The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-22
WORLDS FAIR BOOMt,>
The House Spends Another Day
Listening to the Advocates of
Different Sites
Some Few Members Opposed to
the Holding of Any Worlds
Fair in 1899.
The Majority, However. In Favor OF the
Nation Making an Exhibit Of
Its Progress,

WASHINGTON Feb. H.-ln the house
Hooker, of Minnesota, proceeded with his
address on the worlds fair bill.
Mills. of Texas. made a speech objectiug
to the bill altogether as a matter with which
the government should have nothing to do.
He would vote for st. Louis Ms the site. and
when that question was decided he would
vote against the bill altogether.
Morse, Of Massachusetts,, announced that
he would vote against the bill because he
thought Washington the only site that
holding it in Washington would cost sew
eral millions of dollars which could be
better expended for pensions, public build
ings or postal telegraph.
Peters, of Kansas, said II WIS almost
hopeless task TO try TO stem the tide of
patriotic feeling, but before congress COM
mitted itself il should seeif the government
could afford il. The regular estimated ap-
preparations for the next fiscal year were
S40i,0O0,000, Miscellaneous appropriations
made during the special session were Sl0,-
900 900, and during the long session the
amount would certainly not be less. In ad-
dition there were at least S25lsD.0tO of de-
ficiencies, making q grand aggregate of SH2,-
0O00OO. There were only Si5o,OO0,0O of
estimated revenue with which to pay them.
These figures did not take the rivers and
harbors into consideration.
o Neil. of Pennsylvania, argued there
was too little time remaining to arrange for
worlds fair in lSi2.
Blanchard, Louisiana, argued in favor of
the fair, but did not speak for amy particu-
lnr locality.
O'Ferrall Virginia, and Gibson. Mary
land. favored Washington as the place for
the fair. Houck said TO have o fair any
where except az the national capital would
take from 1t most of its Importance. Let
the nation inherit the buildings which must
be constructed here for the fair. They
would be-they were now-noeded for pub
lie use. Wilson, of West Virginia, said We
had had series of oentennials during
the past fourteen years. Their in-
fuence for good could hardly
be over-estimated. We should show 10 the
old world the grandest sight Of the earth
a great nation built upon the corner stone OF
liberty. II necessarily follows the only
right and proper place for the fair was nt
the seat of the national government. Van
deyer, of California, argued in favor OF St.
Louis. III II was TO be a financial tiansac-
ton purely, why not advertise COR bids md
give the fair TO the city Offering the Inost
lnOHtNs Ilt btllFffh Ant ANAN
would be held in California, and
therefore he favored the claims
of st. Louis, as recognition
OF the strength and greatness of the west.
Carlisle said the exposition was TO give the
people of the old world not an insight into
our great manufactures and industries only,
but TO show them our great country. He
would vote for st. Louis, and next for
Chicago. He disapproyed of the bills pre-
sented by the committee. Congress had no
authority 10 hold fair elsewhere than III
the District of Columbia or the territories.
He opposed an appropriation of Sl.5.O,0O0
If state wanted the fair, its citizens had
Only to incorporate themselves and hold it.
He would vote for the bills only after they
had been amended 10 meet his views.
knsey, of Missouri, advocated a fair at st.
Louis. O'Neill, of Indiana. believed his
constituents interests would be best served
by holding the fair at st. Louis. Wilson,
of Missouri, also argued In favor of ST.
Louis. Foreman, of Illinois, was for the
fair. not rs an accommodation of foreign
ers, but as an educational aid 10 the people
of this country. He was for ST. Louis, be-
cause IL offered the best guarantee OF sue
cess for the fair. Hatch. of Missouri,
pleaded that the fair be held at st. Louis,
The great center of all the trade and COM
meTce of this country. Continuing, Hatch
rdiculed New Nork's site. lie described
Forest Park, 81. LOUIS, with its magnificent
groves and ! 80 acres, where. said lie, you
could pick up your little park and dump it
down three times"
Cultivate, of Ohio. said the celebration
should be held beyond the Alleghenies.
Oheyipg the Joint resolutions of the Ohio
legislature, and his own impulses, he
favored Chicago. Mason, of Illinois, made
strong speech for Chicago. His southern
brothers charged the republicans
with unkindness, and too severe criti-
cism in political matters; they in
turn charged the southern people with
the same faults, and bitterness was aroused.
How could this be stopped better than by
meeting on common ground; IN common
cause? Come 10 Chicago, and see whether
her hospitality differed much from that of
Georgia, Mississippi or Kentucky. Genr. of
Iowa. spoke Of the glories of Chicsgo's rise.
IL had pluck and push and energy. and
would make the far a success. Kerr, OF
Iowa, believed fair held in the east
would not exhibit the true wealth Of
the country. II should be held in
the great west and in Chicago. Owen, of
Indiana, said If any place had enrned The
fair il was Chicago. The logic of gC0graph-
ical location and popular feeling ali inclin-
ed to the choice of Chicago. Springer
dwelt upon the great expense of holding The
celebration at New York. lie referred 20
the failure of New York 10 complete the
Grant monument. Deduct the S5OOO.OOj
needed for buildings al New York, aud but
Sb,COO.uOQ would be left of
the Albany appropriation. Compare
that with Chicago's proposition
OF Sl0000,Oo0 in money aud a site. Chicago
would ask but $i0O,OUO or $4,000 from the
government. and that for its own exhibit.
He referred to the contest M Albany, and
quoted the declaration Of one of the state
senators that 20 him the bill was n crow, and
he would cat his share. II the fair is located
al New York, IN all probability u would he
failure. IL was the opinion Of the ablost
lawyers in New York that the Albany bill
was unconstitutional, and TINT the taxpay-
ers could successfully resist the imposition
OF the charge.
Flower said that as the gentleman had
questioned the value OF the bonds New
York proposed 10 offer, he was ready TO take
all of them at par. Fitch. Dunphy, Lans-
ing. Spinola. Wallace, Raines. Turner, Nc
Carthy and FaTqnhar spoke for New York.
Gambler closed the debate in few words.
saying the country could safely trust the
house to discharge It's full duty und be
hoped for a favorable conclusion upon the
question next MonGay. The house then
took recess. The evening session will be
for the consideration of private bills.
The house at the evening session passed
forty private pension bills and ediourned
till Monday.
National Capital Notes.
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