St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-26
GoTHAMIrEs VICTORIOUS.
Chicago's Friends orsted Again
in the Worlds Fair Committee.

OuiCdSO'S frfenuS W OrSGeu again
ia the Worlds Fair Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-There was
another protracted struggle in the house
committee on the worlds fair to day,
out of which the New York party came
victorious. The battle began as soon as
the subcommittee reported to the full
committee that it did not recommend
either of the propositions referred to it,
and asked permission to frame bill
providing for fair in 1892. and leaving
the question of its site for future settle
ment. This was finally adopted, after
was present for the first time.
Mr.. Springer assailed the report, charg-
ing that the committee was violating
the spirit of the instructions by the
house, which meant that a resolution
providing for the selection of a site
should be reported back in three days.
He repeated what he had already said
touching the dangers of delay. Taking
up New York newspaper, he read
from the account of the proceedings of
the legislature at Albany yesterday the
remarks of Mr.. Sheehan, to the effect
that all of the money for the fair would
be furnished by New York city; that
the New York representatives were
legislature; that Messrs. Flower and
Belden had telegraphed to act at once
and
THAT DELAY MEANT DANGER
and the loss of the fair to New York.
Mr.. Springer said that the committee
was asked to sit here and do nothing
until the New York legislature had
leisurely acted upon the matter. When
this was formulated the New York rep
resentativeS we1e to go into the house
and assert that New York asked no
financial aid from the government. and
thus use their fifteen million fund as
cOlumbiad to blow up the other cities.
He was surprised to see the representa-
tives of these other cities surreudering
their prospects and acQuiescing in that
programme. Mr.. Flower, in reply, said
that Mr.. Springer had been haunting the
committee with delay, but it might pay
to wait fifteen days if the government
saved million dollars a day,
as it would, if the legislature
acted favOrably upon the bill.
Continuing. Mr.. Flower said that Mr..
BOwden had just come from sick bed,
and Mr.. Hatch, another member of the
committee, was still sick. 1t was not
fair to the committee to expect it to
rush along with so important a matter
until all the members were acquainted
with the subject. rhe other members
of the committee should at least have
the opportunity Mr.. Hit had had, as
member of the committee on foreign
affairs, to study the subject before un-
dertaking to report plan to the house,
and they should not be deprived of that
right by yielding to the desires of one
city (Chicago.) 1t was proper and pru-
dent that the house should decide that
there would be a fair before an attempt
WAS MADE TO FIX THE SITE.
Otherwise after naming a site, mall
contents might succeed in defeating
the main proposition and there would
be no fair. Mr.. Hit replied briefly,
urging prompt action. Mr.. Bowden
thought that he had all the information
necessary for his guidance, and, to the
delight OF the Chicago men, he ranged
on their side and moved, as a subSti-
tute for the report of the subcommittee,
the Springer resolution, which pro-
vides for ballot in the house next
Monday. Again the chairman mar
rowly escaped committing himself by
voting. The vote to be taken would
have resulted in tle-3 to 5,
necessitating his casting the de-
Gliding vote, but just at this mo-
ment, Mr.. Belden (who had been
absenD walked in and cast his vote
against Mr.. Bowden's motion, and the
chairman was relieved of the necessity
for voting. Finding themselves in the
majority, the New York men then
pressed for action upon the sub-com-
mittee's report. and it was adopted
Messrs. Hit, Springer and Bowden vot-
ing against it. The committee then ad-
journed subject to the call of the ch air.
man, which will be issued when the
subcommittee has framed its bill. Mr..
Hit has signified an intention to intro
duce in the house resolution provld-
ing for the selection of the site by ballot,
and instructing the committee, which
he will ask to have increased to thirteen
members to report within three days.