The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-22

HOUSE.-tpon motion of Mr.. Bur
rows, of Michigan, 1t was resolved that
when the house adjourn to-day it hc Il
meet Monday.
The regular order being disposed Of
MIR. Hooker, Of Mississippi. proceeded Ia
address the house upon the Worlds FAN
bill.
lie spoke Of the vast importance to tn,
world of Columbus discovery, which
marked the greatest era IN history. Ii
deserved conmemoration. We celebrated
n centennial in sight Of the hall where
he Declaration of Independence had
been made. 1t was appropriate that il
should bc celebrated there. It would
bankrupt the multiplication table to cal.
culatc the advantage of that celebration
tn us. He was Tor n centennial cclrbra.
tion Of the discovery OF America. Always
IN the old world. seats oi government
had been the places where their cclcbra.
lions were held. He had nothing hut
kind ceilings aud regard for NcwSo ork, aud
should il bc selected he would hail il at
least as u celebration in the great metro.
poiiian city; and sn with Chicago and
ST. Louis. Should the capital bc selected.
So intimately Identified with the history
of the people. presenting an invested cap.
ital of over $5O, 10000 in magnificent
public buildings, just above the home OF
Washington, with ample room Tor all oi
the buildings and purposes ot the fair. il
would bc Il proper selection. The capital
was near the gateway and near the in.
terror of this country Brcauscit was the
seat of government. because II was non.
hn,,r,,ln l... lac, h..l
cring but Il national capital where all Sec
tions stood upon an equality, 1t should
hc the site oi the tair. 1t was the people
Of the District Ul Columbia who. long l,c.
lore any other people had thought of il,
had organized Il board of promotion and
tor four long years had worked earnestly
to procure il.
MIR. Mills. of Texas. said that the
American people cxccllcd all other people
in wealth; they were the most inventive I;
they had outsirippcd all competitors.
Why had this young people outstripIcd
all others! 1t was the same cause result.
ing in the British people outstripping the
people of Europe. Ii was because they
had shaken oil the shacklcs oi govern
mental domination IN their private and
business affairs. Formerly the govern.
mrnt intcrrrcd in the most arbitrary
manner with individual rights; but after
the revolution oi 1858 the people were
Tree to choose their own volitiOns. When
this government was organized our faith.
cis realized the dangers Of governmental
interference with the peoples rights. and
they divided and distributed the powers
between the States aud municipalities
aud SO on down until the individual was
allowed the full measure of liberty. Hut
for the last 20 years We had seen little
by little the cncronchmruts OF the general
government upon the rights Oi the State
till, after awhile. Il State legislature would
not POSSESS the power Of a city council.
The members oi the national legislature
were no overwhelmed with business that
they were nothing but mailing clerks and
had no time TO study legislation. lie had
opposed the centennial bill us he now op.
posed this project. The government had
nothing to do with inirs. Columbus
never saw North America. This country
was discov ovrrcd by the man whose name
II bears, and the celebration is u icw years
too soon. But this was q business mat
ter. There was something besides patri.
otism. Cities come here hurrahing tor
the old flag and an appropriation. This
was u proposition to make money. The
Philadelphia exposition was u success.
They wanted ut first only government
recognition, but finally came for an np.
preparation. lie dcn,cd that the invent.
I've genius depended upon government
aid. citing the case oi Mccormick. the
builder of the yacht America, which
astunishcd the world II New York
wanted the fair they could Organize it on
business principles M they did II bank
and hold It. So II was with Chicago a.,d
st. Louis. They were business cities and
knew how to manage business enter.
priscs. The republicans had been con-
drmning the Southern people Tor denying
to coloied men the rights ol suffrage.
Who had dislrunchis,d cUlored men in the