The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-16
FIGHTING OVER THE FAIR
NEW YORK AND ST. LOUIS MEN
WANT THE LINES DRAWN CLOSE.

The subcommittee Reports the Bill to
the Full Committee - Mr.. Hatch
Wants the Date liked for l8e2-Mr.
Belden Wants Better Agreement
as to Money Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-For the first
time since the House decided the question
of site, the full committee on the worlds
fair met to-day and received the report of
the subcommittee in the shape of bill pro-
vidiEg for fair with amendments made to
suit the wishes of the Chicago people. The
proceedings were not entirely harmonious
and before the conclusion of the session it
became evident that the New York repre-
seutatives were disposed to differ from the
subcommittee in respect to the financial
scheme and other important details. ALI
the members of the committee were present
except Mr.. Frank of st. Louis, who is not
in the city. and Mr.. Wilson of West Vir-
ginia, wlo was detained for duties in the
House.
A ROW OVER THE DATE.
AS soon as the first section Of the bill had
been read, providing that the fair shall be
inauguraled in 1892 in Chicago, Mr. Hatch
of Missouri moved to strike out the word
"inaugurated" and insert held" his obj ct
being 10 require the fair to be held in 1892,
and not in 1898.
After considerable debate this motion was
disagreed to upon Mr.. Springer's statement
thai If the committee desired to fix the date
definitely 1t could be etter done wnen Sec
ton was reached for consideration.
OPPOSITION TO SECTION 5.
Another divergence of opinion was mani
tested when the fifth section OF the bill was
reached. This section empowers the ma
tIonal comm isslon to accept the site and
plans of the building rendered by the Illi-
nols corporation after they are satisfied that
said corporation has an actual bona tide an1
valid subscription to its capital stock OF at
least S5,000,0O0, of which not less than
$500, 600 shall have been paid in, and that a
further sum Of S5,UO0,000, making in all
Sl0,000,0O0, will lie provided by said corpo-
ration in ample time for its needful use
during the pr secution Of the work for
complete preparation for said exposition.
A GUARANTEE DEMANDED.
At this point Mr.. Belden of New York
offered resolution to the effect that it is
inexpedient t. adopt bill on the subject
of the worlds fair until the city of Chicago
has furnished a site and $4,000, 600 sutti-
cient security. This resolution was debated
at some length. The friends of Chicago in
sisted that the nature of the security re-
quired should be specially defined in the
resolution, so that they could not be COM
PEELED at later stage to furnish still other
security. Thereupon the resolution was
modified so as to read as follows:
That when guarantee fund of $4,000 ,00C
shall be secure by the citizens of Chicago, the
sut1iciency and legality of which shall be salts
factory to this cJmmltLee that we report the
pending bill with su h amendments as tie com
mittee may agree upon.
THE COMMITTEE BECOMES WEARY.
The detate upon this proposition was con.
tinued until he committee became weary
and after o'clock adjourned until Monday
morning
The chairman and Messrs. Hit, Bowden,
and Springer expressed themselves of the
opinion that Chicago had already given
sufficient guarantees in the papers pre-
sented by the chairman of the finance com.
mittee Of the city of Chicago, but the New
York and st. Louis people insisted upon
having the matter more accurately de-
fned.
The eighth section of the bill at present
leaves blank the exact date for the dediNa-
ton of the fair, simply fixing the year a.
1892. The commission is to expire by limi-
tation at the beginning of the year 1898
The section elieves the United States from
any liability for the acts of the Illinois cor
poration.