New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-22

YORK GETS LAST WORD.
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TkmCNE.I
Washington, Feb. 2l.-The debate on the
Worlds Fair bills came to end this evening at
q o'clock, Ncw-Yorll having the last hour of the
discussion, as il had had the first 1t was found
this morning that those who wanted to speak
against celebration Of any sort in 1892 were
not SO numerous as Mr. Mills's clamor had seemed
to indicate, and the opponents Of the project were
readily squeezed into one Of the siXty-minute
periods into which the time for debate di.
vidcd. Tomorrow. being Washingon's Birthday.
the House decided not TO sit at all and by stretch
ing the limit of the afternoon session until after
sunset all the members who were anxious to
talk got a chance 10 make their speeches. or at
least some fraction Of them. with leave to print
the rest in The Record. 4 vote will be taken
Monday on the choice Of a site. each member
naming the city he prefers as his name is called,
Ncw-l ork and Chicago are likely to make pretty
even showing on the first ballot, with Washington
third, and St Louis last.
As n whole, the debate to-day was a trihc duler
and less interesting than yesterday. There were
more speakers, but what they had to say lacked
in variety and plcuTeSqGencss. There little
humor, too, in tire debate and no one who par
tcipatcd in it approached in the least the captiyat-
ing buresque of Mr.. Quinn or the contagious
and irresistible humor of Mr. Niedrin9haus.
Billy" Mason, the Chicago funny man. had
the floor for five minutes; but he told one brief
story, and then branchcd out into an ardent
appeal for fraternity and unity. in which figured
Il final tabeau Of reconciliation between the North
and South, the Blue and the Gray. at a Worlds
Fair in 1892 on the banks of the Chicago River.
Mr. Mason's friends contcnded afterward that his
speech perfectly serious effort
Certainly almost every other speech was deaden-
ingly serious and the only touches that relieved
the discussion from utter solemnity were those
trifing vagaries of thought and expression which
crop out necessarily in any general Congressional
debate. Tie fact that the speechmaking was
more than anything else a perfunctory prelude
10 vote, not supposed TO influence opinion
10 any great extent, was emphasized to-day by the
slim attendance in the House. Probably at 10
time was there quorum present on the tOor3
and from o'clock the number OF listeners
dwndlcd gradually, until at O. when Alr. Far
quhar got through, there were scarcely score ot
members in sight. The galleries. however. were
well filled all the afternoon. and the later orators
fouHd some consolation IN that
The order Of the speaking yesterday was re-
yerscd to-day, and the five hours were apportioned
of in this way: The first to the opponents OF the
whole scheme OF a Fair the second to the par
tisans Of Washington; The third 10 those Of
St Louis the fourth 10 those Of Chicago. and
the fifth to those Of New-iork First Of all,
however, Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi who was
on the list to speak yesterday. and was crowded
ont by the adjournment of the House, got the
floor for a short talk in favor of Washington.
Mr. Mills, of Texas, led the forces opposing any
celebration at all The great tarIil-rciormer'
used up half an hour talking on great variety
of topics, but finally stated that his JeHcrNonlan
Democracy would not allow him 10 vote public
money or the recognition of the Government TO
any scheme like the proposed exhibition. Be-
sides lc added. the people of his State were too
poor to go to a Fair. Mr. Morse, Of Massa-
chusctts. also opposed the Fair bills. celebra-
ton. wherever it was held, would cost large
money and Nr. Morse preferred TO spend that
money for pensions, or education, or something
else Mr. Peters. of Kansas, called the Fair
luxury" and said that the country could noo
AFFORD TO appropriate money for it. Finally, Mr..
O'Ncll of Philadelphia, objected 10 the bills be-
cause they did not allow time enough 10 arrange
for n crcdtabe fair To clinch the matter he
remarked sapiently that as far as he knew,
Columbu, didn't discover Ncw-NorI, TO say Moth
inp of the other cities that asked for the eNhibl-
ton.
After the sconcrs at possible Worlds Fair had
exhausted their time, Mr Wilson. the clever and
entertaining college president from West Nlr-
sinia. took hold for Washington. Most Of the
speakers ON his list were from the South, among
them Blanchard of Louisiana; OFerrall, oi
virginia: Gibson. of Maryland, and Houk, OF
Tennessee. Ouc Northern man, Mr.. Mllhken. OF
Maine. declared in favor OF the Capital and
SI5.o0oOoO appropriation. lie was followed by
"a Pacific Coaster. Mr.. Nandever, of California
Then Mr. Wilson closed the argument for wash
in4ton, in an admirable speech He irlehdS OF
WASHINGTON are al the disadvantage of asking too
much aid from the Treasury, however, ana III
,yhat they had To sl>, they were forced constantly
10 defend Themselves a-aust the charge ol hi'n"'-
cancy. The House, in iact. has shown strong
snositiou to strike out of the present bills even
thc appropriation of Sl,5oO,ooo for "oNerhleh'
exhibit: and it Washington should get the faIt'
size ui,lt after ALL he lett without lundo. .ehoos"
10 carry on the great enterprise
Mr. CARLISLE MAS put forward as the ilISt speaker
far :, Iouis lie was rather COMPROMISING
..i,.,.,t, boycycr, for he said he could not No'c
Ga, ,,,. ,rpropriation of any sort for the f'l' "l
admit that Congress had thc power 10 ih'o' P'I"o
.,,,,n,,, of directors for the purposes nained IA
,I, o'.,nittee's bills. MIR. Carlisle had also
.e,,nd choice among the cites, ana ti'' ""S d.
Iouis's nearest rival, Chicago. Mr.. . Neal VI
Indiana. rave an animated account oi tue ""N
.i,r,rcs of the centre OF population ior tle Ls'
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