The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-01
ST. LOUIS
Will Have IN WOr d'S Fair ia
1903.

WASHINGTON, MAY 31.-At the con-
clusion Of a session lasting eight hours
the senate this evening passed the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, which has
been under consideration for nearly
week The amendment providing for an
appropriation Of $5000,000 for the Louisi-
ana purchase exposition to be held in st.
Louis in 1903, was contained in the bill.
An effort was made to reduce the amount
to be appropriated, but it was unsuccess-
ful On amendment was Incorporated
providing for the beginning of the work
on the memorial bridge between Wash
ingto nand Arlington cemetery, to be
erected in memory Of the dead of both
the the union and confederate armies.
While the bill carries only 100000 for the
project, il is expected ultimately to cost
about $1,000, 600.
Mr.. Platt objected to the appointment Of
a comm ss.on to the Louisiana purchase
exposition at st, Louis and said that as
soon as one exposition was over an
other started, and thus congress was un-
der constant and powerful importunity.
Il think" said Mr.. Platt, 1--WE can get
along without this commission for at
lcdSl OIlt year. We OubHN " plONVON WIN
some idea Of economy. That may be an
old fashioned idea, but am an old IA
shioned man."
Mr.. Gallinger said that the president
was the first promoter" Of the commits
sion, having twice recommended its Gre
alton.
Mr.. Pettigrew said commissions with
nut number had been appointed by the
president. He believed the proposed COM
mission meant simply the furnishing OF
five good places for as many politicians
A disagreement on the armor plate, ma
val cadet course and ocean and lake sur
veys items Of the naval appropriation
bill was reported. The senate agreed to
a further conference and Mssrs. Hale,
Perkins and Tillman were named as con-
ferees.
The senate agreed to a conference on
the Alaskan civil code bill and Messrs
Shoup, Carter and Bate were named as
conferees.
Consideration Of the commission amend
ment being resumed, Mr.. Jones, Ark
made a vigorous attack upon the ad-
mnistration of the Paris exposition COM
m ssion, by Commissioner Peck He
pointed out that the law creating the
commission made it mandatory upon the
commissioner general to make a detailed
report of his expenditures to congress.
He read a message from the president
transmitting to congress what was
termed "a detailed statement" of the ex-
position commissions expenditures. The
statement contained only eleven items,
the aggregate expenditures being $24O-
600.
Up to January l. 1900 Commissioner
General Peck had accounted for less than
100000 of the 81, 100000 appropriated for
exposition purposes. He demanded to
know where the balance Of the appropri-
alton had gone. The so-called detailed
statement contained such items as $72, 900
for clerk hire, $3,724 for personal travel
ing expenses of the commissioner gem
eral etc. which Mr.. Jones said were
ridiculous as details"
1T is time" said he warmly, that
this sort of thing should cease These
statements ought to be item!zed, in ac-
corGance with the mandate of the law
He then read a dispatch from Paris IN
dicating that there was much dissension
among the members of the American
commission to the exposition, some OF
whom had been charged with an endeav-
or to compel American exhibitors to pay
for the pace allotted to them In the eX-
position. He believed that an investtga-
ton OF the matter ought to be made, in
order that the people might have the
facts. He then referred to deficiency
Appropriation for the Paris exposition
that had already been made and inquired
what that was for.
Mr. Hale in reply, said that the great
er part Of it had been made for the COM
pletion Of buildings. The committee on
appropriations believed the sum was ne
cessary, although he personally was in
cl'ned to the opinion that the Paris expo
sition was a bad performance.
"Who is this person Peck?" inquired
Mr.. Stewart.
81 do not know" replied Mr. Jones.
"If he is a business man." suggested
Mr.. Stewart, there might be a suspicion
of his honesty; If not. his recklessness
may be attributed to his ignorance"
What I complain Of" continued Mr.
Jones. lis not that the committees OF
congress have not acted with due dill
gence but that no detailed statements OF
the expenditure OF public money have
been made. The air HAS been full Of ri,
mors that there have been the most ex-
travagant and unreasonable expenditure:
OF the fund provided for the American
exhibit and we all know there never hal
been any satisfactory report as to how
this money was used"
Mr.. Jones then said that in this con
nection he desired to diret attention Il
the expenditure OF the fund of fifty mil