Telegram-herald., 1891-02-08
TOO LIBERAL.
Congressman Charge Extravaganos
in Spending Fair Funds.
A Lively Debate in the House on Can.
oier's Amendment lit is Final.
~ Ruled Out Of Order.
WANTS sALARlss cur powS.

WANTS sALAhifS CUT DOWN.
WAsHIS6IoS. Feb. :. - For three
hours Friday afternoon and up to the
time of final adjournment the National
commission Of the worlds fair was on
trial before the House. Chairman
Gambler had again broughtto the front
his resolution slashing salaHes. ignor-
ing the director general and limiting
the meetings of the National board and
ladies' board.
Mr.. Flower (N. Y said that the de-
sire of the committee on the quadricen-
tennial was 10 make the country un-
derstand that the committee was in
favor of economy in Government
fair lie recited at length the
condition of affairs found in Chi
cago by the Gambler committee. II
found large number of committees,
each with its own powers, each organ
lied on an extravagant basis. II found
that there were two National commits
sions, one of lis men and the other OF
1I5 women. II was the universal senti-
ment of Chicagoans prominently con-
nected with the management of the fair
that il the National commissioners
expenses went an as they had
begun there would be but little
left of the Government appro-
pration for legitimate uses. He
said in justice TO the success of the
great enterprise, in justice TO the men
in Chicago who had raised 10000, 600
for it, this extravaganza ought to stop,
and so tho committee had unanimously
agreed TO oppose any appropriation
that would provide means for contin-
uance of such extravaganza.
Mr.. Wilson CIV. Va.) questioned the
efficiency of the National commission
in the expenditure of Government
money and criticised the salaries paid
to the officials. The total amount of
the salary list was sss, ,45o, and
under the authority given the
commission to increase the mum.
ber of appointees as the fair grew
the salaries would swell until they
swamped the Government appropria-
ton. The report of the worlds fair
committee was that these salaries
States assumed to run the commission
by paying its own commissioners it
would be morally bound TO make up
any deficiency that might occur.
Mr.. Butterworth tO.), in opposition
To the substitute, said that the United
States was committed to the world to
certain thing, no matter through
-l.* ,<ol f~st 80 81 a
country was pledged. The fair would
result in advantage to Chicago, but il
would also result in the glory OF
this Republic. 1t was not a local
fair or a State fair; it was National
fair in the proudest and best sense. The
centennial exposition had been of the
greatest benefit to the country. Mr..
Butterworth spoke of the unexampled
work Chicago had done in raising sll,-
900, ,oo0 No city in the world had done
such thing before. 1t represented
$40 for every human being in Chi
cago. Chicago, deeply anxious for the
success of the fair. had gone far
beyond reasonable efforts. She had
agents in Japan, in South America and
all over the world aiding and making
the fair a success. In glowing terms
be described what the fair would ac-
complish as an educational factor and
as showing the advance of centuries.
He insisted that the Gambler com
mittee report was largely criti.
cism of trouble that had passed.
The cogs had not moved smoothly at
first, but now white-winred peace had
settled down and there was harmony
and single purpose. He defenied the
ladies' board. or, as he styled IL.
the women's board, for he dikliked the
word ladies as un-American- He re-
ferred 10 the president of that board az
a woman who would grace any court
In the Old World.
This closed the speech making. and
Mr.. Gambler thereupon formally in
sisted for a vote on his amendment.
Mr. Mason. of Chicago. made the point
of order that the Gambler amendment
was not in order. as il was contrary 70
the rule providing that an appropriation
bill could not be amended 80 "a to
change existing law.
without arguing the point the House
adjourned
wAsHISaroS. Feb. AT the morn.
ing session the chairman Of The House
committee Of the whole sustained the
point Of order raised against the Gambler
amendment to the worlds fair clause
Of The sundrv civil biIl