St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

material things. Mr.. HIT. of Illinois,
spoke in favor of Chicago. He said that
Chicago was near the center of the
United States. 1t was accessible to the
mining regions of PENNSYLVANIA and
the great agricultural districts of the
West. Its tonnage was second in
size among American cities. He said
that If the fair was held in New York
foreigners would stop at the gate of the
republic and turn back. If it was held
in the West, they would go on and see
the grand opulence Of the interior. The
site at Chicago was ready. 1t would
leave great hole in the treasury after
New York had finished blasting
He held that very small
proportion of thA attendance at the fair
would be that of foreigners. In conclu-
sion, he said that if the fair was held at
Chicago it would be a memorable and
magnificent success. Mr.. Adams, of
Illinois. said that the people of Chicago
had habit of succeeding in whatever
they undertook. In England and in
France the customs and traditions of
500 years concentrated political and in
tellectual life at the head city of the ma
ton with US it was diffuSed throughout
the U ZION. The farmers of the United
States, rather than the residents of the
great cities, held in their hands the deS-
TIMES of the republic. Mr.. Adams
spoke of the cosmopolitan character of
the population of Chicago. He referred
to the guarantee fund already raised,
and said that almost every state in the
Union was represented on the Subscrip-
ti0n list.
NO MONEY WOULD BE NEEDED
for the site, and none of the money eX-
npnIna no f1ir u 4b,o
permanent improvement of the Chicago
park system. Mr.. McCreary, or Ken
tucky. argued in favor of Chicago. say
ing the three greatest national celebra-
tionS ever held IN this country had been
held in the East, and it was now the
turn of the West. Messrs. McCutcheOn,
OF Michigan; Taylor, OF Illinois; Per-
klns, of Kansas; Chapman, of Michigan,
spoke in favor OF Chicago. Mr.. Neid-
rlnghaus, of Missouri, spoke for st.
Louis. and Mr.. Stone, of Missouri. en-
larged upon the advantages of the geo.
graphical position of st. LOnis. Mr..
Breckinridge, of Arkansas; Mr.. Dock
cry, of Missouri. and Mr.. Caruth, of
Kentucky, favored St. Louis. Mr.. Nc
Comas. OF Maryland, favored an exposi-
ton, but it should ne held in Washing
ton. in the district bearing the name of
the discoverer of the cOntinent-in the
District of Columbia and the national
capital. He invoked the members to
seek some higher motive and broader
ground than locality. He appealed to
the friends of Chicago, New York and
st. Louis to come together in peace.
here, on national ground. There would
be no trouble about accommodations;
every other house w0uld be opened to
visitors. and Baltimore was within forty
minutes travel. Mr.. Lee, of Virginia,
held that Washington was not only the
proper, but the only place where the
fair should be held. Ii it was to be ma
tiOnal; If it were to invite the
GOVERNMENTS OF FOREIGN NATIONS,
Washington was the proper site. Mr..
Coleman, of Louisiana. argued in favor
of the selection of Washington. Messrs.
Compton and Stockbridge, of Maryland,
urged Washington, the Mecca of Amer
lean life. where there was no partisan
spirit. as the proper place to hold the
exposition. At.5:50 p. m. the house adj
jOurned until tomorrow, wffen- tire
worlds fair debate will be continued.