Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-22
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Immediate Action Urged ON the Selection
of Site.
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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. January 2f.-The
special House committee on the Worlds
| Fair held It's FIRST meeting this morning in
the room of the House Committee on Ter
ritories. All the members were present
except Mcssrs. Hatch and Bowden.
Mr.. Springer called up his resolution
providing that the House shall proceed
next Thursday to select site for the far
by ballot and it was discussed for an hour.
Mr.. Springer urged the importance of
speedy action on the proposition. He held
that by its action on the Cannon resolution
last week the House had virtually de-
cided that the matter must be settled as
early ms possible and that the committee
was practically under instructions and was
"a much bound by them as If they had
been formulated. He argued that the
House could not move in the matter until
il had first settled where the fair was to be
held.
Mr.. Hit also declared in favor of the
immediate selection of n site by the House
and pointed out how delay ieopardized the
chances of the fair. He said that the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs had been work
ing for some time on fair bills and had
practically completed the preliminary ar
rangements. All of the results of their
work could be made use of by this COM
upon.
Mr.. Flower thought that the date fixed
for balloting in the Springer resolution
| (Thursday next) was a little too soon. He
suggested that resolution be reported
providing for a debate in the House next
Monday-one hour and q half to be al
lowed for the presentation OF tho claims OF
each .city-to be followed by balloting
| Tuesday.
Mr.. Beldin Mt this point expressed doubt
rs TO whether any fair could be held in
1892 II should first be settled that the
Government would give money aid to the
| fair before an attempt was made to select
a site. This brought the Washington men
| to the fore with strong objections. Ihey
| concluded that TO adopt Mr.. Beldln's
course would result in combining all OF the
other contending cities against Washing
| ton. which must rely upon Government
| financial aid. Mr.. Beldin's idea was that q
| historical celebration could be held in 1892,
| TO be followed year later 10y the world 4
| Fair. The ChairInans attention was here
| called to the language of the resolution
| under which the committee was appointed,
which speaks of Worlds Fair in 1892. and
| the point was made that the committee
| had no alternative and could deal with no
| proposition that did not concern ialr 10
be held in that year.
Mr.. Frank. OF Missouri, offered resolu-
ton that the Springer. resolution pro
viding for balloting by the House next
| Thursday be referred To n sub-commlt-
| tee with instructions to report at the
| next committee meeting. Subsequently
| the motion was modified so as TO make the
chairman of the full committee also chair
man of the subcommittee and TO have 1T
report next Thursday.
Mr.. Springer said that if this motion was
defeated ne would move to modify his pro-
| position so as to have the debate in the
House next Monday and the balloting
Tuesday, as suggested by Mr.. Flower.
The New York members took alarm NJ
| this, however, az II was apparently the OBJ
| ject of the ChicagOans TO get the Chair-
man TO vote and ascertain his views.
The Chicagoans had calculated on MT.
| Flower voting with them in SID
port Of his own proposition. This would
| leave the remaining three members pres
ent. besides the Chairman, in opposition,
and compel the Chairman to vote TO break
| a tie, and it was not regarded as desirable
| that the Chairman should be committed at
| this early date. So when the Franks reso-
luton was put the two Chicago men found
| themselves alone in opposition, and 1t pre-
vailed. SO the Chairman was INSTRUCTED to
appoint a subcommittee tobonsider the
Springer resolution and report next Thurs
day. when the committee will meet again.
The latter subcommittee was selected as
follows: Chairman Chandler and Messrs:
Hit and Flower The committee decided
TO hear no oral arguments respecting the
site of the fair Then tho committee IN
structed the Chairman 10 ask for permis-
sion TO sit during the sessions of the House
and adjourned until Thursday.