Congress for authority to do this very thing;
they did not come to Congress for any benefit that they expected
to result to the country, but on account of their own local
interests and to glorify the Louisiana Purchase and the people
of the Louisiana Purchase, and, upon agreeing that they would do
these things, privilege was granted by Congress, and the
appropriation made. That appropriation is not part of their
fund--that is the fund of the United States which is being
distributed in the city of St. Louis, preeminently for the city
and generally for the United States. And was not this board of
lady managers created by the very act of Congress, and have you
not some rights in this matter, to the end that you may
accomplish the work that has been assigned to you?

I say the time has come when we have got to talk plainly and
make some one responsible for your action or nonaction. If
either board considers that you are going beyond your powers
they will have the right to make restrictions, but as long as
you keep within these powers and what you think you ought to do,
I doubt if your work will be restricted in any way.

It is now only four months before the exposition opens, and if
there is ever going to be anything accomplished by this board it
is none too early to begin. For instance, the act of Congress
provides that this board name a judge on all the juries that are
to pass upon the results of female labor; we agreed to it and
the local board agreed to it. Now, then, have you any notice of
on which juries you are to be allowed to name a juror? Have any
steps been taken to indicate on which of these committees you
are to make appointments? The time has come for this work and if
you are to have any authority, or if you are to do any of this
work, it will not be of credit to this board unless you are able
to make the proper preparations for these appointments. But if
you have three months to look around, you will be able to find
the proper persons and make these appointments intelligently. I
hope before the next meeting of the National Commission you will
have agreed specifically upon what you can do, what you desire
to do, and what you are ready to do, so that the scope of action
and authority of this board can be conferred upon it and
insisting that the local board here ei