The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-29
THE GRAND IMDUaTRIAL ExHIBI-
EION or 1861.

TION or 1851.
MELTING or THE GENITAL COMMITTEE Foa THE UNI
! TED STATES.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Colnrit
Zee mee al the Of the National institute, in tn
Patent Office ON Thursday evening. the 18th instant
At O'Clock.
The meeting was called TO order by Professor Wal
| ter r. Johnson on whose motion Col. Peter Fore
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 b]
the appointments Of the Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vics
President OF the United States, Chairman, AID Prof
Walter X. Johnson Secretary.
At the the request Of the Chairman, Col Force,)
the following papers were read by Prof johnson, IL
explanation OF the appointment and duties OF ths
| committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, MAY IL, 1850.
10 the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
SiR have the honor herewith to transmit Co
pies of correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Pienipotcntiary OF her Majesty
the Queen Of Great Britain and this Department Iea.
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 will be observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entcTct for that Exhibition required
To have been first submitted to and approved by can
traI authority commission of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
be recognized central authority except siich 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 indis
Bile that recognized central authority should be
constituted; and under the impression that the
National Institutes having been regularly incorporated
by act Of Congress, and being habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and scicnces, is the
proper body foI taking the initiative in constituting
such a 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 Maesty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may
necessary in order that the natural productions the
ingenuity, industry, and arts OF the United States
may be fully and suitably represented on 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
Institutes ard 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 the IOlIOWihB IepOrt
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-
unites 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 tho country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
by the Governments the Secretary OF State has deem
geshons relative to the uncnt 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-
specially rscommchd the following resolution
L. Resolued, That the Institute will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department oil
State.
g. Resc'rcd, 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
the reception Of American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER II. JOHNSON, ! &c mittee
J. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,