The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-22
SENATOR'S AND THE FAIR.
THE HOUSE BILL PASSED AFTER
AMENDMENT.

for q Statue or columbus at Wash
inVton Stricken Out-A Synopsis of
the Debate.
WASHINGTON. April 21.-In the Senate
This morning Mr. Plumb introduced e con-
current resolution, directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to increase the treasury
purchases and coinage of silver bullion to
the maximum amount authorized by the
act of Feb. %, 1888, and gave notice that he
would ask for its consideration tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the House bill to
provide for celebrating the 400th
anniversary of the discovery of Amer
lea by Christopher Columbus by holding
an international exhibition of the arts,
industries, manufactures and the products
of the soil, mine and sea. in the city of
Chicago, in the state of Illinois. The only
amendment reported by the Senate COM
mittee was the insertion of new section,
providing for naval review in New York
harbor in April, 1898, and for the unveiling
of statue of Christopher Columbus at
Washington.
THE GOVERNMENT FooTS THE BILL.
MI. OL IuT I1dW1eJ WHtJQeT
it was intended that the government should
furnish the statue of Columbus.
Mr.. Hawley replied in the affirmative,
and stated that bill for that purpose had
already passed the House and was now
pending in the Senate.
Mr.. Vest said that it seemed to be as
sumed that because the House had
passed the bill. the Senate was under
some coercion to pass it. He pro-
tested against such an assumption. The
bill would probably pass the Senate by an
overwhelming majority; but no measure
should ever pass the Senate with his vote
on the assumption that the judgment of the
House was coercive on the Senate He knew
that his opposition to the bill would be
ascribed to the fact that the city of st.
Louis had been an aspirant as site for the
worlds fair. That was a post mortemper-
ceeding and he did not propose to introduce
ghosts to disturb the equanimity of the Sem
ate or The tranquility Of the city of Chicago
He had from the beginning opposed all
legislation looking to an exposition in 1892.
He had everywhere, publicly and privately,
announced his opinion that in his judg-
ment the law should not be passed which
called it into existence. He did not believe
that the temper of the people of the United
States favored any such exposition. He
did not believe that the condition of the
country justified such spectacular per-
formance at this time. The agricultural
people of the country had neither the time
nor the money to give a great national
circus such as was proposed.
HELD UP TO RIDICULE.
Mr. Vest continued in humorous vein.
and turned to ridicule the idea Of holding
any fair at all at such short notice, and
following so soon after the Paris exposi-
ton; likened the method of choosing a
site for the fair to an auction" and said it
was only an advertising scheme compare
Chicago to hades, between which and
Chicago there was not much choice; read
some verses from a parody on
Excelsior of which the refrain was
"Chicago" and which created much amuse-
ment and concluded by declaring that the
bill was a sensational measure got up in the
light of conflict and rivalry between muni-
cipalities. There had come no demand for
it from the people of the United States.
ABDICATIoN DENIED.
Mr.. Hawley said that the senator from
Missouri was mistaken in supposing that
the Senate abdicated its power or relegated
it to any other body in regard to the
pending measure. But since the very
lively and vigorous contest in the House on
the question of location, the country had
settled down to the conclusion that the mat
more thoroughly represented the people.
The House bill, he thought, was admirably
drawn.
MIR. Vest asked whether the $3.50, 600
that was to be contributed out of the
national treasury included the expense of
naval review and of the foreign navies that
were to participate.
Mr.. Hawley replied in the negative, but
added that the only extra expenses of the
rnviaxxv tuOi1Id pa dipnorc and A.
to the expense of the celebration in Wash
ington, that was very indefinite figure,
but an estimate might be made of it by
comparison with the presidential Inaugural
ton.
MUST STAND BY OUR HONOR.
If the United States, he said, entered de-
Gberately on the affair, and if the commits
sioners, after full and fair investigation,
found that Chicago was sure to raise
Sl0000,000 or S1l 1000, 900, and if by an
unforeseen calamity Chicago should be
unable to meet its obligations in the matter,
and il should become absolutely necessary
Tor the national credit (the United States
having in tho meantime sent out its invita-
tloas to the world, he (Mr. Hawley) should
vote all the money that might be necessary.
The government was not now bound Tor
one dollar beyond the 81, 500, 900, but having
invited the world to participate, the nation
would have TO perform its duty.
MEMORIAL BUILDING PROPOSED.
In the course of the debate which fol-
lowed Mr.. German offered an amendment
to strike out the provision for a naval re-
view and substitute for it memorial build
Ing in Washington as a repository of
antiquities of the western hemisphere, but
twas defeated.
MIR. Cullon attributed Mr. Vests speech
10 ET1ppfaa Of bxydrNnhnbio rparin6nnad
oy the mention of the name Of Chicago.
Mr. Hoar moved TO amend by striking
gut glt the provision as 10 the Columbus statue.
ms proposition, after another long debate,
was agreed to, and tho remainder OF the
senate committees amendment lfor a naval
srsyiewl was agreed to By a vote OF % to 27.
M nc section as adopted reads:
SEC. 10. That the President Is hereby en.-
lowered and directed to hold naval review
h ~, New York harbor in April. 1898, and to ex-
seno no TO foreign nations an invitation to send
sulps so OF war TO Join tho United States navy in
ttgIuuezVous ~ at Hampton roads, and proceed
'oence TO said reviews
MIR. BLAIR WANTS no LIQUOR SOLD.
MIR. Blair moved to add to the first section
~proVlslon that no Intoxicating iq uors,
vines or beer shall be sold to be used as a
leverage within the limits of tho exposition
port OF it.
Mr.; Butler thought that that was a matter
CL1 Tnioh might safely be loft to the people of
"ulcago, ana therefore he moved to lay the