Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-20
CHANGED THEIR MINDS|
Fair Directors to Close the
 Gates Tomorrow.
COMMISSION NOT YET DECIDED

Directors Trying to Make Up to the
 CommissiOn-Ouest Will Be Settled
 Probably on NIOnday-More Objections
 to Sunday Opening.
 CHICAGO, May 20.-Sunday opening of the Worlds Fair has been postponed for a week. The local directors held a meeting last night, at which it was decided to close the Fair tomorrow in order to give the National Commission sufficient time to take action on the new Sunday opening rule, which was submitted to that body yesterday.
 While the local directors are anxious to have the sanction of the National Commis- sion in opening the Exposition on the first day of the week it was apparent from their expressions at the meeting that unless the courts interfere the great show will be open May 2S, regardless of any action the Ma tional Commissioners may take.
 However this may be it is evidently the disposition to obtain the approval of the National Commission as to opening on account of the law which explicitly sets forth that no new rule adopted by the directors or any proposed change in another rule can be- 
 approved by the commission, which is vested with the power to modify any rule presented to it.
 Sunday opening comes as new rule or a change in the one adopted jointly by the commission and directory last October, so that the concurrence of the former body is necessary before the gates can be legally opened Sunday, no matter if the directory has voted to return the $2, 900, 900 which it Al. NNzka, ury in the form of souvenir half-dollars.
 The surface indications Saturday among the officials lead to the impression that the gates were to be closed to the people to- morrow, as certain orders in re- gard to the music and other matters which formerly applied to the Sunday opening question had been countermanded.
 The directors appreciate the fact that they are not in high favor with the com mission on account of the Sunday question and they are doing little making up" now as shown by President Higinbotham's communication asking for a conference on the Thomas matter.
 Before q quorum of the National Com mission had gathered in the Commission hall yesterday Chairman Massey of the Judiciary committee announced that it was considering the proposed amendment to the rules governing the opening of the Exposition on Sunday and he asked that the commission remain in session awhile so as to receive the report of the committee and have it printed for action by the com mission to-day.
 Any nasty action being taken on such an important vuestion was objected to and it was moved to have the report made a special order for Monday. During the dis cussion on the motion the fact was dis closed that there would be majority and a minority report from the committee. TEere are five members of the committee here and it is we'll known that the majority report will favor concurring in the rule presented by the directory providing foI Sunday opening.
 There was more discussion among the members which showed that the feelings was against voting on the Judiciary com mittees report before next week so that the commission could be sure of quorum. This sentiment found expression in the almost unanimous adoption of the motion.