The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-09
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
W0rld'S Fair Matters Discussed In tho
House-Hish Salaries not In Favor.

W0rld'S Fair Matters Discussed In tho
House-High Salaries not In Favor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The house to-day
adopted resolution ordering the appro-
priations committee TO investigate the OK
penditurs OF the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition commission. While the Worlds fair
committee met with defeat in its demand
that the Investigations should be conducted
by it, many maintain that this defeat does
not indicate that like fate awaits the bill
to be introduced making nm appropriation
of 100000 for benefit of the Worlds fair.
Henderson (Ia.) offered resolution pro-
viding for inquiry az to the expenditures
authorized by tho act of April 25, 1890.
The committee on appropriations had
come to the conclusion that it would be
we'll for congress to have all possible infor-
nation touching expenditures, whether
they referred to the government exhibit or
not. lie disclaimed any unfriendliness to
tho exposition. His desire was to invite
such full information as would enable
congress- to act intelligently in making ap-
propriations. He called the attention
Of the house to the salaries being paid. TINT
Director General Davis is getting $4,000
per year. that in salary he ranks next to the
president of the United States among gov
Of vice president, chief Justice and others,
he said: The secretary of the commits
sion, I see, gets $4,000. and the president
Of the commission $4,000. This was cut
in two after the storm of year ago. after
tho board were forced to do it. Public
sentiment drove them to the reduction.
This director general was glad to fight
hard. at no light expense, to get two
years. seat in this house at q $1,000 salary.
Has he 40 expanded in intellectual power
that no less than $4,000 will satisfy him,
when he does not even bear the current and
legitimate expenses OF election.
nothing for which he was conspicuous. ex-
cept dead silence on most nublio questions.
# You can vindicate a $4,000 salary for
him, every gentleman on the floor is en-
Titled to $25,O00.
Henderson went on to say he did not in
tend IN any manner to reflect on the work
OF the Chicago local directory, who had done
80 much and were prepared to do more.
The sole purpose of the resolution is to 90
thoroughly into the investigation of such
appropriations as have been heretofore
made and are to be made by congress itself
hereafter. He urged that the resolution 90
to the committee on appropriations, and
not to the committee on Columbian expo
sition.
Durborow (Ill.) chairman of the Column
bian exposition committee, earnestly sup
ported substitute placing the investiga-
tion in the hands Of that committee. Nc
Cleary (Ky.) also spoke in favor of having
the committee on exposition make the in
quiry. Cultivate (O.) urged in favor of the
appropriations committee.
Hopkins (Ill.) favored the appointment
OF a special committee Of nine members.
He deprecated Henderson's remarks as to
the director general. Henderson had al
luded to Col. Davis as gentleman who,
when he was member of this house, had
been conspicuous by silence. His (Hop-
kins') experience had been that the lightest
headed and weakest members on the floor
were those who made the most noise. Fell
lows IN. W argured in favor of the Dur
borrow substitute: The committee appro-
priations welded a vast power now and he
was not disposed to enlarge it. Butler'a
amendment, entrusting the investigation to
special committee, was lost. Durborow's
substitute was rejected without division,
and the resolution OH appropriations agreed
to.