The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-25
HARRISON AND TIE FAIR.
BE Recommends Favorable Action
by Congress.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24-The President
to-day sent to congress the following mes
sage:
transmit herewith for the information OF
congress the annual report Of the worlds
Columbian commission, the supplementary re-
port OF the same commission submitted Feb l6,
1892, the report of the board appointed by me
under section 10 Of the act of April 25 1890. to
have charge Of the exhibits to be made by the
executive departments. Smithsonian Institution,
nsh commission and national museum, and the
report Of the board OF lady managers provided
for by section of the act referred to.
The information furnished by these reports
as 20 the progress of the work is not only salts
factory, but highly gratifying The pan and
scope adopted. and the site and buildings se-
lected and now being erected, are fully COM
mensurate with the national and international
character OF the enterprise contemplated
by the legislation of congress- The
Illinois corporation has fully complied with
the conditions of the law that $4,000, 900
should be provided, and the government
commission reports that "the grounds and
buildings viii be the most extensive, adequate
and ornate ever devoted to suoh purposes >" IL
seems however, that from 81, 900 900 TO So, ,000,.
900 more will. in the opinion of the local board
and national commission, bs necessary TO pre-
pare the exposition for complete and success
reports that it was first proposed by the local
commission to ask of congress q
loan Of S5oOo,0OO, to be repaid from
the receipts, aud that the national
commission approved this suggestion. Subse-
quently the Illinois exposition corporation re.
considered Its action and determined to ask a
subscription of Sb,000000. The supplementary
report OF the national commission seems to ap-
prove this amended proposition. / have not,
myself, that detailed Information as TO the
financial necessities of the enterprise which
would enable me TO form an independent judg-
ment OF the additional amount necessary, and
am not, therefore, prepared to make any
specific Recommendation to congress upon
the subject The committees of
congress having this matter m charge
will undoubtedly obtain full and accurate
Information before final action. The exposi-
tion, notwithstanding the Limitations which tine
act contains, is an enterprise TO which tie
United States is so far committed that congress
ought not, think, TO withhold just and reason
able support II the local corporation consents
to proper conditions. Liberality on the part of
the United States is due to the foreign nations
that have responded in friendly way to the
invitation OF this government to participate
10 the exposition, and will 1 am sure. meet the
approval of our people. The exposition will be
one of the most illustrious incidents in our civic
history.
transmit also certain resolutions adopted
by the representatives Of the national guard of
the various states appointed by the governors
to attend the convention which was held in
Chicago, Oct. 27, 1891, with view to consider
the subject OF holding military encampment
at Chicago during the exposition. The docu-
ments transmitted with the message are
voluminous and their main features have al
ready reached newspaper readers. q