New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-22
NAVAL REVIEWIN THE HARBOR.
NETWORK TO HAVE SOME SHARE IN THE
WORLDS FAIR
THE SENATE PASSES THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION
BILL AFTER SOME OPPOSITION.
i5r TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSE.1

TELEGRAPH TO THE
Washington April 21.-Thc senate today passed inc
Worlds Fair bill and although there is still one point
Of difference to be adjusted with the House, tue
Chicago men confidently counting tl' oaNS
before the signed by the President ana be
comes law. The Eastern element Ill inc Scn''o
showed strength enough to defeat the more pronounced
hackers Of the Chicago enterprise on one lssnc-''c
retention Of the feature Of naval revue" III Now
York Harbor in April 1893; but in all other rcgidS
tie friends of the Western metropolis had Their way,
and Washington's claim in particular 10 Sh'rc /"
the general celebration was ruthes>y ignored Inc
provision for the unveng Of statue Oh Columbus III
this city, Just before the opening oil inc cNhpV"" III
Chicago stricken out OF the Scla'e oo'l'h''oo
amendment and every other attempt to divide up IN
any way the interest and glory 10 be got out oil tue
coming anniversary except the naval cclcbriion was
unccemoniousy defeated. The vote on the retention
OF the naval review was a naIlo" ohc-Nc" '"'"
winning in the Committee Of the Whole by one VOC
and in the Senate by two. The opposition 10 inc Dbl
was naturally confined TO the southern Democrats, but
they were not much in earnest and besides were q
hopeless minority.
There WAS no donbt at any time abOut the passage
Of the bill 1t may be worthy Of note. however that
all the Republicans present, thirty iohr III h"'ocr'
voted for the Fair Nine Democrats also 1aNo"" al
exhibton-Scnators Mcpherson aud bIodecu' oil New
Jersey; German, Of Mary land Faulkner. OF west VIZ
cnia: PAYNE of Ohio; voorhees, and Turpic, OF In
diana Butler Of South Carolina and Ramon OF North
Carolina Only two Affirmative votes, consequently
came from the whole of the South proper senator
Vest distinguished himself by making a bt'cf "''''N
the Fair project, although he had beeh 'ic ""No'o
Of Fair at st. Louis. The rest OF the dehi'c "'S
less formal but many of the speeches "eic HNcs '"
interesting.
Mr. Vests speech caused considerable laughter.
He began by announcing that he had always opposed
all legislation looking to exposition IN lr"- Tic
knew that II had been said of him III chicago paper
that he had declared senator That III contest
between IIadcs and Chicago for the location OF the
fair he would support Iiades. As Chicago papers
never lied it was unnecessary for him t. state thit
he made no such statement lie stated the OPINION
that in popular election among the people OF
Missouri between IIades and Chicago, II would be a
close poll. There was much in common he Thought
between the two localities The population OF '"'A-o
was active, energetic, aggressive, not troubled Py
those moral and conscientious considerations WINCH
late interview had characterized a. ir1desccnt
dreams" lie had been told that the population OF
Hades was composed of much the same material
II the idea was to Illustrate the National life on the
4OOth anniversary Of America, why was 1t not done III
the name of the people Of the United states without
contests and sQuabbes over localities Why was II
that the location had been put up at auction ana
treated as a sort of auction between the respective
cities of the United states to which city would give
the most money and would entail the smallest expense
upon the Government If it u be National mat
ter why did not the Nation itself with overlooking
treasury TAXI upon itself the expense
He referred 10 Mr.. Dcpcvs speech bctor" the senate
Committee, I'd TO his mention Of tie town "i icc"-
kill As his birthplace and the centre Of larger
population than that of which 1t. Louis wa the centre
| and said that Dr. Depews modcsty had forbid HIM
S9F To- ss to s snQ %ord y c 0 a 1
sqsSe ensrs !s Of ee XIII s that %
had remained since In state OF nio' uon7 i'
tude. Mr.. vest then lapscd into poclri. and rcc'a
-
convllsed h- bearers In conclusion b" declared tat
there had been popular demand whatever for the
Fair ,. . .,.
out the provision for Naval kcvc" ana 20 u r'r''
in lieu Of IT, appropriation 81 SooVnop Tor
memorial building in Washington N repository Z" fhr
Antiquities Of the Western Hcni~ ph'r' lhl7 Wa
defeated after debate. aud when the time came
consider the Naval Review clause Mr. liar ",i'i
two anendmcniS-one empowering the President ~
hold an exhibition Of the public schools and review
OF the public school children in Chicago. ana 'h'
other providing for the erection Of statue In memory
Of Queen Isabella Both rejected.
Finally the vote taken on the amendment foI
the Naval Review In NcwNork harbor and u was
agreed to hy the following vote:
Ycas-Messrs Adrich. Allen Barbour. Blodgstt Butler.
ton HawIey, Higgins, McPhcr-on, Manderson. Mitchell
Morgan Pierce. Plat QUAY Ransom, SANDER. sherman
stockbridge Vance Washburne Wolcot ~.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Hcrry, blackburn. Blair. Coet-
rell Coke Culom. Dawes. Dixon. Faulkner. george.
German Harris, Hoar. Moody Plumb. Power rurh.
Reagan Sawyer spooner Stewart, Teller, Turpic, N',t
VOORHEES,. Walthall-97
Tie section adopted reads
Section 8. That the President +, hereby empowered and
directed to hold naval review IN Hew-York hafhor ia
April 1888 and extend to foreign nations an invitation
20 Send ships o. war join the United states Navy 'n
rendezvous at Hampton Road, proceed thence t, -ad
review.