The morning call., 1891-09-03
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Meeting Of The National Colnalls.
!. sion in Chicago. ].
Memorial from The Sabbath Union 90 The
Sunday Closing Question. #. !:
Presdeu, Ralner's Report Satisfactory
: Responses From Foreign Governments. !.
r.. !: Meeting Of Lady Managers.
egeeial TO The. MoKsINs cA.rs

J: CHICAGO, Sept; 2.-The National! Coium-
bfan Commission met az noon to-day. The
first subject TO come up was tile reading OF
communication from the General Secre-
tary.of the American Sabbath Unien.. ask
ing hearing for the delegation from that
body: on the subject of closing the exposition
on Sunday. Finally. after considerable
debate, it was voted 60 appoint committee
OF three TO confer with the Sabbath Union
delegation and fix an hour during to-mor-
rows session at which the commission
would hear the memorial. :,
The memorial of the Sabbath Union to be
presented sets forth that the proper obserY-
ancs of Sunday at the fair will ''honor the
law Of God: by whom the Sabbath was
made for man. be in harmony with the
letter and spirit o! the laws ofalt the States
and Territories. respect the conscientious
con yfcti9ns Of all Chistians who. forming a
large part of the sterling character of The
wurld. should have theirfeeliFgs ronsideKea,
win be in a line withSabbath 0bseEvanee at
the Centennial Exposition and Will. felibw
the example set: by the Engiish-sneakims
nations. at the Paris EXpesitiSu; that: te5
open the fair, on Sunday wO9ld uitjQStlys
eompe! employees: Of the fsir and Of the
transportation companies TO labor on the
Lords day and would tend to excesses: by
yicfoas classes; that .SaturdayhaH holiaa Us
and. the generosity %: employers may. be
depended upon to give all enpleyes. oppor-
tunites 10 visit; tAe fair; that this: Govern.
iHent eafinot. afford to set such an example
10 Atha*uatio1S of Tile world that al[:10r-
SfnmI hei yiyaTE ~ a..O
See the Amer can: Sunday aastit is usually
observed, and, finally that the event which
the fair celebrates was the result of the
supreme inspiration ola Christian man who
tp6k. possession of the. New WurlG infthe
name OF thefs0n OF Man, who. is also >L9rd
of the3Sabbath. @;: = ~:
After bearing the reports oi5.the Beard Of
Control, the. President and the Director
General, a recess was taken until 3.o'cl0ek.
! President Palmer. In. his repnrt eongratu-
lated the p0R1inis ion on tile way the work
had been done. The responses ;Of -tDrefgn
governments have been most satisfactory.
and presags the greatest exposition nf ITS
kind,eyef attempted. Twenty Leg slatRres-
have made appropriations and thirty States;
aud Territories have made anplica donrfbr
space Congress by. a meager appropria-.
tiep has eEfppted the work: but il IS to he
hoped the next session will do better. 4 He
asked the commission TO give careful com.
siiieraticn ttrthe cutting down OF expenses
SO as to bring shern: within HE appre fTia-
tipn. I. : J :; '.-: : +. :'j: $780, :;
The reportof. Director General Davis. cov-
cred the wdTk done under his: directions the
facts Of Which have been covered iIen time.
to tifle.. IN 7. -. X! =! =:
Tie, yepoTt @frorn the Buildings: ana
Grounds: :Conmittee: estimates The expenses
of the exposition nDtG the opening day al:
S17,s25, 4J3.. In this connection a letter
was: Ieceived. frollI President Baker
o. tbs local directory: asking the
conimission to define. its position :om.
the suhject~ Df appeals to Congress fer. d
S5,gDo, 0OG loan. The matter was made a
special urder.for tosinorrdw. -:
The remainder OF the session was sTenf in
discussing a#res0ialiGn by CommlssioReF
Harris proYtling for committee to ask
Congress to adjust:a tariff on exhibits. TO
further relieve. foreign exhibitors IT M: oter-
Gus Imports. The resolution :was referred
10 cGmnittees 81; =" -e...-
The National Board OF Lady Managers of
the Columbian Exposition met here; this
morning and elected Mrs. Susan Gale Cook
Secretary in place OF Miss Phoebe Conzins,
Congressman Springer, who was present,
was asked Ivy Mrs. Palmer to speak and he
complied. Mrs. Palmer, President, then.
presented hcr report and reviewed her
Europeau trip and its results.
LONDON Sept. 2.-The ChrOnicls an
nbunces thas5i model OF Nelson's war-ship.
the Naval Exhibition, will be sent TO tho
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, The
Chronicle also says that the Prince Of
Wales has all but decided to 20 to Chicago.
and Is likely to be accompanied by Emperor
William OF Germany. Tine London. News
wllse to the Chicago Exposition repro
duction Of Shakespeare'o StGstford house.