Show Worlds Fair Matters CHICAGO Dec 10 Representatives of the Worlds fair boards of various states and varous territories spent the morning today listening list-ening to reports on the progress of the I work In the afternoon a visit was paid to tile Worlds ail grounds A novel proposition was put forth at to days session the originator being Vice President Do Ycune of the national commission com-mission He wishes Congress to pass law authorizing the coinage something which will at the same time be legal tender and a souvenir of the Columbian exposition He I offered a resolution that tho government be requested to coin in the mints pieces of the value oT50 cents This being the probable price of admission to the fair these coins could be used for that purpose and make I valuable souvenirs their component parts to be gold and silver ID a ratio that 5000 000 be struck off and that they be legal tender that the secretary of this meeting secretarj nl be requested to forward the resolution to Congressman Springer with a request that ho introduce such a bill Now 1 dont want you to jump into this matter without due consideration of it said Mr de Young so I move i be laid over for discussion until the next session It is almost a foregone conclusion the national board of control will refuse to concur with tie local finance committee in the plan to ask Congress for an appropriation appropria-tion instead of a loan |