New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-18
ENGLAND AND THE FAlR.
A VOTE OF Gle, 900 APPROVED BY THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
FRANCE ALSO PREPARING TO TAKE PART-DEN'
MAEK APPROPR1ArEs ssGeeO.

FRANCE ALSO PREPARING TO TAKE PART-DEN'
MARX APPRoPRIArEs s.c.ssO
London. March lin the House of Commons
to-day, John OCOnnor again raised the ques'io"
of Irish representation on the BrluSh ChlcuSo
Columbian Exhibition Commission.
Sir Richard f. Webster. the Acknowledgement al'
replied that the Irish members of the House niiS-
understood the matter. There had been no per-
sonal selection of the members OF the Ooihnlis
sion It. was composed OF the Council OF the So
ciety of Arts selected without regard 10 te
Chicago Exposition The Commission wouid
not overlook the Irish interests. III was miS"Ne'
Sir Richard added TO suppose that theie were no
Irisbren on the Commission. The official llSt
showed members representing the teN'lie' wooiieh
and linen industries OF Ireland. CUT OF ''e
,,vsnt,- members on the list before him. nine were
Irish If the Irish members favored h';- WIN
other names they would be added 10 the com
mittee. Fourteen representatives OF lrlsh III
0nstries now assisted the Commission Ireland
yvould b. a large exhibitor at Chicago Az the
end of February two-thrds of ali the space avail
obI. TIM tbe limited kingdom had been applied
for.
Mr.. Sexton strongly advocated the assignment
n, sn>cial Irish section. lie urged. also, that
no charge be made for space.
Mr.. Labouchere said ne thought it advisable Tor
the Government to increase the grant ana 10
Instruct the Commission not TO charge for space.
Sir LYON Playfair held that the sum now pro-
posed was utterly inadequate. He held also that
the Commission ought not to DC con-
fined to the Council of the society
n, Arts but that it should include other
re,resen ntatiyes Of British and Irish interests
He admitted that there might be difficulties In
the way of establishing separate irish deP"r'
ment Proper arrangements would depeno upon
q right classification Of exhibits lie Sila he
trusted that the Government would not be spar
Ing in their outlay.
Mr. Mundella concurred with Sir Lyon as "
the necessity for an increase in the grant
Mr. Sexton observed that what members from
Ireland considered more important than the com
parison of various branches of Irish industry was
that America should have an opportunity 10 hha
out what exhibite were Irish
Sir Richard Webster promised that IN the WORK
of classification care shOuld be taken 10 see that
,bo 1yishe. Of Irish members were carefully con-
sdcred.
Mr.. MundeIa asked Mr.. Balfour whether the
Treasury would consider the expediency OF In
cre,sipg the grant Cries Of Hear. Hear y
Mr. Balfonr replied that the matter would re-
c.ive tho earliest attention Of the government
lCries Of Hear Hear!D
A vote Of 10000 was then approved
4 well-attended meeting Of persons lh'cres'eu
,r tho exhibit of Great Britain at the Columbian
Fxnosition was held in Exeter Hall to-day OH
Douula. Cation, X. C. B., presided, and james
Dredoe. OF the British Commission to the "orio
Fair delivered an address in which he dweIt al
1epytb on the many benefits which eXhimtorS
,vonld derive from sending their goods 10 lhe
exhibition. .,..
paris, March I'm. Leon Say, the chairman
NJ m. Chamber Of Deputies committee on the pro
nosed credit for Frances participation In inc
Chicago Fair, said 70 an Associated fresS fep
re.e,tative today that the members OF the COM
mittee are unanimously in favor OF the credu' OUT
that they are simply discussing the oe'a'' 'ei'i'
counipQ 10 any final decision.
NJ Goeraud said that The French exhiolt al
the Chicago Fair would be DIVIDED ln'0 sfcuons
r.nresentinq French industries commerce, agricuf
.ro and fine arts. and that each of these DIVISIONS
.vorld be under the direction OF speclal conf
missioner. a.. ou,r,i,,ea having
N Boucher secretary of the committee II" sni dn i6
.ba matter Of the French exhibits IN char9e '"iu
Thar 257 of the most prominent Tarls ouSIn. .
bouses were making active ana eNUehsixe pi.t% 70
t;ors n take fitting part in tie great Expos on
~ TTAI Poncher also said that twenty Ol ule
largest firms in Lyons were preparing 10 1enu +"
snlendid exhibit TO the FAR r.u...h;nr hoe
= Cnnenhaopn March 1.-The fOIKcUhlng L'9
orartrd 90 900 kroner about S66,OoO) l0r ue
exnenses of Denmark's participation LII the OInc"so