The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-28
4HE. WORLDS FAR BILL.
1t Comes Up in the Senate anc
aDebate Ensues.
COLONEL ST. GLARS SPEECH
In It's Fayor...GeneraI Watts Strange
Opposition to a Measure That
Should Pass..-Important Leg
islation at Charleston.

Special Dipdteh to ne Iateli0meer,
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. T.-Tht
werld's Fair bill, asking for an appro'
priation Of 100000, will come up in the
Senate ut ten o'clock Tuesday as a spe'
cial order and an interesting debate is
expected. particularly II Senator St.
Clair IS present, which is doubtful, as
he has important business engagements
which may require his absence. To-day
he made an earnest speech in its behalf
in which he reviewed the matchlesH
resources Of the State as set forth in the
various speeches at the Worlds FaiI
banquet and the splendid opportunity
offered by the exposition to advertise
said display made at Philadelphia in
1875 on an appropriation OF $4,000 had
been altogether Creditable to the State,
but that appropriation was insufficient.
The West Virginia building stood open
all the time and no one was there 10
look after exhibits or to explain them.
Insufficient as it was It had resulted in
good to the State. "Why, Just think Of
the amount OF capital that has poured
into West Virginia alone. More than
thirty.six million dollars OF Philadelphia
capital has been invested since II. Not
a single dollar before.
"That exhibit led to the construction
OF the Ohio River road, the Norfolk &
Western road and the entire Camden
system. How important 1t is that We
have the proper exhibit at Chicago.
"Where do We look for market for
what We are now produCing-our iron,
coal and coke? We look to Chicago and
and the Great Northwest. We are now
selling our coke at Chicago for 10 cents
more on the ton than ConnellsVille peo-
Pile can get to save their lives. Can we
do more for our State, our capital and
our labor than by placing our products
on exhibition there and thus showing
our enterprise and our appreciation OF
our opportunity and bring the two sec.
tions nearer together?"
On motion OF Senator Davis, section
five, providing that the Worlds Colum.
bian Commissioners and Board OF Lady
Managers and their alternates shall be
ex.oflicio members Of the State Board Of
Managers, was struck out.
General Watts said he didn't believe
in the Governor appointing the
board OF managers, and he thought II
ought TO consist OF FIVE members, three
to be appointed by the House OF Dele.
gates and two by the Senate. He didn't
know just what he wanted, but knew he
didn't want the bill in it's present shape.
Colonel st. Clair thought tho Cover.
nor was as competent to appoint the
board as any man or any body. He had
every confidence in the Governor not
only as an executive officer, but as a
man, and saw no reason ior this Legis-
lature TO depart from rule adopted by
every other State.
General Watts replied that he would
go as far as anybody TO had up the
Governors hands. He didn't propose
to turn over such unlimited power Gs
the bill proposed to any three men. He
would oppose the measure to the end,
but wouldn't oppose proper measure.
Senator Gilkeson thought the Gov
ernor the proper person to make ap-
pointments aud thought Colonel st.
Clair should be present when the bill
was considered.
Although General Watts and Colonel
st. Clair have opposed each other in
almost every measure, some surprise Is
expressed that General Watts took such
DECIDED stand against this bill.
Colonel St. Clair thinks bill will pass
the Senate for an appropriation Of at
least $4,000.