The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-20
The Worlds Fair Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Candler sub
mitted in the House to-day the report of
the special committee on the worlds fair.
1t 10, in part,as follows: Under instructions
given by the action of the House the com
mittee inserted Chicago in the bill as the
place for holding the fair in 1892, and con-
suited with representatives of that city for
the purpose of perfecting and improving
it and making such amendments as are
deemed necessary. The bill submitted
differs in some essential features from the
bill reported originally by the sub-commft-
tee and recommitted.
In the second section the representation
of the territories and District of Columbia
has been increased from one to two com
missioners from each, and provision is
also made for the appointment of eight
commissioners at large. The commission
is designated the worlds Columbian COM
mission
The third section dispenses with the
United States corporation which it was pro-
posed to create by Congress. 1t is also
stipulated that commissioners shall be APP
pointed from each state and territory and
the District OF Columbia, together with
eight commissioners TO be appointed at
large, which the government appropriates
for its own commission, acting indepen-
IDENTIFY of the corporation and without
power to incur any obligations. 1t is in
structed by this act to accept buildings
only when they shall be deemed by said
commission to be adequate for the purpose
| for which intended.
| In the original bill the eleventh section
stated that not less than 10 per centum
thereof should actually be paid in cash be-
| fore the commission could do any corpor-
ate act other than those necessary 20 its
| organization.
The bill now reported is still more con
sentative, protecting the governments in
terests so far as its connection is con
cerned, and insuring the financial success
of the fair beyond all reasonable contin-
gency by providing that the commissioners
shall not only be satisfied that an actual
bona fide subscription to the capital stock
of at least s., 100000 has been made. while
not less than 100000 has been paid in, but
| it also declares further that the sum of
s., COO, 900, making $4,000, 000, shall be pro
vided by the corporation in ample time, or
| as needed for the successful prosecution of
the work.
The committee has given careful consid
Grafton to the statement of representatives
of the finance committee of Chicago as to
the subscriptions to the stock of $4,000, 900
and believes the subscriptions will be paid.
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that Chicago will meet the obligations and
promises of their representatives, it would
call attention to the fact that the iudgmen,
of this committee is not taken alone, but
the commissioners On the spot in Chicago
will have more favorable opportunity t
satisfy themselves that the representative:
of Chicago who appeared before the com
mittee were ready to meet every
requirement indicated by The bill previously
considered or in discussion. While thu
location of a site was pending, and thu
committee desires to recognize the fact tina
it is due to Chicago that it be assured by
the action of the House that the fair is t.
be held in Chicago without further delay
as business arrangements connected witt
the provisions of this act can DE better ad
justed when they are assured of the actor
of Congress.
The committee claims that the govern
ment does not assume any risk, but
asked to enact such legislation that viii
demonstrate that it is in sympathy wit
and desires to encourage the patriotic eli
forts Of the citizens of Chicago in the grea
national and international exposition tina
will mark this important epoch in the his
tory of the world and commemorate til