The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-26
FIGHTING FOR THE FAIR.
GOTHAM SCORES A POINT IN THE
sQUABBLE IN COMMITTEE.

The Policy of Delay to See What the
New York.Legislature Will Do Sup
ported by the City's Advocates-The
Possibility of No Fair Looming Up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-There was
another protracted struggle in the House
committee on the worlds fair to-day, out
of which the New York party came vic
torious. The battle began as soon as the
subcommittee reported to the full COM
mittee that it did not recommend either of
the propositions referred to it, and asked
permission to frame a bill for fair in 1892,
and leaving the question of its site for
fnture settlement. This was finally adopted,
after lively discussion.
MIR. Bowden of Virginia was present for
the first time.
Mr.. Springer assailed the report, charg-
ing that the committee was viola ing the
spirit of the instructions by the House, which
meant that the resolution providing for the
selection of site should be reported back
in three days. He repeated what he had
already said touching dangers of delay.
Taking up New York new
spaper, he read from its account
/ of the proceedings of the legislature
at Albany yesterday, remarks to the effect
1 that all of the money for the fair would be
furnished by New York city; that the New
. York representatives were waiting anx-
4 iously to hear from the legislature; that
| Messrs. Flower and Belden had telegraphed
to act at once, and that delay meant danger
and loss of the fair to New York.
NEW YoRK's ALLEGED SCHEME.
Mr.. Springer said that the committee was
/asked to sit here and do nothing until the
/ New York legislature had leisurely acted
Eupon the proposition. When that was for
<mulated the New York representatives were
#to go into the House and assert that New
#York asked no financial aid from the gov
ernment, and thus use their SIS, 100000 fund
as a columbiad to blow up the other cities.
He was surprised to see the representatives
bf these other cities surrendering their pros
poets and acquiescing in that programme.
THE GOVERNMENT SAVING MONEY.
Mr.. Flower, in reply, said that Mr..
Springer had been taunting the committee
with delay; but it might pay to wait fifteen
iays if the government saved $1,000,00O a
tiay, as it would if the legislature acted
tavorably upon the bill Mr.. Flower said
that Mr.. Bowden had just come from a
Ekick bed. Mr.. Hatch, another member of
the committee, was still sick. 1t was not
||blong with so important a matter
until all of the members were
acquainted with the subject Other
,nembers of the committee should
BIT least have the opportunity Mr.. Hit had
had as a member of the committee on
Foreign affairs to study the subject before
undertaking to report plan to the House,
bnd they should not be deprived of that
fright by yielding to the desires Of one city
a WChicago). 1t was proper and prudent that
&the House should decide that there would
5be fair before an attempt was made to fix
- site Otherwise, after naming site, NAL
<contents might succeed in defeating the
Nnain proposition, and there would be no
MAR.
" Mr.. Hit replied briefly urging prompt
action.
BowDEN FALLS IN WITH CHICAGO.
S Mr.. Bowden thought that he had all the
8 Information necessary for his guidance,
And to the delight of the Chicago men he
ranged on their side, and moved, as a sub
stitute for the report of the subcommittee,
the Springer resolution, which provides for
a ballot in the House next Monday. Again
the chairman narrowly escaped committing
himself by voting. The vote to be taken
would have resulted in tie, 3 to 3, neces-
stating his casting the deciding vote, but
lust at this moment Mr.. Belden, who had
against Mr. Bowden's motion, and the
chairman was relieved of the necessity for
Nvoting.
"a Finding themselves in a majority the New
Work men then pressed for action upon the
%subccmmittee's report, and it was adopted,
Messrs. Hit, Springer and Bowden voting
Eagainst it.
a The committee then adjourned subject to
1.-THE call of the chairman, which will be is
Esued when the subcommittee has framed its
<bill.
HITS NEW DODGE.
In the House this afternoon, Mr.. Hit of
4 Illinois offered resolution increasing the
Emembershp of the worlds fair committee
4 from nine to thirteen and providing that
that committee shall have jurisdiction over
4 all questions relating to the fair except that
q as to location. The location is to be deter
mined as follows: On one day the repre-
sentatives of the competing cities shall pre-
sent their claims, and on the following day
the members shall vote their choice of loca-
4 tion. The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
MAY BE NO FAIR.
The impression deepens that if there is to
be any worlds fair at all, it will come to
Washington. Chauncey Depew. who is here
to attend the Gridiron Club dinner tried to
j stiffen up the New York cause by combat
A ting the general understanding that Tom
Platt will not let the New York exposition
bill get through the New York legislature
He admits that if this is not done, and done
soon, New York can't get the fair. He
thinks then there will be no fair.