Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-23
ACCEPT OMAHA'S INVITATION
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton VIII See the Exposition
Taylor Gets the Charges.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-The National Society of Daughters
Of the American Revolution, in annual con-
vention in this city today, unanimously
voted to accept the invitation of the Greater
America Exposition to be held in Omaha
from July to November Of this year. Miss
butcher of Omaha, who, with Mrs. A. C.
Troup of the same city are delegates to the
annua convention, presented the invitation
on behalf of the executive board Of the
Greater America Exposition in a short
speech that was full of for the
west and especially for the Exposition City
of the country in view of the success at
tanned by the Transmississippi Exposition.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, editor of Amer
lea, a national magazine, and one of the
brightest women in attendance upon this
representative body Of descendants of revo-
lutionary sires, moved that the invitation be
accepted. This motion was seconded by
Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, state regent of Con-
n~ecticut. Objection was raised by Mrs.
Shields, state regent of Missouri, who in a
short speech invited the congress to cele-
brate the anniversary of the Louisiana pur-
chase in st. Louis in 1903, an exposition
that is to put in the shade every other eX-
position. The chair overruled the objection
as being entirely out of order and for a little
while it looked as If the congress might
get into a mighty wrangle over the parlia-
mentary question involved, when Mrs. Don
aid Mclean, regent Of New York City chap
ter, moved that the invitation so gra-
ciously given by Miss butcher on behalf OF
the Greater America Exposition be accepted
with thanks. Mrs. Belden, wife OF Repre-
sentative Belden and state regent of New
York, seconded this motion and finally upon
the vote being taken the invitation was
, unanimously accepted by the Continental
Congress OF the Daughters OF the American
Revolution.
Buffalo citizens to the number of a score
or mere had a hearing today before the
| committee on international expeditions, o.
! which Senator Thurston is chairman, upon
Senator Platt's bill recognizing the Pan
american exposition Of 1901 and appropriate
ing $500, 900 for a government display. The
committee, after a full Investigation, decided
to report the bill favorably, but that Is onl!
enc incident OF what promises to be an in
teresting legislative fight. The ways ant
iaeans committee of the house reported thu
bill favcrably and an effort was made Il
take it up, but on % point OF order that NJ
quorum was present the bill went over unit
suspension day, next Monday, when it ha!
precedence. Since the attempt to call W
the measure on Monday decided opposition
has sprung up and as it requires two-thirdI
to pass a measure under a suspension OF tn,
rules, It would seem as if New York had
fight on its hands to successfully pass thu
measure in view of the opposition of Repre-
sentatives Cannon, Bailey, Dockery and
number OF the Michigan delegation. who de
sire government recognition for an ex
position at Detroit.
Charges against Cadet Taylor. nominee TO
surveyor Of the port of Omaha, have beef
presented to the on commerce