The record-union., 1892-01-18
TIE MORLD,S FAIR.
Address Issued by the Federal Legfs-
lation Committee.

iaIiOn committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Commit
tee on Federal Legislation Of the Worlds
Fair, in order to correct the misappre-
hension prevailing as to the separate
duties of the Worlds Columbian Com
mission and the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position, has issued an address in ex-
PLANTATION of the true relations of the two
bodies, and defining the position of each,
with reference to the proposed s., 900, 600
loan or appropriation for the Worlds
Fair. The address cites the fact that the
commissions charged with the introduce
ton and constitution before Congress of
measures enabling the commission to
carry out the responsibilities OF the Gov
eminent for the Worlds Fair
The address continues: The Worlds
Columbian Exposition is a corporation
under the laws Of Illinois. and is fire.
quently called the local directory.c or
Chicago directory" The Worlds
Columbian Commission is generally
known as the National Commission. -
The Illinois corporation is intrusted with
the duty of selecting suitable sites, and
with the expenditure, as agent of the
people of Chicago, Of $4,000, 900 raised by
the citizens of that city. The commission
which represents the National Govern
me0t is charged with the duty of gen
orally directing the exposition.
The address then gives in detail the
various minor duties of each organiZa-
ton, and reviews the work of each. the
appointment of commissions, selection
of officers, etc. AS the city of Chicago
| raised SO, 000, GOO, and about 81, 000 OO0 is
necessary to actually defray the expenses,
TIE National Commission is requested by
the local directory to indorse the re-
quest it proposed making to Congress
fOT lnor1 of Ic,o L -
commission thinks but proper, and in
dorses it, conditioned upon such terms as
Congress might impose.
However, the directory having now de-
cided to ask Congress for an outright an
preparation of S5,000,000, instead of a loan
of thai sum, and the National Commits
sion not having taken any action upon
the last proposition Outright appropria-
tom, the Committee on Federal Legisla-
ton of the Worlds Columbian Commits
sion does not feel called upon to take any
part for or against the proposition which
would in any sense commit the National
Commission or It's Board of Control to
the same. The committee will certainly
say nothing to Congress on the subject of
a loan.
The address concludes with a short re-
view of the work done on the grounds.
and the assurance that everything will be
ready for the dedication on October 18th.
DIRECToR-G ENERAL DAVIS VIEWS.
CHICAGO, Jan. H. Director-G General
| Davis was interviewed by an Associated
Press reporter tonight regarding the DO
sition of the Legislative Committee of the
National Worlds Fair Commission, as
announced in these dispatches, and said:
THE committees action conforms with
the action of the National Board of Com
missioners at the last meeting. The
committee is not antagonistic to the ap-
preparation, but as its instructions were
TO work merely in the interest of loan.
it concludes that it has no reason to 90
| beyond that. | do not think the attitude
of the committee will be a bar to the sue
cess of the measure"