The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-11-21
THAT ENDLESS SITE QUESTION.
Again Announcement Il Made Thnt it
Has Been Settled.

Chicago, Nov. 2O.-The board of lady
managers OF the worlds fair this morning
reassembled and elected Mrs. Potter
Palmer president, Mrs. General John A.
Logan having declined n nomination in
favor Of Mrs. Palmer. When the national
commission resumed its session this
morning the trouble between the exccu-
tive aud foreign affairs committees was
settled by the adoption OF a resolution
setting forth that no disrespect 20 the for
eign committee was intended, but
simply an intimation that owing 10 the
state OF funds available, strict economy
was necessary In all committees. The
auditing committee reported the expenses
Of the commission TO date 10 he $ol 200,
The report Of the committee on build
ings and grounds was then taken up.
This Is one Of the bombs which was ex-
pected 10 explode with great violence as
il embraced the question Of what portion
Of the fair would be placed ON the lake
front. Ii recommends that fine art and
decorative art buildings, music hall. cleo
trical display, water palace aud steel
tower. with other germaue buildings be-
placed ON the lake front, with the main
department buildings, government
and state exhibits IN jackson park
aud the overflow in Midway,
Plaisance and Washington parks.
Commissioner DE Young Of California,
who introduced a resolution several days
ago, resembling the acceptance Of the
sites, announced that he had not called il
up because he was not satisfied with the
manner in which the buildings had been
allotted. With all the main buildings
grouped together, he did not care what
side 81 affairs were put on lake front. He
moved 10 strike out the words decorative
art building and leave il simply
the art building, that the meaning
strongly objected 10 anything but an
art gallery going on the lake front. lie
also filed protest against the double site
submitted by the different associations.
Sewell Of Maryland, Jones Of Missouri.
and other commissioners, including Pres
ident Palmer, spoke in favor of the re-
port. De Young's and Mercer's amend
ments were voted down and the report Of
the committee was adopted, finally SET
tling the yexatious site question.
Commissioner st. Clair opened up the
serious question Of the relative jurisdlc-
tion of the commission and directory.
He offered resolution accusing the di.
rectory Of delay in presenting plans and
in its failure To recognize properly the
director general. lie asked the chairmen
of the standing committees TO report on
the situation. Discussion arose over the
preamble which criticized the action Of
the local directorate. II was pointed out
in the discussion that an appeal as 10 n
clash between the two bodies
could only be taken 10 congress,
lay to the fair. A number
Of amendments was offered TO the resolu.
tion aud finally the whole matter Of juris-
diction was offered 10 committee Of six.
Smith, DE Young, Lindsay, Massey.
Walker, Martindale. The committee will
report a plan OF procedure as soon as
possible. After the adjournment OF com
mission. Vice President Bryan, Of the
local directory, expressed confidence that
the conference committee would agree
upon a settlement soon.
A committee Of Is, representing the live
stock interests Of America, appointed for
the purpose Of securing u fair representa-.
ton at the worlds fair, met here to-day.
i, was decided that awards on all live
stock exhibits should be uniform, consist.
ing OF first, second, third and fourth cash
prizes, reserved number prize and a
'commeudedn prize. The commission
will be asked 10 provide stalls for horses,
| Il by II; for cattle 10 by II, and for hogs,
Shy II. Two hundred acres OF ground is
1 to be asked for the live stock exhibit,
/ the amount TO be given in prizes To be
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