New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12

No, meet again for two years Before we could get Con
gress 10 pass such bin wished these
exhibits In regard to the 10 Ehoders does the danger
TO them from the outside commissioners Ol
the country Commissioner II mus, be the Commla,
s0nprs then from this city whom they dlsttu>t' Anu
men 10 resign But ought the stockholders 70 control
this Exhibition do not believe IT, ana me Chlteu
States will never lend its name ~ mere chJooolh%
operation.
Here the speaker pointed ont what he considers
the advantages of the present phi over tue I5uGi
JhI1 charter Mr.. Cooper interrupted him, anu Tue
two Commissioners sustained dialogue I9r nl'een
minutes in regard TO the methods used az me
Centennial Exposition. Mr. Crawford euHeaNoItNto
show that under any hl the question of The eXpel-
diiure of money would be ultimately III the hanHs
of the Commission. lie said also mat with lOV
citizens Ot New York At the head oil the C0iuls~"n'
all OF them good men Nlr Cooper shook nis nrat as
if he doubted this, would be an insihuaiiioh
against these gentlemen 10 distrust the oulls'ioN
Again The cX-MaYOr rose 10 reply:
one of the objections L. tie present bin i that
names 100 commissioners from New York Ana
tLpA n tl' ccn 1 on from Way Sew York TO abb
cate Then corporation ,oG DC sno,,II rc
Operate VIVA the Commissioners from thc states hy
,d,a j that representatives, Of the suD~crers UeH 10
manage nh the strictly financial matters of the ENdih,
ton aud tnat the Commission should have charge oi
all other matters, such as appointing the judges The
Dn. Ind Good G dea Of the NV w5 the Face COM
nnirc al purely business matters should oe LEFT fo
an rxhbiiion in Ncw-York and ore willing
a. IL. they can have u manaE a. tnrN please"
But when books opened and subscriptions are asked
for it is not pIoer Tor ConGress to appoint hc men VINO
shall manage IT, As 10 holding the Far n 1888. DO
not believe that the lime Is lmpoTaht We nNc naI
centennial enough What we want now Is
Exhibition A TO me obstruclons thrown IN the way
OF the Executive COmmtee do not believe that there
have been any. Tnerr are undoubtedly graf many
New York VINO VIII not subscribe 20 the project
They have not opposed IT, however. They have s!mTy
let II alone.
MI Dawson. Of California thought thai Congress
would never approve Of such I'LL "a Mr.. Conner
asked for. The only con Sc for the Commission was
straight ahead. Then. IT. there was any failure, It
would rest where il belonged. Thomas g. Bulicnc.
of Missouri, then offered tn, following resolution rs
a substitute for Mr.. C0Opcrs:
ResQ'red : That the I. lowing word cone nt'e the
VIZ: " An Executive Committee, 10 c1nsiS' ol llV-pnr
members. snall be nominatodtO the COmnS,O L by he
President and elected on thc cal OF The roll ANA That
the Following be substituted III H. Si'a"-;|
permanent Executive Committee stall Ice c 60 q. 10
CONSIST of than nifty mcmbers and The
eNcculiv" Officers Of the C"ihhl'hoh aCc,l iit.t'"
twenty live of that number 10 consist OF TIE Com nIicc
Ol Finance and JNcut5 live t. be nominated o tie Com
mission by President AMI elected on III ct Of the
roll The Executive Committee thus constituted sh1l
Commssinn except those which by the act Congress
belong to the Committee OF Finance.
Joseph II. Ramsey, of Albany, favored n good
mduy Of Mr.. CoIpcl'> ideas. lie sad lia the en-
Mayor had acted hUnoIaUiY III coming ~ ana stat
ing his obj ctonS Mr.. BueneS resolution was
then passed by vote of G3 to > W. l.. Strong and
NJ. Cooper cast the negative VUtr9.
Abraham e.. Adams, OF Iowa, offered q TcsOlutl on
that a committee he appointed a. wait on The tonI-
m>siUilcTo of the city who mad moi a't"nd"d the
meeting to ask them TO cooperate with the Con-
mission To resign. l1r. Cooper dad not
see now gentlemen could resign ,lc-I
lions they bad never accepted. Frederick l.
Tacott on behalf of The Executive
COmmIttCr, invited the Commissioners 10 dinner az
) d. Ia. ~ Deim0l cos. Mn Dawson VcuJurrd the
opinion that TIE Commission had wasted two DAY,
aud had done no work. Mr.. Bullenc Icpned ihat
the Commission would begin it's work III earnest nj
DtuOuIcUs. NJ. C0Opcr then I'll icd his rsiTna-
ton as member OF the Executive Committee buf
the Commissioners were apparently no. inclined 10