The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
NATIONAL INSTITUTE,

| WASHINGTON, May 81 1850.
! SIR: have the honor to make known to the De-
partment OF State the action which this Institute has
taken on the subject of your communication of the
18th instant That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions, unanimously adopted after full dis
cussioE at the meeting held this evening.
ssResoired, That the Institute will take action on
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State
esResolued That the Institute do now proceed to
constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners, and to the reception OF
American productions at the proposed Industrial Ex
hihiton in London.
esResoired, That committee Of not less than nine
teen be appointed to constitute Central Committee
on the Industrial Exhibition, and to CO espond with
societies and local committees throug hot the United
States
f'Resolped, That the President OF this Institute be
member Of the Central Committee.
''Reso'pcd, That the Corresponding Secretary com
municatc to the Secretary OF State copy OF the fore
going resolutions, together with the names of the
Central Comm ttee." r.I.I...
The following the names of the members OF
the Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions
Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vice President Of the United
States, and offcio Chancellor OF the Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Col. Peter Force, President of the National Inst-
tute.
Hon James Pearce, U s. Senate, member of the
Dpafu VI RcRfHts OF the SD1tHsphlaU instiluuOn
Hon. Levi Woodbury., M ~ L., Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States
Commodore Lewis Warrington, U. s. NJ, M N. T.,
Chief Of the Bureau Of Ordnance and photography
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President of the N L., Sec
Rotary Of the Smithsonian Institute.
Prot. Walter r. johnson, Corresponding Secretary of
the National Institute
Prof Alexander d. Bache M N. L., member OF the
Board Of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute and
Superintendent Of the Coast Survey
('.,.p Z. NJ ~
Commander S. S. Exploring Expedition
Hon. William w. scaton, M. N f., Mayor OF Wash
ington.
Hon. jefferson Davis, u. s. Senate, member of the
Board of Regents Of the Smithsonian Institute.
Lieut.. Matthew +. Maury, u. s. N, Vice PRESIDENT
Of the National Institute, and Superintendent of the
National Observatory
J. James Grcenough, Esq, M. n. /.
Charles y stansbury, Esq, Recording Secretary OF
the National Institute.
Col. j. j. Albert, M " l., Chief OF the Topocraphica,
Bureau
Gen. Joseph g. Toten, Vice President N. l., Chief
Engineer, u s. Army
Thomas Ewbank, Esq Commissioner OF Patents
Leonard ID. Gale, NJ d., M. N. L., Examiner of
Patents.
Joseph G.. @. Kennedy, Esq, M. N. L., Supcrintcn-
dent Of Census.
G.. Seaman, Esq, M MI.
have the honor to be
Very respectfully, your obj servf
WALTER II. JOHNSON
Cor Secretary of the National Institute.
Hon. john M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, J,tnc g. 1850.
SIR have duly received your letter of the 27th
uhmo, communicating to this Department the pro
ceedngs Of the National Institute the subject Of my
note OF the 18th Of the same month Those proceed
ings appear to me to be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Min
lister in this city, with the communication, copy OF
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, your obf servt,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
WALTER N JOHNSON Esq, Corresponding
Secretary OF the National Institute