Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-10-31
secretary Window Issues a Warning
About Fair ExpendftureS.

CHICAGO. Oct. GA local paper
publishes an abstract of letter re.
ceived by President Palmer of the ma.
tional worlds fair commission from
Secretary OF the Treasury Window, re.
lating to the expenses of the commits.
sion, and which was read at yesterdays
meeting of the executive committee.
The secretary first states that OF the
81, 800, 600 appropriated $400, 900 must
be used in the construction of the gov.
eminent building. For the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1891. there is appro.
priated jointly 5000, 900 for the ex.
penses OF the commission and the uses
OF the government board of control.
The government board has estimated
that it will need $50 900, leaving $3.50.
0OO for the use of the commission.
The secretary then shows that in sala.
rles for officers and other expenses the
commission has disposed of 100000 OF
this, and that the expenses of the
meetings of the executive committee
now in session and of the meeting OF
the commission to be held November
10 will bring the total up to $40, 900,
leaving only $40, 600 to run the com.
mission till June 80, 1891.
The secretary further says that he
has hesitated as to approval of the res.
olutions of the commission fixing the
salaries of its officers. (Among these
are the president of the commission
$l2, 900 per annum, secretary $40 900,
director general $15, 900, vice chair
man of the executive committee So, 900
and employees in the Offices of secretary
and director general $40, 000) "If
were to give my individual opinion,
unlntluenced by the acts of your COM
mission. says the secretary, Il should
not hesitate to decide that the amount
named by your commission for salaries
TOR its principal officers is greater than
that probably contemplated by con-
gress in estimating the amount neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of the
act. The amount of money already
expended and the expenditures in con-
temptation by your commission prior
large an amount that it presents addi-
tional reasons why | should not APP
prove the compensation named were 1
alone responsible for the expenditures.
You will observe that your salary list
for the years 1891, 1892 and 1898 will
without further increase of employees.
amount to $l65, 900. or about one-sev-
enth the entire sum of money
outside of the cost of govern
ment buildings which is fixed
as the limit of expenditures growing
out of the exposition. | have grave
doubts. in view of the facts as herein
stated, whether | ought not to return
the resolution submitted by your COM
mission for revision rs to the amount
of compensation to be paid your Off
GERS. On the other hand. | dislike to
set up my own personal views in oppo-
sition to those of the members of the
commission, who are more familiar
with the matter at issue than myself.
! therefore reluctantly approve arti-
Giles Is and ] 8 of your bylaws, and
beg leave to suggest in this connection
that great care be exercised in author
izing further expenditures, to the end
that your commission may not create
deficiency for the ensuing fiscal year."
Immediately after this communica-
ton was read Commissioner Martin
dale of Indiana offered resolution,
which was adopted declaring that all
standing committees be instructed not
to meet before the next session of the
commission unless directed by the pres
ident. Five standing committees had
asked the executive committee to meet,
but none of them will be authorized by
the president.