The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27


Marshal Saunders was agreed to without
division.
The Senate bill to authorize the building
f bridge across the White liver in Ar
kansas by the Mississippi and Little Rock
Railway Company was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
By special order today was set apart by
the House for debate ON the report of the
Committee ON Worlds Fair. The public
evidently enter tanned hopes of an interest
ing discussion for the galleries were well
filled with spectators. The attendance of
members when the Speakers gavel called
the House to order was rather scant, but the
members present were evidently buSily en-
gagged IN preparing for the struggle which
Is to settle the question as to whether the
fair is to he held in 1892, and if so at what
place.
Mr.. Gambler of Massachusetts, Chairman
of the Special Committee on the World
Fair, was armed with large roll of manu-
script presumably his speech, but he found
little opportunity to glance over it as he
was beset on all sides by members who
wished him to allow them few minutes
to discuss the report. Not many of these
applications were granted however, as
| most of the time had already been allotted.
The usual preliminary routine business was
transacted by the House with show of i'm
patience.
Mr.. Houk (Rep.) of Tennessee, from the
Election Committee, gave notice that next
week Immediately after the disposition of
the West Virginia election case of Atkinson
| VS.. Pendleton he would call up the Arkan-
| sas case of Featherstone VS. Cate.
Mr. McMlllen (Dem.) of Tennessee raised
the point OF order that the Fair bills in
volved appropriations and should be con-
sidered in Committee OF the Whole.
planned how the time was to be divided,
one hour to the Chairman (himself) and
one hour to each of the four contending
cities. Tomorrow the opponents of any
| bill were to have one hour and the remain
der of the day to be divided between repre-
sentatives of the cities.
| The Speaker referring to Mr.. McMillin's
point thought the special order had the
| effect to render any unnecessary motion to
| into Committee of the Whole.
| Mr.. Mills (Dem.) of Texas demanded half
of the time i'll behalf of the opponents Of
the bill.
Mr.. Gambler offered to give the opposi-
| ton two hours, but Mr.. Mills did not think
| this was fair division.
The Speaker said that the question was
two fold, first as to whether the fair should
| be held and second at what point. The
| Chair thought that the debate should be so
arranged as to give the fullest information
to the House upon the points it desired to
| hear explained.
No agreement having been reached Mr..
Gambler took the floor and opened the de-
| bate. He said the country could afford to
| be proud of the rivalry between the four
cities. They were working for local inter-
| est but they were also animated by spirit
| of patriotism. The Fair itself would be an
| honor to the United States wherever held.
| Each of the four cities would do its best.
| The committee had presented two bills, one
adapted to Newly ork, Chicago and st. Louis,
and the other to Washington. Mr.. Gambler
took up the first bill and explained its Sec
| tons briefly but succinctly. He said the
Government was to lend its aid to the peo-
| pie to dignity and to give national recogni-
| ton to this great national event. The only
appropriation asked under this bill was a
small one to defray the expenses of the
| Government exhibit and the display of
| works of art. Mr.. Gambler referred to a
similar appropriation made for the centen-
NAL, which led Mr.. O'Neill of Pennsylvania
| to explain that the Centennial managers
| had paid back the $5C0,0O0 advanced by
the Government, and it would be lucky
day for New York, Chicago, Washington or
any other city where the fair was held
| when it could do as well. Mr.. Gambler
Ills GApldudUlOu Vi Ullc DIll, say
| ing 1t bound the Government in no way to
financial obligation. There was no
proposition direct or indirect in the bill to
secure a dollar from the Government for
any purpose not clearly stated. By the ex-
perience of the past the benefits ofthe expo
sition to the people in an educational way
could not be questioned. The Government
could do it's part Year after year appro-
| priations were made for representation of
| the United States at foreign eXpositions
and the Government should do as much for
its own people. The Committee asked for
| S,500000 for the Government to take care of
| its own. The Government could not do
less to sustain its dignity. The strongest
incentive to action was individual interest
but there was something more in the COM
| position of the average American, some
| thing that impeled him to do whatever he
| thought would rebound the glory of the
country. Turning to the second washing
| tom bill, he SAID the bill differed from
| the others in that the fair would depend
not upon popular subscription but upon
funds raised by the District Government
upon per cent. bonds. The proceeds re-
ceived from tickets sold were TO go not TO
the stock holders but to meet the bonds
issued. 1t was supposed that the Chair
man of the Special Committee was the only
member not committed. He believed that
i'll every phase of the subject, whether
as recognition OF the services OF tne great
discoverer or from any other phase, it seemed
proper that at the close of the 400 years
elapsing since the discovery of this great con-
tinent we should call the attention of the
world to our condition. The inviting by the
Government, of the people of the world to
visit the United States and study our re-
sources would surely be beneficial. In
conclusion he hopeu this Congress would
be true to the history of the county, and set
an example OF patriotism and enterprise
for Congresses Of the Eext 100 years to con-
template and follow.
Mr.. Flower (Dem.) of New York fol-
lowed in behalf of New York. He was
somewhat nervous as he began his speech,
but soon gained confidence and spoke with
decision.
Mr.. Hill of Illinois opened for Chicago.
He was followed by Mr.. Adams OF Illinois
in favor of Chicago.
Mr. McCreary of Kentucky earnestly
argued in favor of Chicago, saying the
three greatest national celebrations ever
held in this country had been held in the
East and it now was the time of the West.
Chicago was the most marvellous city the
world had ever looked upon.
Mr.. Abner (Rep. OF Illinois said there
was great country in the West of which
the people of New York knew little, and he
desired the fair in the West to educate the
people of New York. He concluded by
telling of the wealth of the country sur
rounding Chicago and the patronage which