Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-07

Financial Affairs of the Exposition.
The New Orleans people seem deter
mined to reopen the exposition next No
yember. The refusal of the government
TO permit the government exhibit to re-
main for the reopening had dishearten-
ing effect, but it was not sufficient, it
seems, to cause the movement in favor Of
reopenlng to be abandoned. At the meet
ing at which the reopening was decided
upon it was shown that $l60, 900
had been subscribed, and it was held
that this sum was sufficient to
justify the announcement that the exposi-
ton would be opened again in November.
The Tunes Democrat speaks of the matter
as settled.
There appears TO be a hitch somewhere
in the payment of the claims against tue
exposition held by parties who do not
reside in Louisiana. Congress, it will be
remembered, agreed to pay this class of
claims, and appropriated $3.50, 900 for the
/ purpose. A few days ago the exposition
managers forwarded to the Secretary of
| the Treasury a statement of the amount
/ of these claims. 1t was $397,3lS. 1t
seems that the amount was the occasion
/ Of some surprise. When the appropria-
tion was made it was stated by those who
were supposed TO be familiar with the af-
fairs of the exposition that there would
be over 100000 of it remaining after the
payment of all outside debts, and an eff
fort was made to induce the Attorney
| General to modify his opinion so as to per-
nit claims held by Louisianians to be paid
out of it. The Attorney General refused.
1t is very natural, therefore, that the
Treasury officials should be surprised
when it turns out that the claims of those
entitled to be paid out of the approprla-
ton, instead OF being only about 5000, 900,
amount, in fact, TO nearly 100000. 1t is
true that the managers Of the exposition
only admit claims 10 the amount of S394,-
3lS, which is S62, 3lS more than the appro-
priatiOn, but there are claims amounting
TO $72 1872 which have been rejected, and
which, doubtless, will be carefully eX-
aniued by the Treasury officials before a
dollar of any of these claims il paid.
The whole Indebtedness TO parties out
side OF Louisiana appears from the above
Tx III 70 w. NC VAtNfNtNs W hesA - Allt AiAOuuL
of the claims of residents of Louisiana
IL is not so large, perhaps, but sull there
is reason TO think that il is good deal
larger than the managers would like the
public to think that it is.
IL Is said that the Secretary OF the
Treasury has called for the vouchers Of
all Indebtedness which the government
has TO pay, and that there has been a
great deal Of delay 10 furnishing them.
In fact, one Of the strong reasons that in.
duced the Cabinet TO decide not TO permit
the government exhibit to remain after
the close Of the exposition on the last day
of May,was the belief that the government
would be made responsible for the pay
ment Of whatever additional Indebtedness
might be incurred.
IL would not be at all surprising II
there should be an attempt next winter
10 induce Congress TO make another APP
preparation 60 pay the claims that will
remain unpaid after the amount now in
the Treasury to the credit of the EXPOSE
ton is exhausted. IL rs not unfair per-
haps 10 say that the exposition was as
great a failure financially as y was a
success as an exhibition Of the wealth,
resources and industries Of the country.