River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

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Chicago had won by three majority
over all, and the chamber echoed and
re-echoed with the applause on the
floor and in the galleries. The Speaker
raped vigorously for order, but another
round of applause almost smothered
his voice as he declared that in
accordance with the special order the
House had selected Chicago as the site
for the worlds fair.
The next step on the programme is to
recommit the bill to the special COM
mittee to be revised and completed ac-
cording to the wishes of the Illinois
delegation. The blanks will be filled
out and then the bill will be reported
back to the House for final passage.
When the bill has passed the House
it will go to the Senate, when the date
may be changed from 1892 to 1898. or
perhaps to 1895, as there is some feel
ing in favor of plenty of time for prep
aration. The date may be changed
in the House committee, but that is not
likely.
CHICAGo's FRIENDS IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The prospect
of the bill in the Senate is bright.
canvass at this stage would be
premature, because at present there is
but one candidate for the fair, and that
is Chicago Washington may make
faint squirt, but New York will hardly
care to press the subject because its
leading men regard it as out of the race,
The following forty-five Senators, out
of the total Of eighty, are known to
favor Chicago.
Aldrich Or. L., Allen (Wash.), Allison ua),
Beck O<yD, Blair On. H., Cameron (Pa.l,
Casey IN. d.. Cullom nl.), Davis Mimi,
Dawes tMass), Dixon Or. H., Dolph tOre),
Farwell md, Frye (Me), Gibson Ua), Cor
man Md, Hale (Me.), Harris (Tenn), Haw-
ley CONN, II sarst (Cal), Hoar (Mass.),
Jones (Fla.), Mcmillan (Mch), Nc
Pherson IN j.. Henderson (Neb), Mitchell
(Ore) Moody Is. d., Paddock (Neb,), Petit,
grew IS d., Pierce On. d., Platt Conn.,,
Pugh (Aia). Quay Pa), Sawyer (Wis.),
Spooner (Wis.), Squires (Wash.1, Stanford
(Cal). Stewart New. Teller (Col.), Turpie
Qnd.). Voorhees, lind }, walthall Miss Wash
burn Mimi, Wilson Qa), Wolcott Coli.
JOY IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The city is wild
with Joy over her triumph at Washing
ton. Great crowds surrounded the
newspaper Offices, where bulletins of the
result of each ballot were dis
played. When the decisive vote was
announced the scene was indescribable.
Men, women and children yelled them
selves hoarse. and crowds quickly sup
piled themselves with fish-horns and
other ear-splitting implements and
paraded the streets.
Every thing is ready to proceed at
once with the selection of site and the
permanent organization. The COM
mittee on site and general plans is com.
posed of Mayor Cregier, Joseph Medill,
John r. Walsh, Judge Prendergast and
Victor +. Lawson. This committee
long ago perfected its plans. For obvi-
Gus reasons the location of the worlds
fair site as determined by this commit
tee will not be made public until after
the worlds fair organization has been
made permanent. The general impress
sion seems to be that it will be located
in the vicinity of the South parks.
1t is conceded on all sides that the
director-general of the worlds fair will
be L. T. Jeffrey, late general manager
of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Jeffery has practically
accepted the position. His recent inves-
LEGATIONS at the Paris exposition will give
him special fitness for the details of the
work, and his splendid business expe-
rience and character are in themselves
guarantees of the wisdom of the execu-
tive committees choice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The New
Workers are naturally greatly disap-
pointed at their failure to secure the
worlds fair, but they will soon recover
from the effects of tSeir defeat Repre-
sentative Amos Cummings says the New
York delegation viii now buckle to and
help Chicago pass legislation for a
worlds fair that will be credit to the
United States.
Chauncey NJ. Depew says: I'VE feel
that we have lost by our own foolish
quarrelS We accept the verdict with
equanimity and we will do our best TO
make the fair at Chicago the phenome-
nal success of the century"
Mayor Grant: Nov that Chicago has
Won ny wish Is that she shall make .