The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08
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Oficers Of tho Columbian Expositlon VIII
Not Labor for Glory Alone.

Not Labor for Glory Alone.
CHrcAGo. Sept. THE National Colum-
bian commission reassembled this morning.
The report of the committee on awards,
recommending the appointment OF COM
mittee of eight to have charge OF the
awards OF premiums, was adopted, after
being amended to make the number twelve,
and referred to this judiciary committee to
frame rules and by laws for it's government.
Commissioners Mercer, Of Wyoming. intro
duced u resolution setting forth that the
bureau of publicity and promotion had sent
out statement that there would be several
theaters on the Worlds fair grounds TO
which separate charge for admission
would be made, and declaring it to be the
sense of the commission that only one price
of admission should be charged for every
committee ON Judiciary. A committee OF
four WAS appointed to prepare suitable res
olutiona touching tho death of Commits
sioner Bingham, Of Washington. request
from the board OF lady managers for per-
mission TO extend their session for one or
two days WAS acceded to.
At the afternoon session resolution was
adopted instructing the members OF the
commission to labor With the members OF
congress in their respective states to vote
for the proposed goyernment loan OF hye
millions to the fair. The committee on
tn riffs and transportation reported that low
rates for visitors and exhibits would be
made by the railroads OF the country, and
asked permission to request from railroads
passes for the commissioners and LADY man-
ayers to and from the commission meet
ings, thus saving large items Of expense.
The report was adopted.
The committee on Judiciary reported
upon the recommendation OF the auditing
committee in regard to the prospective de-
ticit in the commissioners appropriation
hfa n nd RI rfn
mittee recommended that the salaries OF
President Palmer and Vice Chairman NC
Kenzie, of $1,000 each, be cut oil, that
S., 900 be taken from the salary Of the di-
rector general, and that the April
meeting Of the oeaaa ~ a0oia tbs be
expected deficit.
| The judiciary committee reported the
local directory had offered to lend the
commission the necessary $4,000 until
such time as the amount for repaymens
could be secured from congress-, thus saw
ing the proposed cuts in salaries.
| Commissioner Waller, of Connections,
opposed the adoption of the report. He
thought it would be undignified and put
the commission in an embarrassing poal-
tion to accept loan from the local dlfec-
tory. The deficit would not occur in any
case before the close of the fiscal year. OK
June 30, 1892,a and in the meantime the
| commission cohld apply to congress- Tor tho
necessary funds. Commissioner Massey,
of Delaware, defended the report of the
committee.
A number of warm speeches followed.
Commissioner st. Clair. of West Virginia,
closed for the judiciary committee in favor
of borrowing the directory's money. lie
| said the auditing committees proposition
4 was to cut off the vice-chairman's salary
4 but not the director generals; that would
be taken by the south as a political move.
He hoped the commission would see the
mistake in such action. Commissioners
Butt, st. Clair's colleague, who is q repub.
lican, objected to the intimation that
politics had anything to do with the salary
1 cutting report. Nice-C Chairman Mckenzie
drew S5, 600 year for an office which had
no duties. The funds threatened to give
out, and the only way to avoid q deficit was
to put down needless expense. Judge Tous-
ley, of Minnesota, said it looked as though
the ce-chairman's salary was to be con-
tinued because the commission feared to
offend the South or some political
party. It was dishonorable of the
commission to think Of borrowing
money. Commissioner Waller appealed tq
the speakers to drop politics. He offered
substitute for all pending motions, which
was adoped-51 to 7-referring the whola
matter to the board of reference ard con;
troll. In effect the latter body is authorized
to borrow $4,000 of the directors in casi
congress fails to appropriate money to meet
the commissions deficiency. All ofiolaa
salaries continue.