The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07
THE WORLDS FAIR.


NE u'ti Prepared ~ the sub omu,itt~~
me House Committee On Oua.irl..n-
ss""''s celebration. aud which MN ~
presented in the foou<c-Thc Nen.u.. !.
e""si""erase 81 the Local nlli~.
WASHINGTON. Jan. - The sub-com.
miftrc ~ The special House comm az.
On thc Worlds Fair has completes. the
worlds Fair bill and il viii be- report-
"a 70 the full committee to-day. N a
made up chiefly Of sections taken from
the bill introduced by Mr.. Adams .,d
Mr' Flower with occasional extracts
IRON the bill Of Mr. Frank. Ii Is "a 10
called; "A Eill 10 Provide for cole-
nrating the Four Iiundredth Annivcr-
sary OF the Discovery Of America bv
columbus BY Holding an International
Exhibition " Arts. Sciences. Manufac,.
ures and the Products OF the Soil. MINI
and Sea-
The time Of opening the fair and mo
place where IL is 10 be bcld 50. ~
mentioned in the bill.
The bill begins with a long prcamble
setting forth the appropriateness u
celebrating the four hundrcdfh acn;-
versary Of the discovery Of America ~
holding an exhibition OF National .c5
International character. A commiss;or
- 70 DC created. composed Of TWO renr.-
sentatives OF each Of the States ~ ~
chosen by the Governors Of those states
one from each Territory and M M
.'',' =, 'oiumbia. and Sufficient mum.
20 pe chosen by the city in which N.
'air Is % be held. This commission l.
'rea"u into . corporation. with fuIl
powers as such. The commissioners ara
. oc appointed within thirty DAYS N .
ne passage Of the act The comm;ss,,,
20 hoiu rs meetings in the city where
ne iair = TO held. Articles imported
rom foreign countries for exhibition az :
ne iair are TO be admitted free Of dutv
ma IN connection with the admission ~
preign goods $4,000 is appronr;a,.5 /.
DC commission is 70 fix tbo d.v !.
",0n '"e exhibition Is 10 be opened :,
M 70 arrange programme for the .,
pening. The President and the Sccre- n
ny 81 state are 70 announce the exbi- III
'ion 70 foreign countries BY proclama-
on. Subscriptions to the stock Of ira Ia
inhibition are to be- received In Tho su,,, a
s-"'vvo.ooo' and $1,000. 900 Il 70 ~ BE-
edged before the commission can ~ n
" act. 7.
y provided that the first mectirc
the commission is to be held tbirtv ali
y after is appointment. when books ri,
capital stock are to BE- opened. The On,
GERS OF the exhibition are 10 hold fro
&c Tor one year. The commission a .hi
prepare classification Of exhsbits \
: 70 have the right TO issue bonds var
certificates Of stock arc 70 b. issued hol
the Secretary Of the Treasury ana rib1
vision Is made against their beipg lea
n'erieited- The commission Il em. n
'erea y convert its property into clc,
at the close OF the exhibition ~ Aha
report 70 the President from tina onI,
me The corporation is to termin- +
January !. 1888 The United states kno
oe free from any liability for ira pler
ny exhibition; but $1,000, 900 had
2 % appropriated by the Goyern- er 4
70 assist y. Provision is made for
osernment exhibit. The Congress
nave the right to alter. amend. %
"a this act az any time. A J
e friends OF Washington On ~ pr
niffee will submit separate bill ~
minority report, opposing the an
d the reporfs Vii ~ 4 * here
louise Thursday. julia