The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-21
CHICAao's EXPOSITION.
A Big Reduction in Salaries to Be
Urged in Congress.

Urged in Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Chairman Dock
cry Of the worlds fair investigating sub
committee OF the House committee on ap-
propriations to-day submitted to the full
committee report agreed upon
by himself and his associates. The
report recommends that the department
of foreign affairs be abolished and its
duties discharged under the auspices of the
director general. ''It further appears"
says the report, "that officials connected
with the local board are also salaried off,
GERS of the United States. The committee
Is compelled, therefore, 20 suggest that the
compensation Of such officials, together
with that Of the chiefs of the fifteen great
departments, shall In no case be fixed at
an amount to exceed $4,000. 1t is also
recommended that the salary Of the director
general be reduced from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum, and that the compensation of
the secretary Of the commission be fixed at
So ,0O0."
The report In the most friendly spirit to
the exposition suggests q number of econo-
mics, chiefly in salaries and expresses with
out reserve confidence In the assured success
Of the exposition.
The report says it is obvious "that the
expenditures Of the local corporation of the
individual enterprise Of states and terri
bOIAeS duO VI OuI own ana OF IOT6lRu gov
ernments will reach the stnpendous aggre-
gate Of not less than $50 100000 for exposi-
tion purposes. In its scope of magnificence
this exposition stands alone. There is
nothing like it in all history. 1t easily sur
passes all kindred enterprises and will amply
illustrate the marvellous genius
of the American people in
the great domains of agriculture,
commerce manufactures and invention
wh iNh 0Opetiftlf "a tho fOunda hfch
rests the structure of our national glory Of
prosperity"
INCOME AND EXPENDITURES.
The committee submitted several esti-
mates received from various persons as to
the total income and expenditures on account
OF the exposition, and then gives its own
estimate. 1t places the total income at 800, :
275, 4S2, made up as follows: Gate receipts,
S12, ,250, 900; concessions, 81, ,SO0, 600; sub
scriptions, S5, ,944, 500 and Chicago city bonds,
$4,000, 900. The expenditures are put at S19,
319,OSS, the committee deductlng SO, l57 024
from the expenditures as estimated by
Representative Higginbotham, the
largest item taken of being
100000 for an intramural
railway. In this connection the report says
the committee have not suggested any re-
duction in the $500 900 appropriated for the
construction OF the art institute near the
lake front park. though it seems Aexcessive.
1t also thinks the construction department
expenses could be safely reduced and the
total limit brought down to SIS, 100000. It
then makes committee estimate OF the
income and expenditures TO May l, 1893
the date of opening. 1t estimates the in-
come at $40, ,763, 1s9, and as to expenditures
takes President Bakers estimate of SIG, $780,
6S4 and deducts therefrom $1,4l0,674, max
ing the committees estimate of the expend-
itures Sl5, $40, 900. leaving a deficiency Of
"a 7R2 $40