The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-25
The WORLDS FAIR
The Big Salaries the Officers
Voted Themselves.
DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE
The General Trend Of the Debate was That
They Were Far More Generous Than
Just in the Matter.

bill to establish a United States
land court and to provide for the
judicial investigation and settlement of
private land claims in Utah, New Mexico,
Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, was
passed with an amendment. A conference
was asked. The sundry civil appropriation
bill was then taken up. After a long de-
bate the Senate went into executive SEES
sion. When the doors were re- opened, a
disagreement on the District of Columbia
bill was reported and new conference
ordered.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill was
proceeded with. The Worlds fair para
graph was soon reached. Mcpherson re-
ferred to the large salaries the officers of
the exposition voted themselves, and in
CURED whether the committee on appro-
prlations had taken any position on that
subject
/ Allison replied that on the organization
'of the exposition $1,000 was appropriated
1or the use OF the commission, and the
commission had gone on in the expenditure
OF that money for the present fiscal year.
The committee had reported an amend
ment for limited appropriation during
the next fiscal year 1t was intended the
machinery of the exposition at Chicago
would speedily adjust itself to the proposed
conditions.
Mcpherson, still referring to the large
salaries, said there was a fear expressed in
some quarters that if that thing were al
lowed to go on, there would be very little
OF the appropriation of 81, 100000 to be de-
voted to any purpose other than the pay
ment of salaries.
Allison said it was not intended to con-
tlnue the present plan and arrangement. 1t
was expected that whatever the official
stat or management might be in Chicago,
the great body Of their compensation would
be paid out of the fund raised for the ex-
position by voluntary contributions or gate
receipts.
Hawley inquired whether the amend
ments reported would enable the lady man
ayers to hold meetings.
Allison replied it was the expectation
that the fund would enable the lady man
ayers to hold meeting during the fiscal
year and in the next fiscal year. Finally a
vote was taken and the amendment re-
ported by the committee agreed to.
Farwell offered an amendment to include
the word ''oficers" in Item one, or
payment of the president of the
commission, president of the board of
lady managers, clerks, ETC., and increase
the amount from $4,000 to $4,000. He
remarked that there mad been some friction
between the local committee and national
commission; but happily, that friction had
DeSu uOue away WIFI.
Allison approved the amendment as be-
ing in conformation of what the commit
tee believed to be wise. The amendment
was disagI eed to.
Amendments in regard to the Worlds
lair are as follows: Reducing the item
''for the selection. purchase, preparation
and arrangement of exhibits of the execu-
tive departments" from $3.50, 600 to $780,
OOO striking out the provision that $50, 900
of the amount be devoted to the Latin
American department., and inserting In it
provision appropriating to the purpose of
the item any remaining unexpended under
section Is of the act authorizing the eX-
position, except that S33 1000 of such
sum may be expended for the balance of
the current fiscal year for salaries and
other expenses, including expenses of the
lady managers; striking out various de-
tailed items for salaries and expenses. and
inserting in lieu of them bulk appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for salaries and other eXs
penses, including expenses of the board of
lady managers, and providing that its ex
penditure is to be approved by the secre-
.ary OF the treasury, and that the govern
ment is not to be liable for any further
salaries, compensation or expenses; insert
ing an additional paragraph that the sums
appropriated in the bill for the Worlds
Columbian exposition shall be deemed part
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United States on account thereof.
The item appropriating 500 for the re-
coinage of uncurrent fractional silver coins
in the treasury (about S90,000,000 abraded
below the limit of tolerance), was increased
to S150,000 on motion of Cockrel.
Plumb offered an amendment (which was
agreed toy adding to the item proviso re-
quiring the secretary of the treasury to
coin into silver dollars the trade dollar
bullion and trade dollars now in the treas
ury, the expense thereof to be charged to
the silver profit fund.
The paragraph authorizing the use of IN
expended balances for the prevention of
epidemics gave rise to long discussion.
Chandler moved to place further sums at
the disposal of the President for the same
purpose, the whole amount of the expend-
iture for the year not to exceed $3.50, GOO.
Agreed to after a long debate, during which
German and Chandler had warm tilt.
The death of the late Representative Wat
son, OF Pennsylvania, was announced, and
after eulogistic addresses the Senate ad-
journed.