New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-24
FOR SUNDAY OPENING.
ACTION OF THE WORLDS FAIR NATIONAL
COMMISSION.


PORT ADoPTED-A BREEZE OVER THE
CHAIRMAN's RULING CONCERNING THE
DI IRECTORY'S NEW RULE-POsSI
BILITY OF AN INJUNCTION.
Chicago, May 23.-1he National Committee te.
day adopted the minority report of its Judiciary
Committee, in favor of opening the Worlds Fair
on Sunday. The Fair will in all probability b>
opened on Sunday. unless some opponent Of Sum
day opening meanwhile gets out an injunction re-
stralnlng the Directors from opening the gates.
leiegrams continue to pour into the Nationa
commission regarding Sunday opening, and when
commissioner DE Young called the National body
to order about hali-past | 0 this morning large
stack of these communications lay on the Prcsi'
dents desk. They were from all parts OF the
country, were to the same effect: Keep the
gates of the Worlds Fair closed on Sunday
After half-horrs discussion. it agreed
that the debate on the adoption OF one Of the re.
ports from the Judiciary Committee on Sunday
closing should BE- confined TO three and one-hali
hours. The Commission then settled itself "a
hear the sunday closing matter discussed again
in all its phases Mr. Eibock, of Iowa, began the
debate by speak king in favor of the adoption OF
tie minority report which favored Sunday open.
ing.
COMMISSIONER BuftDn. OF NdDha~, cHdrIldn OIL
the judiciary Committee, also supported the
minority report. lie began by stating that the
opposition did not deny that the creative ast
gave TO the Commission and the Exposition Com.
pany an absolute right 10 close open the gates
on Sunday But that right. he contended, had
been taken away from both bodies by the So
called Souvenir act. The conditions imposed in
that act made it the duty of the committee to
keel. the gates closed on Sunday The question
upon which the minds If the Judiciary Committee
divcrged was whether OK not the conditions Of the
Souvenir act had been complied with. Tie
souvenir money. he tioushr, WAS Intended to bs
gift. Ii Was mighty mean and small gift,
when the great Fair was considered, and the
American Congress imposed conditions which the
Exposition corporation had decided it was impos.
sible to comply with. III hen the original dscre-
tionary Tower reverted to the Directory and Com
mission in regard to liking Sunday opening
rule, ana the speaker hoped next Sunday would
see the tair opened by an imicable arrangement.
The closing speeches were all in favor of throw.
ing open the gates every day of the week. COM
missionrs kept rising and rallying to the support
OF the Exposition directors until the impression be-
gan To grow that the vote would not be In favor
OF clo.ing had been expected last week. Messrs.
Smith, Of New,Jersey; Bullene, of Missouri;
White of NcwNeXico, and GrOner, of Virginia.
declared their intenti0n of voting for the minor
ity report. When General ST. Clair. OF West Viz
iii tie Commission. rose TO close the debate there
was general silence, and the windows were shut
TO deaden the melody which came from Sousas
Marine Band
Commissioner ST. Clair first submitted a mod
iication of the Sunday opening rule proposed by
the Directory and obtained Unanimous consent
to have il received a part of the judiciary Com
mitees minority report. The modification pro-
viied for an invitation TO all sects and creeds to
held religious exercises in the halls OF the IN
position on Sunday. making il the duty OF the
Council of Administration To make ample arrange
General ST. CLAIR, continuing, said 1t was Q
mistake to suppose that Chicago lad provided
the EN- ositol. 1t was true That Chicago had
furnished directly and through the stockholders
81 900 OO0 States and Territories s., 100000 and
the United States Government S6,OO0,0OO. Inc
was bound TO deal with the question
from the point Of 'lcw OF ldw-not only OF State
and interstate law, but Of international law and
custom. The Commission was more responsible
than any otner body of men for the results OF
keeping tie gates of the Exposition closed ON
Sunday and the fulhlmcnt Of the contracts en-
tered into Only one right was vested In the
Souvenir Coin act. aud mat wa- that, the ,roy-
ornment would pay the money if the Exposition
kept its contract. The vested right was raised
by that act not only in the corporation, but in
the bondholders. The Government of the United
stat. lad bv the la doram'nts IN the Treas
ury Department al Washington. by the statement
Of Exposition assets and by its legislative action.
entered into a le-al, binding contract with the
if net with the Illinois corporation.
his contract mas Nen violated Dy tne FglSldtlV0
branch Of the Government.
When General 81. Clair had finished laying
down the law he understood il the question
Of substituting the minority for the majority re-
port came To VOTE and the roll was called. The
minority report declared that the Directory could
change existing rules - a. 10 provide for Sunday
opening. Thirty Commissioners voted for sub
.tituting the minority report. and twenty-seven
against ii. This WAS a surprising vote. as the ge-
.ral belief was that the Commission would go on
record as against Sunday opening
uben a fal<pn on no aueStion NJ rnObt-
wing tie new rul" submitted by the Directory
Is proposed by the minority of the Judiciary Com
nitfe of the Commission. This new rule pro-
iides for Sunday opening. Twenty-nine voted 10
ldopt the mobilization and tYentv-eght voted
igainst il. Nic,-Prcsdent DeYoung accord.nely
'ned that rs ffty-iive members majority of tho
ule as submitted by the Directory must stand.
This decision raised a storm OF protests from the
opponents of Sunday Fair. Commissioners
umped up TO appeal from the decision. and finally
he acting president convinced thar he hi
rome too far in adding 70 bis decision that the
lew rule submitted by the Directory must stand.
lis decision, as placed on the record with the ap-
,roval Of the Sunday openers, WIS restricted tn
mere statement that the Commission had failed
o modify the rule by a majority vote. This
caves the matter now In the hands of the Direc-
The Sunday closers in the Commission were nom
ussed by the tun of affairs " hen Vice-Pi esilcnt
)r Young decided that the Sunday closing rule Of
he local directors must stand and they declare
hat they were trapped by skilful parliamenta-
ians. The law OF Congress creating the Fair pro-
idcs that the local directors shall prepare rules
)vcrninc the Fair and that they shall be submitted
o the National Commission for modification, the
ote of majority of the Commission beng re-
uired to change a rule. The Sunday closers had
one bndly ahead the suppostion that the
unday openers would have TO get ffty-ive votes
o give vitality TO the new rule prepared by tho
6cal Board, not thinking that unless they do
eloped enough strength 10 mcdify the rule IL
,oud stand. Fifty-hve votes were necessary 70
lodfy the rule. and the Sunday clOsers mustered
bout twenty-nine
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