St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-17
FIGHTING FoH THE FAIR.
Friends of Competing Cities In
duiGe in "A suuahhIe

&c., 0ui@e IN u Qu3UOlo.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The time of
the house was almost entirely taken up
to-day in discussing resolution report
ed by Mr.. Mckinley from the commit
tee on rules, providing for the appoint
ment of special worlds fair committee
of thirteen, to report within three DAYS
p.an-by which the house can deter
mine the site Of the proposed fair, and
subsequently, to report bill providing
for the fair. Mr.. Cannon. of Illinois.
as the minority of the committee on
rules, reported a substitute resolution
instructing the committee on foreign
affairs to report to the house method
of selecting the locality of the worlds
fair. First, whether the fair shall be
held east or west of the Allegheny
mountains; second, the selection of the
place for the location of the fair, and
after the location has been decided by
the house. that the committee report a
bill providing for worlds fair IN 1892,
at the place selected by the house. A
long discussion followed, in which a
score or more of representatives took
part. Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, favored the substi-
tute, and said if the house would decide
upon the site, the committee could.
within twenty-four hours, report a plan
for the fair which would he satisfactory
to the house. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
favored the majority resolution. He
said that gentlemen representing COM
peting cities had
ENTERED INTO A COMPACT
that special committee should be ere
ated. Mr.. Frank. Of Mi ssouri, also
strongly indorsed the majority resOlu.
ton. Mr.. Springer. of Illinois. denied
: that there had been any compact be-
tween representatives of competing
cities. Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky,
argued i'll favor of the foreign affairs
committee retaining control of the SUBJ
ject. Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi,
thought standing committee would be
more impartial in the treatment of the
subject than special committee could
be. Mr.. Payne, of New York, advo-
Gated a special committee in order that
the fair might be an honor to the coun-
try. Mr.. Flower, Of New York, also
favored the appointment of select
opposed the select committee Mr.. Cum
mings. of New York, said all his state
wanted was far, square deal, and no
trickery. and that precedent required
the reference of the matter to special
committee. Mr.. Mason, of Illinois.
favored the retention of the fair bill hy
the committee on foreign affairs. He
saw nothing in the special committee
proposition but decoy to get tine friends
OF Chicago into ambush and then attack
them by the combined forces of the
other three aspiring cities. Mr.. Lodge,
of Massachusetts,, thought the adoption
of the majority resolution would be
reflection on the foreign affairs commit
tlp yVOllD hP a finola hot fbio
committee
COULD NOT BE TRUSTED
to bring il an honest report. Mr.. Crisp
criticised Mr.. Cannon's proposition that
the house locate the fair east or west of
the Alleghenles as unfair to Washing
ton and New York. Mr. Cannon said
the great contest for the location of the
fair was between the Atlantic coast and
the valley of the Mississippi, and it.
could be simpliEed by first deciding
whether the fair should be held east or
west of the AileghenleS. When con-
greSs met everybody recognized that
there was scant time to prepare for the
fair, and everybody said Let there be
select committee" but for some rea-
son the special committee never came.
Mr.. Cannon then modified his reSolu-
ton by striking out the clause recurring
the vote to be taken on locating the far
east or west of the Alleghenies. A vote
was taken on Mr.. Cannon's substitute
as modified, and it was defeated-yeas.
134: nays, I42. Mr.. Springer, rising to a
question OF privilege. said that
he had kept a close tally of the
vote, and his tally did not agree
with the official tally. He asked for
recount. a recount reversed the former
result and the substitute was agreed to,
yeas 1871; nays 134. Then much confusion
ensued as to the next step to be taken
in parliamentary proceeding. New
York members contended that the next
vote should be taken on the Mckinley