The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-24

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T1ON on 1851.
mEErinG or THE CENTRAL CoaaMIrrER roR rRE UNI
TED sTATEs.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
10 mete Al the rooms Of the National lnstute in the
Patent Oics, Thursday evening. the 18th instant
At 8 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal.
tar r. johnson, ON whose motion Col Reter Force
wss called to the Chair, and Charles f. Stanbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This temporary organization having bean effected,
the committee proceeded to organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon. Willard Fillmore, vice
President OF the United States, Chairman, and frof
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
At the the request Of the Chairman, (Col Force, y
tho following papers were read by fIo' .on'' 49,,
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, Nav II, 1880.
TO the President Of the National hsttfufe
for the Promotion Of Science
Sir: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies Of a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Picnipotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and this Department rela
tive to 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
TO have been first submitted to and approved ny CEN
trail authority commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
be recognized central authority except such as
shall have been certified by the Government OF the
country in which it exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled to
appear in the place allotted to them, it will be nds
BILE that recognized central authority should be
constituted; and under tho impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly incorporated
by act Of Congress- and being habituaiy engaged in
matter. pertaining to the arts and sciences, il 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
Envoy Of her Msjesty'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 was laid before the National
Institute and by it referred to a select committee,
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee II 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
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 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 to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, 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 are sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro
oton 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
gesnons relative The ufment 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 this view, the committee re-
spcctfully recommend the following resolution:
/. Resolued, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department Of
State.
2. Rssosrcd, 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 Commissioners and to secure
tire reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, Committee
]. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,