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THE HOUSE WORLDS FAIR COMMITTEE
Now York Members Defeat ChIcaRo's Plan
to Commit the Chairman.


WARRINGTON Jan. 21.-The special House
Committee on the Worlds Fair held its first
meeting this morning In the room OF the House
Committee on Territories. All OF the members
were present except Messrs. Hatch and Bow
den. Mr.. Springer called up his resolution
providing that the House shall proceed next
Thursday to select the site for the Fair by bal
lot and It was discussed for an hour. Mr..
Springer urged the importance Of speedy ac-
ton on the proposition. He held that. by its
action on the Cannon resolution last week. the
House had virtually decided that the matter
must be settled as early as possible. and that
the Committee was practically under instruc-
tions and was as much bound by them as il
they had been formulated. He argued that the
House could not move in the matter until 1t
had first settled where the Fair was to be held.
Mr.. Hit also declared In favor OF the Inn
mediate selection @ Of site by ne ,6s hoGSe and
Of the Fair: He said that the Committee on
Foreign Affairs had been working for some
time on the Fair bills and had practically
completed the prelimin ary arrangements. All
OF the results OF their work could be made use
Of by this committee. but the site should be
Mr. Flower thought that the date fixed for
pexty WAS 1 litie til too soon. He Suggested that
a resolution be reported providing Tor debate
IN the House next Monday-one hour and Ia a
claims OF each city-to be followed by ballot
ing on Tuesday ,.,,.
Mr. WSeer HaSa at % O eoaS hs IN s
1t should first be settled that the government
give ad ae sr an at
This brought the Washington men to tho
fore with strong objection. They c9ntended n ended
that to adopt Mr. Belden = course would result
against Washington which must rely upon
Dir. Belden!s, idea was that an HISTORICAL cele-
bration could be held IN 1892. 1892. 10 be followed
The Chairmans attention was here called to
the Language of the resolution under which
the GSmmittee %as appSSan5ted Sa5 which Ht sGeG6s W6s
made that the, Committee had no alternatiye;
and could deal with no propostlon that did
Mr.. Frank OF Missouri offered a, resolution
that the Springer resolution tproyiding for bal;
TO sub-commlttee OF three. with instructions
to report at the next committee meeting. sup.
Pbo RS Of @ IL also
Chairman OF the subcommittee, and to have
itToport next THURSDAY . :, ,n,, o.,o, oo d.
tion. so as to have the debate In the House on
Suggested by Mr.. Flower. Tho New York mem
bers took alarm at this, however, as II was ap-
pSreny the oDJees 0l tns scertSin H yiews The
Cbicagoans had calculated on Mr.. Flower yot-
ing with them In SUPPORT OF MS own proposiIlon;
present besides the Chairman in the opposi,
tion and compel the Chairman TO vote 70 eTeatt TEAK
The Chairman should be committed 1T this
early date. SO when Mr. Franks resolution
was put, the, two Chicago men found ,,la them1 n
the Chairman was Instructed to appoint sub
COMMITTEES 10 consider the Springer resolution
leo will meet again. Later the suh-commlttee
Wus selected as follows: Chairman Gambler
and Messrs Hitt and Flower.
The Committee decided 10 hear no oral aTgu-
ments respecting the site Of the % FAR; .n Ihehn
Tor nermiasion 10 SIT during the sessions OF the
Houso, and adjourned until Thursday