The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-29
REPORTS ON FAIR PROJECT
Views of Members Of the Louisiana
Purchase Committee.
Without Recommendation, and Repre-
reseniativc Joy Reports strongly
in Favor OF an Appropriation.

Representative Joy, of St Louis. pre-
scented views Yesterday on the appropril-
ton OF $5,GOD.O0G for the st. Louis fair. He
strongly COmmeCds the project. and points
out that the favorable attitude of ths
people Of the locality mas been shown by
their contribution Of over 100000 up to
cate. Another report, by Representatives
Bartlett. of Georgia. and Otey. of \ ir-
ginia. while not approving past prece-
dents of government aid TO eEpositions.
says that these precedents seem to es-
tablish policy under which the proposed
bill would be satisfactory. and they urge
that the House should make the final de-
termination
Chairman Tawney. from the Committee
on the st. Louis Exposition Commemorate
ing the louisiana Purchase, also filed a
report, without recommendation, but Civ
ing an extended summary of details and
purposes of the bill. with tables on The
extent Of government participation in OK
positions up TO date. The substitute bill!
reported differs only in a few OF its pro-
visions from the act to provide for ceIe
brating the four hundredth anniversary Of
the discovery of America by the exposi-
ton at Chicago. In the light afforded Dy
the experience at Chicago, some changes
have been made to avoid useless expendi
ture of public money in carrying forward
the proposed St. Louis exposition, and
also TO simplify it's management and dd-
ministratiOn.
Representative Joy in his report says.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition has
been universally indOrsed by the public
press, by leading commercial organiza-
tons. by labor unions, and by State legis-
latures throughout the country. The
Mississippi Congress convened ~
Wichita June l, 1899, aad later at HOuS-
ton, Tex, April 10, 1900, the National Board
Cf Trade AT its last meeting, the legisl@-
lures OF Colorado. Arkansas, Wyoming,
Texas, Iowa, and Missouri all passed res
Olutions pledSing support, and calling
upon Congress to extend the aid OF the
general government The leading journals
of the country, voicing public sentiment
in all political parties. have united in the
general popular demand that this intern&-
tiOnaI exposition shall be held as project
ed, and on a scale commensurate with the
progress and wealth Of the republic, and
the grandeur of the event 10 be cOmmem-
GRATED.
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the case Of the Gettysburg Railway and
the learned opinion delivered by justice
Peckham leaves no room To doubt the
constitutional power Of Congress in the
premises. Ii is unnecessary 10 Tecite the
action of Congress in connection with
the various eXpOsitiOns wnicn have here
tOfOre been held in the United States. The
aggregate amount expended under the
authority of Congress by the general gov
eminent in aid Of the Columbian EXpOsi-
tion al Chicago was about $4,000. ac-
COTding 10 the statement of the Secretary
o. the Treasury. The vast growth since
hat time in our internal and foreign com
rerce, the phenomenal development Ia
our material productions from the soil,
mine. and factory, marvellous achieve
ments OF native and foreign genius in IN
yention and art all combine to render an
international exposition, located in the
trans Mississippi country. Of surprising
interest, not only 70 our own people, out
/ 10 the whole civilized world"