Evening journal., 1890-01-17
in SENATE AND HOUSE.
Buffers Emigration Scheme
Occupies the Senate's Time.
TnE WORLDS FAIR IN THE HOUSE.


A List OF Names Confirmed by the Senate
to serve Tn lie Sam aIcKinley's Motion
for Special Worlds Fair Committee
Decentralization TO Reconsider.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-After the usual
morning routine business yesterday the sen.
ate took up the bill introduced by senator
Butler ON Dec. u to provide for emigration
Of persons Of color from the southern states
and Mr. Butler made long speech in sup
port Of the bill Messrs. Hoar aud Blair
spoke in opposition to the bill, which finally
went over without action, and the senate
went into executive session.
The following nominations were con.
irmed:
Civil Service Commissioners = Theodore
Roosevelt Of New York, and Hugh s.
Thompson, Of South Carolina.
Solicitor Of Internal Revenue Alphonso
Hart. of Ohio.
United States Judges-Augustus J. Kicks,
Northern district Of Ohio; AionsoJ. Edger.
ton, South Dakota.
Chief Justices, Territorial Supreme Courts
James II. Beatty, Of Idaho Willis Van de
Venter, Of Wyoming.
United States Attorneys-W William b Ster-
ling, district Of South Dakota; Fremont
Wood, district Of Idaho
Postmasters Appointed.
Among long list Of postmasters confirm.
ed were the following: Connecticut-S X
Montgomery, Bristol; W. b. Hall, Walling-
ford; J. Q. Kinney, Hartford; Nj. Drew
Ansonia; Henry Hurst, Meriden. New York
w T. Bassler, Middlehurg. l. l. Han
chett, Jamestown; J. w. Day, Waterloo: q.
l. Tnbbs, Hornellsville Pennsylvania
ID. Crawford Barnhartis Mills; A. Glenn,
Sandy Lake; J. d. Carothers, Williamsburg;
7. NJ. Ford, Sharpsville; H. r. MeKalip,
Leeehburg; w. J. Neyman, Grove City.
Discussing the worlds Fair.
The time Of the house was almost entirely
taken up in discussing resolution reported
by Mr.. Mckinley, from the committee on
rules, providing for the appointment Of q
special Worlds fair committee Of thirteen 10
report within three days a plan By which
the house can determine the site OF the pro
posed fair and subsequently to report bill
providing for the fair.
Mr., Cannon Qlls }, as the minority Of the
committee on rules. reported a substitute
resolution instructing the committee on
foreign affairs 10 report 70 the house a
method Of selecting the locality Of the
Worlds fair. First, whether she fair shall
be held east or west OF the Allegheny noun
tnins; and, 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
fora Worlds fair In 1892 at the place se-
lected by thehouse. "A long discussion fol-
lowed in which a score or more Of repre-
sentatives took part. Mr.. Hit, chairman
of the foreign affairs committee, favored
the substitute, and said If the house would
decide upon the site the committee could,
within twenty-fonr hours report plan for
the fair which would be satisfactory TO the
house.
The Vote on Cannon's Substitute.
After an extended discussion Mr. Cannon
modified his resolution by striking out the
clause requiring the vote 10 be taken on
locating the fair east or west Of the Allie
ghanies. vote was taken on Mr.. Cannon's
substitute as modified and it was defeated
yeas, l40; nays, 142
Mr.. Springer, rising TO question Of
privilege, said that he had kept a close tally
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the official tally. He asked for a recount
a recount reversed the former result and
the substitute was agreed to-yeas, 137;
nays, 1874.
Then much confusion ensued as 70 the next
step 70 be taken in parliamentary proceed
ing Many members contended that the
next vote should be taken on the Mckinley
resolution as amended by the substitution OF
the Cannon resolution but the spealxer held
otherwise and stated that the next vote
was upon substituting the majority resolu-
tion, as amended, for the original resolution.
The vote was watched with intense interest,
and when it was known Rt the end Of the
roll call that the resolution had been de-
feated by tie vote, Mr.. Springer, who had
voted in the affirmative, changed his vote to
the negative in order 10 be able to move a
reconsideration. Thesubstitute was rejected
yeas. 1888; nays. 1885 Mr. Springer moved
70 reconsider and Mr.. Mckinley moved TO
lay that motion on the table, pending which
the house at 4:50 adjourned.