The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-08
NO REDUCTION IN SALARIES
officers of the Worlds Fair Commission
Will Continue to Draw Their Stipends.
Animated Debate on the Question of Borrow.
ing Money, in Which Politics Crept to the
Surface-All Want Free Passes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


CHICAGO, Sept. THE National Column.
bian Commissioners reassembled this morn
ing. Thereport of the committee on awards.
recommending the appointment of COM
mittee of eight to have charge of the
awards of premiums. was adopted after be-
ing amended to make the number twelve,
and referred to the judiciary committee to
frame rules and bylaws for its govern
ment. The commissioner of Wyoming in
troduced q 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 charges of admission
would BIO charged, and declaring it to be
the sense of the commission that only one
price of admission should be charged for
everything on the grounds. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on Judiciary. A
request from the board of lady managers
for permission to extend their session for
one or two days, as may be necessary to
complete their business, was recommended.
The committee oh resolutions, touching the
death of missioner Bingham, made
suitable report, and it was adopted.
AT the afternoon session a resolution was
adopted instructing the members of the
commission to labor with the members of
Congress of their respective States to vote
Tor the proposed government loan or ., OOO,-
600 to the fair. The committee on tariffs
and transportation made q report of prog
ress to the effect that negotiations with the
railroads had progressed, so far that low
fair would De made by the railroads of the
country. The committee asked for leave to
ask the railroads for passes for the commits
sloners and the members of the board OF
lady managers to and from their respective
x
penses. The report was approved.
The committee on judiciary reported
upon the recommendation of the auditing
committee in regard TO the prospective def
icit in the appropriation for the commits
sion for the current year The auditing
committee recommended that the salaries
of President Palmer and of Vice-chairman
Mckenzie, of $1,000 each. be eut Oft; that
$1,000 be taken from the salary of the
director general. and that the April meet
ing of the commission be postponed till
July, in order to avoid the expense deficit
The Judiciary committee reported that the
local directory. at a meeting to-day, had
voted to lend the commission the
necessary $4,000 until such time as
the time for repayment should be secured
from Congress. thus saving the proposed
cuts In salaries. Commissioners Waller. OF
Connecticut, spoke in opposition TO the
adoption of the report. He thought it
would be undignitied and that it would put
the commission In an EN- EMBARRASSING position
d
He did not think tho loan necessary. The
deficit would not occur in any case before
the close of the fiscal year, or June so, 1892.
he said. and in tie meantime the commits
sion could apply to Congress- for the neces-
sary funds. He moved to refer the whole
matter to the board of reference and con-
tracts. with power to act. Commissioner
Massey, of Delaware, chairman of the ju-
dietary committee. defended tho report of
his committee. The matter is still under
consideration.
Commissioner Way. of Georgia, said he
did not wish to see the commission accept
any favors from the Chicago directors.
Commissioner White. of New Mexico ant
madverted severely upon what he termed the
directory's sudden change of policy in
suming an attitude of liberalIty toward the
commission. What good, he asked, could
the commission expect to effect by spend
ing borrowed money when it proposed to
go before Congress soon for aid. Congress
would be slow TO aid body that contracted
debts in violation of ali express law forbid
ing 1t to borrow money. number of
speeches followed in quick Succession.
Commissioners ST. Clair closed for the judi
CARY committee in favor of borrowing the
directors money. Ho warned the commits
sion that the auditing Commuters PROPOSE
tion to reduce salaries Disseminated; it
cut off the vice-chairman'ssa salary and did not
touch the director generals larger salary.
That would be taken by the South as po-
litical movement He hoped the commits
aud that the news would 90 forth that there
was no North or South; no politics in the
commission.
Commit ssioner Butt. Mr.. st. Clair's col
league. is II Republican,. and objected TO the
intimatiOn that politics mad anything TO do
with the salary cutting report. The vice.
chairman Mskinzle] drew 5000 year for
al office which had no duties The funds
threatened to give out, and the only way to
avoid O deficit was To cut down needless ex-
penses and the committee had acted accord
ingy.
Judge Tousley. of Minnesota. said it
looked as though the vice-chairman'ss salary
was to he continued because the COM
mission feared To offend the South or some
political party. Ii was dishonOrable of tho
commission to think of borrowing money
from any body.
Commissioner Waller appealed TO the
speakers To drop politics and personalities
lie offered substitute for all pending
motions. which was agreed to by MIR.
Massey for the judiciary committee. Ii
was adopted 81 to Z referring the whole
matter to the board of reference and con-
troll. In effect the latter body is authorized
| to borrow S20,OO0 of the directors In case
Congress fails to appropriate money to
meet the commissions deficiency. All
official salaries are continued as heretofore.