The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01

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ST. LoUIs. April IS. The following Is
. copy If letter written BY Col. z. Il.
Jones In his official capacity as chair
man Of the finance committee Of tho
Worlds Columbian commission 10 the
secretary Of the treasury. A copy ~
the letter was forwarded 70 Miss Coux-
ins ut Chicago on the day It was writ
1 ten. and as information has been re-
ceived that II was given ont 10 tho Chr
cago papers yesterday. Col. Jones could
see no objection to its publication here.
l The letter Is q strong Endorsement Of
the position assumed by Miss Ph~bc
1 Couxins. that her removal from the
| Office Of secretary Of the hoard Of lady
managers was entirely illegal.
1 ST. LOUIS. April II. 1851.
| Hon. ckas. Foster. Secretary Of the Treasury.
| Wa<kisgfon. ID. e.
/ MI DEAR SIR am one Of the worlds
4 Fair commissioners tor Missouri. and chair.
man ~ fhe finance committee Of the worlds
Columbian exposition II Il in this capacity
4 thatl address you this letter. la the per
Torrance OF what conceive 20 be my Official
4 duty. I am reluctant TO Intervene in any
4 WAY In the unfortunate quarrel which has
4 broken out between the secretary OF the
utAfN Oh tAtt managers ana the IIt<lItift
and executive committee OF that body. and
/ would not 10 80. brt for the fact that a let.
1 ter from the comptroller OF the treasury has
| been submitted 10 me which indicates that
he contcmniatss course OF action that
! would not only work grave injustice 20
1 one OF the officers Of the commission. ana
| consequently an cmploye Of the government
| but which would be. as I am convinced, =
i palpahie violation Of the law.
4 The committee on finance OF the Worlds
\ Columbian commission j. constituted as fol
| lows lsce page Ssi OF Official manual OF the
/ Worlds Columbian cofnmisslonl:
4 Charles II. Jones. Missouri. chairman. II.
4 H. Nclntvre. Vermont. secretary. ID. III.
4 Hcrshreld. Montana. James Hodges. Mary
land; y - AMMAN tan, A. u Andrs~s'
/ Harris. Virginia.
| On page zss Of the same manual you viii
4 md the section Of article 10 which defines
the duties Of that committee. as follows:
| Committee on finance. consisting OF eight
| commissioners. which shall have charge OF
| all matters pertaining 20 the expenditures OF
this comm ssiOn under the act of congress.
or such other matters o. nnance as may DO
referred to IL by the comm ssion. its ex-
| ecutive committee, or It's board Of reference
| and control
| Under this article the expenditures for the
salary OF the secretary OF the board OF lady
managers viii have 70 be approved by the
| committee on finance. and shall undertake
prcciuded by the action OF the Worlds
Columbian commission itself from sanction
Ing the payment OF any money on account ~
that salary 10 any other person than Miss
Phgbe W. Couzins. the duly elected secre-
tary Of the board OF lady managers.
| OF course you do not need to be informed
that the Worlds Columbian commits sion Was
authorized by law TO appoint a board OF lady
| managers. that the lady managers were ap-
pointed in accordance with that law. and
that az their first session. In accord ance with
| the law. they organized the board by elcctlng
. president and a secretary by ballos In open
session That action. As you are also aware.
vas sanctioned by your predecessor In the
oflice OF secretary OF the treasury
4 1.-THE meeting OF the Worlds Columbian
commission held in Chicago in November.
isO. the several questions pertaining TO the
and the fixing Of salaries for it, officers
were brought before the commission for its
action On page IS OF the Official manual
you will md the report submitted 10 the
commission by is special committee. Of
which Hon. Robert w. Furnas was chair
man. In that report you will md these
three recommendations:
I. That for the present. salary be provided
only for one officer namely, that OF secre.
tary. 2 That the salary Of secretary be liked
at 81 300 per anDuin. with an allowance 81
ss0 per annum for stationery. postage. etc,
; That the secretary Of the board OF Lady
managers sNHtl DC secretary Oh the txtEn<
tive committee. but not member thereof.
That report tsee page 80 OF official man.
uall was referred 20 the committee on
nnance- Immediately afterward the follow
ing resolution. offered BY Mr.. White. OF New
Mexico. was referred 10 the committee on
Resoired That the secretary OF the board 81
l lady managers he and u hereby declared m
officer OF the Worlds Columbian commits
sion
on pages sO3-sos OF the ofsicial manual 70,
will ind the report and supplementary re
port submitted by the finance committee
These two reports. the one amending thu
other. after being amended By increasing thu
| salary proposed for the secretary. wsr
adopted by the commission [>ce page 3D6j
BY the supplementary report lsee page soi
you will observe that the resolution OF Mr.
white. OF New Mexico. referred 20 above
| vas incorporated into the whereas" as fol
lows.
board OF lady managers are made officers o
this commission by article II Of the by laws
and consequently this commission has tn
| power 20 nx the compensation CT said ON
| cers. etc.
It had been explained by the chairman o
the finance committee that he claimed con
troll only over that portion Of the report .
Mr.. Furnas' committee which pertained 4
the expenditure Of money. and Immediate
after the report Of the committee on fnanc
had been adopted Mr.. Furnas offered the fol
loving resolution lsee page 2o5 Of oficla
| manual.
EssoJr<d. That the report Of the committe
| circumference with the board Of lady man
. / ayers be and the same Il hereby approve
| and adopted. A. amended. and that the sec
| rotary be instructed to advise the board =
lady managers at once OF the action OF chi
4 commission.
The resolution wes adopted.
ny examining that report Of the commit
zee Of the conference See page 80. oficia
1 LsanuaIl. you viii md thar Il was deter
4 mined by the commission that for the pres
ent only one officer 81 the board OF lady mar
agers. namely. the secretary. should recciv
| . salary. and that the secretary OF the boar
: | OF lady managers "shal. be secretary OF I'll
{ | executive committed, but not q mefnbs
L thereof"
| This citation OF facts from che ofiicIl
| minutes demonstrates several thing
| namely:
; /. That the assigning OF salary 90 IN
, | president Of the board OF lady managers
{ without the warrant 81 any action taken b
/. the Worlds Columbian commission.
" .. That the secretary Of the board Of lad
| managers 10 made an oflicer Of the World
Columbian commission. and can be remove
Q only by the action Of that commission, y