The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-16
SPENT 1T FOR CHAMPAGNE
New York's Worlds Fair Commissioners
Charged with Royal Extravaganza.
State Appropriation Of $500. 900 Squandered,
and Another Big Sun Requested-Scheme
to Open the Show on Sundays.

ALBANY n. Y, March 15.-There was q
blooming rumpus in the Assembly to-day
over the expenditures of the New York
State worlds fair commissioners. apropos
their request for another big appropria-
tion. The Republicans pranced and the
Democrats danced. ana this is how it all
came about:
The ways and means committee reported
the worlds fair bill, and Mr.. Quigley
moved that il be made q special order for
tomorrow. Mr.. Ainsworth, Rep, said he
supposed there was q great sentiment be-
hind this bill. but he was opposed to it's
passing with the information he now had
at hand A year ago the committee had
opposed an appropriation Of 100000. and
declared that if all this was given
much of il would be ~squandered.
He did not believe in letting the ways and
means run the House. lie
wanted to know what had been done with
all of this money. The committee had
said that all above $500. 900 would he
squandered. and when the Governor had
been approached to favor q larger sum he
had used an Expression that had passed In
to history. Now he felt like echoing the
phrase and say ing to the ways and means
committee, Rats" The Senator In
charge of the bill had said. when
asked for this information, that the
commissioners did not want to give out
| the " expenditures for fear Inc other states
would learn the secrets. and so might be
enabled to excel this State at the fair. He
wanted TO know how much of the States
money had gone for champagne for the
ways and means c0mnittee. and how much
for trains, how much for luncheous, how
much for desks. He also wanted to know
the commissioners had ordered each expen-
ditnre.
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cry. He said. however, there might have
been mistakes OF Judgment and occasional
small extravagaDces
Mir. Fish. Republican said that the man
ner in which it had been sought TO pass the
bill through the House was remarkable.
He had been much amused. by receiving
a telegram from q gentleman IN New York,
who had been approached by one OF tho
commissioners. to this effect: Vote for the
bill and have no debate upon it,"
Mr.. Ellison thought it remarkable that q
commission asking tor money should shield
itself behind the closed doors of an execu-
tive session.
Mr.. Ainsworth then submitted hIs resolu-
ton. calling upun the controller TO furnish
TO tho Assembly by Tuesday next a full
and detailed statement of all expenditures.
OF the Indebtedness now outstanding. the
name of the commissioner by whose order
each expenditures was made, and oil COM
munIcatlOns that had passed between the
controller and the commission. The resOlu-
tiOn was adopted.
May Open On sundays
CHICAGO, March 15.-It is thought by
many that the bill recently introduced in
the Legislature at Sprin gfield to open the
Illinois exhibit to the public on Sundays
will, il successful. result in opening
the entire fair on that day. The attorneys
who drew the bill MP for the Secular Union
claim that If the bill passes it will open
the entire fair. They say the exposition
company is an illinois corporation. and as
such is subject to all present and future
laws of the State. They consider congress
sional action closing the fair on Sundays
as . contract between Congress and an
Illinois corporation. and insist thar the
laws of Illinois form the first and main
part OF such contract. 1t Is claimed that
the State has not ceded the jurisdic-
ton over jackson Park to the United
States and, therefore. Illinois retains it's
police power over the park. The attorneys
say that had Congress contracted with the
exposition to keep open on Sunday the
State Legislature would have had the
power to close the gates. This RIvss the
legislature the power to open the gates at
tins time. They admit. however, that
their bill may DO defeated.