Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-04
SAMUELS GETS THERE.
THE HORTICULTURAL CHIEFSHIP
FINALLY SETTLED.
The Kentucky Mans Nomination Duly
Confrmed-Sunday Closing Men Have
Their Say-A S5,ooo,ooo Loan to Be
Asked for the Worlds Fair.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The national Co.
lumbian commission reassembled at 1O
O'Clock this morning. A resolution was
passed inviting the board of lady mana
gers to be present and sit with the ma
tional commission during the presenta-
tion of the memorial of the American
Sabbath union for the closing of the ex.
position Sundays.
The nomination of T.. W. Robinson
engineer in the United States navy, tc
be chief of the department Of machinery
was confirmed.
The members Of the Sabbath Union
and board of lady managers arrived
shortly before II 80. Colone! Shepard,
as president OF the American Sabbath
Union, presented the memorial of the
union, praying for the close of the fair
on Sunday. The president OF the
Sabbath observance committee
of the general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church pre-
sented petition from that
body, to the same end. Several mem
.bers of the union then made speeches in
being Rev. Sylvester Scoville, president
OF Wooster college, Wooster, Ohio; Gen
eral 0. 0. Howard, Rev. 7. A. Fernley,
of Philadelphia, and Colonel Alexander
S. Maitland, of Brooklyn.
Hon. Thomas F. Coffin, of Ohio, rep
resenting the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, presented the subject on be-
half of that organization and wage-earn-
ers in general. ~,
Rev. Francis L. Patton, president oi
the Princeton university, then presented
the question from a Biblical point OF
view.
Mrs. r. L. Carse presented petition
from 10000 members of the w. O. I. u.
The meeting then took a recess.
On reassembling it was announced
that action on the Sunday closing ques-
ton would be deferred until the local
directors have made their rules and
submitted them to the commission for
approval.
After skirmish, the report of the
committee on classification was adopted.
1t establishes practically, without sim
gle change, the plan of classification ar
ranged by Vice-President M. H. De
Young.
The report of the auditing committee
also passed muster.
The consideration of a $4,000, 900 loan
by the government was called up as a
special order, and Vice-Presldent De
Young offered resolution referring the
whole subject to Judiciary committee,
with instructions to report in favor of the
loan. Commissioner Mckenzie of Ken.
lucky argued against the sudden pro
posal to the country to lend the fair
such large sum, and wanted it post
poned until 1.-The April meeting. De
Young then amended it by, leaving the
committee to report according to their
own discretion.
An adjournment was taken until to-
morrow, and tonight. the Judiciary COM
mittee met and promptly agreed upon d
rencrt endorsing the appeal OF the Chi
cago directors to congress for the loan OF
the sum named, the government to take
as security q lien upon the first receipts
of the exposition
The local directory today formally
confirmed the nomination of J. M. Sam
uels, of Kentucky, chief of the horticul-
tural department; l.. w. Robinson,
United States navy, chief Of machinery,
and HI. s. Peabody, of Illinois, chief of
the department of liberal arts. They
have already been confirmed by the ma
tional board of control, and are now
duly appointed.