New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
THE VORLUS FAIR BILL.
WHY SUCH DELAY IN I HE ASSEMBLY,
A CHANCE THAT 1T NAY MEAN AN INCREASE
OF TIE APPROPRIATION TO HALF
A MILLION DOLLARS.

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The hopes OF the prominent business men OF ,his
city who favor liberal appropriation Tor Wor'n ;
| Fair purposes have been somewhat revived by tc
| long delay in acting on the bill which has nken
place In the Assembly. Tho hearing BEFORE tne senate
| Finance Committee took place on January "a iho
committee Immediately decided TO report the Dill wi''
out amendmen-tllat Is with a provision for an ap'
preparation Of 100000 instead OF SSOOooo, as th'
merchants strongly urged-and without any delay IL
was passed by the Senate.
When it reached the Assembly the Dill was re-
fcrred 10 the Committee on Ways and Means lie
programme then to report 1t favoraby on IueedhS
| February p and pass it on the following day. For
reason there change made in the pian' anu
the bill has not yet been passed by the lower mousse
although the senate acted 1t than four weeks
ago.
All that has been done In the Assembly touching
the matter las been to propose an amendment 10 'he
bill providing that the New-York state BUILDING Ut
the Fair should not lie kept open on sundays. ThS
amendment adopted week ago last FRIDAY oy
"a vote OF 40 to A. and then the whole matter was
| laid aside for further consideration. Nothing hiS
been done since except to reconmit the Dill W "c
Committee Ways and Means.
WOd came from Albany about the middle OF iast
week that the committee would consider the Dill Oh
Wedne sday and Ii was said that exSpeakcr Hustea
would make "A strenuous effort 10 have the amo"'0
Of the appropriation raised TO half million doiar''
ls SAY ing however. that he did lot think such an
amendment wonh be adopted, and If it were he felt
pretty sure that Governor Flower would veto IT,
But the Committee on Ways and Means did not take
up the bill last week: it Will probably do 20 heAC
Wednesday when Mr. Thacher, one Of the Nauonai
Worlds Fair Commissioners. IS expected To nave SONS
amendments ready. II is NOT believed 'ha' 'ir'
riacher will include among his amendments ono
raising the appropriation to 100000, since NJ INC
~ lie demonstrated
pIete satisfaction that 100000 would be enough
How much this long delay to act on the Dill may
mean Is an open question. some nave Thought NAV
senator liiil ha, that 1t would hurt Inn poiucaS
II the Legislature under his control shCuil act III d
mean and nicgafdl- way toward the Fair, and that he
gave orders b. - slowly until he couId set MS ou',o
convention oil his hands and have chance TO look
into thp Fair matter as 1t deserves others DeieNo
That the measure has not been passed simply through
careles,iess neglect.
said New Yorker who has given close attention
10 the subject, when asked about the staes oi t"'
BILL yesterday:
There i, some mystery about this long delay
When ,he senate passed the BILL more than iour
weeks ago. | know It on the enriS that IL saou"
be sent through the Assembly at once everything
was cut and dried. When fortnight lad passsd anu
nothing had been done, WAS Informed That the ma''e
had simply been forgotten and that the MEASURE WOMB
soon DO called up and lie passed without change bu'
now begin 10 believe that the delay means eo"o''o'
Just whai, don't know yet.
Prom what learn | know that an enort Is 10 Dc
made I'm few DAYS to increase the appropriation 10
100000 Whether IL be sncccssrul Will vi
cours. depend upon the Democratic leades-h otner
wolds. upon David L. Hill. have INDUCED In me
idea for some little time tint he has seen that u WI"
do him no good politically to antagonlze the f'ar UT
Il, have a Legislature which is his creature 30 oh
record in favor Of n small and mean Appropriations
OF course he has had his hands full OF MS OWL
poltca affairs for the las, three or fDuI weeks an"
has had no time TO give to the Fair Perhaps uousi
lie gave the urler to postpone action unui nc "uio
hov time 10 think the thing over fully 10 my Hnu
IL f. poin enough that Mr. Hi cannot afford 10 say
IA the West what the making of II SJOO,Oco appro-
priaton wo,ld practically be snying-that New-horA'
having lo,f 80 Fair for Itself Is quite INDIFFERENT 10
II and Will be content TO give IL vrtiH ooia
shoulder. 49, No..
.-rnc West is exceedingly sensitive on tlls eupJeo''
lis present half conviction that New lGrk Is jealous Oh
rnii,,o will he turned into complete CONVECTION II
New FORK state act, sabbily IN inc natter VI .n
'nnrour,ntion senator iiill has large pJhtcal anl
Iiton, HI, strength outside OF this stare nowe'el,
is snail and I'm the great west ne VIII h"Ve ~
.,,uIing nj all II the Columbian Exposition ~ hoo
fairly treated at Albany. believe tllt Mr. mn Is
Hrryyd enough To realize this. lie has only Ia say
tire word and the appropriation VIII go up ~ n. q
a'vadc IT, fyeryb knows that the LeSlsmriie Is
M hi, beck and call. II the appropriation remains
vhere II ,tnrds in the Cantor bill. senator DaVla u.
lin ard no one ese will DC directly responsible Tor H.
ran Inc nficl, 70 put himself IN such position =