New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-12
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.


ABgAM $. uLwITT's OBJECTIONS 10 IHE PRt-E IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND FXECUuyE COM-
| NTrrF.
The WorlIs Fair Commissioners held their second
| session slcrday.
| President n. G.. Stebbins called the meeting to
| order AMI the proceedings were opened by prayer
! by the Rev. Or. Deems. OF the Church OF the
| Strange r.. President Stebbins announced that the
designations of three commissioners, Samuel ID. Bah
| cock, Richard NJ. Hoe and stephen Hoe, had been
| received by the secretary, and asked II the
| commissioners desired TO take action on them.
| Mayor Cooper wanted the designations read. He
also asked if communications of n similar nature
from gentlemen whose names appeared IN The Dill as
commissioner had not been received by the secre-
tary. lie wanted these if there were any, read
also. The president said that the secretary had re-
ccyed another communication of this kind. After
debate which lasted about hreequarlers OF an hour
the letters from Messrs Hoe aud BabcocI were read
and then designations were accepted. The letter
from what is known as the Hilton World
Far Committee. was also read. 1t was addressed
" 10 the Commissioners, named in the act TO pro-
vide for an international Exhibition" and was dated
April 30, 1850. 1t follows:
Tn behalf Of the following commissioners Charles
J.. r ffmy John 4. stewart Abram =. Hewitt David f.
Appleton David Dows Oresies Cievcanl Horace Por-
tor. Henry n. Alexander. Fletcher Harper, Car!-s e.
son IT, sciuliz, Edward Clark, RoV1n Gren.
W P pnsn,qIre Dennis g. Wilcox hG,Jauin D. sner-
s.Ied ~ tuer committee. beg leave respectfully 10 in
form you that they decline 10 serve a. conmssioner
for the following reas0ns:
The persons above nfrncd were aIponteda commit
tee AT meeting Of citizens held in 177s. 10 consider tie
propfioty OF no ding an international Exhibition IN
IN tiee have had frequent meetings, ara
have given careful consideration 10 the
subject. and finally perfected MI, which, IN Their
opii ion would n cnact Cd, exhibition credit
ante the country, and which would nd qGatey repre-
sent The development Of industry throughout the world
bill drawn IN accordance with ccrein concius-
iouA upon watch the committee were unanimous:
Ifsi-rhat abundant latitude ~ 10 ;he dte Of the ex'
Heond-Tnai a suitable site should be secured within
the corporation linnts Of the Clty OF New-YorH:
Third-That tie United states should invite foreign
nations to take part III the exhibition -..,,..,.
FOtrh-That 10 commissioners should h. named nthe
bill but that tie choice &" the manager soon DC gwen
to those who might be wiling 10 subscribe the money
bill formed in accordance with these funda-
mental ideas, and was Introduced into the
House REPRESENTATIVES by ihe Hon.
: j. Cox at the ENtra OF the present Congress,
and was referred to the Committee On iol-
ported; but NJ The present session senator h'rnah
introduced bill, the main features Of which were
but which differed from It in several respects which
regarded as vital One of tue und-rslsne ~ direction
addressed him a letter. when is here inserted a.
clear stateIn3nt OF the OBI ,cdons to his bill.
ABRAM 5. HEwnT'S OBJECTIONS.
EEw-YoRK March 2. 1890
reported, with amendments, on the 17th OF Febru-
airy last. The title declares that the object is to
provide for celebrating the one hundredih ami
yersary OF treaty OF peace and the
recognition OF American Independence by boiling an
International Exhibition OF art. actures and the
products Of the soil aud MUD in the CITY Of New York
the STATE OF NewYork, in the year. 1888. think that
The provlsons OF the b as reported WI not secure
Doubt whether II - possible IN the interval OteSten
and tie spring ~ 1883, to make the necessary
preparations exhibition equal t. those which have
heretofore been hcd IN other place. ana AT an worthy o
the dey cOpuent OF industry In this country doubt
ready b. ore the year 1855, but if it is
deemed indispensable 10 celebrate The events specified
Inc bill H,iSht possible, Dj raofdalry efforts
Is lnt cannot r, c0riilrnd the attempt
In inc sccoLd place, te bill VIII fan 70 omplish It's
object because I'm the eighth section the provision that
folgn natons shall be- ry1t,G by the President 10 take
part The cxDiDon, and point rep.e sctat there
To, has stricken ouj. and tic power OF the
Presdrnt limited to comm, II lalIon the Exhibition 90
therein. his was the rock upon which the Centennial
ENablion at Philadelphia came ner going to ~ ce7aud
legislation. requiring tie President 70 extend
formal invitation to all i0rciSn nations t0
participate IN the exhibition. II it is
10 be International. such an invitation j. inois-
any aUthorty that OF the Uarcd statc-. aud Wi
not hoid relations with any corporation created By It's
In the third place. the bill VII fail of its object be-
cause II commits the expenditure ~ IN" moncT &c le
constituted by Tue subscribers. Capitalists viii no.
