The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16
THE GRAND INDUSTRIAL ExHIBI
TION OF 1861.
MEETING or the CENTRAL coMmIrrEE roR TIE UNI
TED STATES.

XlOH Ox l0Ols
mEErlsG OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ron THE UNI
TED sTArEs.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
,ee the Of the National Institutes IN The
Patent Office, Thursday evening" the 18th instant
at 5 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter X. johnson, on whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles r. Stanbury
chosen Secretary OF the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded TO organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vice
President OF the United States, Chairman and Prot
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
At the the request Of the Chairman, (Coi. Force,
the following papers were read by Prot johnson, IN
explanation OF the appointment and duties OF the
committee:
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1850.
To the President Of The National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
SIR: | have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies OF a correspondence which has taken place De-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department reia-
tive To the proposed Industrial Exhii',ion 10 DC held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners OF
Great Britain, hereto annexed will be observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition are required
to have been first submitted to aud approved by CEN
trail authority commission of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
be recognized as central authority except such as
shall have been certified by the Government OF the
country in which ii exists
That American industry and arts may be enabled 10
appear in the place allotted to the il will be indis-
pc that recognized central authority should be
constituted and am under the impression that the
National Institute having been regularly incorporate
by act Of Congress, and being habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Majesty's Government,
necessary order that the natural productions, the
ingenuity, industry, and arts of the United States
may be fully and suitably represented the interest
ing occasion herein referred to.
| have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, ara by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following report
Report Of the Committee u the National Institute
The special committee, to which was referred
the communication from the Hon. John NJ Clay
ton Secretary of State, relative to the formation
of central authority for transmitting articles to
the Industrial Exhibition to be held in London in
1851, offers the following report:
The committee, impressed with the Importance
of the subject commended to the Institute, have
given to it their earnest and careful attention
The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
arts Of the United States conceived to merit
he best eddcavors to procure for them the oppor-
unties of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, no articles are to be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized
such by the Government of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
otion of Science and the Arts directly incorporated
by the Government, the Secretary OF State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take actio' make sug
gesons relative to the fullment 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 to respond
In accordance with tins view, the committee
spectfully recommend the following resolutions
|. ResoiUed, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Resoyrod, That the Institute do now proceed
the Government a central body hold correspond
with the British Commissioners, and TO secure
the reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in Loid3a.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER X. JOHNSON, Committee.
j. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,