Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-21
WORLDS FAIR BILL
TAKEN UP IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Vest, in Opposing the Measure,
Compares Chicago and Hades.
OKLAHOMA BILL IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE.

House bill to amend the act to extend the
fees of certain officers over the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona
DISTRICT BILL PASSED.
Senate bill to prevent the spread of scarlet
fever and diphtheria in the District of Column
bia was passed
Mr.. Reagan introduced bill to repeal all
laws for the retirement of army and navy Off
GERS from active service on pay. and gave notice
that he would, next Wednesday, address the
Senate on the subject.
TO INCREASE THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASES OF
SILVER.
Mr.. Plumb introduced concurrent resolu-
ton directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
increase the Treasury purchase and coinage of
silver bullion to the maximum amount author
lied by the act of February %, 1873, and gave
notice that he would ask for its consideration
tomorrow.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the House bill to provide
for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary
OF the discovery of America by Christopher
Columbus by holding an international exhi-
bltlon OF arts, Industries. manufactures and
the product of the soil, mine and sea in the
CITY OF Chlcago, III the state of Illinois.
THE WASHINGTON CELEBRATION
committee is the insertion of a new section
providing for a naval review in New York
harbor 1st April, 1898 and for the unwilling of
Statue OF Christopher Columbus at Wash
ingtOn.
Mr.. Hale inquired of Mr.. Hawley whet ether it
was intended that the government should fur
nlsh the statue of Columbus.
MIR. Hawley replied i'll the affirmative and
stated that a bill for that purpose had already
passed the Senate and was now pending in the
House.
MR. VEST NOT DISPOSED TO BE CoERCED BY THE
HOUSE.
Mr.. Vest said that 1t seemed to be assumed that
because the House had passed the bill the SEN
ate was under some coercion to pass it.
lie protested against such an assump-
tlon. The bill would probably pass
the Senate by an overwhelming majority;
but no measure should ever pass the Senate
with his vote on the assumption that the judg-
ment OF the House was cOerclve on the Senate
That would be for tho Senate to abropate its
constitutional functions
Nr. Farwell asked whether such claim had
ever been authorltativeIy claimed.
Mr.. Vest said that as a matter of course il had
not been authoritativelv claimed, because such
an idea would cover the author of it with con-
fusion. But 1t seemed to be assumed in other
places than the Senate. He knew that his
opposition to the bill would be ascribed to the
ant as site for the worlds fair That was post
norton proceeding and he did not propose to
introduce ghosts to disturb the equanimity of
the Senate or the tranq utility of the city of
Chicago.
OPPOSED TO AN EXPOSITION ANYWHERE.
He had from the beginning opposed all leg
lsation looking to an exposition in 1892. He
had everywhere, publicly and privately, an
nounced his opinion that in his judgment the
IL, clio
it into existence. He did not believe
that the temper of the people
OF the United States favored any such exposi-
tion. He did not believe that the condition of
the country justified such spectacular per-
formance at this time The agricultural
people of the country had neither
time nor money to give to great
national circus, such as was proposed.
The people of st. Louis did not complain
OF the result of the contest for the site. They
accepted it as Americans always accepted the
result of an honest and fair contest. He knew
that it had been said of HIM i'll Chicago paper
that he had declared as "a Senator that iii
ACoNTEsT BETWEEN HADEs AND CHICAGO
for the location of the fair he would support
hades. As Chicago papers never lied, it was
unnecessary for him to state, in a mild
and not too emphatic way, that he
made no such statement He stated
the opinion that i'll a popular election among
the people of Missouri between hades and
Chicago it would be very close poll.
AS to what his own vote would be. he had
never declared it as between those two dstin-
guished localities. On the contrary, he was
prepared to state that in such contest he
would be strictly neutral. tIaughter.l
MUCH IN COMMON BETWEEN HADEs AND CHICAGO
There was much in common between the two
localities. [Laughter.l The population of
Chicago was active, energetic, aggressive, not
troubled by those moral and con-
scientious considerations which late
interview had characterized as ''ir-
descent dreams" He had been told
that the population of hadcs was composed
Of much the same material. Chicago, besides,
was full of trusts, monopOlies and combines
and the latest authentic information from
hades was that they were forming there
a trust on sulphur, in order to bear the
market There was high authority, also
for the statement that the water
supply of Chicago was defective. He had be-
fore him article from the Chicago Herald
that, instead Of a magnificent lake supply of
pure water, the only supply came from filthy and
fetid creeks, reeking with the debris and corrup-
tions of stock Yards He took il that the same
paper which had stated his standing as be-
tween Hades and Chicago had also told the
truth in that matter. He put il plainly and
fairly, whether there had been. in the whole
contest for the fair, anything that elevated or
abroad!
Nominations Today.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate today: To be post chaplains in
tho army, Rev. Delmar r. Lowell of Vermont:
Rev. John l.. Calvin of Ohio.
Treasury-John W. CAST of Virginia. to be
supervising inspector of steam vessels for the
third district (Norfolk Va.).
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dorsey (Neb) introduced joint resolu-
ton ''that the Secretary of the Treasury be.
and he is hereby, directed to increase the
Treasury purchase Of silver bullion to the maxi
mum amount authorized by an act to authorize
the coinage of the standard silver dollar and to
restore its legal tender character which act
was passed over the veto of the President and
became a law February %. 1878" Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas (Wis.) a bill was
passed providing that soldiers who lost their
limbs during the late war shall be entitled TO
receive an artificial limb every three wears.
(The present law permits them to receive il
every five years.
THE OKLAHOMA BILL.
Mr.. Struble (Iowa) submitted the conference
report on the bill to provide temporary gov
ernmcnt for the territory of Oklahoma.
The bill as agreed upon changes the bound
aries of the proposed territory of Oklahoma so
as to exclude from the territorial limits what is
known as the Cherokee outlet 1t is provided.
however, that as soon as the Indian claim
to this outlet is extinguished it shall become a
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