The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-17

JxON OK l00As b
nEEr,sG or THE CENTRAL cDmnlTTEI ron TIE UNI
STATES.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
Les me te She Of the National Institute, III The
Patent Office On Thursday evening, the 18th Instant
| at O'Clock. .l. -
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter r. Johnson on W hose motion Col. Heer Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. StahDury
| chosen Secretary OF the meeting
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded To organize permanently oy
the appointments of the Hon. Willard Fillmore, Wee
President Of the United States, Chairman, ana Prof.
Walter X. Johnson Secretary.
AT the the request Of the Chairman, Coz oIce)
the following papers were read by Prof johnson, In
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHiNGTON, May ", 1901
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 PenipoteptiaIy OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this department Ieia-
tive TO the proposed Industrial Exhiion to be held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular Of the Royal Commissioners oil
Great Britain hereto annexed 1t WILDE observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
trail authority commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that no 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 70
appear in the place allotted to thcn it will be mds-
pensabe that recognized central authority should be
constituted and am under the impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly incorporated
by of Congress, and being haitualiy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
proper body for 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 Majesty'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 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, an by it referred to 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 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 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, no articles to be received from
| Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized as
| 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 actor make sug
gessons relative to he fulfent Of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment Of such
central authority as the 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-
spcct(ully recommend the following rcsolunon:
1. Res0lUed, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted TO it by the Department OF
State.
! 2. Reso'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 Lonaon.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, ! CO mittee
j. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,