The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-22
THE GRAND INDU1TRIAL ExHIBI-
TIQN OF 1851.
MExrsxG or Tue CENTRAL coMN1rEx FoR TINE IN
TED STATES.

MEETING or the CENTRAL coANlrrEx roR THE vSa
TED sTATEs.
pursuant to The no<ice givea, the Central Connit
~ mtte n the Of the Natis0al tnstots IN ~
Pstsat uics, on Thursday evening, the 18Th instant
at O'Clock. ~ I.
The msetipg was called 10 order BY Professor Wal
ter II. Johnson, whose motion Col. kefer Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles i. StAnbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This Temporary organization having been elected
the COMMITTEES proceeded 10 organize permanently ~
tia sppointmsns u the Hon. Willard Fillmore, vcs
President Of the United States, Chairman and Prof
At the the request Of the Chairman, (Coi Force }
the following papers were read BY Prof johnson, IN
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF the
committee:
STATE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, May II, 1850.
70. The President Of tho National hsstitste
for the Promotion Of Scis1ce.
Sir: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies Of correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary Of her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department Icla-
tive ~ the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular Of the Royal Commissioners OF
Great Britain, hereto annexed it will be observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
trail authority or commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
be recognized as central authority except such as
81 all have been certified by the Government Of the
country in which il exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled to
appear in the place allotted to them, il viii be indis-
pensable that recognized central authority should be
constituted aud am under the impression that the
National nstitnte having been regularly incorporated
by act of Congress, and being habitualy engaged in
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proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such ccntral 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 Maesty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may
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, and 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 M. 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
1901, offers te lOliOWlnX 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 are conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unities of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreeably 10 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
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 action make sug
sesons relative to the fument OF the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners by the establishment Of such
central authority 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 this view, the committee re-
spcctfully recommend the following resoluuos.
l. Resolued, That the Institute Will take action
the .ubject submitted to it by the Department Of
State.
2. Resc;rod That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
ence with the British COMMISSIONER and to secure
the reception Of american productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER II JOHNSON, ! Committee
J. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,