Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-18
"A GIGANTIC JOB"
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.
A Little Breeze in the House Over
the Bill for Their Payment.
THE zoo BILL DISAGREEMENT.
The Senate Refuses TO Consider the
Worlds Fair Bill.
WAR CLAIMS
THE zoo BILL DISAGREEMENT.
SENATE.

Mr.. Platt (by request) introduced bill for
the admission of New Mexico and said that
he did not in doing 80 intend to commit him.
self in one way o. the other. Referred.
MIR. Payne introduced bill for a monument
to Commodore Perry at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Re-
ferred.
On motion of Mr. Plumb the Senate voted to
take up for consideration the Senate bill to for
felt certain railroad lands.
Mr.. Dolph moved to proceed to executive
business.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Mr.. Hawley-I have given notice two or
three times that would call up the bill con-
corning the international exhibition. | am
bound to press it because it is simply justice to
the people of Chicago, who are waiting anX-
lousiy to begin work, and not only justice to
them, but to the manufacturers and others
who may contemplate exhibiting there for
elgners as well as Americans. L am instructed by
the committee and am under constant pressure
to call 1t up. | have applied privately to the
Senator from Kansas Mr.. Plumb, and do SO
now, to allow his bill 10 lie over until the SEN
ate can consider this exhibition bill.
Mr.. Dolph-That bill would undoubtedly
occupy all the afternoon. III there be unani-
nous consent that it will be voted at 2 clock
| will yield.
After further skirmishing Mr. Cullom said: Il
to learn. there will be no long discussion, if
any at all, on the bill relating 10 the world 5
fair
NOT Such AN EASY JOB AFTER ALL.
''Yes, there will be a good deal of it, said
Mr.. Blackburn.
Whether it will or not" Mr.. Cullom con-
tinued. ''it will certainly not take long time,
and l think that every Senator realizes
that If there is to be world 5
fair held in 1892 or 1893 the
necessary Legislation ought to be enacted as
soon as possible. | hope the Senator from
Oregon will allow the Senator from Connecti-
cut TO bring the bill up for consideration"
Mr.. Dolph-The indications from the other
side are that the bill would occupy the whole
afternoon. L must therefore, insist on my
motion.
Mr. Plumb-The bill that is before the Sen
ate or my motion is a very important one and
should have become law four or five
or ten years ago. Action upon it should
not be delayed. and still | agree that
there are some matters which for the time
being might take precedence of it. provided
they did not occupy too much time.
l should be glad to have the Senate
consider tine bill in relation
to the worlds fair; and should also like to have
the purpose of the Senator from Oregon at
tended TO in executive session; but, If We are
to have an indefinite executive Session.
and if We are TO have indefinite debate
on the Chicago bill. shall feel like insisting,
and shall insist, that we shall go with the
land grant forfeiture bill Now. if some ad-
justment can he made, by unanimous consent or
otherwise am willing to yield; but not IN
definitely.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Dolph's motion
and it was agreed to-yeas 50. nays 25-all the
negatives coming from republicans.
The galleries were then Il o'clock cleared
and the doors closed