The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-25
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Continued from First Pace.

tis' scheme to establish South American
! bureau at Washington. The committee
| thought the scheme would produce an at
| tractive and valuable exhibit. Mr.. Thatch-
er of New York, opposed the report. His
principal objection, he said, was TO the
| partisan and political character of the
| scheme. The gentleman who proposed
the plan was better equipped for it than
| any other man in the country, but he
personally represented the gentleman who
! is now the secretary of state. He objected
! to having the official seal of the commits
| sion put on a matter of purely political
purposes, and which he believed was origi-
mated to further the political fortunes of
the distinguished gentleman who occupies
| the chair of state.
! Mr. Jones offered resolution declaring
| that it was mot desirable ia open the
presidential campaign of 1892 on the floor
at this time" and recommending that the
committed report be indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Miller said there was not a shadow
of politics in the committee report; that
there was not a man on the committee
who would not despise himself if he
thought he had permitted politics to influ
ence his action. If Mr. Blaine got any
benefit through the action of the commits
sion arranging for a South American ex-
hibit, he was entitled to it.
1cuuluS IIlc ulSCuSSIOu, IDt COulHllSSlOu
adjourned.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24-The Worlds Fair
commission resumed its sessions this
morning. A resolution was adopted pro-
viding for a separate exhibit for the Africo-
American ra0e. There was Il great
difference OF opinion as to whether there
should be a separate exhibit or not. 1t
was finally referred TO the executive com
mittee. The report of the committee on
awards was adopted. This recommends
bronze medals and certificates instead Of
money premiums.
A secret conference was held today by a
joint committee of the national commits
sion and the local directory of the worlds
fair. with view of determining the much
disputed question of jurisdiction in the
management of the fair The directory
claims that the 900 00Gfund must be ex
pended under its immediate supervision,
subject to the approval of the commission.
There is not likely TO be a serious division
on this point, but graver issue is the
matter of soliciting exhibits Under the
commissioners iterpretation the directors
could do nothing in this direction without
the approval of the commission, and that
the directory seriously objects TO. The
board also objects to the commissions in
depreciation of the act, holding that the
board has no power to originate any act
In regard to exhibitors, foreign or domes-
tic. The progress of the affair will depend
largely on the temper of the two bodies,
for, if either should become obstinate, "a
deadlock might ensue, and the conse-
quences be most serious.
THE LADY MANAGERS.
The board of lady managers of the
worlds fair resumed its session this morn
ing. Mrs. John A. Logan urged that
business be hurried through ladies. if
we defer action much longer we shall be the
laughing stock of the nation" said she.
Every day we stay here costs the nation
over 81 600. Let Us do something and save
ourselves from ridicule."
he board got to work on the formula
tiOn of its ideas of what it wanted to ask
for from the commissioners. Among the |
matters proposed by different members Of
the board to be requested were: That an |
building for the use of the /
board be erected on the fair grounds; that |
there should be a separate building for the /
exhibition of woman's work; that the !
salary of the secretary be S, 900; that every |
exhibit be accompanied with a statement /
specifying that the said exhibit is or is not /
produced in whole or in part by female |
labor"