Telegram-herald., 1890-02-19
4 FRESH START.
New YORK Begins Anew EsT Fight
for xhs Faix
rgEfsCTIosS RElCH ~ AGREEMENT.
Actlsa in the Bssss at ~ - shtaEton shOs
ths opganxats u ths Proposes Ia
ssslslon - Bs 10 . nSPs-
Lsss a snorirg-

meeting 81 Coouer's JnLoa Monday
eveu.n ng eas greaE demons -r4rloa, -la-
press So b0ta asa nan -atlon of gep-.
lAf feeling ia favor ~ Tie worlds t@lg
for Nea YORK aad AZ alaIA ~ p---,e
disAr reeoval o. lae obstructive p9l-t-ea-
taCtlcs connected f1ereNlln. The cllt-
ing VAS crowded % tie fullest capacity
and overflow meetings wers held on the
four sides of the Building outside
message was re ceiy~d from Ilou a.
Plat. stating that 1e would stop al op-
position 90 t-e rigiual tzir measures =
Chaunsey Dspew's amendment, prosl1-
ing that all questions pertaining 10 the
fax ana irs government shall be decided
on ay two-thlf1s vote of the CON mlttee
of l01. be- adopted News 0f tbe With
drawai of Platt's opposition which is
victory for the big mass-meetng, Was
received amid tumultlous applause.
The DepeN amendment VAS ineorsed by
the meeting
ACTION or THE HOUSE,.
WAsHINeT0N. Feb 1s-No sooner
di1 the resolution for the worlds
fair cone uD in tae House Mon
day than the debate on tho rules
vas resumed IL lasted all the after
noon. but when the vote VAS final
ly reached il stood 2o9 70 56 IN favor OF
fixing the days tor che consideration OF
the bill These ftty-six votes repre-
sent the menbcra OF the House who are
opposed % holding e. fair Tho result
nav Dc accepted as decisive that there
viii he a fair, and thus is great victory
FOR Chicago
When the worlds fair committee was
called in tho House Mr. Gambler offered
the following resolution:
"Rss0.oei That Thursday ard Friday. Feb
ruary % ana II. after TIE approval 81 the Jour
nal oe set aside for general debate on bills c $50
and 2 81 ithe worlds FAIR biiisl, aad that tEe
vote be taken on Monday. February =. in The
manner prescribed by the resolution submitted
IN the committee report unless the House
shall lave determined by vote That a
worlgs fair shall not be held"
Mr. Mills Ull) demanded a second;
tellers were appointed and the result
was announced AZ: Yeas, ia; nays, s.
Mr.. Kilgore Tex made tho point OF
no quorum.
The Speaker ran his eve rapidly over
the House, and in few moments said:
There are 172 members present-more
than quorum
Mr. NcMillin TENN Immediately
protested that the rules prescribed
tellers as tho means of ascertaining the
presence Of quorum, and it was not
competent for the Speaker 70 make a
quorum by his gavel or his pencil.
The Speaker responded that a major
ity had seconded the motion Ola to 81,
and debate on the motion was now in
order. But the Democrats made an ear
nest resistance to proceeding further.
The Speaker said he was satisfied
that the constitutional quorum was
present 70 do business. and therefore
announced that the yeas were ia and
nays 5. and that the motion had been
seconded.
Mr. Gambler Immediately took the
floor, and in a few words announced his
satisfaction at the conclusion Of the
committees work and hoped that its
report would be given the immediate
consideration the people of the country
demanded.
The question was taken on the mo-
ton to suspend the rules and make the
special order for the fair bills and -
sUlted-yeas, 14s; nays. %
More than two-thirds voted in the
affirmative, but Mr. Blount Ca de-
manded the yeas and nays. They were
ordered. and resulted-yeas, 200; nays,
Sc; and the special order was made.
I The negative votes were cast by:
1 Abbott, Bankhcad. Barnes. Bland. Blount
I Breckinridge tArk). BrecNnricge (Ky1, Blu
cbsnan VA, Bum. Carlton. Caruth, Clements,
/ Cobb, C0wles. Crisp. Cuiberson lTex,) De Ha-
ven. Dibbie Edmuuds. Elliot, Ellis. Goodnight,
Grimes. Hare, Heard, Henderson y. CO. Her
/ bert. KilEore. Lane. Lauham. Martin tindl,
\ Martin Tex, McClammy, McMilhn, NcRae
/ Mills Montgomery. Oats. Peel, Pennington,
/ Peters. Pierce. Richardson. Rogers. Rowland.
. Savrrs. skinner Stcwar' Ca. Stewart Tex.
I St0cEdae Stone (Ky). Tarsney, Turner Ca,
T Turpin. Washington, Wheeler ala.
Mr.. Buchanan N. y introduced a
+ bill TO establish memorial 20 Christie
/ pher Columbus in Washington. The
I memorial is 70 consist primarily of
I works Of American artists and artisans
and a display Of the progress Of the arts.
1 sciences and manufactures; and, second
/ IL, Of sueh displays from other countries
as can be obtained The bill proposes
an appropriation Of 81 600. 00o the hrst
year and $4,000, 900 during the two sue
/ Coedi iur years