Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-18

priation to enable the national commission
properly 10 execute the duties required Of IL
by the act Of congress This appropriation
comprehenda the expenses of the national
commission and its officers, and that Of pro-
curing the medals, premiums and diplomas
and the juries Of awards, all OF which arc
absolutely necessary under the net Of con-
gress.
At the last September meeting OF the ma
tional commission q communication was re-
ceived from the Hon. w T. Baker, the presi-
dent OF the Worlds Columbian exposition,
requesting the national commission 10 in
donse request that It proposed TO make to
the nfty-second congress for the loan Of
S5,00O,00O 10 be expended as before stated.
From a careful budget OF the expenses Of
the preparation Of the grounds and build
ings 10 10 be dedicated, IL was seen that
about sll, 100000 would be actually neces-
sary TO defray that expense.
The 5000. 900 Loan.
The s10,0O0,00O contemplated and pro
vided for In the act Of congress 20 be raised
by the said corporation being inadequate it
was thought by the national commission
that It would be but fair that the govern
ment Of the United States, under whose
auspices and In whose name the Worlds fair
was b. be inaugurated and conducted
should come to the relief OF Tle Illinois cor
porahon and lend II the sum OF S5, 600, 600
the government having performed a like
service and shown like mark Of patriotism
in the interests Of the Philadelphia Centen-
nial in 1875 by lending the necessary funds
TO carry out the purposes Of the government
IN holding that exposition.
The national commission felt constrained
TO favor and indorso this proposition, CON
ditioned upon such terms az congress In its
wisdom might impose, and this committee
was charged with the duty Of presenting 20
congress the reasons which actuatad the
national commission for the action which IL
took In that regard.
Since the adjournment OF the said Sep
tember session OF the national commission
the directory Of said corporation has, Il Is
stated, abandoned the idea of asking CON
gress 20 make the loan referred To-, and has
determined 30 ask congress for an outright
appropriation Of s5,O00OOO, under what CON
.ditione and restrictions, If any, il is not
stated. Neither the national commission
nor its board Of control having taken any
action upon this last proposition of direct
appropriation, this committee does not feel
called upon TO take any part for or against
WIS lAAINciNANu WHICH MNnlA III any ntIrt
commit the national commission or its board
Of control 10 the snme Certainly the COM
mittee win say nothing 70 congress on the
subject of a loan, as ii has no power TO
originate any proposition on that subject,
being controlled by the order Of the COM
mission which requires that it shall only
urge the loan upon congress in the event 1t
is requested by said Illinois corporation
WIN De Ready on Time.
The work Of the preparation Of the
grounds and buildings for the exposition al.
ready performed proof positive that the
same will be ready for dedication on the
18th Of October. The exposition has beer
exploited in this country and abroad 10 that
extent that the people of all the states Of
the Union and Of an foreign countries ar,
now assured that the fair will be held ant
that it win be the greatest exposition which
has ever been held in any country OF the
world. The plan and scope Of the exposi
ton are comprehensive and viii afford the
most complete display Of the resources OF
this country that has been offered on like
occasion in any country in the past
: j. W. ST. CLAIR,
Chairman, Committee on Federal Legisla
ton, Worlds Columbian Commission