The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
THE BOYCOTT OF THE FAIR.
No Financial Aid to the Worlds Far IL
the Forc. ELL Becomes Law.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January 26.-
The House yesterday, after long and
vigorous debate, adopted the following
resolutions by strictly party vote:
"WuEREAs, 4 bill has been intro
duced in the General Assembly provld-
ing for the appropriation of 500 0,OOo TO
make display of the industries ana
resources Of this State at the Worlds
Fair, to be held at Chicago in 1893; and
whereas, the measure now pending IN
the United States Senate, known as
the force bill, is revolutionary, when,
if it passes the Senate, 1t is belleved
will involve the people of the South
ern States in 4 race war, will PROSTATE
the industries Of many Of the States or
the Union, will disrupt amlcaole com
mercial and social relations existing
between the North and the South; and
whereas, if said measure shall become
law and such conditions thereby be
brought about the Worlds Fair Will
fall to adequately display the magnl-
tude anG variety Of our country's re-
sources, will fall short of the purposes
for which it was contemplated, ana
will bring shame and reproach upon
our whole country; and whereas, 1t Is
the sense Of this General Assembly
that no appropriation should be made
by the State of Indiana unless it can be
made in fact as in name world's lalr,
and can exhibit the magnitude ana
variety of our whole country's re-
sources and advancement; therefore,
"Resolred, By the House of Represen-
tatives, the Senate concurring, that no
further consideration of the said appro-
priatioa bill be had until the Senate
has finally disposed Of said force bill,
that this Assembly may know what IS
to be the character Of the exhibition OF
said Worlds Fair"
The Democratic members OF the SEN
ate concurred in the resolution and de-
cided 10 vote for them solidly to-day.
NEW JERSEY JOINS THE COLUMN.
TRENTON, n. j., January 27.-The
Senate this morning concurred in the
resolution adopted by the House last
week denouncing the Federal elections
bill, and asking New Jersey Congress
men tc oppose the same. =,
\ resolution offered last night, that
New Jersey Withhold the appropriations
from the Worlds Fair if the election
bill passes Congress, was adopted oy
the Assembly this morning. The vote
on the resolution was party one.
ILLINOIS is IN EARNEST.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, January H.-ln
the House to-day the resolution in
structing the Senators from illinois to
vote against the Federal election bill
was passed by strict party vote - to
73. the F. NJ. B. A. men not voting.
Springer on behalf Of the Democrats
gave notice that if the Senators from
illinois should vote for the Federal
election bill the Democrats in the state
Legislature would not vote one dollar
in aid of the Worlds Fair.
NEBRASKA CONDEMNS CLOTURE.
LINCOLN, NEB., January 27-Reso-
lutions We're adopted in both branches
OF the Legislature this morning approx
ing the action of the Senate in laying
aside the cloture rule. The 1ndepen.-
dents, with only three exceptions, Voteo
| with the Democrats.
WESI NlRGIN1A ID 1hcNC awe
CHARLESTON, w. VA, January p.
The Legislature yesterday, after an
acrimonious discussion, passed by a
vote of 40 to % resolution that in case
of the passage of the election bill the
State will make no Worlds Fair ap-
preparation.
NORTH CAROLINA FALLS IN LINE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. PA special
from Raleigh, \. C., says:
The General Assembly, in session
here, has passed resolution opposing g
The appropriation for North Caroiina's
| exhibit at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
until the elections bill, now pending IN
the United States Senate, is voted down
in that body. The resolutions are very
strong and passed with high enthusi-
asm. Governor Fowie had recon-
mended an appropriation of $4,000 for
that purpose"