Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-18
A GAME OF GRAB.
HOW THE WORLDS FAIR FUNDS
ARE MADE WAY WITH.
Excessive Salaries and Innumerable Sine
cures-The Dual Management Working
Great Evils-Retrenchment in Order.


man of the select committee on worlds
fair, today presented to the house the
report OF the subcommittee that went
to Chicago to examine into the condi-
ton OF matters there in relation to the
worlds fair. The report says: In the
expenditure ofpubiic money the powers
assumed by the Worlds Columbian
commission produced confusion, as well
as caused unnecessary expenditure of
the public money which was intended
by congress to pay the expenses of the
government exhibit, and not to pay ex-
cessive salaries to the officers OF the
commission.
Provision, the report says, has been
made to pay the president, secretary and
direcotr-general annual salaries of
1900, $4,000 and $15, 900, respective
ly, and also $4,000 to the vice chairman
OF the executive committee. These
salaries, in the opinion of the commit
tee, are excessive, and should not be
continued. Excessive expense has also
been incurred in the appointments of
such large number as 1l5 women IN
the board of lady managers, and h,e
calling together OF the board when the
duties which will devolve upon it were
not ready for its attention.
The report says: Your committee are
of the decided opinion that the fair can
not we'll be conducted to a successful
termination under the dual manage
ment which is now in operation in con-
sequence of the construction placed up-
on the law by the Worlds Columbian
commission. The commission has ex-
ceeded its powers by the appointment of
officers and committees to conduct the
management of the fair in its executive
details, which, in our Interpretation of
the law, belongs solely to the Worlds
Columbian exposition and it's Of
ticers. The commission was given
veto powers and not that of taking
charge of the execution of the plans for
the fair. From the fact that the com
mission is honorary and without salary,
the conclusion is reasonable that their
duties were not intended to be eXacting
or continuous, so that they would seri-
ous,v interfere with their private busi-
ness. The duties of the commission may
be classed as affirmative and negative;
national and international preliminary
and continuous.
The report says: Progress in the
preparation of a government exhibit is
as great as could be expected, and the
work OF the government board of con-
troll has taken tangible and satisfactory
shape.
Mention is made OF the allotments of
the government appropriation, and the
committee believes the exhibit of the
government, as prepared by the board,
will not suffer by comparison with that
of any foreign nation.
In order to carry out the suggestions
OF the report to place the whole enter
prise on more solid footing and carry
out the evident intention of congress,
the committee submits joint resolution
directing the secretary OF the treasury
not to approve the payment of any ex
pense attendant upon the meeting of the
national commission, or board of lady
managers, except such meetings as may
be called at the time of the dedi-
cation and opening of the fair;
nor to approve any payment
attendant upon the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee, commission or lady
managers, except such meetings as may
be held not oftener than once in six
months; providing for the reduction of
the salary of the president OF the ma
tional commission, to not exceed $4,000 !;
the vice-chairman of the executive com
mittee, $4,000, and secretary, $4,000; the
president OF the board of lady managers.
not to exceed $4,000, and secretary $4,000; ;
also, that the secretary of the treasury
shall not approve the payment OF any
expenses OF the national commission or
lady managers other than those above
mentioned, which shall amount to more
than 100000 per annum in the aggre-
gate.
The resolution appropriates S3O0,0C0
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892,
for the selection, preparation, arrange
ment, ETC., and the employment of
proper persons, ETC., for the various
government exhibits.
The committee renews the opinion
that the director-general and his en-
ployes should be paid from the exposi-
ton funds and not from the government
appropriation.
The report says it is not the intention
of the government to recommend an in
crease in the amount OF money pledged
by the government for government
exhibit, but it does feel that larger
proportion than was originally contem-
plated should be made available imme-
diately. The time OF preparation is
limited and funds are needed at once.
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