The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14

MEErIx0 OF THE GENITAL cOMNlTrEw Fos THE UNi-
TED Stalls.


! Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
zee mete the Of the National institutes In the
Patent Office on Thursday evening. the 18th instant
at O'Clock.
i The meeting was called to order by Prof ssor Val
I ter II. Johnson on whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called 10 the Chair, and Charles /. S.anburs
chosen Secretary Of the meeting
THIS temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded 10 organize permanently by
the apponmens OF the Hon. Willard Fillmore, Wee
President OF the Untei States, Chairman, and Prot
Walter X. Johnson Secretary.
At the the request OF the Chairman, Got Force,)
the following papers read by Prof. Johnson, IN
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF tbs
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHiNGToN, May ", 1850.
TO the President Of the .Nntional Institute
tor the Promotion Of Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit Coz
pies OF correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenpotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen ot Great Britain and this Department rea-
tive To the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London In the year 1851
From, the circular OF the Royal Commissioners OF
Great BfitaIn hereto annexed it viii be observed that
all objects intended he introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
nave been first submitted TO and approved by aeon
tral authority commission III the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
I
shall have been certified by the Government OF The
| country in which it exists.
That American industry and arts may he enabled to
appear in the place allotted to them, it will be ndis
pensa5le that recog uized central authority should nc
constituted and under the impression that the
National Institute having been regularly Incorporated
by act OF Congress, and being habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and seieuces - the
! proper body iu taking the Initiative in constituting
| such a central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject hitch has been
brought to the attention OF this department by the
distinguished Envoy oil her Majcsty's Government,
and TO request such action suggestions seem
necessary in order that The natural productions, the
| ingenuity, industry, and Of the United States
may be iully ana suitably represented the interest
| ing occasion herein referred to.
| have the honor to be- very respectfully yours,
JOHN Nj CLAYTON.
! This communication laid before the N ,tional
Inst tue, and by it referred 10 Sc ect committee,
which brought forward The following report:
Report of the Committee Of the National Institute:
The s,eciaI committee to which was referred
| the communication from the Hon, John NJ. Clay
ton, Secretary of Slate, relative 10 the formation
| of central auth rty for transmitting articles 10
| the Industrial Exhhtionto be held in London in
| 1851, offers The following report
/ The committee, impressed wi the importance
| Of the subject commended 10 the Institute, have
given to il Their earnest and careful attention.
| The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
| arts of the United States are conceived to merit
he best eddeayors to procure for them the oppor-
| unitns OF being adequately repre- resented in the
| great Industrial Exhibition OF London.
| Aggreeaby to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, articles to be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized az
such by the Government OF the country from which
! they ale sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro
oon OF Science and the Arts directly Incorporated
by the Government the Secretary oil State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take action make sug
.est,ons the fnlment of the wishes Of the
ROYAL Commissioners, by the establishment OF such
central authority as the case seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on the part OF the Sec
rotary OF State, the committee consider the National
Institute in duty bound 10 respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
specially omnend the following resolution
l. Rcsolued, That the Institute Will take action
the subject submitted 10 it by the Department Of
State
2. Reso,red, That tie Institute do proceed
TO constitute sutabi. to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold corresponds
ence with the British Commissioners and to
the reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER X JOHNSON, Committee.
j. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,