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Show TIIS WORLD'.') JUIR. The Lailira Ailopt n Constllnlloai tho Natlonnl Consralsston. Chicago, Nov. 21. Tho laard of lady managers of tho World's Fjir today adopted a constitution similar ta that of ihti national commluion. Miss Sarah J. Halloweli of Ciilcago was recommended to the national commission for appointment to the position cf director of tho department depart-ment of Ann arts. Mrs. Lucas of Pennsylvania introduced intro-duced a resolution, asking tho closing clos-ing of the World' Fairon theSab-lath theSab-lath day, so far as It was aOected by barter aud exchange. After debate this went over. At the meeting of the national commission the report of lliu committee com-mittee on foreign atiUirs was adopted, adopt-ed, with a resolution authorizing the committee to expend $20,000 in sending ageuts abroaJ, aa provided In the acts of ConzA-ss, no expenditure, expendi-ture, however, to be made until the President shall have lis Jed a proclamation procla-mation to the various nations. AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION1 trie special committee on the relations rela-tions of the commission and local tmrd and tbe powers and duties of the directar-eueral nude Its report. It says that alt tho powers of the cammls'ion shnUIJ le tercled) Iu a hro nicasure, through the director-general. The report practically repro-hiccs section of the national aotdcllnlngthc powers of tuecom-mls'lon tuecom-mls'lon to have Intercourse Willi all exhibitors and says It is tho commit-tee'd commit-tee'd opinion that the powers are in uo way abridged by reason of the fact that a larger portion of the funds are to be raised through the Instrumentality of the local corporation. corpor-ation. It is the opinion of the committee com-mittee that this fund bytheactof Conrrs, and with the consent of the Illinois corporation, specify its purpoVi aud Is to bo controlled and expended by the agency nasacd by said act of Congress. Regarding the Director-General the report says: "Under the existing exist-ing organization of the Commission, be Is tho effl.er through whom since is to bo allotted to exhibitors, classification determined upon and executed, and through whom the Commifsion and its committees are generally to have charge ot Intercourse Inter-course with all exhibitors and for-i'sn for-i'sn nations," ANOTHER PARAGRAPH concedes that tbe rules and regulations regula-tions of the Exposition are to originate origin-ate with the local board, but adds that they ate to be approved bj the Natioual Commission and under Uie supervision ci Its director-general. The report alto recommends a conference con-ference Twitli the local board. It was unanimously adopted. The National Live Stock AssocU-Uon AssocU-Uon Committee My;'&'t"l Uie action of the World's Fair Com-mUsIon Com-mUsIon In deciding that uo cash pruiB shall be offered for II ye stock. ?t -decided that J29.000 should boawropriated for premiums, either by the commission or the local boardV this money to be distributed rmaong the various classes " fol-lowlHorse., fol-lowlHorse., 41 P J. , wine, 15; sheep, 12, poultry, 7. A rommunlcon ww rewlvcd torn the IwUonal comndseion, Infortt. irtaaTwrntnitteethat the money would eiUier have to come from tbe . local directory or Consress. There was ANOTHER EXCITING DFEATri before adjournmeut over the report of the committee on finance. Commissioner Com-missioner Waller spoke of llin general Impression among the rec-ple rec-ple at largo that mast of tbe salaries fixed by tbo commission were outrageously out-rageously large. White, New Mexico, presented a resolution calling for the cutting In two of all salaries except that of di.-ector-general. Martindale wanted want-ed to cut nil except the director-general director-general down to six thousand a year. After a hot debate and any number of amendments the whole matter was referred to the committee commit-tee en judiciary and finance. |