St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-08
a CUT IN SALARIES.
Some of the Commissi oners May
Suffer-Midway Piaisanee Ex-

SOEH0 O1 the COIlmISSl OnerS May
Sufer-Midway Piaisanee Ex-
hibits.
CHICAGO, Aug. AT the national
commissions NEE ting today the follow
ing nominations for jurors of award
were confirmed; John Kinney, Newark,
n. j., Mrs. Fanny j. Leigh, Virginia,
machinery; Mrs. Fedilia B. Hamilton,
Utah, liberal arts; Joseph K. Hudson,
Kansas. machinery: John Morrison,
Georgia, agriculture; William A. James
and Prof. John E. Sweet, Illinois, min
ing; A. Breemann, New York. agricult-
ure; Prof. Lewis c. Hill, Colorado,
electricity.
The committee on awards sent in the
following nominati ons for jurors: DIR.
F. Ziefeld, Chicago, George Steet, New
York, liberal arts. and the names went
over until tomorrow.
Commissioner Goodell, of Colorado,
sprung a resolution. which was referred
to a special committee of four. providing
that as the director general was compe-
tent to perform the duties of the COM
missions, reports on the council of ad-
ministration, the salaries of COmmls-
sioners Massey and ST. Clair be reduced
from $4,000 to $500 a year, dating
from Aug. 20, and that the per diem of
the commissioner general, chairman of
the committee on tariffs and transporta-
tion be reduced from S12 to IS. The
statement was made that many of the
employees in the bureau of awards who
come from all states in the Union had
not received any pay from the United
States treasury for two months. Iu order
that they and the jurors. both foreign
and domestic. might be paid, the COM
missioners confirmed the whole roster
TO be forwarded to Washington. Some
of the judges have finished their work,
but are detained here because they have
not received their money.
Commissioner Holiday stirred up a
hornets nest around his head by offer
ing resolution that certain exhibits IN
the Midway Plaisanee be admitted to
examination for award as we'll as eX-
hibitS in some of the state buildings.
Commissioner French, of Colorado, pro-
tested i'll vigorous language against the
apparent discrimination in favor of al
lowing certain states 10 have exhibits
in their buildings aud have them exam
ined for awards.
As for the proposition to have the
judges GO into the Midway Plaisanee
he denounced it. ana wanted to know
il the committee Intended to send
judges out on streets to judge the dime
museums.
The lady managers served notice on
the committee that If it proposed to
constitute court of appeals on
awards they were entitled to represen-
tatiOn i'll such court whenever an appeal
from the finding of woman Judge was
to be heard, or case in which the exhibit
was made wholly or in part by woman.
The ladies' aise declared by resolution
adopted today that their rights under
the act of congress entitled their re pre-
sentatiyeS to recommend when the court
was in session to consider such cases.
There was disposition to take no notice
of the resolution, but on second thought it
was referred to the special committee of
six, who will report in favor of Chair
mdu Thatcher's idea. that the board
should constitute the court of appeals.
Active preparations are being made
for poets day. Aug. %. The work of
completing the stage aud seating
auditorium is far advanced. and re-
hearSaEs for the outdoor production OF
'As You Like IT. on that day are al
ready far advanced. This performance
now fully promises TO reach the rank of
great dramatic festival. aHd from the
interest already taken i'll it it is likely to
be memorable OCCASION. The east
will be announced in few days, but it
is already known that Joseph jefferson
will lie one of the play trs.