dismal failure. In that respect
alone has the skirmish which ended to-day borne
desirable fruit. An inspection of the votes taken
to-day clearly shows that sectional feeling did
not enter into the result