New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
MONEY FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
r SENATE BILL APpEoPMAT1NG 100000 FOR
NEw.YoRK's EXHIBIT-THE ASSEMBLY
uIrJ NAV ORJr-CT

r SENATE BILL APPEOPuAT1NG 5000 900 FOR
NETWORKS EXHIBIT-THE ASSEMBLY
AND HILL MAY OBJECT.
~,ox TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,
Albany. March o7.-The Finance Committee of the
~~,ublIcan Senate to-day reported favorably sen.
.,or stswart's bill making the large and gener-
s appropriation of 500 900 for Worlds Fair at
chicago and naming New-York's Commissioners. With
,hIs announcement came the news that the Demo
.rats of the Assembly preparing to reduce the
nnroprlaton a small amount and that it is rather
,nprobsble that Governor Hin will sign the act at
ali If the Democrats do act in this manner II will
ne another act showing the spite with which they
nave always regarded the Worlds Fair since Congress
d.cided 10 have it held within the limits Of a Ecpub
iran state. AS for Governor Hill. since he declined
"a honor the acquisitions OF Governor Bulkeley OF
Connecticut, for criminals he to have been in
exceedingly bad humor; perhaps annoyed by the many
.icjsns which that ndefcnsible act has brought
npon his head.
The Commissioners named in the bill are
COMMISSIONERS AT LARGE.
Brew Ms Ms Rph r yS5fSna
horton W. Norton .,rrnx ME- ,T1,l LLOYD Drice'
James Jane: koo.eysis MTs John TSG4Sc Cochran
Louis Fitzgerald Mrs W. bourhe OooAr~n'
governor HI! is authorized by the bill to appoint six
additional commissioners three of whom are to be
Republcans and three Democrats
senator sloane of the Finance Committee said that
no Ind been in correspondence with the authorities I'm
charge Of the WNd's Fair learn what was to he done
.ith NETWORKS money. In reply they had said:
STATES required 20 put M buildings Coz the eS
,,tors Of such States respectively but is thought
advisable that each state should erect building CT its
avn for the headquarters its citizens and representa-
,ye. and for any Topographic exhibits the State govern
nan. NAV wish TO make. Those States which are de-
,ops 20 encourage immigration 10 the expense OF
ncuyng samples Of their material products photographs
rs,-at,ye Of their growth and prosperity, maps
~ counties mineral bsts charts showing the statistics
~ populaton health statistics displays illustrative Of the
aAs educational ltes and such other things a. are
nded for the knowledge Of settlers In fact in having
State headQ quarters the building VIII b. Ohe pace of
svs,vthng which the has may wish to exhiot
Il will be duty OF the Commissioners to LOOK ai'ei
.ra take charge Of buildings to collect al
r,nds OF State exhibits and to work up an interest IN
the States in favor Of the Exposition. with We" 70
making the most or dtatle display possible OF the manu-
,ae,rred agricultural, mineral or other products OF We
state The management is much crAtifed a. the tone
a, your letter as the good will Of the state
Of Ncw-York and promising the cooperation Whlch we
have ALWAYS felt confident would be when the rgh
time came. 49, ,., -. >,,-
senator Sloan further said: 81 think New-forh
shonld make generous appropriation. We were
competitors with Chicago for the Fair, and IT woud
he highly ungracious for to refuse to make such
an appropriation. find upon Investigation that we
made an appropriation If $50, 900 for the Centennial
Exhibition al Philadelphia in 1876. The Columbian
Exhibition will be a far greater one, and New-fOfK
will have a large exhibit. From my correspondence
I learn that Pennsylvania has already Appropriated
$4,000 for this purpose aud Ohio 100000 Inc
only state that will suIpass will be California. Up
10 March the following contributions had been MADE
for tile Fair b. the following states: California
100000; Idaho. $4,000 Indiana $1,000: l 0G9
North Caroline S35 600 oklahoma, 81 900; oregon,
500 900: Peunsylvania, 100000: Vermont, $1,000
Washington. 100000; West Virginia, $4,000; total
81 007 900. ~ 49,, e,
1make the largest appropriations. But those ere
hoorner states and Wish to attract immigrants The
cost Of the New-Yor building, it is estimated, will be
$4,000