St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-17
WORLD,s FAIR DRIFT.
The Directors Officially Accer
the $5,OOO,OOO of Bonds.

The Directors Officially Accept
the $5,OOO,OOO of Bonds.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Attorney General
Miiler's objections have been met and
President Harrison can issue his
worlds fair proclamation. The direct
ors Emet last night and accepted the
100000 city ordnance. Mr.. Miller
argued that the ordinance might be re-
pealed and the directors would not
have the S5,O0O,O00. President Gage
forthwith called a meeting OF the direct
Dry at which the following resolution
was adopted:
the city council of the city of Chicago Oh the
4th day of December 1880. providing for
the issuance of bonds to the amount of
S5,000,OoV in aid of the worlds ColumD ian
exposition, be and the same is hereby ac-
eepted on the terms and conditions i'll said
ordinance specified.
The resolution was at once tele-
graphed to the attorney general. Sec
rotary Benjamin Butterworth, of the
worlds fair, said this afternoon that
there was no hitch of any sort which
affected the worlds fair.
1.-The president and attorney general"
said he, ''are going over the papers to
see that the facts are just what they
seem to be. The president is very busy
great deal of his time. He is going
over the papers to see, not!that there is a
moral cersainty. for that is beyond all
question, but that there is a technical
legal certainty that the papers are cor
rect.
mo, it was not the presidents sug-
geStion that the board of directors
should ratify the city councils ordi-
nance. Brother Peck and myself Of
fered that suggestion out of abundance
of cautIOn-not that there was any need
of it, but out of the most abundant eau
ton. The question is not, will the
council rescind this order, but could
they? In other words, did the ordi-
nance of the city council constitute a
contract from which neither party
could not, would not, reeede.
The president is charged with a
cold, strictly legal duty, to see that ev-
erything is as good as title deed. The
proclamation may be delayed two or
three days, but it is just as certain to be
issued as that the White house is stand
ing-there isu't one chance IN $4,000, 900
of any real trouble
The city comptroller to-day tele-
graphed TO Director Peck. at Washing
ton. That the city IS preparing the
worlPs fair bonds as rapidly as possible
and will issue them in good faith. This
official notification, it is believed, will
satisfy the president, and it is thought
that his proclamation will soon be is
sued. Work will be begun in jackson
park this week and contracts are being
let as rapidly as possible.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,, Dec. 16.-A con-
ference was held to-day between repre-
sentatives of the several departments
Of the state government and the worlds
Columbian exhibition committee of the
state board of agriculture. After form
ulating plan of the extent of the lii
nols exhibit, the character of the build
ings, ETC., the eonferrees called on Gov
Filter. who expressed himself in entire
sympathy with the movement, and gave
the conferreeS every encouragement to
make the exhibit grand success. The
opinion of a majority of the conferrees
is that not less than $4,000 should be
appropriated.