The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-11-22
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
The Committees Trying to Gel Together
aud Work In Harmony.

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CHICAGO, Nov. 2l.-The board of lady
manageB Of the Worlds fair today adj
opted a constitution similar 10 that Of the
national commission. Miss Sarah T.
Hallowell. Of Chicago, was recommended
TO the national commission for appoint
ment 10 the position OF director OF the de-
partment of fine arts. Miss Lucas, OF
Pennsylvania. introduced a resolution,
asking the closing Of the Worlds fair on
the Sabbath day so far as il was affected
by barter and exchange. After debate
this went over.
At a meeting Of the national COM
mission the report OF the COM
mittee on foreign affairs was adopted,
with a resolution authorizing the commit
tee 10 expend $4,000 in sending agents
abroad, as provided in the act Of con-
gress. No expenditure, however, is to be
made until the president shall have is
sued proclamation TO the various ma
tions.
AT the afternoon session the special
committee on the relations Of the COM
mission and the local board and the pow
ers and duties OF the director general
made it's report II says all Of the powers
OF the commission should be exercised, in
large measure, through the director
general. The report practically repro
duces section 6 OF the national act
defining the powers Of the commission
to have intercourse with all exhibitors
and says IL Is the committees opinion that
their powers are IN no way abridged by
reason Of the fact that the large portion
Of the funds are 10 be raised through the
instrumentslity Of the local corporation.
II Is the opinion Of the committee that
this fund when raised is public fund by
the act OF congress, and with the consent
OF the Illinois corporation 10 be applied TO
a specific purpose and To be controlled and
expended in the execution of that pur-
pose by agencies named by said act Of
congress. Regarding the director gen.
eral, the report says: Under the
existing organization Of the commits
sion, he Is the officer through
whom space Is 10 be allotted 70 exhibitors,
classification determined upon and exc
cuted, and through whom the commits
sion aud Its committees are generally TO
have charge Of intercourse with all ex-
hibitors and representatives Of foreign
nations" Another paragraph comedies
that the rules and regulations Of the ex-
position are 10 originate with the local
board, but adds that they are 10 he APP
proved by the national commission, and
under the supervision Of its director gem
eral. The report also recommends con-
ference with the local board. ID was
unanimously adopted.
The national live stock associations
committee to-day objected 10 the action
..of---sAs-wssi<kls.- - fAir~- -eotninission In
deciding that no cash prizes shall be Of
fered for live stock. II was decided that
$4,000 should be appropriated for premi-
ums, either by the commission or the To-
cal board. This money is TO be distribu-
tod among the various classes as follows !:
Horses, Al per cent; cattle, IS; swine, Is;
sheep, Y; poultry, Z.
communication was received krom
the national commission informing the
committee that the money would either
have 20 come from the local directory
or congress.
fore adjournment, over the report Of the
committee on finance. Commissioner
Waller 81 oke Of the general impression
among people at large that most Of the
salaries fixed by the commission were
outrageously large.
White Of New Mexico presented reso-
luton calling for the cutting in two OF all
salaries, except that Of the director-gep-
eral. Martindale wanted " cut all ex-
| cant tho hedirector-oeneralist N B. n10 a vaar