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committee at the earliest possible day shall re-
port bill providing for a worlds fair in 1892,
to be held at the place selected as above pro-
vidad

port bill providing for a worlds fair in 1892,
to be held at the place selected as above pro-
vided.
FAVORED THE SUBSTITUTION.
Mr.. Hit Qll), chairman OF the committee on
foreign affairs, favored the substitute resolu-
tion and testified to the vigorous and faithful
work which that committee had performed in
reference to the projected worlds fair.
The site having been selected by the House
the committee could, within twepty-four hours,
report plan for the fair which would be satis-
factory to all the members of the House.
Mr.. Morrow (Cal.) took the same view de-
claring that the committee on foreign affairs
consideration of the question. He created a
ripple OF laughter by asserting that
lected the real exhibition would be
held in the city which he had the honor to
represent. San Francisco did not rely on arti-
fetal aid. 1t would be the site of the exhibi-
tion without any assistance on the part of
Congress.
IN FAVOR OF THE SPECIAL coMMrrrEE.
Mr.. Hatch (Mo) favored the majority reso-
luton. He said that prior to the appointment
of the committe on fereign affairs the gentle
men representing the competing cities
had entered into compact that a
special committee should be created. All ST.
Louis asked was that a special committee
/,
and that that committee should contain
an equal number of friends of the
four cities competing for the fair. Gentlemen
might rest assured that no representative of
Missouri or no friend of st. Louis would ask
that that city should have any advantage She
needed none. II her friends could not secure
the site without violating compact st. Louis
did not want it. He asked that the agreement
be carried out in good faith and that the ma
jority report be adopted.
District in Congress.
STATUE OF MADISON.
II there is no statue of James Madison
erected in this city the blame cannot be laid on
the shoulders of the Senate library committee,
for they today, through Mr. Hoar, reported a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the purchase of
such statue.
Capitol Topics.
TO PROTECT RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
Railroad employees will be especially inter-
ested in the bill which Senator George intro
dnced this afternoon. Its title is to pro-
tect employees and servants engaged
IN foreign and interstate COM
merce, nd it makes employers liable for
injuries sustained by employees when negli-
gence, carelessness or omission can be proven
lation is to exempt the employer or company.
The last section of the bill is very strong. 1t
says: THAT where an injury shall be sustained
by an employe while engaged in coupling
cars on any railroad 1t shall be
prima facie evidence of negligence on
the part of the railroad company that the
coupling arrangements about which the said
employe was then engaged were not of the
safest kind then known and in use.
TO REoRGANIzE THE SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.
Senator Henderson today introduced bill
which, if it becomes law, will make the sub
sistence department consist of one commissary
general of subsistence, with the rank,
pay and emoluments of brigadier gen.
eral; three assistant commissaries general,
with the rank, pay and emoluments of colonel;
six assistant commissaries general. with the
rank, pay and emoluments of lieutenant
colonel; eight commissaries of subsistence.
with the rank. pay and emoluments
OF major, and eight commissaries of subsist-
ence. with the rank, pay and emoluments of
captain of cavalry. The vacancies created by
the act are to be filled by seniority promotion
OF officers now in the subsistence department.