Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-08
THE WORLDS FAIR.
TIE MATTER OF SALARIES DISCUSSED AT
SOME LENGTH.
The Expense Account Of the Commission and Board
Of Lady Managers Cut DOwn-Hon. W. L.
Wilson's Substitute Slightly Amended is
Finally AdOpted-A Warm De-
bate on the Subject

WASHINGTON, February The House
adopted the conference report to ratify the
agreement with the Sac and Fox Nations
Of Indians and the tribe of Indians in Ok
lahoma.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Kansas, submitted the re-
port Of the Raum Investigating Committee
printed and re-committed.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr. Payson, of Illinois, in the
chair, on the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. The pending question was the decls-
ion of the chair on Mr.. Mason's point OF
order raised against Mr.. Candler's amend
ment which in its modified form, reads as
follows:
For the expenses of the Worlds Colum-
bian Commission and Board of Lady Man
rgers, $4,000 provided, that all eXpendi-
lures made from this appropriation shall
be subject to the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury on itemized accounts and
vouchers, as now provided by law, and the
Secretary of the Treasury, in the exercise
of the authority of approval hereby con
ferred upon him, is directed not to approve
the payment of any expense attendant on
meeting of the Worlds Columbian Com
mission or of the 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 of said act, nor TO APP
prove the payment of anv expense attendant
upon a meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Worlds Columbian Commission
as created BY article of the bylaws oil
said commission, nor upon meeting OF the
Executive Committee OF the Board OF
Lady Managers, except such meetings as
may be held, not oftener than once in SIX
months, nor TO approve the payment OF any
salary TO any officer of the Worlds Co
lumbar Commits sion out of any money
which has been or may be available
for such purpose other than IN
annurl salary not TO be in excess
of -, 600 to the President 81 900 TO the vice
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
ann y. 900 to the Secretary, nor 10 approve
the paymentof 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 5000 to the Presi-
dent, and 5000 to the Secretary"
After brief debate the Chairman ruled
the amendment out of order, changing eX-
isting law.
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, offered an amend
ment decreasing from 5000 to $4,000 the
appropriation for the salaries of officers,
clerks, stenographers, etc, with provision
that not exceeding $4,000 shall be used in
payment of salaries of these, Secretary,
Director General and Vice President OF
the Executive Committees.
The Chairman overruled point OF order
raised against this amendment by Mr. But
terworth, of Ohio.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, offered as
a substitute an amendment fixing the sala-
ries as follows: President, 5000; Vice
President of Executive Committee, 1000;
Secretary, 5000; clerk, stenographers,
etc. 3 900; in all 10000.
Mr.. Butterworth. of Ohio, opposed both
propositions, characterizing them as stab
ar the Exposition and at national honor.
They would de-nationalize the Exposition
and humiliaJe it in the eyes Of the country
and the world.
Mr.. Wilson denied that there was any
feeling among the members OF the t9uadro-
Centennial Committee antagonistic TO the
Exposition.
The best friends of the Exposition were
those who were trying 10 bring down the
expenditures; its worst enemies were
those who were ever trying TO sustain ex-
travagant salaries, because they would stir
up a feeling of hostility against the Expo
sition which would imperil its success.
Mr.. Butterworth offered an amendment
to the substitute, fixing the salary of the
Director General at $500. Mr.. Butter
worth's amendment to the substitute was
agreed to-S1 TO %, and the Wilson suDsu-
tute. as amended. was adopted.