Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-06
ST. LOUIS SHOWS Mr.. GAGE
Secretary of Treasury satisfied with
Exposition Company's Finan-
ciaI showing.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-The secretary of
the treasury has written to Representative
Tawncy, secretary Of the chairman OF the
Louisiana pure hase exposition committee,
that he has received satisfactory evidence
that the exposition company has received
the 10000 900 as a prerequisite TO tho gov
ernmCnt aid Secretary Cages letter says:
Il have the honor to state that there has
been submitted to me satisfactory evidence
that the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company las pledges from good and re
sponsble parties aggregating more than
s. 900 600 and that by valid ordinance the
city Of st. Louis has pledged to the said
company a contribution OF s. 900 900. max
ing in all the sum Of Sl0,OO0,OOO. which ap-
pears to be available to the exposition COM
pany as its needs may require"
The secretary SAYS the letter is salts
factory proof that the st. Louis authorities
have complied with their part of the project
and II Is now incumbent on the govern e
ment to comply with its part. The COM
mittee today perfected the bill and by a
vote of to ordered II reported favor
ably. Two democrats, Mr.. Williams of
Mississippi and Mr. Otey OF Virginia voted
against the bill. They have not decided
as to whether they will 1le a minority re-
port. but It was decided to give them two
days in which to reach a decision Chair
man Tawney will not file the majority re-
port until tomorrow or next day.
During the afternoon Ex-Governor Fran
els, ex-Representative Cobb and Charles
w. Knapp of st. Louis saw the speaker,
who promised that as much time would be
given for consideration of the bill as con.
sideraton of the appropriation bills per-
mitted
The salient features OF the bill as finally
agreed upon by the committee follow:
The exposition is to be an exhibit Of
the arts industries and manufactures and
products OF the soil, mines. forests and
sea. The president is authorized TO make
proclamation of the same through the De-
partment of state. setting forth the time
at which the exposition is to be held and
the purposes thereof. Copies of the proc
lamation are to be sent TO diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign nations for publ
cation in their respective countries and
the president IL to invite foreign nations
to take part in the exposition and to ap-
point persons to represent them.
Non-Partisnn mission.
Provision is made for the appointment Of
nonpartsan commission Of nine persons
to be known as the Louisiana Purchase
within thirty days from the passage of
the act and to be convened for organiza-
tion within thirty days after appointment
Members of the commission are to receive
"a salary of $4,000 per annum. secretary.
at $4,000 year. is provided for and the
commission is to be allowed $4,000 year
for general expenses In order to avoid
controversies as to the Jurisdiction of the
commission and of the exposition company,
which were frequent and embarrassing
during the progress of the Columbian ex-
position at Chicago, the bill provides for
board OF arbitration, consisting of five
members. Two of the mo0.n6rs are to be
ndmea from the meniDe,oni+J OF the ma
tional commission and two by the exposi-
ton company. These four members are 20
select the fifth and II they cannot agree
upon some person thon he is to be named
hy the secretary of the treasury. All mat
tcrs Of difference between the commission
and the exposition company concerning al p
ministration, management and genera,
supervision Of the exposition, including all
matters of difference arising out of the
power given by the bill. either to the conf
mission or to the exposition company, are
to be referred to the board of arbitration
for determination.
Board of woman Managers.