The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-22
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Tho Powers of the WOrld's Fair Com.
mission to Be vested Mainly In Him.
CHICAGO. Nor. 21.-The board Of lady
managers Of the Worlds fair today adopted
constitution similar to that Of the ma
tional commission. Miss Sarah T. Halo
well, Of Chicago. was recommended to the
national commission for appointment to
the position of director of the department
of fine arts. Mrs. Lucas, Of Pennsylvania,
introduced : resolution asking for the clos
ing of the Worlds fair on the Sabbath day.
so far Is it was affected by barter and ex-
change. After debate the resolution went
over.
At the meeting Of the national commits
sion the report OF the committee on for.
eign affairs was adopted, with resolution
authorizing the committee to expend
$50. 900 in sending agents abroad, a. pro-
vided In the act Of congress. No expendi-
ture. however. is to be made until the
president shall have issued his proclama-
ton to the various nations.
At the afternoon session the specialcom-
mittee on the relations of the commission
and local board, and the powers and duties
Of the director general. made its report. II
says that all the powers OF the commission
should be exercised In . large measure
through the director general. The report
practically reproduces section 8 OF the ma
tional act defining the powers Of the COM
mission to have intercourse with all exhib.
itors, and says that 1t Is the committees
opinion that these powers are in no way
abridged by reason of the fact that larger
portion OF the funds are to be raised
through the fundamentally of the local di-
rectors of the corporation. 1t Is the opinion
of the committee that this fund, when
raised, will be public fund, dictated by
an act of congress, and with the consent Of
an Illinois corporation for Z specific pur.
pose. and to be controlled and expended in
the execution Of that purpose by the
agencies named by said act OF congress.
Regarding the director general, the re-
port says that under the existing organize
tion of the commission, be is the officer
through whom space is to be allotted to ex.
hibitors. the classification determined upon
and executed. and through whom the com.
mission and its committees are generally
to have charge of intercourse with all ex-
hibitors and representatives Of foreign ma
tions.
Another paragraph comedies that the
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to originate with the local board, but adds
that they are to be approved by the ma
tional commission and under the supervis.
ion of the director general. The report
also recommends Q conference with the
local board. It wss unanimously adopted.
There was another exciting debate before
adjournment oyer the report Of the CONF
mittes ON finance. Commissioner Waller
spoke of the general impression among the
people at large that most Of the salaries
fixed by the commission were outrageously
large. White. of New Mexico. presented
resolution calling for the cutting in two
Of all the salaries except that Of the direc.
tor general. Martindale wanted to cut ell
except that OF the director general to 5000
a year. After hot debate and any num-
Dor of amendments, the whole matter was
referre to the committee on judiciary and
finance.
The National Live Stock Association
committee today objected to the action Of
the Worlds fair commission in deciding
that no cash prizes shall be offered for live
stock. 1t was decided that SOC. 900 should
be appropriated for premiums, either by
the commission or the local board, this
money to be distributed among the various
classes - follows; Horses, II per cent.
cattle, %; swine, Is; sheep, II; poultry, Z.
A communication was received from the
national commission informing the COM
mittee that the money would either have
t. come from the local directory or from
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