The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-21
ExtravaGant Salaries Paid and Con
tracts Improperly Let.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 20-The report of
the Worlds fair invest. CATION committee has
been submitted to the committee on appropria-
tons. 1t recommends that the department OF
foreign affairs De abolished and the duties dis
charged by the director general. II recon-
mends reduction in the salaries OF the director
general and the chiefs OF the bureaus, and says
that reduction should be ma lie further in the
employees salaries OF the exposition company
1t says these suggestions are made in a mere
friendly spirit. General St Clair presented
TO the House Worlds fair committee
today a special Worlds fair souvenir
bill, which provides for the issue OF treasury
notes under the existing silver law IN paymen.
Tor the bullion with waich to mint souvenir
coins. One hundred thousand dollars instead
OF S10.0OQ as proposed in the original measure
Is to DC appropriated Tor medals and diplomas
The special committee investigating the
Worlds fair recommends that the salaries OF
the chiefs OF the fifteen great departments shall
III no case exceed $1,000 year. The director
general is to BE- cut from $4,000 70 5000, and
the secretary OF the national commission 10
5000. The committee submits estimates as to
the expense, etc, of the exposition, placing the
expenditures at sl9,5l90ss, and the total income
IL S19.275,4>2. It thinks the construction de-
partm ents expenses could be safely reduced to
Sls.j0 900.
1t is also recommended that reductions be
made in the salaries of other employees. The
committee says II IL fully aware the manage
Tneut Of the exposition has been subjected to
great stress by reason Of the limited time inter
vening between the inception and formal
opening OF the exposition. Inasmuch, how
ever, as il is now apparent that the time will
be ample 10 complete the Preparations, the
management should studiously avoid extremes
o: either parsimory or extTavagauce. The COM
uit;ee expresses the opiaion that it is wholly
uDneces airy 10 provide Tor more than one meet
ing of the national commission and lady mana
gers board buriug The fiscal year 1895, and rec
olDmends an amendment OF the act to give
necessary executive powers on certain points 70
the board OF reference and control. Ia regard
to Complaints OF iInIroper letting of con
tracing, etc, the committee does no,
mad the charges sustained, on: regrets that
more publicity was not given n some cases
In conclusion tae cOmmittee expresses yit.o1f,
reserve conhterce i'll the assured success o. the
exposition. IN every essential feature ssvs
the report, IL stands unrivaei in MI
time. F.ftT-s.X nations and colonies
have accepted the invitation TO participate.
and have already appropriated $50 80
fur that purpose, and il /, expected that twenty
other foreign countries viii be represented
For the buildings and special exhibits Of orr
own states sis, SEQ IS already provided The
expenditures OF the exposition ell around viii
reach the stapcnioas aggregate OF 100000.
Ia scope and naEaidceaCe the exposition stands
alone There IS nothing Ike Il in all history. II
su1passes all kindred enterprises, and viii
amply illustrate tie marvellous genius OF the
American people.