Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-14
Film 7
ASKS TEN
MILLIONS
Wants Big Sum From
the United States
Government
Demand Is Referred to
Senate Select Com
mittee
Bill Sets Date Of Universal Peace and
Commerce Exposition for 1915,
in or Near Los
Angeles
Special to The Herald.

XXT 7 ASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator
w Frank P. Fiint's bill ill entitled, ed
"a bill to provide for celebrat-
ing the opening of the Panama canal
by holding an international exhibition
of arts, industries, manufactures and
the products of the soil, mines and
sea, in or near the city of Los Angeles,
state of California; has been referred
to the senate select, committee on in
dustrial expositions and is now under
consideration by that body. The bill,
which is most important one to the
people of California and the west, reads
as follows:
Whereas it is fit and proper that the
opening of the Panama canal be COM
memorated by an exhibition of the re-
sources of the United States of Amer
lea; and
Whereas such exposition may be
made a medium for the promotion of
the sentiment of universal peace, and
the establishment of concord and har-
fllony between all nations and peoples
of the EARTH and
Whereas such an exhibition should
be of a national and international char
acter, so that not only the people of
these United States and of this conti-
nent but those of all nations as well
can participate, and should therefore
have the sanction of the congress of
the United States: Therefore,
Set for 1915
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, That
an exhibition of the arts, industries,
manufactures, and the products of the
soil. mine, and sea shall be inaugurated
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and fifteen, in or near the city of Los
Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles,
state of California, as hereinafter pro-
vided, the said year nineteen hundred
and fifteen being the year when it is
estimated and believed that the Pana-
ma canal will be open for the COM
merce of the world.
Sec. q That a commission to consist
of two commissioners from each state
and territory of the United States and
from the District of Columbia and
eight commissioners at large is hereby
constituted. to be designated as the
Universal Peace and Commerce Com
mission.
Sec. 3. That such commissioners,
two from each state and territory,
shall be appointed within thirty days
from the passage of this act by the
president of the United States, on the
nomination of the governors of the
states and territories, respectively, and
by the president eight commissioners
at large and two from the District of
Columbia and in the same manner
and within the same time there shall
be appointed two alternate commits
soners, from each state and territory
of the United States and the District
of Columbia and eight alternate COM
missioners at large, who shall assume
and perform the duties of such COM
missioner or commissioners as may be
unable to attend the meetings of the
said commission; and in said nomi-
nations and appointments each of the
two leading political parties shall be
equally represented. Vacancies in the
commission nominated by the COVER
nors of the several states and territor-
les. respectively, and also vacancies in
the commission at large and from the
District of Columbia, may be filled in
the same manner and under the same
conditions as provided herein for their
original appointment.
To Meet in Los Angeles
Sec. 4. That the secretary OF state Of
the United States Immediately after
the passage of this act shall notify
the governors of the several states and
territories respectively, thereof and re-
quest such nominations to be made
The commissioners so appointed shall
be called together by the secretary of
state of the United States in the city
of Los Angeles. by notice to the com
missioners as soon as convenient after
the appointment of said commissioners
and within thirty days thereafter The
said commissioners, at said first meet
ing. shall organize by the election of
such officers and the appointment of
such committees as they may deem
expedient, and for this purpose the
commissioners present at said meet
ing shall constitute quorum.
Sec. s. That said commission be em-
powered in its discretion TO accept for
the purpose of the Universal Peace and
Commerce Exposition such site as may
he selected and offered by the Univer-
sal Peace and Commerce Exposition,
corporation Incorporated under the
laws of the state of California, and
having its principal place of business
al the said city of Los Angeles; that
said commission be also empowered in
its discretion to accept such plans and
specifications of buildings to be erect
ed for such purpose at the expense and