, 1890-01-17
In the House.

mittee on rules, reported a resolution for
the appointment of a committee on the
worlds fair TO consist OF thirteen neIn-
bers, which committee shall within three
days report a plan by which the house
can determine the site of the proposed
fair, and subsequently report a bill pro-
yldlng for the fair.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, minority of
the committee reported a substitute reso-
luton as follows:
WHEREAS, On the 18th and 10Th
days of December and at other times,
the house referred to the committee on
foreign affairs. divers bills. petitions and
memorials touching the projected worlds
fair of 1892, thereby giving full iurisdic-
ton to that committee of the whole sub
iect matter and said committee has given
exhaustive consideration to the same;
Resohred, That the committee on for
eign affairs be instructed to report a reso-
luton prohibiting the method of selecting
the locality OF the worlds fair of 1892 by
a vote of the house of representatives.
First, whether said fair shall be held
East or West of the Allegheny mountains.
Second, the selection of the place for the
location of said fair. After such vote
shall have been taken. the committee at
the earliest possible day, shall report a
bill providing for the worlds fair in 1892,
to be held at the place selected as above
provided.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois Chairman Of the
committee of foreign ~affairs) favored the
substitute resolution. Mr.. Morrow Of
California did the same. Mr.. Hatch OF
Missouri favored the majority resolution;
he said hat prior to the appointment of
the committee on foreign affairs, gentle
men representing the competing cities en-
tered into a compact that a special com
mittee should be created; he asked that
the agreement be carried out. Mr..
Frank of Missouri strongly advocated the
majority report. Mr.. Springer OF Iii
nois denied there had been any compact
between the representative of the COM
petIng cities. 1t was true that they had
agreed to request the speaker to call a
meeting of the committee on rules in or
der to create a special committee, but the
only intention of that agreement was that
the committee might act during the holt
day recess
Mr., Springer denied the right of any
gentlemen to meet in hotel parlors and
make a compact to bind members of the
house. Mr.. Hatch replied that if the
representatives OF Chicago had not in
tended to keep the compact, they should
never have invited honorable men to meet
them. MIR. Springer asserted hat the
friends OF Chicago had done Just what
they had agreed to do in every respect.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky, Mr.. Chap.
man of Michigan and Mr.H Hooker of Miss.
issippi spoke in favor of the minority re-
port. Mr.. Payne of New York sup
ported the majority report.
Tho -nrldta ro.r laHoto ,ro. b,oo,.-
more exciting at 4 o'clock, and queer lit
tie words like '~kickers," bad faith"
and unfair treatment were being ap.
piled to the action of representatives of
Chicago by friends OF the other three
cities. Butrerworth sided with Chicago and
said the reason New York wanted a new
deal was because she had a bad hand. Mr..
Mason tried to appease st. Louis by offer
ing to annex that city to Chicago at the
next spring election if they had time.
Mr.. Cannon having modified bis reso-
luton by striking out the requirement
that the first vote should be taken on To-
cation of the fair East of the Allegheny
mountains offered his resolution as a sub.
stitute for the resolution reported by Mr..
Mckinley and it was defeated; yeas 40,
nays 142. Without casting any imputa-
ton on anyone, Mr.. Springer demanded
a recount of the vote. The recount re-
suited in the adoption of Cannon's sub
stitute by a vote of l36 to 1874.
The majority resolution (as amended by
the substitution OF the minority resolu-
tom was her voted on as a substitute
for the original resolution referred to the
committee on rules. This was defeated
by vote of yeas l32, nays l35. Mr..
Springer changing his vote from yea to
nay at the last moment IN order to enter
a motion to re consider, which is still
pending. The house then adjourned.
The special house committee APP
pointed to investigate the Ohio ballot box
forgery began its work this morning.
Representative Mckinley was the first
witness to appear.
Butler after the introduction of mis-
c~ellaneous business began a speech on his
bill to provide fof. the emigration of
negroes of the south at government ex-
pense under direction of the quarter
master general of the army and appro-
proriating IS. 900, 900 to carry out the
purpose of the bill.