The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-15

HOuSE.-Not more than two dozen
members were present when the house
met at 10 O'Clock in continuance OF
Thursdays session.
Mr.. Stewart, of Georgia. and Mr..
Reilly, of Pennsylvania, entered EN-
phatic protests against the adoption oi
the proposed code; and the action ol
SpcakcrReed was defended and upheld by
Mr.. Raines. of New York.
Mr.. Barnes, of Georgia, said that the
sonian system of government was to be
ovcrthrown, and the Hamiltonian sys-
tenn inaugurated. No one could 60
farther than he in admiration OF
Hamilton; but he could not forget that
Hamilton's system had been unquali.
icdly rejected by the fathers of the re-
public. He (Barncs) objected to the
removal of the distractions which had,
Tor hundred years, stood as barrier
against the public treasury. against
these men who would build up the money
power. Now the school OF Jefferson was
10 be rclcgatcd to the rear and the new
school OF policy was to be ushered into
existence.
Mr.. Kelly, of Kansas, defended the
speaker, and the proposed code, and MIR.
Pcndleton, oi West Virginia, attac kcd
both. Thursdays session then ended,
and the Session Of Friday was opened
with the reading Of the journal, the Jour
nal was approved, yeas, 15l; nays, /,
lthc speaker counting n quorum.)
MIR. Gambler, of Massachusetts, from
the committee on the Worlds Fair, sub
mittcd report which was ordered prin-
ted and recommittcd. In the report
Chairman Gambler says: "The bills
which were referred to the committee for
their consideration proposed different
localities and in the Judgment oi the
committee, il was not practicable to
present one bill covering all localities
They therefore beg leave to submit two
accompanying bills as substitutes tor the
bills referred to il. Those two bills are
entitled: A bill to provide for the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery Of America
by Christopher Columbus. by holding an
International exhibition OF arts, indus
tries, manufactures and the products ol
the soil, mine and sea, IN the city ol
- in the year OF 1892, and bill to
provide for celebrating the +00th ami
vcrsary OF the discovery OF America by
Christophe Columbus, by holding an IN
ternational exhibition Of arts, industries
manufactures and the products OF tn,
soil, mine and sea, at the national capi
tai in 1892, the first oi which is intcnocd
to comprehend all that will be required
to successfully organize u Worlds FAN
in either New York, Chicago or st. Louis
and to which such amendments as Ia
details could be made, as the city selected
may require. While the second bill con
templates the selection Of Washington as
the site of the proposed iair, and is like
wise intended to meet all that is required
for its successful location in that city
The selection OF the city in which the ex
hibition is to be held is lett to the decision
Of the house Of representatives, and tb'
folio wing resolution is submitted as az
equitable method Of procedure In th,
choice of the same:
Resolved, That on the day following
the close Of the debate upon the bills re
ported by this committee, immediately
after the reading Of the journal, the elcrl
shall call the roll Of members, and tina,
as each members name is called he shnl
indicate viva voce his choice Of the plac,
for holding the Worlds Fair OF 1892. 1
no place receives majority Of the vote,
cast on the first ballot, the roll call shnl
be repeated until some one place shal
have received a majority Of nll the votes
cast. The report then concludes with thu
following expression Of sentiment upor
the general project Of the Worlds Fair:
For years the people Of the Unitct
States in great numbers, withent husiasn
and unanimity in various ways by pcti