The age-herald., 1898-07-29
COMMISSIONERS TO
 PARIS EXPOSITION
BY ARCHIBALD ". BUTT.

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 Washington. July 2S.-The president said to some congressman the other day who were at the white house pressing he claims of some favorite for a place on the commission to the Paris exposition that he was going to be very careful about these appointments as he wanted only representative men-men who could re- ceive the courtesies from other countries and who could dispense them in a manner which would have effect upon the com- missions from other countries as well.
 In other words the president wants to appoint men who will be able to assume the role of the diplomat In fact, his first Idea, and the one he asked to have adopted was to appoint only one commissioner with a salary and the other places were to be purely honorary. To these he wanted to appoint men of wealth who would be will ing and able to entertain purely for the honor there was in it. But congress saw different and provided for one commits sioner-general, an assistant commissioner general, a secretary, and twelve other com missioners who shall be under the direction of the commissioner-genera
 The commissioner general, who has aI- ready been appointed will receive salary of $SOO0; the assistant commissioner-gen- eral s6,OOO year, and the secretary $4,5OO. The other commissioners, provided for will serve only during the calendar year of 1900, and will receive 5000 each, which payment shall cover all their travelling and personal expenses.
 The duties of these twelve will be mainly for entertainment purposes and will be lected to that end. They will doubtless be men of wealth and social position, such as we would send to the first class mis- sions of Europe. The fact that they are only to receive nominal sum, which would not pay the travelling expenses of their families, indicates the nature of the appointments. While all of them may not be rich, still they will be men who are pol ished and whose manners will not be very different from the commissioners they will meet from the European countries.
 The sum appropriated for the exhibit of the United States, to be expended in the installation and for the care of the exhib- it's together with all other expenses that may be authorized by the commissioner general incident to the participa tion of the United States in the exposition, is limited to $65O,OO0, including but not exceeding $S5,000 for clerk hire in the United States and in Paris.
 The bill especially authorizes the secre- tary of agriculture to prepare suitable ex- hibits of agricultural products of the states and territories of this country. For the carrying out of this part of the plan the commissioner-general is authorized to do- nate $75,OO0 of the amount appropriated. It will be seen therefore that the United agricultural products The bill further au- thorizes and directs that an account, de- scriptive and historical, of this portion of the exhibit shall be printed in English, French and German. The plans are most extensive for the exhibit of this country. It will represent a panoramic history of this country even on a greater scale than was shown at the Columbian exposition.
 The whole of the world will be brought face to face with the Indians of the plains in every costume The great Smithsonian exhibit and national museum will be taken to Paris, that portion of it at least which will prove interesting and instruct. i've, together with fine exhibits from the fish commission and patent office.
 But especial importance will be placed in the other commission itself. as the men composing it will be expected to bring about cordial relations between this coun- try and others with whom it will come in contact in the memorable year of 1900. It is expected that our future colonies will bs represented; Hawaii, Porto Rico and per- haps Cuba itself-who knows?