, 1891-02-25

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Aftcr 1 long
debate the senate went into executive
session. When the doors were reopened,
disagreement on the District of Columbia
bill was reported and a new conference
ordered.
Consideration of the sundry sivil bill
was proceeded with, the worlds fair
paragraph soon being reached.
MCPHERSON referred to the large salaries
the officers ofthe exposition voted them
selves and inquired whether the committee
on appropriations had taken any position
on hat subject.
Allison replied, that on the organization
of the exposition a 5000, 900 appropriation
had been made for the use OF the COM
mission, and the commissioners had gone
on in the expenditure ofthat money TOR the
present fiscal year. 1t vas thought that
the machinery of the exposition at
Chicago would speedily adjust itself to
the proposed conditions.
MCPHERSON (still referring to the large
s~alariesl said fear was expressed in some
quarters that if that thing was allowed to
20 on there would be very little of the APP
preparation of 81. sou, 600 TO be devoted to
any purpose other than the payment of
salaries.
Allison said 1t was not intended to con-
tinue the present plan and arrangement.
1t was expected that whatever the official
staff or management might be in Chicago,
the great body of their compensation
would be paid out of the fund raised for
the exposition by voluntary contributions,
or gate receipts.
Hawley inquired whether the amend
ments reported would enable the lady
managers to hold meetings.
Allison reriied that 1t was the exDeo;a-
ton that the fund would enable the lady
managers to hold a meeting during this
fiscal year and in the next fiscal year.
Finally q vote was taken and the
amendment reported by the committee
agreed to.
Farwell offered an amendment to in
clude the word Officers" in the item for
the payment of the president oil the COM
mission, president of the board of lady
managers, clerks. etc, and increase the
amount from $4,000 to 100000. He
remarked that there had been some
friction between the local committee and
the national commission, but happily that
friction had been done away with.
Allison opposed the amendment as
being a c~ontravention OF what the com
mitttee believed to be wise.
The amendment was disagreed to. The
amendments in regard to the worlds fair
are as follows: Reducing the item for
the selection, purchase, preparation and
arrangement of the exhibits OF the
executive department from 1850, 600
to 100000; striking ont the provision
hat So 900 of the amount be devoted to
the Latin-Americau department, and in
serting in it q provision appropriating to
the purpose of the item any SUM remain
ing ~unexpended under section Is of the
act authorizing the exposition, except
hat $33. 900 of such sum may be ex-
pended for the balance of the current ifs.
cal year for salaries and other expenses,
including expenses of the lady managers;
striking out various detailed items for
salaries and expenses, and inserting in
lieu Of them, the bulk of the approprla-
ton of $40, 600 for salaries and other tx
penses of the board of lady managers,
and providing that its expenditures is to
be approved by the secretary of the
treasury, and that the government is not
to be liable for any further salaries, COM
pensstIon or expenses; inserting an addi-
tional paragraph that the sums appropri-
ated in the bill for the Worlds Columbian
Exposition shall be deemed part of the
81. 800, 200 limit of liability of the United
Stetes on account thereof. The item APP.
propriating $50, 900 for the recoinaEe OF
uncurrent fractional silver coins in the
treasury (about go, 900, 0OO abraded below
the limit OF tolerance) was increased to
sl50,O0 On motion oil Cockrell.
Plumb offered an amendment (Which
was agreed toy adding TO the item the pro,
wise requiring the secretary of the treasury
to coin into silver dollars the trade dollar
bullion and the trade dollars now in the
treasury, the expense thereof to be
charged to the silver profit fund.
The paragraph authorizing the use of
u~nexpended balances for the prevention
nt epidemics gave rise to a long discus
sion.
Chandler moved to place further sums
at the disposal of the president for the
same purpose, the whole amount of ex.
penditure for the year not to exceed
$3.50, 900. Agreed to after a long debate,
during which German and Chandler had
a warm tilt.
The death of the late Representative
Watson of Pennsylvania was announced
and, after eulogistic addresses, the senate
adjourned.
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