New-York tribune., 1894-05-25
FOR MR. CARLISLE TO LOOK INTO.
WAS THE cOvEnNMrNT E~IoSiTi"N H'l''piN"
At CHICAGO SOLD WITHOUT iR"fEH
AUTHORITY?

AUTHORITY?
Washington. May p ,speciaD.-One of the hrst
,,,f.ra that Secretary Carlisle will be asked TO take
up and deal wiih tomorrow viii be the private sle
or alcred sale ~ the Government Bu'lns on 'Ae
columbian Exposition grounds at Chicago. some
time ags A subcommittee OF the House Committee
on Appropriaiions WAS appointed 10 consSer the
subject OF Government aid and encouragement 70
an exposition whlch 81 20 BE- held a. Atlanta Among
other proposlt0ns made was one that the Govern
inent Exposition Building at Chicago. which was
,un, a, n cost OF some sHOco. should be taken
down. the materials transported To Atlanta ana
there rebuilt According 10 estimates submitted this
1 bc done AT A cosi cf V5.cVD % 10000 The sub
committee 10 is unIcrstJod. was informed upon APP
t.lca'on at she Treasury Department th't t"r "u'-
INK was stu standing and had not been sold several
la,a ago the chairman ~ ~" subcommittee Mr.
r,,ues,1a. - Gcorrla. was surprised to hear from
,h. .,tre source that a SAFE had been made an me
rdc.,usy low figure u 81 20. II is understood that
tho siii-c fnrttc. also received an intlmaton th1t
I'M. purchasers were Wiling % sell the building Tor
m. ptirro.es of the Atlanta Exposition for 2'""
r.h .n.rherg of the subcommittee naturally began
70 think that several things about the sale or al
legged sale required explanation. and an invesgauon
was quietly So ON foot u was le2rnel 'nat m ,i an
agent OF tho Treasury Department. who wa in NJ. NJ
cAg1. had received dlsPAtch rom ...,, ~ 80
authority In Washington authorizing him u accept
ihe terms offered ~.2'' II was a. nrn, GS,gt Gri,,e
mat this dispatch was sent 10y secretary Natl's,e
nm as he was absent IN Norih carolina WIN nc
President on "A fishing and shooting excursion ul''
,,ts lrnnrnbtble and II ~ un icrstood thlt the
Jsnafch was signed with the initials Of the superyls
lnp architect of the Treasury Department below
Inc name OF Secretary Carlisle. and was addressed
To- the Treasury agent In chicago lwho IS i con-
fdentia friend ~ the Secretary In care OF "a .lw
0rm OF which the Secrctarys son Is a member. MS
dispatch was sent some time after Secretary car
lisie eft Washington with the President, ana pre-
suma blv without his knowledge, but II Is said 70
hear "A date prior 10 that upon which the SUP
committee was Informed that the building was sun
standing and had not been sold Ii Is saii that d
copy OF the dispatch Is in the possession OF the sub
committee. and that when the Treasury agent re-
turned 10 Washington several days ago ne was SENT
for by the chairman Of the subcommittee ana
called upon for explanation. which appears 10
hav been considered unsatisfactory that 'har-
man Livingston visited the Treasury Department ana
demanded that no further action should be taken
until he could have opportunity 10 see Secretary
Carlisle I'm regard TO the matter
While members OF the subcommittee are eN.
ceedngly rctcent there Is good reason 70 say tnat
they feel indignant because they believe that an
attempt has been made 10 take snap Judgment
upon them and to suspect the integrity Of the en-
/ fire proceeding There talk about the House
this afternoon Of a resolution for an Investigation
OF the whole matter and IL asserted that II a
thorough inquiry should be had it would lead t.
some exceedingly interesting developments Whlch
might be unpleasant TO several OF the persons con-
cerned in the transaction