The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-22
WORLDS FAIR SALARIES
SECRETARY WINDOW APPROVES
TIE SCHEDULE RELUCTANTLY.

me Stipends Fixed by the Commission
Greater Than Congress Contem-
plated-Only $40. 900 OF the Amount
Available Before June 80, 1891, stin
Left Unappropriated.
CHICAGO. Oct 2l.-An afternoon paper
publishes an abstract Of a letter received by
President Palmer of the national worlds
Columbian commission from Secretary
Window in regard to the expenses of the
commission. The secretary first states that
of the 81 SOC, 900 appropriated 500, 900 must
be used In the construction Of government
building, leaving 81, 100, 900 for other ex-
penses. For the final year ending June
90, 1891, there is appropriated jointly $780,,
600 for the expenses of the commission ard
the use of the government board of control.
The government board has estimated that
it will need $4,000. leaving $3.50, 900 over
for the use of the commission.
MAKING THE MONEY FLY.
The secretary then shows that in salaries
for officers and other expenses, the COM
mission has disposed Of 800, 900 of this
$150,OO0 and that the expenses of the meet
inRs of the executive committee now in
session, and The meeting of the commits
sion to be held on Nov. l5, will bring the
total up to $4,000, leaving only $40, 900 to
run the commission on from that date till
June 80, 1891. Continuing the secretary
says:
In consideration of the foregoing showing Of
expenses have hesitated as to approval of the
resolutions of the commission fixing the salaries
of its officers as described in articles Is and 16
of your bylaws. The act of April g. 1890, re-
ferred to, makes the Secretary Of the Treasury
and your commission Jointly responsible for the
proper and reasonable expenditure of the sum
appropriated by congress for the furtherance of
the p Emissions OF act.
A MATTER OF DISCRETION.
1t Goes even more than that. for it imposes
upon the secretary the necessity Of exercising
proper discretion in approving tn compensa-
ten fixed by your commission for its officers II is
fair to presume that congress intended by this
last mentioned provision of the law to prevent
the giving Of what might be termed unreason-
able compensation to any Of the officers
of the commission. But, in arriving
at this determination the Secretary of the
Treasury must take into consideration the op-
erations of this representative body of men. 1t
appears from your records as before stated,
that the commission has unanimously agreed
that the officers named shall be paid the COM
pensation stated, the president $4,000, the sec
retary $4,000, the director general $4,000. the
vice chairman Of the executive committee
$4,000, employees in the offices of the secretary
and director general $1,000
II were to give my individual opinion on this
subject, uninf1uencek by the acts of your com
mission. would not hesitate TO decide that the
amount named by your commission for salaries
for its principal officers Is greater than thai
probably contemplated by congress In estimat
iHg the amount necessary to carry out tn,
| provisions of the act. The amount Of money
already expended and the expenditures
| in contemplation by your commission
| prior to Jan. /, next, contemplate SO large al
amount that it presents an additional reason
| why | should not approve the compensation
| named W re alons responsible for the expen
| ditures4 You will observe that your salary lis
| for the years 81, '92 and '93 will, withou
| further incr ase of employees, amount t.
| S165,000 or about oneseventh of the entire sun
OF money outside OF the cost OF government
buildings. which is fixed as the limit of expendi
| lures growing out of the exposition.
THE SECRETARY IN DOUBT.
/ have grave doubts in view of the facts al
herein stated, whether i ought not to return
the resolutions submitted by your commission
| for revision as to the amount of compensation
| to be paid to your officers. On the other hanC
| dislike extremely TO set up my own persona
| views in opposition to those Of the members OF
| the commission, who are more familiar with
| the matter at issue than myself.
| therefore reluctantly approve articles Is and i
| of your bill and beg leave to suggest in thin
| connection that great care be exercised in au
| thorizing further expenditures to the end tina
| Your commission may not feel a deficiency fol
the ensuing fiscal year. Respectfully yours,
| WIN. WINDOW, Secretary.
| Immediately after this communication
was read before the executive committee
| Commits ioner Martindale offered resolu
tion, which was adopted, declaring that al
the standing committees be instructed no
| to meet before the next session of the com
mission, unless directed by the president
Five standing committees had asked th,
executive committee to meet, but none o
them Will be authorized by the president.
THE MINING DISPLAY.
| PHILADELPHIA, PA Oct. 21.-The commit
tee on mines and mining of the worlds Col
umbian commission has organized aud the
| first stated meeting will be held a Chicago
Nov. "a. 1t is proposed to have buildi g
erected for the display of the products of
the mines of the world and John W. Wood
side of Philadelphia, member of the COM
mittee representing the middle states and
| New England, has issued a circular request
| ing that all owners Of mines or ouarries. ol
manufacturers of mining machinery and
appliances, who desire fiJor or wall space
| for proposed exhlbits, should communicate
with him at No. 924 Arch street, Phila-
| delphia, prior to Nov. 10, with reference to
| the character of the exhibits and an ap-
proximate estimate Of the spoce desired.