The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-05-27
SEW 81 ]. EN- D !. a 4. VS. FAIR.
The National Commission Acts on
the Sunday Question.
II Fails TO Modify the Rule, Adopted by
the Directory Providing for Sum
day Opening-Courts May he
Appealed To.
OPEN GATES.

1HlCAGO. May 14.--Suuuay opening
of the worlds fair won victory Tues
day before the national commission,
and unless legal process restraining
the directors from acting otherwise is
resorted to the gates of the
fair will be thrown open next
Sunday to visitors.
BY vote of 81 to % the commission
adopted the minority report of its ju-
dietary committee. This minority re-
port was submitted by Commissioners
J. w. st. Clair and j. r. Burton and ia
vored the rule adopted by the local di-
rectory which provided for the opening
of the gates every day in the week on
and after May 81. The ma ority re-
port was against such adoption and
was supported by Commissioners
Massey, Garvin and Hundley.s
THE VOTE.
At the conclusion of Col. St. Clair's
argument the minority report, approx
ing of the rule of the directors to open
the gates Sunday on and after May 81
was adopted by a vote of 81 to 81 as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Commissioners De Young, California:
Goodell, Colorado; Stearn., Idaho; Ewing nli-
nois; Eiboeck, Iowa; Burton, Kansas Myers,
Kentucky; Lane, Michigan; Barbour, Michi-
gan: Sanders, Mississippi; Bullene' Mis-
souri,; Haines, Nebraska; Smith, New
Jersey; Ryan, North Dakota; Groner,
Virginia; Butt, West Virginia: ST Clair,
West Virginia; Coburn, Wisconsin, Coats,
Arizona White, New Mexico; Beeson, Oklaho-
ina; Kiesel, Utah Alternates--Werth Ala
bama Funk, Illinois: LIE Due, Louisiana;
Kurtz, Minnesota; Fish, New Jersey; Breslin,
New York; Bullard, South Dakota; Cummin,
Washington
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mcdonald, California;
Alien, New York: Hundley, Alabama; Clenden-
ming, Arkansas: Massey, Delaware: Garyin, In
diana; w. F. King, Iowa: Holiday, Kansas;
Bixby, Maine; Tousley, Minnesota; Bynum,
Mississippi; Hershteld, Montana; Mitchell, Mon
tana: Scott, Nebraska; Russell, Nevada: Rucker,
North Dakota; Richie, Ohio; Woodslde, Penn
sylvania; Gutierres, New Mexico; Cannon,
Oklahoma; Lannan, Utah. Alternates-Ingalis,
Maine; Bernard, Florida; Sanders. Georgia;
Mcmahon, Louisiana; Edwards, Maine: Hurt.
TenEeSsee-27.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Then after the modification of the re-
port had been approved it in it's entire
ty received 90 votes for it's adoption as
against % opposing it. Then came this
DE Young:
five members of the commission to modify d
rule submitted by the local directory the chair
decides that the Sunday opening rule of the
local board, not having received sufficient
votes to modify it, remains operative and I'D.
changed
STATUS OF THE QUESTION.
TO make clear just how the Sunday
opening question stands this statement
is made: Last week the Chicago direct
Dry adopted a rule providing for the
opening of the gates on Sunday. This
it submitted to the national COM
mission. According to the orig
inal act of congress creating
the rules and regulations should
originate with the Chicago directory
subject, however. to such modifca-
ton, if any. as may be imposed by a
majority of said commissioners. A
majority of the commission consists
of ffty-fve members. There were
tifty-eight members in attendance
Tuesday. Thirty-one voted for d
slight modification of some fea-
lures of the Sunday opening rule,
while twenty seven voted against the
entire proposition. lnaS1nucn as tne
necessary majority of tifty~tive did not
vote either for or against the modifca-
ton of the rule of the directory, it
stands operative until tifty-tive members
can be induced either to vote for it or
against it. Consequently until such
majority is obtained the Sunday open
ing rule will be in force and effect, UNI
less the courts shall be successfully in
voked to close the gates.