The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-30
THE WORLDS FAIR.

The Bill Prepared by the Sub Committee
Of the House Committee on Quadricen-
tennial Celebration. and Which win be
Presented in the House-The Measure .
Conelomerate of the Local Bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The sub-com-
mittoe of the special House committee
on the Worlds Fair has completed tho
Worlds Fair bill, and it will be report-
ed to the full committee to-day. 1t is
made up chiefly OF sections taken from
the bill introduced by Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Flower, with occasional extracts
from the bill of Mr.. Frank. 1t is to be
called: "a Bill TO Provide for Cele-
brating the Four Hundredth Anniver-
sary Of the Discovery of America by
Columbus, by Holding an International
Exhibition Of Arts, Sciences, Manufact-
ures, and the Products of the Soil, Mine
and Sea-"
The time of opening the fair and the
place where it is to be held are not
mentioned in the bill.
The bill begins with long preamble,
setting forth the appropriateness of
celebrating the four hundredth ami
versary of the discovery of America by
holding an exhibition of National and
international character. A commission
is to be created, composed Of two repre-
sentatives of each of the States, to be
chosen by the Governors of those States,
one from each Territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia, and sufficient num-
to be chosen by the city in which the
fair is to be held. This commission is
created into q corporation, with full
powers as such. The commissioners arc
to be appointed within thirty days of
the passage of the act. The commission
is to hold its meetings in the city where
the fair is to held. Articles imported
from foreign countries for exhibition at
the fair are to be admitted free of duty,
and in connection with the admission OF
foreign goods $4,000 is appropriated
The commission is to fix the day on
which the exhibition is to be opened
and to arrange programme for the
opening. The President and the Secrc-
tary OF State are to announce the eXhi-
bition to foreign countries by proclama-
ton. Subscriptions to the stock of tho
exhibition are to be received in the sum
Of $50, 600, 900, and 5000 600 is to be
pledged before the commission can do
any act.
1t is provided that the first meeting
Of the commission is to be held thirty
days after its appointment, when books
of capital stock are to be opened. The
officers of the exhibition are to hold
Office for one year. The commission is
to prepare classification of exhibits.
1t is to have the right TO issue bonds.
The certificates Of stock are TO be issued
by the Secret tary of the Treasury and
provision is made against their being
counterfeited. The commission is eul-
powered to convert its property into
cash at the close of the exhibition. 1t
is to report to the President from time
to time. The corporation is to termin-
ate January /, 1898. The United States
is to be free from any liability for the
debts of the exhibition; but $1,000, 900
is to be appropriated by the Govern
ment to assist it. Provision is made for
a Government exhibit The Congress
is to have the right to alter, amend. or
appeal this act at any time.
The friends of Washington on the
committee will submit separate bill
and minority report, opposing tho
financial scheme proposed. 1t is eX-
pected the reports will be ready TO go to
the House Thursday.