Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02
FOR THE BIG FAIR
Some Inside Facts Perta;,;.
the Fight Over the Worlds
Fair Bill.
Speaker Lawson's Signal IT,,
umph in the Premises---otb.
err Legislative Matters.

nI, reo. o. long drawn
out Worlds Fair fight isatl last epaaa
and although 1t has created a or.
deal of feeling aud has nearl, sa'
Speaker Lawson his seat as prcsid,av
officer Of the house, his friends bars
won on every point and have So
ceeded in surrounding the large a.
preparation with such saint.
restrictions as will insure to the sta,s
the greatest possible benefits fron,
the money expended. The fight !,
the house was drawn distinctiyelv y,
tween Speaker Lawson and his friend,
on the n side, favoripg rigja
restrictions in the expenditure Of the
appropriation, and the opposition IA
to the speaker which insisted in Ia.v
ing its expenditure open to the hon
esty and good judgment of the cam.
mission. As the bill came 10 tho
mouse from the senate it provided for
an appropriation of $50, 900. SO COO of
which was for the benefit Of tho
woman's board, and the board 10 con.
sist OF nine ladies and nine gentlemen
to be appointed By the governor and
confirmed by the senate, were in.
structed TO buy the plant Of tha
present Worlds Fair commission n
its cost to the old commission, under.
stood to be about $25, 900. Each Nom.
Der Of the commission was entitled
to draw $500 per day and five cents
per mile for each mile necessarily
Travelled. The commission was en-
powered to elect an executive board
Of five members, a majority Of which
could do business. This in its broad
est Interpretation, meant that for a
period Of eight months eighteen per-
sons could draw from the apnronria-
ton $500 per day and mileage, or in
the neighborhood Of $50 0O for this
purpose alone; that they should buy
the present plant regardless Of its
value, and that three members Of the
board-a majority of the executive
committee OF tiye-cCuld absolutely
dictate the expenditure Of the aD-
preparation. These things the
speaker and his friends were de-
termined should be corrected, and
out Of this determination have grown
the troubles which have agitated the
house and threatened the uuSeating
of the speaker. Only the fact two
thirds of all the votes are necessary
to pass an extraordinary ]apprOpria-
tion Of this character prevented the
passage of the bill in its wide open
form. About one-third Of the house
supported the speaker in his conten-
ton, and subsequently the house re-
fused to concur in the senate amend
ments TO the bill. 1t was then sent
to the conference committee, which,
on the part OF the house vas packed
in opposition to the speaker, having
been named by a resolution specifying
who should act upon it. The con-
ference committee report knocked
out the executive committee, and re-
duced the appropriation to 100000.
The next day the speakers friends,
headed by Mr.. Hooper, succeeded in
getting the bill re-cnmmitted to the
conference committee with instruc-
tions to incorporate a provision pro-
viding a special commission OF tive
to appraise the value OF the Chicago
plant before should be purchased.
When the bill again came up for con-
s%ideration on Tuesday, a hard fight
lasting more than two hours was
made, and resulted in its again being
re-committed to the conference COM
mittee, through the efforts Of Speak
er Lawson and his friends, with in
structions to limit the expenditure OF
the commission for per diem II
mileage 10 the sun of $1,000, n
With these restrictions the bill was
reported and passed by the unani-
nous republican vote. The speakers
good generalship in the management
Of this matter, with a strong majority
opposed to him, has won for him the
admiration of friends and enemies
alike.
The senate did not consider ii. Il"
1913. Donahue's railway commissioner
bill, on Tuesday as was expected
and the bin is undoubtedly dead TOT
this season.
Tue senate has passed a bill making
railway commissioners elective III
1894.
The appropriations committee OF
neither house has reported, nor VIII
they he able to do SO before Saturday
or Monday.
The six months residence limit III
yorce bill has become a law.
The Queen OF the Sandwich lslanas
has something of a name herself, out