Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-09
WORLDS FAIR MANAGEMENT
To be Investigated by Committee of
Congress Director Davls's sa'ary-sec-
ond Best Paid Government Official

To be Investigated by Committee OF
Congress s-Director Davls's saiary-Sec-
ond Best Paid Government Official
WASHINGTON, d. c., February s.
'lf the gentleman who occupies the po-
sition of Director General Of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition IS worth $4,000
per annum, then every member Of this
House should receive salary OF S25, ZOO
year"
This was the closing sentence OF the
arraignment of Director General Davis
by Representative Henderson, OF Iowa,
in the House Of Representatives to-day,
and to the stirring argument OF the gen.
tleman from Iowa was due the action OF
the House in ordering the Appropria-
tions Committee to thoroughly investl-
gate the expenditures OF the Worlds
Columbian Commission.
There was great division OF opinion
among congressman tonight as to the
effects OF to-day's action Of the House.
While the Worlds Fair Committee met
defeat i'm its demand that all investlga-
tions should be conducted by II, there
are many who maintain that this defeat
does not indicate like fate awaits the
bill TO be introduced making appropria-
tions of 81, 900, 600 for the benefit OF the
Worlds Fair. The Worlds Fair ques-
ton was called up by Mr.. Sayres, OF
Texas, q member OF the Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr.. sayers said in explaining the res
olution for investigation that 1t was un-
derstood an application would be made
TO Congress for loan Of S5,000,000 or
investment OF such sum In stock, TO be
held by the Government. The original
resolution offered by Mr.. Henderson, of
Iowa, provided for an inquiry as TO ex-
penditures authorized by the act OF
April 25, 1890. The Committee on Ap-
propriations had come to the conclu-
sion il would be we'll for Congress to
have all possible information touching
the expenditures which referred to the
Government exhibition. Mr.. Hender
son, of Iowa, the author Of the original
resolution, disclaimed any unfriendli-
ness to the Exposition.
II want to call the attention OF the
House to the salaries that are paid. The
President of the United States gets $780,
600, and the next highest salary paid by
this country is the Director General OF
the Worlds Fair, SIS, 200. In other
words. the Director General ranks next
in salary to the President Of the United
States. The Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States gets
only s,O,5O0 the Justices Of the Su-
preme Court $40, COO and the Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States Ss,000."
Mr.. Durbarrow Of Illinois earnestly
supported substitute, placing investi-
CATION in the hands OF the committee.
II want TO say, Mr.. Speaker" said he,
THAT I most heartily and fully agree
with what the gentleman from Texas
(Mr. Sayres) and the gentleman from
Iowa (Mr. Henderson, have said In re-
gard to the necessity OF an investiga-
tion. believe / am, perhaps, better
posted on tho affairs Of the Columbian
Exposition than any other member OF
this House, and want TO say am not
prepared to-day to vote tor any appro-
priation OF money, or any assistance
whatever, until more information Is
given TO this House than we at present
have before US"
Mr.. McCreary, OF Kentucky, pro-
claimed himself friend OF the Worlds
Fair, and said the managers thereof did
not shrink from an investigation. Mr..
Outhwaite, OF Ohio, speaking as an i'm
partial person belonging to neither OF
the contending committees, gave IL as
his opinion that the Worlds Fair COM
mittee shuuld not have jurisdiction over
the investigation.
The resolution OF the Committee on
Appropriations was agreed to. 1t reads
as follows: That the Committee on
Appropriations Is ordered 10 inquire
and report whether those obligated and
underts king and now engaged 10 do so.
have justly and properly complied with
the requirements Of the Act Of Con-