The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-29
SITE OF THE BIG FAIR.
TIE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE
ACTING FAVORABLY.

An AbLempG 10 4uCICHSo LO0 COm-
mittee Brings Political Considera-
tions Into the Question-Ihe House
Committee Debates but Makes but
Little Progress With the Matter.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 2s-In the assem-
bly, to-day the worlds fair bill passed
without debate or argument. Only one
negative vote was cast.
The Senate special committee on the
worlds fair was in executive session ( r
three hours tonight, and finally decided to
report the worlds fair bill back to the Sem
ate tomorrow morning with no amend
ments xceps the addition of names of
the following Twenty-Five gentlemen to the
board Of exhibition commissioners provided
for in section of the bill Samuel Stone,
Sidney Dillon, Herman o. Armor,
Noah Davis, William II. Webb.
Henry Hall, William p. Clyde,
Austin Corbin, William Brookfield, John
f. Plummer, Leslie w. Russell, Albert M.
Palmer, Christopher Baldwin, James NJ
Varien, Edward Mitchell, Riclard A. Nc
Curdy. Albert b. Boardman, Charles Pea
body, Jr., Louis 7. Payne, Elias II. Rob
erts, Erastus Corning and Hiram Hitch
cock
POLITICS CUTTING A FIGURE.
NEW York, Jan. 2S.-The political COM
plexion of the commission named IN the
worlds fair bill is now said to be the reason
for the delay in the passage Of the bill by
the state legislature. Senator Fassett came
to the city last night and hal a conference
with MIR. Depew, ex-Secretary Whitney and
NJ. Root. He said that the bill would
be killed il twenty other incorporators
we're not named The republicans claim
that the democrats have fifty-sx men on
the committee, which is a majority This
Mr.. Fassett obj lcted to. The democrats
say that there are sixty-three republicans
on the committee and only forty democrats.
According to the Commercial Aduertiser,
Senator Fasset5 said he did not propose that
the democrats and mugwumps should have
control of the fair, and that if it was not
agreed then that twenty extra commission
ers should be appointed by ex-senator Platt
or his representatives the bill would be
killed.
IGNORANCE PROGRESSED.
It was said at the mayors office to-day
that Mr.. Depew and his associates abso-
lutely refused to agree to the appointment
of twenty extra commissioners, aud Senator
Fassett was told to go ahead and do as he
saw fit.
At the mayors office the bill was practi-
cally given up as a dead measure.
Mayor Grant claimed that he did
not know anything about the
proposed action Of the republicans.
but had been informed that the bill would
likely not pass. He said that if such was
the case, he was very sorry. 81 put men on
committees" ;" he added. "without any re-
regard to politics. l did not thrp, nor do
now regard it as political measure in any
senSe.n
WORKING ON THE BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The House COM
mittee on foreign affairs had long session
to-day and completed draft of the worlds
fair bill, which it will report tomorrow to
the full committee. The first section
adopted to-day is founded on section of
the Chicago bill, with a slight amendment,
and provides for the raising of the capital
stock by subscription.
Another section added to-day, section
II, is section Of the Chicago
bill, and fixes the amount of paid
up subscript ions which must be in hand
before the commission begins work at not
less than $4,000 AS it was evident that
the bill as prepared would leave Washing
ton out of the race through the requirement
as to subscriptions and general financial
scheme, Messrs. Wilson and Bowdon gave
notice that they would present to the full
committee tomorrow section or sections
as substitute for tho financial sections of
the subcommittee's bill, which swill extend
government aid to the fair and thereby
make Washington eligible for competition
as site
The New Workers got their hopes Of the
worlds fair back again to-day, when the
news came of the passage by the lower
house of the legislature of the $40, 900, 600
bill. They knew that if that failed they
failed, and they think that since the bill
seems likely to succeed they will also, but
the advantage Of the situation still lies
with Washington.