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Show TS WORK Hit II OLD l Portland Commission Reorganized. Lack of Emergency Clause Will Not Involve Delay. Commissioners "Will Leave for the Sceno of Their Labors Next Tuesday Night By organizing under tho old law creating crea-ting tho Lewis and Clarko Exposition, commission, tho commission has ovcr-como ovcr-como tho difficulty ralBcd by tho lack of an emergency clauso to tho now law. It was found that tho now act did not go Into effect for thirty days. Henco thero was no authority for tho creation of a commission or tho expenditure of funds until tho expiration of that tlmo. Tho old law, however, remains in forco until superseded by tho now. Reappointed by Cutler. Taking advantngo of this fact. Gov. Cutler appointed tho commission over again. The commissioners were sworn In by Secretary of Slato Tlngoy and reelected re-elected the ofllcers previously chosen. This gives tho commission powor to net and authority to draw on tho SIO.OW appropriation ap-propriation made by tho old law. Tho whole commission, including Director-General Clawaon and Secretary Cunningham, will lcavo for Portland Tuesday night. On its arrival thero tho commission will select either a slto for tho Utah building or spacoln some of tho general buildings. Meeting Is Postponed. Tho meeting between tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition commission and tho Portland commission, which was to havo been held yesterday for the transfer of the exhibits used at St. Louis, did not tako placo because of tho absence of Senator Sen-ator Johnson This fonnallty will probably prob-ably tako place tomorrow. |