New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-11

Innois-Dayld T. Llttler. George s. Haskell
i inSi@-I @. Adams. Racine D. KclOgs.
KansaS-Gc0 ree 4. Crawford.
Kentucky-lR. 5. B,vier
MaIyaBd-JOhn RdgleF.
Observation-Disclosures. C. Bates.
bichgau-wniam o. Hughart
northumberland Abbott.
New-Jersey-WIiiI, I'm H. sterling. -
New-York-wiam Rniueiarder stewart, Joseph IL.
Ramsey.
Pei.nsyiyania-Jesse II. Lppincott. A. n Perrin. j.
a. Price.
Vernon jacob Esty. Perley T. PitEln
Vrgina-Lewis n. Huck
West VigymId-C. +. Snyder
%:sS.sII0@" 5onsioP IGRn cSmstock'
SeW New NJ. Atkinson.
Wyoming TcTriloly-Joseph Grey
Arizona Tcrrllory-A +. ~ : h1r p-, co.,o,,,. \,
Bliss A>aho n. BrOckway. Edward l. Carey. William
E FISK Ros~rii G. RostoE, JSmet H. ,;tcr, Thomas
Rutter, Charles Schitsinger, Gustav II. schwab j.
Samuel A. uaine>. John a. HaEdenbergh, Eufus Hatch,
Charles Wa-er Hun, Levi, MAY, Thomas NJ T. rHh
Charles Place. William II. c. Price. William L. strong,
Agelnou : sullivan, FIRE erick l.. ialcott. james Tai
Calvert Vaux, W. A. WAeeOcR, benjamin a. Wills
Leighton Wlans.
The absence of such persons (who are still named
as Commissioners as Orcstes Cleveland. Jose f.
Navarro. David Dows, Franklin Edison. Charles g.
Franckyu, NOrvin Green, VIM. II. Guion. Fletcher
Harper Henry Hilton. Hugh j. Jewett, Charles
Lanier. Edwin ID. Morgan. jordan L. Mott, Hugh
blcCuoch. Jackson s. Schultz, Benjamin b. Sher-
man, Samuel Sloan. John A. Stewart, Francis A.
Stout, and Charles l.. Tiffany commented on.
They are among the men who are TO be depended
upon TO raise great part 0t tho needed capital IL
The scheme is TO be successful.
There was q strong effort on the part of ex-
Mayor Cooper and others to obtain report from the
Finance Committee OF the amount OfmOney actually
pledged for the success OF the Fair This was
avoided by the members of the committee, who
declared that ii was necessary that site should he
selected before rosolute effort could be made 10
obtain subscrip ions. When this had been done the
work OF obtaining subscriptions would be easy.
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
President H. G. Stebbus took the chair few
minutes after II o'clock, and the Rev. DIR. j. P New
man made PRAYER. Mr.. SteLbns then delivered a
short address welcoming the Commissioners, saying
that he had had the earnest cooperation of the
Executive Committee in his work since the Com
mission met in August aud he thought they wOald
find that the committee had left nothing un-
done 70 insure the success OF the Exhibition. Mayor
Grace, who entered the room at this moment, was
introduced by Frederick l.. TalcOtt. He SAID that
he was glad to know that 80 much progress had
been made by the Commission, and he wished the
members ali success. He thought that much would
depend On the final Executive Committee chosen.
Colonel Ash the assistant secretary, then road the
report of the Executive Committee. This as
follows:
To the United States International Commission:
The Exec Committee has tbs honor 10 report It's
action since your adj 'urnnent IN August last.
Elected b. the COMMISSION on hr lOtn day OF August
1850, the committee me; the day ami organ
lied Sessions have been held weekly suce Its orsaT,
izatoE VITA hr,ci intervals, aud all matters, referred
by the CODission, embraced he act II Congress
have been fuzzy discussed aud considered me hlsI m
mittee was that OF opening books aud receiving sub
In eIdravoring to carry out the wishes Of the Com
mission early opening OF tic substitution BOOKS
the earliest practicable date. IL however, ascer
talned prior 10 publicly announcing this date, that The
heated term and the excitement incident 10 the Pres
Dental election, would seriously interfere With tue Sc
curing IL subscriptions was, therefore. after duo
consideration ualy determined postpone the opening
of the SUBSCRIPTION books uhtll the loth day OF N0vem
ber 1856 The following terms of subscription were
Ten per Of the subscribed to be paid at
the time of subscription and the remaining 80 per cent
a. follows We:
Fifteen per cent March IL 1881.
Fifteen per cent May /, 1881.
Fifteen per cent July l. 1881.
Fifteen i.cr cent september l, 1881.
Fifteen per November L. 1881.
Fifteen per cent January /. 1882.
date above mentioned the office Of Farmers LOau
aud Trust Company III thls CITY.
Owing cmDArrassneDts growing ont OF questions OF
site etc. the subscriptions are not OF any large amount
1t def med Lecessary to settle other questions
before subscriptions would be actively canvas-ed for
within the last few days u movement mas been Set
foot Tor conditional subscriptions based amount
necessary complete The Exhibition buildings. and also
subscription based the raising Of the hrsi million
These subscriptions are making good progress IN the
hands of the Committee on subscriptions, aud promise
success.
yction tba, subscriptions to any iar9o amount could
not obtained unu after the selection OF "a Site Ths
important qu stion Of site. there ore received prompt
and consideration. Meetings were held AT which
the advocates OF the offered invited TO bc
present present the ADVANTAGES Oi their respective
localities Visits TO all the sites proposed made by
a subcommittee appointed for that purpose An EFFORT
made to obtain the Use Of public grounds, cor
TenIent 10 the ceutre OF the population OF the cy on
the committee regrets 70 state that its endeayOrs In that
direction were not successful.
the site known as ID wood finally agreed upon by
the committee for favorable recommendation TO the
Commission, II contains sufficient OF ground il
offered free OF cost and Is the oDy site Offered 10 New
York City, absolutely aud authOratVey 10 the use OF
the Commission without iurther negotiation and without
resort 10 condemnation under the law
But before deciding the Committee invited the rep
resentatives of the leading railroad and steamboat
panIes the proposed site aud they after exam
ration and inspection, eXpieosed themselves wen
satisfied with the convenience OF It's location aud It's
adaptbility. "
authorizing the President Of the United States to invite
foreign 10 participate IN tue Ex1DltIOn
An act viii $50 be re0nired providing for admission
of goods for the Exhibition free duty and making The
Exhibition buildings bonded warehouse under such
Regulations US are customary for such pu poses =,
Your Committee further recommends that q change De
made in the bylaws, by which the duties and respousl
biliues attendant upon the exhibition shall DO more
equally 0.ydcd between tie shareholders ana the Com
mission THIS might b. effected by making the perina'
Executive Committee TO CONSIST OF not more than
nifty members and the executive officers OF the Com
mission GdGcd thereto twenty hve OF that number 10
consist OF the COmtIittee OF Finance The Executive
Committee thus constituted should Be charged win the
manage uent OF all financial matters of the Commission.
except which by the act of Congress belongs 10 the
Committee vi Finance.
psreo ny subcommittee IN accordance win the res