St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-18

the purpose OF the cXnlDttlOn. IL Was DIS
sumed that it was the intention OF con-
gress to provide S1,000,000 for the pur--
by the fact that 100000 had been hXed
by congress as building fund. Inc
board has determined upon a SAUSAGE
tory scheme of allotment to the several
branches to be represented, based III no
respect upon their relative Importance,
but entirely upon the availability OF
their functions for illustration in an eXr
position of the character proposed. Inc
money has been tentatively reallotted
to sub branches, whose plans. Ill out
line, and to some extent IN
detail, are already well adj
vanced. In order to carry, out
the suggestions of the report, to
place the whole enterprise on more
solid footing and carry out the evident
intentio of congress, the board SUBJ
mits Joint resolution directing the
secretary of the treasury not to approve
the payment OF any expense attendant
upon meeting of the worlds Column
bian commission, or of the board or lady
managers, except such meetings as may
be called at the time of the dedication
and opening of the worlds fair, nor TO
approve the payment of any expense at
tendant upon a meeting OF the execu.
tive committee Oh tHS l
worlds Columbian Commission Z
or the executive committee of the board
of lady managers, except such meetings
as NAV be held not oftener than once In
six months; nor to approve the pay
ment of any salary to any officer or the
worlds Columbian commission out OF
any money which has been or may be
available for such purpose other than
an annual salary not in excess OF S5,O0O
to the president. $4,000 to the vice chair
man of the executive committee, and
5000 to the secretary; nor to approve
the payment OF any salary to any otflcer
of the board of lady managers III
excess of $1,000 to the president and
s., 900 to the secretary; nor to approve
the payment of any expenses OF the
worlds Columbian commission OF
of the board of lady managers
other than those hereinbefore men.
| toned which shall amount tC
more than $4,000 per annum in the ag-
gregate. That for the selection. pur-
| chase, preparation and arrangement oil
such articles and materials as the heads
| of the several executive departments,
| the Smithsonian institution and Ma
| tional museum, and the United States
| fish commission may decide shall be EN-
| braced in the government exhibit and
such additional articles as the president
| NAV designate for said exposition, and
for the employment of proper persons
as officers and assistants to
The Board of Control
! and management of the government ex-
J hibit, appointed by the president, and fol
the purpose of paying the expenses OIL
| transportation, care and custody of ex
hibits by the government, and the main
| tenance of the building or buildings
erected by the government for the pur-
pose of exhibition and for the expenses
of the worlds Columbian commission
and other contingent expenses, S3O0.00(
| is appropriated for the service OF the
| fiscal year ending June 80, 1892; anC
any money heretofore appropriated II
| aid of said government exhibit may bt
| used in like manner and for like pur
purposes: provided, that all eXpendi
| lures made for the purposes and from
the appropriation specified herein shall
| be subject to the approval of the secre
tary of the treasury as now provided BY
| law. and all those expenditures RELATING
| to the government exhibits shalt also bt
subject to the approval of the board o
control an management. The commit
| tee renew the opinion that the dlrectO
general and his employees should b.
| paid from the exposition funds and mo-
| from the government appropriation. L
| is not the intention, the report says, tt
recommend All increase in the amoun
of money pledged by the government
| for a government exhibit, but it,doe'
feel that larger proportion than wa
originally contemplated should be made
available Immediately. The time o
preparation is limited and funds AR
needed at once. III conclusion the re
port says:
Your committee also desire to recog
nize in this report the liberal and pat
riotic spirit displayed by the board o
directors of the Chicago Worlds Column
bian Exposition corporation and by tn
citizens of Chicago and the state of Hi
nois, who have responded generously il
every detail connected with their grea
| undertaking -