Evening journal., 1890-02-24
ONE CENT
PREPARED FOR THE FRAY
Warning Worlds Fair Legions
in Battle Array.
4 WEEKS FIGHT BEFORE THEM.


The Grand Struggle for Supremacy Corn
menced Today--New York cIaima 50
Votes on the First ballots chioAgo, 1ooI
st. louis, 05, and Washington. 40.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A Sunday was
busy day in congressional circlca The
Worlds fair people from New York, Chi
cngo and st. Louis, who are here "a full
force, were busy all day and last night ~
curing pledges and votes and calculating
the strength Of their respective cities On tha
lrst ballot. The New York people held ~
informal meeting at the Arlington hotel IN
the evening TO hear reports, and feel buoy
ant and confident Of the final outcome and
selection Of New York. They claim 70 b.
able to show eighty votes for their city ON
the first ballot. The Chicago mon claim ioe
or even more than that on the first ballot fos
the Site the st. Louis people expect to show
sixty-hve votes, and the Washington folks
are calculating on about forty votes.
Flower Ranauefs His Frlanda-
Representative Flower gave a dinner to
some Of his New York friends among TIA
Worlds fair people from that city Chan-
cey M Depew, ex-Seeretary Whitney, james
W. Tappan, ex Senator Miller, John r.
Starin, 5. " Il Cruger and others attended
the dinner and talked over the Worlds fair
matters until quite a late hour lt Is Ok
pectcd that the first vote in the housa may
be on proposition to lay the whole sub.
ject Of a fair and site on the table, and then,
this motion being defeated, the voting on
the site question will begin at once
A whole Weeks Fight probnbie.
The all important matter Of selecting the
site may occupy the whole Of the week.
When the site has been selected tbs bill
suited TO the selection will DO ualled up, and
as there is considerable opposition TO ita
| passage, the debate win probably be pro.
| longed and a final settlement Of the whola
| question may not be reached before satur
day. Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, and others have
expressed themselves ~ opposed TO the bill
ia general, while nearly the whole New
York delegation objects to the government
Appropriation of si, COO Even should
the fair be given TO New York, her repre-
sentativcs win vote 10 eliminate this section
Of the bill Most Of them have pledged
themselves 10 do this. Ia order not 70 for
felt the special order giving tho matter Of
selecting the site right of way today an ar
rangement between the representatives of
the four cities will, it is understood, be
| made so that n the matter remains un-
settled this evening recess instead Of an
adjournment will bc taken until Tuesday.
This will allow the retention Of tho special
order and The fair matter win have right OK
way on that day. This arrangement, il e.
fected, viii be continued until the site has
been selected.
other Rusiu~ss Tor the Week.
MIR Rowell, the chairman Of Che election
committeo has two contested cases that he
wants 20 have the house dispose OF during
the week. but on account OF the Worlds fair
matter he has little hope OF accomplishing
his object These eases are those Of Atxin-
son against Pendleton, from tho First West
Virginia district. and Featherseone against
Cate, from the First district Of Arkansas.
The majority reports Of the committee ia
both cases recommend the seating OF the
contestant, a Republican, and thehouse will
adopt the reports MIR. Rowsl expected to
call up the first case on Wednesday He has
the right Of way over all other business
The pension appropriation bill and ths
urgent deficiency bill have been prepared
by the appropriations committee, and ths
latter will be called up for consideration
during the week should any time be left
after the Worlds fair matter and the cleo.
tion cases have been disposed Of
In the Senate.
The senate today resumed the considers
tion Of the educational bill Mr.. Faulkner
OF West Virginia, having the door Thl
measure will be considered after 2 O'clock oi
each day until il has been disposed Of
( Probably 10 viii not come 20 vote this
!. week, as at least ten senators havo siEnihed
a their intention Of speaking on IT, Ia the
0 morning hour the Oklahoma town site bill
was discussed There was some debate ovel
the pending amendment Of Senator Vest
n and the bill may not be disposed Of for tw'
r or three days The calendar will be consid
9 cred at least one morning during the week
: The finance committee will report a silve
d bill 70 the senate probably on Tuesday, bu
il will not be called up for some time. Ii
the secret session there are many nomina
tions 20 dispose Of and the Russian treaty
still pending and likely to be caAed UP q
I any time
who win Assist PROCTOR
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a The fact that tn