St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-25
ORDER FROM CHAOS.
Worlds Fair Commissioners
Show Signs Of EmergingS
From Lunacy.
All Disputes to Be Dropped
and a Forward Move
ment Started.
A South American Bureau
Likely to Be Established
at Washington.
Mrs. John A. Logan Talks Sem
Sibly to the Lady Man.
ayers.

CHICAGO, NOV. 2f.-f llleen cHlelS VI
bureaus and the director general will
direct the destlnies of the worlds fair.
A board of reference and control of
eight members from the national COM
mission and a like number from the To-
cal directory will constitute confer
ence committee to settle all matters Of
difference that may arise In the manage
ment of the exposition. All this de-
pends on the adoption by the commits
sion of the report of the special com
mittees of the two bodies appointed to
consider the question of jurisdiction.
The local directory adopted the report
unanimously this evening and it is eX-
pected the commission will take action
tomorrow. The committees avoided
the jurisdiction question and addressed
themselves to the task of creating sys-
tenn of bureaus that would leave out of
consideration all disputes concern
ing the respective powers and
duties of the two bodies. The
result after an all day conference
was the plan that the chiefs of
the bureaus are to be appointed by the
director general. subject to the approval
Of the commission and the directory.
These chiefs are to bear the stamp of the
commission. The directory is to pay the
salaries and expenses of the bureaus, but
has the power to reduce the expenses of
any department when it deems such ac-
tion to be in the interest of the eXpoSi-
tiOn. Material changes or notifications
of the plans OF buildings are made sub
ject to the approval of the two com
mitreeS on grounds and buildings. The
bureaus coincide with the departments
of the classification system, to which are
added bureaus of forestry and fOresty
products. publicity and promotion and
foreign affairs. The report of the con-
of the commission, and Vice President
Bryan. of the directory. The creation
of the bureau OF foreign affairs, how
ever, is not to contravene the rights
and powers Of the committee OH foreign
affairs to control the disbursement of
the $4,000 heretofore placed under
their control. Br
A Short Conference
was held to-day by joint committee Of
the national commission and the local
directory of the worlds fair with view
of determining the mucll-disputed ques-
ton of jurisdiction in the management
of the fair. The directory claim that the
$4,000. 900 fund must be expended under
its immediate supervision, subject to
the approval of the commission. There
is not likely to be serious division
on the point, but a graver issue is the
matter of soliciting exhibits. Under
the commissions interpretations the
directors could do nothing in this dlrec-
ton without the approval of the COM
mission. and that the directory seriously
objects to. Che board also objects to the
commissions Interpretation of the act,
holding that the board has no power to
originate any action in regard to eXhiD-
itOrs. foreign or domestic. The prog
reSS of the fair will depend largely on
the temper of the two bodies, for if
either should become obstinate dead
lock might enSue, and the consequences
be most serious. Ii a satisfactory set
tlement is reached there are but two
other important things tor the commits
sion to do at this session. One is to ac-
cept the plans and specifications which
will be presented to it by its
grounds and buildings committee.
and the other is to certify
that the $10.00O,000 is assured. That
done, the president can be notified that
all is in readiness. 1t is the intention,
il an agreement is reached in time, to
report the results to the commission
some time this afternoon. A member
of the commission said that, in case an
agreement cannot be reached, the COM
mission will simply adjourn and report
the facts to the president. The foreign
affairs committees report recommended
the adoption OF w. E. Curtis's scheme
to establish South American bureau
at Washington. The committee thought
the scheme would produce all attract
I've and
Valuable Exhibit.
Mr.. Thatcher, of New York, opposed
the report. His principal objection, he
said, was to the partisan and political
character of the scheme. The gentle
man who proposed the plan was better
equipped for it than any other man in
the country, but he personally repre-
Sented the gentleman who is now the
secretary of state. He objected to liay-
ing the official seal of the commits
sion put on matter of
purely political purpose, and which
he believed was originated to further
the political fortunes of the distin-
guiShed gentleman who occupied the
chair of state. Mr.. Jones offered res
Olution declaring that it was mot de-
sirable to open the presidential cam
paign of 1892 on this floor at this time.p
| and recommending that the committees
| report be indefinitely postponed. Mr..
| Waller said there was not shadow of
| politics in the committees report.
! There was not man on the
| committee who would not deSplse HIM
| self If he thought he had permitted pol
| itics to influence his action. If Mr..
| Blaine got any benefit through the
| action of the committee in arranging for
South American exhibit, he was en-
titled TO it. Pending the discussion the
commission adjourned.
The Board OF Lady Managers
| of the worlds fair resumed its session
| this morning. The first business trans
| acted was the discussion of resolutions
looking to the formulation of requests
| to be presented to the commissioners.
| Some Of the ladies advocated separate
| exhibit for women. but others said that
such course would be fatal TO the in
terests of the sex which they repre-
sented. Mrs. John A. Logan urged
that business be hurried through.
| Ladies, If we defer action much
longer we shall be the laughing stock
of the nation,' said she. Every day
we stay here costs the nation over
| $1,000. Let us do something, and save
| ourselves from rldicule." Other ladies
| were Of the opinion that they had been
| brought here, and should take their
| time to do their work well. A resolu-
| ton by Mrs. Ginty. that managers go
before their respective state legislatures
| toask for appropriations for the womaifs
/ portion OF the exposition was laid