Board Of Directors which they do MT control nor
is 1t just and rcasonan" 10 ask tncm TO submit 20 sucn
have AN International Commission tor the pur-
pose O dct running the nature o. the eNh bihon and
of fOrcigu gOy rnmcnts. There Is no reason why ms
commission SHOULD eontrol one dollar OF ne
stockholders money. On the other hand the people
who pay best select the agents nv whom their
contribution. are II be- expended. rocommc I'D. there
fore that all provisions of the bill which insert the
of Persons the members Ot thr commission be
stricken out ana thar Tie bill DC 50 amended as to
q
lac views which have above presented are al en-
bodied n iIous. Dill 2cl2, introduced By Mr.. Cox, at
the extra scs-on and now pending bciuFc the Cummt'e
For,,gn Aaa.r- incioss copy or mat oil, whca
can readily be amended by striking sixteenth
lion IN wnlcH tlr pro',on Is made ior loan iIom
an additional se'tcn which may ," numbered
sixteen, as iolow-; " Al the Duldnss used
house, 10 admit 0i tue c4lb ION o! foreign goods with
Que du,y, aud MI such goods snail he S'nt
opened examined u.U received there; tat In the
Exhibition thcJ shall come una tae dir, cton and su
peryIsiOn o. ddy appointed officers OF the euS,Ons
WAC shall op.a thru, on.a tle bond aud keep she |
proper register thereof without any charge for Ices or
Ont oi bond raymrnt OF daty and without removal
ron the EXhiuii." Building un.il the owner thereof
ma. see H o remove chem euttD ohcc rooms snail
be provided ~ fhs GHrpprltpH hereby en- /
Du, tn sal"rl % aul oiher ot Customs so cmpiO e
sh1.l Dc riid hl the Unisi state
ia tint ne House BIN o. substituted with
me oihei Go ann .afien';; "'Eses5cI 800 ny "a |
senate TOT Ia 81 nave i'i''' Cd
TIE sclc.rc VIII thcn bee pot1in9 ore, ard I |
have every r.as.n u tlnt tnat the cap |
tai STOCK VII br sub c-inri. and possibly |
aav nrass.v for loan from United states viii b,
ayo lod. Brt If th' occasion .noud occur f'r aasis-
.urp ID. tc crfftV isc is WEI! UIdcr wa, II VIII ne
time enough 90 uiH.r appic c. o." u Co1-fc,N.
nave t1scn th' hb ry % I c'py OF inls letter to
: r colleague. senator en- kin win nom nave had /
conc lio1 81 tlc srrj ct have The honor 10
b-, very j. sprc. lull', yours. ABEAM $. HEWITT /
Foi reason. doa1,! les SAL -lrtOy 10 Themselves.
neither o. tnc S,nt.rrt Tom tGe Sttte OF wYOrk Re-
r.a Co tn. icser IA tAe dr"a'' and The bI u9st nl-
ally "a ,Ir,et by inc committee scd Dy t,c
seuatr 81 E,U. na1h- tao aiaCAdu us suSSes Ell IN |
TN Letter
Tue Sa..te biz vas referred n d1e course bv The !
Hors, 10 ne CommIuee cd FotaSn Affairs |
% fore which Was puIiLg the bl pre- |
u4fci b. thi- Committee In |
- cad of anend,n the bal 90 as t. rtquige the Prc--