Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-16
TIE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Lengthy Discussion on Various Prciimi'
nary Questions.
LEY Telegraph TO The pIspstch.l.

tBv telegraph to the Dspstch.l
WASHINGTON. March 15.-For the first
time since the House decided the question
of the site the full Committee on the
Worlds Far met to-day and received the
report of the Subcommittee IN the shape
OF a bill providing for tar. with amend
ments made to suit the wishes of the CHI
csgo people. The proceedings were not
entirely harmonious, and before the con-
clusi0n of tho session it became evident
that the New York representatives were
disposed 70 differ from the subcommittee
in respect to the financial scheme and other
important details. All the members OF the
committee were present except MIR. Frank:
of st. Louis, who is not in the city, and
Mr. Wilson. of West Virginia, who was de-
| tanned b. duties in the House.
A soon rs the first section of the bill
had been read providing that the fair shall
be inaugurated in 1892 in Chicago MIR.
! Hatch of Missouri, moved to strike out
| the word inaugurated" and insert
"held"-his object being to require the
| fair to be held in 1892 and not in 1898.
After considerable debate this motion was
disagreed 10 upon Mr.. Sprlncers state
ment that if the committee desired to fix
the date definitely it could be better done
| when section was reached Tor consldera-
| ton.
! tested when the fifth section of tine bill
was reached. This section empowers the
national commission 70 accept the site and
/ plans of the building rendered 10y the Hi.
/ nois corporation after they are satisfied
! that said corporation has an actual bona.
/ fde and valid subscription To it, capital
! stock of at least Gj,00O.000, of which not
| less than 100000 shall have been paid IN
! and that the further sum Of $1,000, OOO
| making total of $40, 600, Will be pro-
/ yided by the said corporation IN ample
| time for ts needsul use during the prose
! cution of the work for the complete prepa'
! ration tor said exposition.
At this point Mr. Belden of New York
/ offered q resolution to the effect that IT.
! inexncdiont - adopt bill on the subject
! of the Worlds FAIR until the city of CHI
! cago has furnished the site aud SlO.OO0,O W
with sufficient security. This resolution
was debated at some length. The friends
/ of Chicago insisted that the nature OF Sc
! curity required should be specially defined
/ in the resolution. 50 that they could not b'
compelled at later stage to furnish stu
other sccuritv. ThereupOn the resolution
was modified SO as 10 read "a follows:
That when the guarantee fund OF Ter
million dollars shall be secured by the citl
2ene of Chicago. the suiliclcncy and legall
" of which shall bc satisfactory to thn
committee. that wa report the pending
bill with such amendments az the commit
! tee may agree upon.
The debate upon this proposition wa
continued until the committee becam'
weary and after clock adjourned unit
/ Monday morning.
The Chairman and Messrs. Hit, Bow
/ den. and Springer expressed themselve q
of the opinion that Chicago had alread'
given sufficient guaranteed IN the paper
/ pscsentrd by the Chairman Of the financ
! Committee of the city OF Chicago, but TN
/ New York and St. Louis people insisted
upon having the matter moro accuratel.
defined
The eighth section of the bill nc presen
leaves blank the exact date of the dedlca
ton of the fair. simply fixing the year A. 1892
The commission IS 10 expire by Limitation
at the beginning of tho year 1893. The sec
! tion relieves the United States FROM an
liability Tor the acts of the Illinois corpc
| ration.