St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
They Are Accused Of Seeking
to Impose Upon the Com
mission.
Attempt Made to Rescind the
Acceptance OF the Dual
Site.
Seventh Day Adventists Pro-
pose 10 Have All Their
Rights Respected.

CHICAGO. Nov. lS.-The nationa
worlds fair commission met here this
AFTERNOON. The committee on ciassifi-
cation submitted its report and it went
over without action. This was followed
by Secretary Dickinson's report. a
resolution by Commissioner Mckenzie,
that all plans for public buildings be re
ferred to the committee on grounds. was
passed. This was in amended form.
As first offered. the word site instead
of plans WAS used, and disposition
to get into a wrangle over it was at once
manifested and was only avoided by the
new wording. Mir. Mercer. of Wyo-
ming, presented the following resolution
Resolved Thatit is The sense OF this COM
mission that III submitting plans for build
lngS, such submission ought TO designate the
site and location of such buildings. and. fur
Their, that iii the judgment of the commission
no other other buildings should be loea ed
Oh The lake front than the tine arts building.
All other buildings 10 be located in NaShl ng-
ton park, the Midway plaisance and Jack
son park; the main group OF buildings 10 be
located on VI Washington Park. the improved
--3rtion of jackson Park aud the Midway
SanCe. Further, that the local directors
are requested 10 report plans in harmony
with The above en- OF before Nov. y. 1890,
10 the president thar Chicago fails 10 offer
suitable site and necessary buildings.
This was referred to the building.
and grounds committee. Then NJ. II
De Young, Of California, got the floor
with a more ScOrching resolution than
that offered by Mir. Mercer:
Whereas. The proposition for double site
Is repugnant 10 the experienced judgment
and business sense OF the entire world; and.
AhnrnaS Nf.Sf hos Eaa,
poSed upon Ivy instrumentation on the
Part Of the Chicago directory. The said mis-
representations were that they only desired
10 place the fine arts building and gateway TO
the main exposition on the lake front. Hay-
ing shown their intentions at recent meet
ing by the passage of n resolution fixing nine
different features and eight buildings OH the
said lake front they have elSo attempted to
let the contracts for said buildings before this
commission should assemble again. While
they have tempo rarity rescladed that action
al the request OF their presideni-now The
national commission, feeling that they have
oeen ana May lie imposed on again, do
hereby
Resolve. That the acton of this commits
sion III accepting the various sites offered
them was contrary to the spirit of the law di-
rect;ng them 10 accept a site. That such ac-
ton is hereby resciutied. That the board OF
directors of The worlds Columbian exposition
be requested 10 INN ediatcly furnish this
commission with Il site where the exposition
caII be held as one exhibit.
Mr.. De Young said he did not want
this resolution SheIved as Mr. MERGERS
had been. The president ruled that it
went TO the same committee. Mr.. De
Young appealed from the decision.
Then the peacemakers came to the
front and the appeal was withdrawn
The resolution was ordered printed and
will be considered later. The actien
showed the pent-up condition of some
of the commissioners with reference to
the site, and nothing but McKeuze's
exceedingly wise and polite resolution
prevented tenptstuouS outbreak. The
commission adjourned uutii 10 a. III. to-
morrow. The executive committee of
the commission held a brief session and
passed resolution directing the presi-
dent and secretary not to sign any
vouchers for expenses that might be in
Cured by the committee on foreign af-
fairs until further notice. A copy of
the resolution will be sent to Secretary
Window. of the treasury, and also to
the foreign affairs committee at New
York. This move is designed to head
OFF the foreign affairs committee in es-
tablishing headquarters in London
without authority or the expressed as
sent OF the director general.