The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-06
CHICAGO GETS THE CASH.
CONGRESS VOTES THE EXPOSITION
$2,5oo,ooo.

The Money Goes as a Gift-The ExposI-
ton Managers Confident of Getting
as Much More From the Next Session.
The Fight Picnic for the Lobbyists.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Chicago got an
order on the treasury for Sc 500 900 for the
worlds fair, thanks to congress and the
President, in q very few hours. The money
is to be gift outright with no condition
annexed, except that the worlds fair shall
not be opened to the public on Sunday.
The managers of the centennial exposition
gress. If 10 had not proved a fiat financial
failure the New Orleans exposition
would have had to repay the
$500,0OO loaned it. But Chicago gets
It and without any obligation whatever to
return It. As has been stated the worlds
fair managers really prefer the action
which congress has now taken to the ap-
preparation proposed by the Senate and ao-
cepted by the House, over which the dead
lock occurred, because the S5,000,000 ap-
propriatsd by It made the United States a
stockholdsr with prior claims to those Of
other stockholders. Inasmuch as the Chi
next session and get the other
S2, SOC, ,000 on the same generous
terms with much greater ease, the
elections being over and a number Of
members having failed Of reelection and
being comparatively reckless, they do not
mind the reduction of the amount one-half.
The Durborow bill embodying the compro-
missed proposition slid through the two
houess to-day as though on CREASED tracks
BAILEY'S OPPOSITION,
Baby Bailey tried little amateur flli-
clustering to stop it In the House, but only
| three members would aid him, so that 1t
| amounted TO nothing. II he had carried
out another purpose of his he would have
| created more of a sensation. Like every
the fact that the representa-
tives of the worlds fair had
| employed half dozen professional lobby
lists, who made themselves very conspicuous
in aud around the House, really doing the
project more harm than good. The fight
though, occurred to Baby Bailey to offer an
amendment to the bill just before its final
passage reciting the Objectionable activity
Of the lobbyists referred to, naming them
by name and providing that none Of them
| should receive any portion of the money ap-
propriated. In some way the lobbyists
heard Of Baby Balley's purpose, and, nstu
| rally, were greatly disturbed by It. 1t was
0OubbAuAt VI COuEbot WncbucI NOuk4
peril their wages, because they
could make the worlds fair managers pay
them out Of other funds, but they did not
desire 10 be held up to public notice. nor
did they desire the possible delay, which
might hinder the passage Of the bill.
| After consultation among themselves they
| left the settlement of the matter to two OF
their members, who are southern ex-
congressman, and each Of whom has the
reputation Of being dead shot, ;" as well
| as Of having "killed his man"
GAVE BAILEY A SCARE.
One of these worthies went to Baby
Bailey and warned him that II he presented
| the proposed amendment he would "fill
him full Of holes' for the personal affront
20 bis honor and dignity. Upon reflection
Baby Bailey, who Is a prudent as we'll as a
| canny child, determined not to offer the
| amendment. wisely observing that after all
| the lobbyist had done the worlds fair more
harm than good. Nevertheless the lebby-
lists will divide from $4,000 to $4,000, il
not more, among them. Their employment
seems to have been the result of "strike"
on their part. That is, they threatened the
worlds fair managers that they would de-
feat the appropriation by delay II in no
other way If they we're not retained
| to promote it. In self-defense.
as they claim, the worlds fair people hired
them not to hinder rather than to help and
tried, they say, to keep the lobbyists away
from the capitol during the struggle, but
without success, except for half a week.
| During to-day they were like flies around
| the doors OF the two houses. The worlds
fair people believe In Friday. In addition
to the fact that Friday was the lucky day
| OF Columbus and to the United States they
| point to the fact that the bill authorizing
| the exposition passed originally on Friday
through the House, the Senate adopted it
on Friday; IL was signed by the President
| on Friday. The commission was aunounc ed
by the President on Friday and the Dur
borrow bill has now become law on FRI
day Naturally, the exposition Is to be
opened on Friday.