Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-09
Proceedings in House and
Senate Yesterday.
A Worlds Fair Investigation
Ordered.
The House Appropriations Commit
tee win Conduct 1t.
Meeting of the Joint BarIng Sea Com
misslon-The silver Brick Case
Decided Adversely-Wash-
ington Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.--The house to-
day adopted resolution ordering the
appropriations committee to investigate
the expenditures of the worlds Colum.
bian exposition commission. While the
worlds fair committee met defeat in i tt
demand that all investigations should
be conducted by it, many maintain that
this defeat does not indicate that like
fate awaits the bill to be introduced
making an appropriation OF $4,000, ,00C
for the benefit of the worlds fair.
The question was called up today by
Sayers, member of the committee on
appropriations, who said in explaining
the resolution, that it was understood
that application will be made to con-
gress either for loan of $5,OO0,0OO or
the investment of such sum in stock
to be held by the government.
The original resolution offered by
Henderson of Iowa provided for
an inquiry as to the expenditures author
lied by the act of April %, 1890. The
committee on appropriations had come
to the conclusion that it would be we'll
for congress to have all possible informa-
tion touching expenditures, whether
they referred to the government exhibit
or not.
Henderson disclaimed any unfriendli-
ness to the exposition; his desire was
merely to invite such full information as
would enable congress to act intelli-
gently in making appropriations. He
called the attention of the house to the
salaries being paid; that Director Gen
eral Davis is getting 5000 per year !;
that in salary he ranks next to the pres
ident of the United States among gov
ernment officers.
After referring to the salaries of the
yice-president, chief Justice and others,
Henderson continued: "The secretary
of the commission too, l see, gets $10,-
600, and the president of the commits
sion $4,000. This was cut in two after
the storm of year ago, alter the board
were forced to do it. Public sentiment
drove them to the reduction. This
director-general was glad to fight hard,
seat in this house at $4,000 salary. Has
that no less than $4,000 will satisfy
him, when he does not even bear the
current and legitimate expenses of
election? He was good and able man
In congress, but | remember nothing
Tor which he was conspicuous, except
dead silence on most public questions.
uyou can vindicate $4,000 salary for
him, every gentleman on this floor is en-
titled to $25, ,000."
Henderson went on to say he did not
intend in any manner to reflect on the
work of the Chicago local directory, who
had done SO much and were prepared to
do more. The sole purpose of the reso-
luton was to go thoroughly into the in
vestigation of such appropriations as
have been heretofore made and are to
be made by congress itself hereafter.
He urged that the resolution go to the
committee on appropriations and not to
the committee on Columbian exposition.
Durbrow of Illinois, chairman of the
Columbian exposition committee, earn
estly supported the substitute placing
the investigation in the hands of the
exposition committee.
McCreary of Kentucky also spoke in
favor of having the committee on expo
sition make the inquiry.
Outhwaite OF Ohio argued in favor of
the appropriations committee.
Hopkins of Illinois favored the ap-
pointment of special committee
of nine members. He deprecated
Henderson's remarks as to the
director-general. Henderson had al
luded to Colonel Davis as a gentleman
who, when he was member of this
house, had been conspicuous by his
silence. His (Hopkins's) experience
had been that the lightest headed and
weakest members on the floor were
those who made the most noise.
Fellows OF New York argued in favor
of the Durbrow substitute. The COM
mittee on appropriations welded vast
power now, and he was not disposed to
enlarge it.
Buffers amendment, entrusting the
investigation to a special committee was
lost; Durbrow's substitute was rejected
without division, and the resolution
charging the committee on appropria-
tions with the investigation, was
agreed to.
The speaker made the following COM
mittee appointments:
Banking and currency-Busey, Illi-
noiH; Russell, Kentucky.
Interstate and foreign commerce
Earuth, Kentucky; Coombs, New York.
District of Columbia : Sallowell,
Pennaylvania Busey, Illinois.
War claims-Ca Cadmus, New jersey.
Eleventh census-Fithian, Illinois.
Adjourned.