Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-07


cision Of the chair upon the point OF
free coinage amendment. There was no
debate, and the speaker Immediately
proceeded to deliver his decision, sus-
tanning the point OF order.
Bland appealed from, the decision, but
the chair was sustained.
The following Democrats voted in the
Affirmative Andrew. Mutchler, Vaux,
Spinola, Dunphy, Wiley and Clancy.
The following Republicans voted in the
negative: Carter, Townsend, of Colo
RADIO; Lind, Bartine, Turner, of Kansas +;
Kelly, Laws, Connell, Hermann, Sweet,
and Clark, of Wyoming.
When the chair announced the vote
(134 to 127) the Republican side burst
into applause.
Dockery, of Missouri, moved to strike
out the appropriation of $40, 900 for re-
coinage, and insert the words ''and so
much as may be necessary to meet the
expenses OF such recomage, is hereby
appropriated out of the silver profit
fund.-" Adopted.
The committee then recurred to the
worlds fair paragraph, to which Cand-
Ter OF Massachusetts proposed (though
it had not been formally offered) the
following substitute: That the secre-
tary OF the treasury be instructed not to
approve the payment of any expense
attendant upon the meeting of the
worlds Columbian commission, or Of
board of lady managers, except such
meetings as may be called at the time OF
the dedication and opening of the
worlds fair, as provided for in section
8 OF said act; not to approve the
payment OF any expense attend
ant upon the meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the worlds
Columbian commission, as created by
article ) of the bylaws of said commits
sion upon the meeting of the executive
committee of the board of lady mana
gers, except such meetings as may be
held not ottener than once in six
months; nor to approve the payment of
any salary to any officer of the Worlds
Columbian commission out of any
money which has been or may be avail
able for such purposes other than an
annual salary not in excess of $4,000 to
the president, $4,000 to the vice-chair-
man OF the executive committee, ana
$4,000 to the secretary nor to approve
the payment of any salary to any officer
of the board OF lady managers out
of any money which has been
or may be available for such
purpose, other than an annual
salary not in excess OF $4,000 to the pres
ident and $1,000 to the secretary; nor to
approve the payment of any expenses OF
the Worlds Columbian commission or
board OF lady managers, other than
those herein before mentioned, which
shall not amount to more than $4,000
per annum in the aggregate.
Flower OF New York, speaking on the
amendment, said the desire of the com.
mittee on the quadro-centennial, was to
make the country understand that the
committee was in favor of economy in
the government and expenditures con.
nected with the fair.
Wilson, of West Virginia, questioned
the efficiency of the national commits
sion in the expenditure of government
money, and criticised the salaries paid
to the officials. The total amount of the
salary list, he said, was $6S, $40, and un.
der the authority given the commission
to increase the number of appointees al
the fair grew, the salaries would swell
until they swamped the government ap
preparations.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, defended
the action OF the appropriations commit
tee. He said it was the duty of congress
to make the fair success, not failure
and as member of the appropriation
committee he had felt it his duty to con
cur IN the recommendation of the ap
preparations which had been made
Vance of Pennsylvania made a consti
tutional argument in opposition to the
provisions Of the bill.
Taylor of Illinois said what Chicago
wished was to be let alone. Speeches in
opposition to the bill made six months
ago might have stated facts they did
not state facts today. This was not a
Chicago fair; it was an international
fair. 1t would be disgrace to the ma
ton, after inviting foreigners to come
to the exposition, to turn them over 10
local board. The government should
stand by its acts.
Adams OF Illinois said the question in
volved more than a question OF salaries.
1t involved the character of the exposi-
ton, because it involved the relation to
the exposition of the national com mis-
sion appointed for its control.
Mason, of Illinois, referred to the fact
yet been formally offered, and gave no
tice that he would make the point OF
order against it when offered that it was
in violation of the statutes of the United
States.
Butterworth, OF Ohio, in opposition tc
the substitute, said the United States
was committed to certain things, mo mat.
ter through what instrumentality. The
faith of the country was pledged. The
fair would result in all advantage tc
Chicago, but it would also result in the
glory of this republic. The Centennia,
exposition had been of the greatest
benefit to the country.
Coleman, Of Louisiana, said tine cen
tennial had done more for the industries
of the south than any action taken by
congress for years past.
Butterworth appealed to the gentlemen
whether Chicago had not fulfilled al
she had promised, and more; whether
Illinois had not met every requirement
of the law. Chicago had raised $11 900,
600. This was United States enter.
prise. Had Chicago been liberal ornot
Was she to be censured because she
deemed it proper to pay the director
of ha