The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-18
THE WORLDS FAIR SITE
Cosssdsrsag the Bill for she ApPeintmeat
OF COn msssiOneru to aeetle Town site
Claims in Oklahoma
l3uAimesa im the House.

table the motion to recOustder the vote by
which the house yesterday refused to sub
stitute the resolution reported ny the COM
mittee ON rules tas amended by adopting
the Cannon resolutionD, for the original
resolution referred to the committee. The
motion 20 table the motion to reconsider
was was agreed To, yeas la, nays, 142.
The question then recurretl ON the afior-
tion of the original resolution, as follows:
Resolved, That q select committee of thirteen
% ms%Sers Sh De apn' Wors ~ me Ts cn@,ss.s ~
to which shall be referred all matters relating to
the proposed celebration of the sDth anniversary
of the discovery Of America or the WORLDS Fair
of fsss..
The original resolution was adopted;
yeas 144, nays 142, Mr.. Springer OF Illinois
changing his vote from the negative tn
the affirmative i'm order to enter a motion
MIR. Springer said that he only desired
that the committee should he Instructed
to report next week to the house "A plan
10y which "a location might he selected. As
thorizesl to select N location. He with
drew his motion to reconsider, stating
that he would trust to the fairness of the
committee and of the house.
Mr.. Flower of New York introduced the
New York worlds fair bill, and il was
ferretl to the special committee when APP
Mr.. Raines of New York offered a reso-
luton increasing the membership OF tina
committee from to IL, which was refer
red tn the committee ON rules.
The house then went into committee to
% The first section of the bin authorizes the
secretary of the interior to appoint three
commissioners for each portion Of public
ta%n.se se'''a no upon ore @s tSsa two as Of
whom shall he members of the
by any occupants of such townsite and
money for the entrance of such townsite.
Office at a minimum price; the land SO
| settled and occupied not exceeding one
half a section for each townsite, ia trust
| for the several use and benefit OF the oc-
| cupants thereof according to their re-
spective interests.
| Mr.. Perkins believed at least FIVE boards
| South Dakota doubted whether five boards
| would he enough. Mr.. Parison of Illinois,
the question settled, said the people
| in the towns of Oklahoma had some SORT
Of am aareement which would greatly re,
| would err on the side of kencrosity,he did
not think that the house should he protii
| gal:
| Mr.. Holman. of Indiana, offered sub,
| stitute for the first section, devOlving up
on local land Officers, under rules ana
| the interior the duties proposed to- he per
formed by the commissioners.
Mr.. Baker modified the amendment sc
| az to provide for the appointment of not
| more than five boards to consist of three
commissioners each, and as modified !,
| was rejected. The second section of ths
| bill authorizes the commissioners to dc
| whatever may he necessary to execute In
| good faith and Justice the provisions O,
| this act. Section three authorizes the
secretary of the interior to prescribe rnles
and regulations to govern the commits
| sioners, and makes il the duty OF ths
| commissioners to determine all contro
| versies arising between claimants.
Mr.. CultDcrtson moved an amendment
| providing that the claim of any persor
for townsite or lot shall be deemed i'm
| valid il such person entered the territory
or took possession of the townsite or lo
i'm advance of the date fixed in the presi
dents proclamation. Mr.. Tarsney of
fered a substitute for this amendment
providing that when il shall he shown b.
satisfactory evidence that the claiman
| was at noon, on the 22nd of April, 1889, &
United States marshal, or United State,
officer or agent, or was prior to that dats
| i'm Oklahoma representing himself to tx
| such officer, IL IL is shown that the
claimant entered the territory i'm violation
| of the presidents proclamation, sIcl
claimant shall not have the right To prov.
| up or purchase any townste or lot. Pend
ing action the committee rose and th'
house adjourned until I o'clock to-mor
| row, enabling members to attend In
funeral of Walker Blaine.