Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-06

The Committee of One Hundred Makes a
Statement of Washington's Claims.
REoRGASIzINd THE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR
| THE SCOPE OF IT'S FUTURE woRK-MR. WELLER
| FoREsHADows HIS REPORT ON THE MATTER OF
| MILITARY RULE"
/ The citizens representative committee Of
one hundred held a meeting last night in the
| Office of W. c. Dodge. DR.. Robert Reyburn
| presided and Mr.. E. b. Stocking acted as secre-
| tary, these being the newly elected officers
| Gen. Hovey, as chairman of the committee on
| reorganization presented a report submitting
draft OF amendments to the constitution and
| bylaws. In his report he said that it now
seemed as though the present District Commits
sloners have not so much personal vanity or
| lust for power as their predecessors, land a
hope may reasonably be INDUCED" he con-
tinued, ''that the representative committee
| and the citizens associations will now be per-
mitted to cooperate with the Commissioners
in the promotion of measures for the common
good"
THE REVISED RULES.
All standing committees are eliminated but
one, consisting of the officers, who are to pro-
vide for the meeting hall and facilities for the
| work of the committee. The provision pro-
hibIting local associations applying to Congress
| direct Is stricken out leaving these bodies to
| run their own machines in their own way.
| The regular meetings will hereafter be held on
| the first Wednesday of each month instead of
| Tuesday. The jurisdiction of the committee is
| limited to matters of general interest to the
people of the District. and the question as to
the nature OF n proposition, whether or not it
should be discussed by the committee, is left
| to subcommittee consisting of the officers
| and the mover of the question. One new dis
| trict is created. Number is that territory
lying east Of Anaeostia river and south of Penn
sylvania avenue extended, and number 10 that
north OF the avenue. The new appOrtiOnment
| Is as follows: Number z, nine members; num-
Der s, five members; number 9, three members,
and number 10, two members.
In support of the report Mr.. Frizzel pre-
sented a few remarks that he had prepared. be-
ing retrospective view of the work of the
committee. He paid his respects to what he
| called the military ring" The report was
adopted.
THE EXPOSITION.
The next report presented was that from the
committee on exposition, composed of J. w.
Babson, chairman; Thomas Taylor, Z. b. Stock
ing. r. I. Morsell, NJ. l. Weller and Charles
Allen.
The report set forth as reasons the not
merely national but continental character of
the exposition; that it is fitting that the Pres-
dent shall receive representatives of foreign
nations at the capital OF the nation: that the ex
position can be held under the sole jurisdiction
OF the national government only the seat of the
national government: that the buildings should
be erected on ground owned by the govern
ment, where those of a permanent character
would form the nucleus OF a great Columbian
museum; that here the machinery of govern
ment can be studied. and that a nucleus of q
great exposition already exists here. The
climate, healthfulness and beauty OF the capt.
tai city, its freedom from political excitement
and other advantages are set forth, including
that OF its accessibility by land and water. and
its hotel and street railroad facilities
Columbus" the report SAYS, found a
| world. Washington therein founded mighty
government. 1t is therefore pre-eminentiy APP
propriate that this exposition, the first great
effort Of all the people of America to unitedly
do honor to the great discoverer, be held in
that domain of 10 miles square named for him
and set apart forever by the Constitution of
this government to contain its capital city,
which bears the name of the father of his
country. The love we bear to the one unites
with the yeneratiOn for the other and here we
can honor both" The report closed with a
| resolution appealing Ito our fellow citizens of
all the states and territories of the Union
to unite in requesting Congress, when de-
| termlninS location for the contcm-
plated exposition of 1892. to fix upon the
| national capital, situated in the territory
set apart under the exclusive control of the
national government. territory in which each
and every one has a common ownership and
! equal rights and interest; a city rich in tine
euIfices, institutions and treasures of a govern
ment which has just rounded out a century of
| successful and glorious existence; a city to
which every sire and son, every mother and
daughter, should take patriotic pride i'll visit
| ing and honoring, as the only fitting place in
| which we should as hosts, gather together the
| representatives of American natIonalities and
! welcome the coming guests from foreign
| shores"
The report was adopted.
THE PROPOSED LOAN.
The same committee also introduced reso-
luton, which was adopted, heartily indorsing
the proposition laid before the exposition
| board of promotion at its recent sitting in re-
gard to the issue by the District of $40, 600 900
worth OF bonds as an exposition guarantee fund
| III case the selection of site shall depend in
| any way upon the financial offers of the various
| cities.
The question of permanent meeting place
| was discussed, but the matter was left to she
| officers. The chairman said that he had relia-
| bly, heard that the Georgetown district would
probably soon send representatives to the COM
mittee, whereat the members present appiauded
again. On motion of MIR. Weller the exposition
committee was made permanent.
| MILITARY oFFIcEKs.
| Mr.. Weller, as chairman of the committee ap-
pointed to report on the matter of the military
rule in the District, said that they wished a
little further time for investigation but were
making progress. In his personal capacity.
/ however, he gave the committee foretaste OF
what the report is apt to be in a short speech.
| He took as his text the rules recently promuI-
| gated by Maj. Raymond relative to changes in
| the offices, and said that had the major acted
i'll the same spirit eighteen mont ago, when he
removed Capt. John ]. Burrows on account of
partisan differences, it would have been better
for the public good. He, the speaker, was demo-
| crat, but he had entered a vigorous protest at
| the time against the removal OF Capt. Burrows
| whose service, he said. had been Of great ad-
vantage to the District, and whose only crime
was in being republican.