The sun., 1890-01-24
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
LIVELY MBEzLr6 or THE WORLDS
FIIR SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

the Jub.Comua,ttss-Ths GrnnEsrs Ash
for decreased Buties on Farm Products
Senators Gallon and FarwelI Likely u
skew the white Feathsr In their Pro.
posed Fight Against the President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The House Com.
mittse ON the Worlds Fair had lively meet.
ing this afternoon. The FIRST business 10
order was tho receipt OF the report OF the sub
committee which was appointed to consider
the Springer proposition looking to the selec-
tion OF tho site for the Fair by ballot In the
House to-day. The subcommittee reported
that It had reached no conclusion.
Mr.. Springer moved to discharge the sub
committee from the further consideration OF
the subject and report to the House q resolu-
lion providing for bsllotIng next Monday.
MessrSs. S SprinEsr and Hit alone voting for the
proposition. Messrs. Hatch and Bowden were
4 long discussion followed, in tho course Of
which the Chicago men declared that, they
would not SUPPORT any plan that would rule
ing with the financial question before fixing the
site for the Fair. This brought forth the fol-
lowing resolution from MIR. FRANK OF st' Louis;
ResOre ThAt the sub.committes proceed 70 consider
and report 6 Monday ns5h 70 mSSIaE wora 81 this s1m %
raj Of ri he four annvsrssry Of
ths dc9vsIy q AmsSa hS ,n and 81 m
he q s r
which the Fair shall be held and apportion the
.9,,s ITS for .A &. laying Of 3:
St%sT SSosn as n. .! ei appro
PIRATE 30 held Oct = nssa and = The .ye
tme with iitins ceremonies and tha provide The
Fair shall be formally opened on the 10th dHy OF April
The nth clause shall be devoted to tho location of the
. S S s
Tho sixth clause shall cover financial scheme
\ This proposition embodied all that was OBJ
iArtfonahla n rho Chicago representatives.
and again they renewed the attack. They
said that showed that a. Louis opd ,So. Soqd net
those delays boded the entire failure OF ali
efiorts to bold the Fair Mr. & Springer charged
IN deyns aoton az sad that thoy Wes
was expected 10 pass q bill approprieting sl0,
parks and the erection thereon of buildings,
which were to be rendered rent free to the Gov
tSo New orE nS to 20 no the
b%y % asserting M 3 that With this stale aid and hve
M5 Flower dld not ,s ses , The imFproPE5tety Of
and Mr.. Frank spoke Of the vast, preparations
be So@plsted before ns.d 1929; .S. ,o,,ov,no.
ssi s ;is '1s: ssH issLs
drodth ami iSsrsary Of the discovery Of America by
snd 5S1s mGnSfy 81 as F'Sa
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as h sd q Sc @ us
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the House win proceed TO seleot site for the Worlds
CLERK ro Of and as each
Soaa as %
II. .S Ss %S sa 81 al IL ns
until nome one place shall receiveH majority OF ALI tho
Fe;oesd further ina. when the pae: for holding tho
Fair T. thus selected the select committee shall be In
STsstssOs s iosst,aS :siS F.F 4 ne Plsss shSS
pPTsSsd a4d ahs Be eohsdsrea from day to day until
Of TO hs or g, al Hnsr M
tion reference OF bA the presentation and refer
Or o sd ucs os4
as may be entertained by unanimous consent
He to %%sdats 9cGa
sub-commttee. together with Mr. Franks
Chairman Gambler spoke Of the delicate posi-
tion he occupied as Chairman OF q sub-co
mittee representing directly only two Of the
the addition OF Messrs Wilson Of West .Vir-
ginia and Frank OF Missouri SO as to meet the
iourned to meet at 1880 p. M on Saturday,
after instructing the subcommittee to report
Rt that time.
The Constitution tinkerers have been unusu-
ally industrious in this Congress. Twenty
nine propositions have been presented so far
article relating to the election OF Presi- |
snd erh the IT, Hash hnsss' asass h% % sessi
and would Ike to haye his term q ONCE ex-
Ina thinks that one Vice President, is not !
enough for as big country rs this, and wants
Two q them elected at once; SO that one San
lth day Of March does not seem to Senators
Gibson and Hoar and Representative Grain OF |
,eremony OF the inauguration of a President.
and they want 1t changed. the favorlte day be-
nE some tt time n G,Jt JtanHaGy - AT endeaSor vii
'or the meeting of Congress to day In Janu-
lsry. At least, four Of the, Representatives,
Hermann. and 0Neall OF Indiana think
hat Senators orr should be elected by the people
and have introduced bills embodying that idea,
out none OF the Senators have introduced such
bills. and even II by some chance one OF them
he Senate would vote to do away with one ofthe
measures which give to 1t whatever OF an aris-
9eratic air may haye @ i've @KeOTe@SentaHtiyes sent
hink that even Postmasters should be chosen
~ popular vote. and have introduced bills to
70 changer OF the Constitution. He has offered
oint resolutions providing Tor amendments to
onier sI r. IrSepresentaton e IN Congress res to the Dis.
u treason. granting the right OF suffrage to
women. prohibiting tho liqp9r traffic. and re-
dcComas offers an amendment relating to the
axation OF corporations By States. and Mr..
Gnloe of Tennessee wants the Constitution TO
'rohibit trusts. Senator Dolph would like to
i've Congress power to pass national lave on
marriage and divorce. and E b. Taylor OF Ohio
wants polygamy prohibited.
Tho amendment which stands the best
pproved but for the belief In the folly Of
hanging the Constitution. was introdueed by
representatives Grain, Payson Of Illinois, and
lower. and allows tho President to veto
oparate Items in appropriation bills. There
a growing feeling that II is not proper that
n Objectionable item should prevent the APP
roval OF Indispensable appropriations, as has
ometimes been the case when thoy are un-
sually odious to the Executive.
Senator Stanford is a member Of the Com
,ittee on the Worlds Fair bill. He Is using
his fact In an ingenious way to rid himself OF
no numerous schemers who flock to his office