, 1890-02-21
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Opening Of the Location Bat
tie in the House.
Big Vote Cast at the German
General Election.
Description of a Supposed
Silcott.

In the House.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-By special
order to dav was set apart by the house
for debate on the report on the worlds
fair. The galleries were well filed with
spectators. The usual preliminary routine
business was transacted with a show OF
lmpatience.
A message from the president was read
relative to the Sisseton and Mappeton
Indian agreement.
Morrill, OF Kansas presented the con-
ference report on the senate bill to in
crease the pension of helpless soldiers.
The agreement makes the proposed in-
crease take effect from the date of the
passage Of the bill. or the issue Of q sur
geon's certificate. Morrill, explained the
bill involved an expenditure 800, 900 or
$450.O00 for this year. The report was
adopted.
Gambler OF Massachusetts, explained
how the time was TO be divided, one hour
to the chairman (himself) and one hour
to each of the four c~ontending cities. To-
morrow the opponents ofany bill will have
one hour and tie remainder of the time
W86 ~ OC ulviQC0 DCtNCtu Ju0 EcDItStQl8-
tives of the four cities. Mills of Texas,
the opponents of the bill. Gambler of.
but Mills did not think that . fair divis-
ion. The speaker said the question was
twofold. first, IS to whether q fair should
be held. aud second. at what point. The
chair thought the debate should be 80 ar
ranged Is to give the fullest information
to the house upon the point it desired to
explain. Gambler took the floor and
opened the debate and proceeded IN an
impartial way to explain the provisions of
the two bills One was intended for use
in case the fair should 20 to New York,
Chicago or st. Loois and provided for an
appropriation by the government of
81, 500. 900 to make its own exhibition.
The other was drawn for Washington.
If held here the money would be raised
by tho district government bv the issue
of bonds. Flower OF New York followed
in behalf Of New York.
He believed the selection Of New York
meant the great success Of the undertak-
ing. New York would assume the fnan-
cal responsibility and make the fair .
success. A site was ready tor use con-
tanning 300 acres. No other city had
met this question OF site and solved it.
New York is the half way station between
this country and the old world. Amerl-
can manufacturer and aRr~iculturists would
have greater incentives to exhibit their
wares aud products in New York City
than any other city by reason of the
fact OF the large local assemblage to be
instructed and benefited and by reason of
the further fact that their goods would be
thrown into comparison with wares and
products in the great commercial ex-
change of the continent. He asked if the
house was prepared to vote from the treas
ury IS. 000, 900 or $40. 000, 0O0 for the locs-
ton OF the fair ut Chicago. st. Louis or
Washington when it could locate it in New
York without any appropriation except
for government exhibits. In conclusion
Fowler announced he had just received =
telegram to the effect that Governor Hill
had signed the fair bill.
Flower was followed by Moore of New
Hampshire, Covert. Cummings. Tracy
aud Quinn, all Of New York, in favor Of
New York. Hit then opened the debate
for Chicago and was followed by Adams
of Illinois, in favor Of the same city.
Nj. Hit said Chicago surpassed any
other place in facilities of travel and
ability to care for people. The hotels
were on an enormous scale and had never
been overtaxed. The city was accessible
to the mining regions of Pennsylvania
and the great agricultural belts OF the
West Commerce was carried on there
on the grandest scale by land and water.
Chicago's tonnage was second i'll size
among American cities The site at
Chicago was all ready, the lands were
level and no preparation required. It
would leave . great empty space in the
treasury after New York had blasted
away enough rocks to afford a sito. If
placed in the interior the fair would be
visited BY many more people than if
placed It tide water. The people of
Chicago were euthpsiastic. they we're not
pickering among e6ensolvea what pro-
portion Of attendants q the fair would be
composed OF foreign visitors. Peehsps
1900 1t the most could b expoo6ld,
but $4,000. 900 Americans would ata9h6
the tair. Would it be proper to require
1000. 900 people to travel to the extreme
edge of the country as they would have
to do If held 10 New York?
Frank Of Missouri opened the battle
for st. Lonis. The site for the fair, he
said, was to be chosen upon sound rea-
son. Chicago Wed With New York in
political animus. supplemented By sordid,
m%ercenary aims. St. Louis offered ad-
vantages OF location and was accessible to
the greatest number Of citizens Of the
United States and the southern republics.
St. Louis hospitality was known the
world over and her climate was excellent.
She would bid the world welcome to the
nursery Of virtue. not \ morAss Of vice.
McComas Of Maryland, wal for an ex
position wherever il was to be held, but
i was historically fitting that the exposi-
ton should be held here in Washington.
in the district bearing the name Of the
discoverer of the continent. He APP
pealed to the friends Of Chicago. New
York and St. Louis to come together and
place it here ON national ground.
Lee of Virginia, Coleman Of Louisiana.
Compton and stockbridee Of Maryland.
also spoke in favor If WASHINGTON, and
then the house adjourned until to NOR
row. The proposed night session was
abandoned.
Vy-kise bsAakess, Ladies'