The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
Report of the Judiciary COMMITTEES Of the
National Commission Adverse to the Pro-
posed Step of the Managers
Privileged Restaurant Keepers Charged
with Mulcting Hungry Visitors.
One Dollar Asked for Roast Beef and % Cents
for Pie-15.976 Paid Admissions Yester-
day-Gusrds Demand Higher Wages.
MAY OPEN ON SUNDAY.

Local Directors OF the Worlds Fair Givo
the Working People a Chance.
epeciai 70 the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO. May 3.-The Sunday opening
question will not down. As far as the na-
tional commission is concerned it is proba-
BILE that the report OF the judiciary COM
mittee this afternoon. declining TO take
any action looking to the opening of the
exposition gates on Sunday, finally dis
poses of. the matter. But 1t is now said
that there 10 a strong feeling among the
members of the local directory that the
body may legally use its discretion in in
terpreting the agreement with tho govern.
ment, whereby. in consideration of reoeIv-
ing the appropriation of s.. SOC. 900 they were
to close the fair on Sunday. They as
sumo that Congress. by entering into
this agreement. recognized their right to
deal with the question and claim that be-
cause the agreement has been violated by
the withholding of part of the appropria-
tion they are under no obligation to keep
their part Of the contract. 1t now seems
likely that no further formal action will
be taken but that in the course of few
weeks the local directory will quietly au-
thorize the admission on Sunday of ticket
holders who may wander around the
grounds and profit by the educational ad-
vantages of the big show without the noise
and activity that will characterize the ex-
ercises on the other days of the week. The
report of Chairman Massey. of the Judi
ciary committee as made to the national
commission, Is es follows:
The judiciary committee having carefully con-
sidered the preamble and resolution offered by
Commissioner Eiboeck, of Iowa, begs to submit
the following report thereon: AT the seventh
session Of the commission the Worlds Column
bian Exposition submitted to this commission q
set of rules which had been prepared and adopt
ed by II for the government OF the exposition,
be opened subject to the limitations hereinafter
provided for each day OF the week, except the
first day thereof, commonly called sunday, from
the fret day OF MAY 10, ana lnciudng, the
thirtieth day of October, 1888. unless otherwise
authorized and provided Dy competent au-
thority."
This rule having been duly considered by the
commission. was modified so to read: "The
exposition shall be open for the admission OF
visitors during the six months commencing May
1, and ending Oct 80, 1893. on each day OF the
week. subjected to the limitation hereinafter
provided, except the frst day thereof, common
~ called sunday, and on the last mentioned day
the exposition and the gates thereof shall be
closed"
1t will be seen, therefore, that the standing
rules so adopted. as aforesaid, proyides that
the said exposition. and the gates thereof. shall
be closed on Sunday during the time the said
considered as settled unless the said commission
may hereafter lawfully take order modifying the
same. Your committee is therefore. against the
adoption OF the said resolution.
The report was received and ordered
printed, and will be discussed by the com.
mission tomorrow. A large nuTnber of the
national commissioners favor opening the
gates TO the public on Sunday, and from
highly probable that an effort will be made
to amend the rules by striking out the Sun-
day closing rule.
To use a legal phrase. the piano muddle
is I'm ststu QUO" The council of admins
tratiop still main talDs that it has jurisdic-
tion in the matter. and the national COM
mission has not withdrawn Its order COM
manding Director general Davis to exclude
pianos made by nonexhibitors from the
public buildings. The judiciary committee
o. the commission wrestled with the prob
lem from early tins morning until late this
afternoon, and ..nally brought in q IN ajori-
ty and minority report. The judiciary
commission considered the resolution of
fered by Commissioner Burton of Kansas,
which was IN effect that the council of ad-
minlstration had no jurisdiction In the
piano question. 1t could not agree. and
late this afternoon Commissioners Massey.
st. Clair. Garvin and Allen, representing
the majority. reported that after carefully
investigating the matter, 1t believed the
council of administration had full jursdic-
tion of the subject. and that it's action was
authoritative. Commissioners j. X. Bur.
ton and o. X. HHndley signed the minority
report. which was as follows:
The undersigned members of the judiciary COM
mittee dissent from the report of the committee
and beg leave to report the following, and to ask
that 1t be adopted by the commission: It ap-
pearing that there was difference between the
national commission and the Worlds Columbian
Exposition regarding the music in the grounds,
and Ii appearing that it should properly be re-
ferred to the joint committee of conference OF the
two bodies for their final decision, and Ii appear
ing that no final action has been taken by said
conference committee. therefore the council OF
matter. and that the whole subject be referred ts
the same joint committee with the request that it
take into consideration and decide the question
involved upon its merits.
When both reports had been received.
they were made special order for 10
O'clock o-morrow morning
At to-day's meeting Of the board of lady
managers Mrs McAd0o. of Montana, rose
TO protest against the report that the ladies
of the West were disgruntled because they
had not been invited 10 meet the Duke and
Duchess of Veragua. She declared that
many marq uises of France barons of Ger
many and members of the nobility of Eng
land had interests in Montana. land there
FORE" concluded Mrs. McAdoo. while you
people of Chicago only have the oppor-
tunity once in four hundred years to meet
q duke or duchess, we are almost daily a.
sociated with them. Therefore l beg you
TO correct your statement of yesterday to
the effect that there are disgruntled men,
bers of this board from the West" The
speech was received with much applause
and laughter.