The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-03
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
,,orld's Fair Questions Bring MI
Vest o His Feet.

,77orld's Fair Questions Bring MI
Vest o His Feet.
Washington, May AIN the Senate to.
numerous petitions were presented
COY Inst legislation for closing the worlds
oo o. On Sunday. They came from the
d. ,os of Vermont, New Hampshire,
SUI Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri
Ar,snsas. Many of them are from
a'u .;1ns bodies: and also one from the
II55HItgSo5ist church in New Hampshire
MoHartIv protesting against further
ui,ks2rsa LEGISLATION against the Chinese.
o. Tresenting the petition on the worlds
90 90. matter Mr.. Vest described 1t as a
i .an'ocbine petition" 1t had been originally,
he said, addressed TO the two ONO
he and it contained
se,oua,rkable resolution pledging the siguers
~ li rsfnse henceforth to support for any Of
" or nosition of trust any senator or mem
~ ~ Trbo should vote for further aid of any
,1Ird for the worlds fair. except on the con-
Ai,ian named in the memorial Whatever
,n,ght be his vote, he said, on the question,
ha sbould certainly pay no attention TO That
H. ~ resolution, We did not hold the
",nia who had sent him the petition re-
ploo6sible for it. It had been obviously pre-
- in the city of Washington as
aort of political blackmail. If that sort
- nractice were to continue, and II he were
=, to vote for a bill which he might
SAifisvs unconstitutional, he did not want to
boId office on such a condition. As TO clos
no of the worlds fair on the Sab ath, that
nTestion was before a committee of which
~ oas A member and was being considered
,-.rv carefully. A much more serious
ouastion. however, was as to the expeGdl-
t1res that had been already made about the
Cnlun HAN exposition, among whlch ne
had noticed that of $5.000.000 contributed
nv the city Of Chicago 100000 had been
amended for the location Of the exposition
IN that city He hoped that the Jmmlttee
which had lately visited Chicago had in
vestigated that question to see whether
that expenditure was necessary, how 1t was
extended and who got the money. He had
eynressed the opinion when the bill was
trst PRESENTED in the Senate that after ex-
nending S5,000,000 the city of Chicago
TonId come to congress and say that it was
necessary. for the honor of the entire coun-
try that the exposition should be worthy
of the people OF the United States.
and the result, he was sorry to say, had proved
that be was correct in his anticipation. His
vote on the subject should be governed not
nv the question whether the exposition was
10 be closed or open on the Sabbath day,
nor by the question whether beer was to be
sold upon the grounds but by his Judgment
as to whether the honor of the country in
vovei the reckless expenditure of money
which had, be believed, taken place.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS PASSED.
The bills for public buildings at Selma,
Ala. $50, 000), and Altoona, Pa. $3.50 900,
were taken from the calendar and passed.
The calendar was then taken up.
Mr.. Call offered resolution, which was
laid on the table for the present, for the ap-
pointment OF a special committee Of nine
senator's to consider and report some legisla-
tion that will relieve the scarcity of money
among the farmers in all parts of the coun-
try, reduce the rate of interest and enable
them to obtain loans of money on security
OF their lands and crops, also TO inquire and
report whether 1t is not practicable to
establish some agency, depository, sub
treasury or banking system by which,
with the aid of the government CO.
operating with the citizens, money shall be
kept IN every community within the rea
sonsble and proper need of the people at
low rates of interest to be fixed and regu~
lated by the people If the several commune
ties under the supervision of the govern
ment; also to consider and report whether
1t is not practicable to devise some system
by which the perpetual flow of money from
all parts OF the country to the centers Of
commerce and business shall be limited and
restrained 80 as to enable sufficient supply
OF money for the need Of the people in all
sections Of the country to be kept in their
respective communities.
The Senate at 2 O'Clock proceeded to exec
utlve business and 4:l5 O'Clock adjourned.