Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-19
SENATE PASSES
J. 1926 FAIR BILL
essoIution Sanctioning~ Sesqui-
Centennial Wins by Unan-
jmous Vote
no WORD FROM Mr.. BOX

Tho Darrow resolution. granting
Federal approval of the scsqui. Ccntcn.
,isI. was passed late yesterday by the
ssnote. The measure now goes TO the
President.
The Senate acted on request Of Sen =
stor Pepper. The Senator had been
advised by Edward Robins. secretary Of
,be Sesu,i Centennial Association in
Philadelphia. that tho passage Of the
rcsolution without change was desired.
As It had passed the House. the
rcasure also went through the Senate
T,thort n dissenting vote, calling for
the celebration to be held in 1926.
In the fourteen minutes devoted to
-<he discussion of the resolution. Sen.
stor King. Of Utah. mildly protested
that She measure obligated the Federal
i;oyernment to unestimated cxpendi-
tures in the future. There was no oh.
). lection offered to the consideration Of
jtbe measure for which unanimous con.
sent was necessary.
Pepper Explains Resolution
Mr.. Pepper told the Senate that he
was acting on the request Of the Ses-
Oui Centennial Association and had no
authority TO state that the Federal
Government would b. asked in the fu-
ture to contribute financial support.
"My own expectation would be, FOL-
lowing the course Of such matters in
the past" said Mr.. Pepper. THAT II
and wien adequate financial support
Is provided by the State and city, and
4 more extensive participation than
they can finance. by nations and other
States is demanded. that there will
b.. at some stage. an application for
a grant. But there is no Implication
Of such q thing here
In response to Mr.. King Mr.. Pep.
per said there had been no estimate
made of any sum which the Federal
Government would at any time be ex-
pected to appropriate. lie said that
The supporters Of the Sesqui- Centennial
Exposition anticipated that large sums
would be raised locally by voluntary
gift and that large appropriations
would be made by the city and the
State for the celebration.
King Calls Situation Nebulous
at seems TO Inc that the situation
q rather nebulous,' said Mr.. King,
"and that we arc. in the language of
The street, getting the horse before the
cart. 1t would occur to me that the
practical and advisable thing to have
done would have been to determine upon
holding the celebration, determine the
expenditures to be made. obtain such
appropriations from the State and from
the city as were deemed necessary. and
fair. solicit the States for apprOpria-
tions and then ask the Federal Govern,
ment for an appropriation. But 1t
looks to me now as II you are getting the
Federal Government committed to this
enterprise without the slightest know!-
edge as to what the ultimate cost will
be-"
Mr.. Pepper twitted the Senator from
Utah about putting the 'horse before
the cart" '1f | had vcntured to place
the horse anywhere except before the
cart" Mr.. Pepper suggested, ~ should
feel that I had done something un-
worthy of the consideration Of the Sem
ate.'
Senator Ovcrman. Of North Caro-
lima, said the resolution did not commit
the Federal Government to any appro-
priation. but in time an appropriation
OF not an excessive sum would be asked,
and he predicted the Government would
grant it.
No word has been received from Ed
ward Box, who is in Maine. as to his |
decision regarding the presidency of
the fair.