St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-28
Senators Spend a Day Over
the Worlds Fair Appro-
priation Bill.
The Sage Dissects Some Of the
Expenditures Up to the
Present.
"StufHed Moose" Declared Not
to Be a Product OF Min
nesOta.
A Hot Contest and a Vote
That Was Surprisingly
Close.

8 The senators devoted nearly all Of
Yesterday to debate in committee of
the whole on the bill appropriating
100000 additional to the worlds fair.
Many amendments were proposed ana
hard fight was made to reduce the
amount to $4,000, but the maj jority
favored the bill as it was reported back
from the committee. and, substantially
unchanged, the measure was recon-
mended to pass. Many eloquent
speeches were made in faver of the bill,
Senators Stevens, Tawney, John Day
Smith, La Due, Mayo, G. +. Davis
and Sanborn being among this num-
ber. On the other side were
Senators Donnelly, Leavitt, Craven,
Brown, Hompe, Craig and Crandall.
The size of the vote by which the bill
was recommended, "a, is large enough
to issue its passage, as six of the friends
OF the measure were absent.
The session commenced with petit
ton from the citizens of Zumbrota. ask
ing that the state provide armOrieS for
the militia. Next came the introduce
tion of bills. and then the senate went
into committee of the whole, with
Senator Mcmillan, of Hennepin, in
the chair. The first bill to be
considered was that of Senator Wood to
cut down the fees OF Stenographers and
court reporters. This was vigorously
antagonlZed, but finally recommended
to pass. Next came the worlds fair
bill. and Senator La Due, of Rock, took
the floor to lay the case before the
senate, which he did in candid and
convincing manner.
Stated by La Due.
AS the duty has fallen upon me to in
troduce the bill now before the senate,
it would seem proper that | should
claim your attention for few moments
to place it properly before this body.
In 1890 the congress of the United
States provided for celebrating the
four hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery OF America by holding an inter-
national exhibition OF arts, industries,
manufactures and the product of the
soil. mine and sea in the city of Chica
go. We have held our centen-
NAL exhibition, but this is
the first time this country has
invited comparison with the world in
all that goes to show the progress of
civilization. The Importance Of this
mated. lC will mark an epoch
government and every Enterprise
there creditably represented will form
chapter for the future historian. In
contemplating the Importance of this
world exhibit we must not overlook the
fact that ours is a government of gov
ernments. 1t is not q confederate gov
ernment, but a government OF federal
powers, wherein each power or each
state has reserved the right
To act Independently
for itself in all matters pertaining to in
ternal concern. The consolidated gov
ernnents of the old world can each con-
centrate its efforts and make credita-
bic display i'll all that pertains to human
progress, while the United States gov
ernment must depend largely upon the
enterprise, public spirit and liberality
of the several states 70 properly
display its greatness, greandeur
and power, and the progress
made in all the arts OF clviliZ alton.
Recognizing the force of this act, and
the Importance of making Minnesota
known as state at the worlds fair.
this legislature in 1891. as preamble to
an act providing for such representation,
declared that ''it is of great Importance
that the natural resources, industrial
development and general progress of
the state should be fully and
creditably displayed to the world
at said exposition. If the spirit of this
declaration had been supplemented by
an appropriation sufficient to carry out
itn inn
necessity for the bin now before US. 10
make credltable display at Chicago of
the natural resources, industrial devel-
opment and general progress OF the
state of Minnesota, would require
nearly, if not quite,
The Entire Appropriation
heretofore made by this state in Incl
dental expenses.
The board of worlds fair managers,
soon after its appointment aud organi-
Zation. and after little reflection, be
came fully aware of the inadequacy of
the appropriation to place the state of
Minnesota before the world at the
Columbian exposition in the light
the legislature had declared it
should be represented. What to do
was grave question for some months
before the commission. Should it at
tempt with 5000 to place Minnesota in
competition at Chicago with states eX-
pending from one hundred and fifty to
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars?
The commission thought to do this
would be a greater disaster than not to
be represented at ali. and with no al
tentative left the commission would un-
dOubtedly have resigned, rather than be
connected with what must have proved
a failure. The next plan considered
was to ask his eXcellency to call an
extra session of the legislature to recon-.
slider its former action in this matter.
This was finally abandoned as not advis-
able, and the plan to raise the necessary
funds for creditable display of the
state by subscription was adopted. and
under this subscription the commission
is prepared to do for the commonwealth
what it declared it desired done, and
what it has UP to this time failed to ap-
prOpriate sufficient funds for so doing.
1t will require every cent of S150,00O
to place this state at the worlds fair in
that enviable position she is entitled to
assume. Her natural resources and in
dustries are more varied than her sister
state on the south, and at least equal to
the state on the east, and
This Cannot Ese Shown
on an expenditure less than the sum
proposed. Fifty thousand dollars of
this amount has already been appropri-
ated by the state, and nearly 100000
has been advanced by q number of citi-
Zens scattered throughout nearly
every county in the state, in
proportion to the assessed val
uation for taxation purposes of
each county. These citizens in each
county have executed and delivered
their promissOry note or notes for the
proportionate sum of each county, and
these notes have been negotiated for
cash at their face value. To reimburse
the makers of these notes is the object
to be gained by the passage of this bill.
AS member from the southwestern