The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-24
A DEFEAT FOR CHICAGO.
The House sendssthe Worlds Fair Matter
to Special Committee.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. l7-Among the
bills introduced in the senate yesterday
were two by George of Mississippi one pro-
viding that employees of companies engaged
In interstate and foreign commerce shall be
entitled to damages from the company when
injured through the latter's carelessness; that
no agreement shall render the employer free
from this liability; and that injury re-
ceived in coupling cars shall be prima facie
evidence OF neglect on the part of the
company The other bill makes all patents
purchasable by the government, and de-
clares it valid defence in cases of infringe
ment that the defendant purchased the article
for use or consumption. A long debate on
Buffers resolution to deport negroes to
Africa took place, and at its conclusion an
executive session was held and the senate
adjourned.
Vote on the Worlds Fair.
The house spent the whole day on the
Worlds fair question The committee on
rules reported a resolution to create special
committee on plan and site and Cannon of
Illinois made minority report referring the
matter to the foreign affairs committee, and
with provision for the decision first of the
question whether the fair shall be held east
was later stricken out by Cannon, and his
resolution was agreed to- A vote was then
taken on the substitution of the majority
resolution as agreed to for the original reso
luton referred to the committee on rules,
and this was defeated by tie vote, where
upon Springer moved n reconsideration.
Mckinley moved to lay that motion on the
table, and pending vote the house ad
journed. The debate was participated in by
many members, and those who favored New
York voted and talked for the majority res
olution of the rules committee
When the vote on the substitution Of Can
mons resolution for the minority report was
first announced it was-yeas, 40; nays, 142
defeating Cannon's measure. Springer, ris.
ing to a question of privilege, said that he
had kept close tally of the vote. and his
tally did not agree with the official tally. He
asked for a recount. A recount reversed the
former result and the substitute was agreed
to-yeas, 1877; nays, 134.
Again, when the vote on the substitution
of the majority resolution, as amended by
Cannon's resolution, for the original measure
referred to the committee was nearly COM
pleted, Springer saw that it would be tie.
He therefore changed his vote to the mega
tive so that he could move reconsideration
So Springer may be credited with saving the
day, SO far as it was saved, for the west.
WASHINGTON CITY. Jan 1S.-Chicago got
little back-set yesterday when the house.
settled for the time the Worlds fair fight, by
laying Springec's motion of Thursday to re.
consider, on the table-144 to l42. This
killed Cannons substitute, and by vote of
III to 1876 the whole matter was referred tc
a select committee of nine, to be appointed
by the speaker. Springer moved to recon
slider this but later withdrew his motion
and the New York Worlds fair bill was
introduced and referred. Rainies of New
York offered a resolution increasing the
committee to thirteen; referred to the rule:
committee. After discussion of the Okla
homa town site bill the house adjourned.
The senate Thursday adjourned to Moa
day.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 20.-The house
met at 1 p. M Saturday, that hour having
been fixed i'm order to permit the members to
attend MIR. Walker Blaine's funeral. The
st. Louis Worlds fair bill was introduced
The ballot-box investigators were granted
permission to sit during the sessions of the
house. A bill was introduced to refer ques-
tons of law growing out of the Sicott de-
falcation to the court of claims The rest of
the day was spent in committee on the Okla
homa town site BILL which was pending at
adjournment
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2l.-A few bills
of no particular interest were reported to
the senate yesterday, some routine business
transacted, and then political debate took
place between Pasco of Florida and
~. IL 4, ct
national interference in state elections for
congressman, and said many charges had
been made of suppression OF the colored vote
south, but no. evidence of the same presented
it was all inference. Chandler replied by
citing a number of cases where Republicans
had been killed or driven from their homes
in Florida because of their political views.
Pasco declared that the elections in Florida
since 1876 had been quiet and honest, and
charged Chandler with buying the Florida
returning board in 1876. Chandler denied
that any extraordinary measure had been
adopted to carry that state for Hayes. The
senate then went into executive session and
soon adjourned
In the house the speaker appointed a
Worlds fair committee composed of Gambler.
of Massachusetts, chairman Hit and
Springer of Illinois, Belden and Flower Of
New York, Hatch and Frank of Missouri,
Bowdoin Of Virginia, and Wilson of West
Virginia. Resolutions were offered to re.
imburse members for their loses by the
Silcott steal Oates of Alabama and Stone of
kentucky Springer offered resolutions that
the house decide Thursday which city the
Worlds fair should be held at, and that the
special committee report bill so locating
the fair. In committee the house then took
up the Oklahoma bill, which was still pend
ing at adjournment
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2i.-The house
was in wranglc all day over a ruling by
the speaker Monday just before adjourn
,nent, Bland moved to adjourn, and on di.
vision the speaker declared the motion lost.
Bland thereupon demanded tellers and ac-
cording TO The Record Tuesday morning
the speaker replied There is no provision
for tellers." No record of this appearing in
the journal, Bland moved to have the jour-
nal amended accordingly. The motion was
lost. Bland then demanded tellers. The
speaker declined TO entertain the demand
General debate on the parliamentary ques-
ton involved then ensued, and the appeal
was laid upon the table-yeas 149, nays 1856.
In the senate Tuesday the bill authorizing
thu b,.iduino, of tho Missouri river hetyyeeu