Evening journal., 1890-02-19
CHlCAG0'S STOCK FALLS
The Fair Bill Will Probably
Pass Today.
coy. HILL is READY no SIGN IT.

A bright Outlook Tor New York is th~
Worlds Fair struggie--The Cham pIons
of the Metropolis A. the National Cayn-
itai Are Worry Hop~fud.
ALBANY, N. Y. Feb 10 The conferences
committee on the Worlds. fair bill haw
agreed on the basis OF the amendment pre-
posed at the mass meeting Ia Now York.
and all indications point b the passage ag
tho bin today. Governor Hill said lasa
evening that lie would sign IL IL il was pre-
sented 70 him amended as he understands.
the proposition made at the mass meating la
New York.
letter from Depew.
The two branches Of the committee met irs
Assemblymau Gibbs rooms at the Rensnor@
last evening, all being present except Sem
ator Cantor, Assemblyman Hong having de-
clined TO serve A dispatch was read frofnr
Mr Dcpew as followsi
NEW Yoax Feb. ia
To Hon Hamilton Fish aud Hon r. S eilhbss
Mr. Root and myself, as a subcommittee vans
20 carry to the fullest extent the propositions
described in my speech last evening The agree
ment was that all the executive aud importanA
powers Of the committee should be lniired by -
two-thirds vote We are NOT at all particular a@
20 the form Ia which that may be pur
CnAuNcrr NJ DFrEw.
The Conference CommIttec's Report
After this dispatch was read a couple 81
hours or more were taken up with Informal
talking about the form ia which the amend
monts should 20 into the bill The revision
Of the senate amendments TO section OF ths
originni bill takes out the nineteen names
proposed Ia tho famous seuate amendments
This, with the new matter with references To-
the two-thirds vote, constitutes the essential
changes made BY the conference committee,
whose report made 10 the legislature today
is as follows ia full:
To The Senate mud Assembly. The committees
on conference heretofore unpplnsed TO consiaem
the amendments By the senate TO assembly big
30 make the following reports
Fiist-We recommend that the assembly coAe
cur IN all the amendments made BY the senate
except the amendments 70 section Z.
/ SeFend-We recommend Tint the senate recedm
| from It's amendment to section q
| Thifd-Me recommend the adoption Of the FOB.
lowing amendments.
IN section add. after the word aaesslon. y
except as hereinafter provided
TThe second amendment proposed Is THIS
1
Mr.. Depow and already printed by this
| iournal.l
A Very Hopeful Outlook.
The only criticism made on the above rer
port is that the amendment with references
80 tho two-thirds vote applies only to tha
slecting OF the executive committee and ths
other executive officers, including the direc
tor general When the executive COMMITTEES
x constituted and tha M wars ~ the frll rnss,
mitteo are delegated 10 il majority vote Oh
its members will be sufficient to transaci
business.
As the executive committee will spend tha
money and do everything else after it is ap.
pointed, some are saying here that the pro-
posed amendment does not accomplish whas
Mr.. Depew really intended IL should do.
There Il hardly room for doubt however;
about the report Of the conference commits
toe being adopted now, and its adoption will
hand the bill over TO the governor