New-York tribune., 1876-05-17

On Thursday or Friday the officers will be baoed ior'
1t is pretty certain that Gen. Hawley ana the pres
ent officials Will be reelected. Whatever ainoiliohs or
dissatisfactons there may be have not maoe heao
enough to show The annual reports Of the treasurer
Secretary and Standing Committees Will be looked 10
with much interest. At the session to-day hlr Mc-
Cormick OF Arizona suggested thai grand reg
ister OF those visiting the Exposition should DC kept
In sore conspicuous place The subject was referred 10
n COMMITTEE The Committee on Agriculture TOOK cnarge
OF project to give Mr. Meeker, tho wfslkDown louhder
of the Greeley Colony in Colorado ae pember OF the
Commission the charge OF special exhibit, under tne
auspices OF the Commssion showing the Irrigation Oh
land as it is practced in the model colony
The general voice Of the Commission seemed TO answer
with favor the suggestion that some arrangement shoca
be made whereby children can be admitted for haf price,
but as the matter seemed plainly to belong to the
Board of Finance, it referred to committee 10 re-
port.
Mr. Nye Of Maine stlll follows up the liquor question:
and to-day secured the passage OF resolution asking for
the and locations Of and places with ref
erence the sale Of spiruous vinous and malt liquors
Mr.. Mccormick OF Arizona gave the Information,
which was published in THE TRIBUNE this morning. that
the Board of Finance adhered TO their rule OF insisting
upon 5Ocent pieces. He himself did not like It, but he
was willing that the experiment should be given longer
trial Mr. KimbaIl OF New-York said with some feeling
that he was not had been reported OF him In some OF
the papers, on the conference committee when had
agreed In the 5Ocent fraction for an admission fee II
he had been he never would have agreed to this totally
absurd and unnecessary obstruction thrown IN the way
OF the visitor TO tho Exhibition II there Is anything an
American dlslikes It is arbitrary rule incapable OF
heng bent to suit the OF particular cases.
He hoped the Board Of Finance would that the man
who can't count two quarters pass two people Tor
dollar m soon as he can say "sca isn't kept In the pO-
sltion OF gatckeeper "And moreover said he, " am
sorry 10 say that have failed to sec tho long lines
Of people crowding the gates that would rehuer
this rule in any way dcfcnsbe we ought to DC gad 10
let people in for any kind Of money instead OF throwing
yexatous distractions in their way" Mr. Mccormick
thoupb be Exhibition managers had great occasion to
conqratnlae themselves the attendance thus far lie
was assured that greater than had been the case
at either Paris Vienna and then he went Oh 10 cN-
plain why the crowd could be expected 10 come ater III
the season. He advocated 2j-cent admission zee lor
adults in order to encourage many people to come ofen
and he thought the Board OF FINANCE "ouu Sooho ''
later agree with him.
After a little desultory talk during which member
said that there was az least square" restaurant on
the ground and referred hatshly to another ponuhg IN
the direction of the 1os Frere, at which he had paid
~ cents for iyecont bowl Of soup, the Commission
went into executive session.
The Committee on Concessions, whose function 1t Ia to
see that the contracts for selling eatabes or other things
inside the grounds, moved to it By the loud and we'll
founded complaints in the newspapers as to the exor
bant charaes made by seyera OF the restaurants met
this morning. and had before them all the restaurant
keepers. These gentlemen laid before the Committee
their nerent bills of fare explained their expenses ana
generally endeayored to escape any species OF
of the evil which the Committee might see ht or
have the power to enforce The keeper OF thc Gefan
restaurant showed that his prices were The same as
tuosc which had been curr mt and approved by MS GUS
toners for many years at place IN the heart OF tie
city but 1t is undersood tat ~ Olls OF sSe E o. o
others taken home by the committee ior lu'uie
action.