The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-16
DEVOTED TO THE FAIR.
The Houses Session Mon opolixed by
tho Dcbate-Some sharp Talk.

The Houses Session Mon op0liked by
tho Debatc-Some sharp Talk.
WAsHINGIoS, Feb. 9-After some miner
business in the house yesterday the
worlds fair question was called up by Mr..
Sayrcs OF Texas. a member of the COM
mittee on appropriations. He said that
the committee had concluded that il would
De well for congress TO have all possible
Information touching the expenditures
whether they referred 10 the government
exhibit or not.
MIR. Henderson of Iowa. author of the
original resolution, disclam ID any IN
friendliness TO the exposition. His desire
was to invite such full information as
would enable congress to act intelligent
iy in making appropriations in behalf of
the exposition. Il want" he contin-
ued Ito call the attention OF the
house TO the salaries that are paid
The president of fhe United States gets
E0, 00 and the next highest salary paid by
It's country is that of the director general
of the worlds fair-Sl5OO0. In other
words, this director general ranks mex; in
salary TO the president of the United
States The chief justice of the supreme
court of the United States gets
ouly Sl0.5JJ, the justices of the
supreme court SO, 40. the vice-president
OF the Tn Ted States :, OOJ and the distin-
guished gentleman who prcsides over our
deliberations $500. The secretary of this
worlds far commission, too. 1 see, gets
800 and the president Of the commits
sion $1,000"
MIR. Durburrow, chairman OF the worlds
TAR committee, earnestly supported
substitute placing the investigation in the
hands of that committee and advocated a
thorough inquiry.
MIR. Cultivate of Ohio, speaking as an
impartial person, gave it as his opinion
that the worlds fair committee should
not have iurisd ction over the investiga-
ton.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois said he did not
believe there was any occasion for investi-
CATION, but a. the question had been
raised II WAS in the interest Of the com
miss ON that il should be held. He favored
the appointment Of u special committee Of
nine.
Aft r. Messrs. Fallows and Cummings of
New York had spo ,el for the fair COM
mittee the amendment offered by Mr..
Reilly o; Pennsylvania to the resolution
Of the committee on the worlds fair for
the committee ON appropriations u having
SudI-e VI inc IlEeSllSdtiOu Was aCleI on
and lost; yeas l03, NAYS Ia.
The vote then required upon an amend
ment offered by Mr. Butler of Iowa en-
trusting the investigation TO special COM
mittee of seven members. This also was
lost. yeas l06; nays l2+
The substitute offered by Mr.. Durbur-
row was rejected without division and the
resolution OF the committee on approprla-
tons was agreed to- IL orders the com
mittee on appropriations TO inquire and
report whether those obligated and I'M
dertaking and now engaged 10 do so.
had justly and properly complied with the
requirements of the act Of con-
gress approved April Is. Isyl. and
whether all expenditures of whatever
character for the exposition has been iu-
diciously made; whether the number of
employees and appointees to carry out the
laws was excessive and their compensa-
ton reasonable or otherwise and to ascer-
tain and report the salary paid TO each Of
iicer and employe; from what state the
several appointments mad been made and
generally whether in the care and conduct
OF the exposition proper management had
been had