The New York herald., 1872-11-08

GENERAL VAN BUREN's REMARKS.
The Chairman then introduced General VAN BU-
rem, United States Commissioner to the Vienna
Exposition, who addressed the Chamber. He said
that his object iD appearing before the Chamber
partment OF the Vienna Exhibition. The greatest
anxiety was felt by the authorities In Austria that
America should be wen II was de-
the American system OF schools should be fully
exhibited. At The Paris Exhibition in 1867 very
attention, and It was on account Of this that the
present anxiety for more thorough knowledge Of
strange that at the Paris Exposition Spain pre-
sented the very best system OF schools.
the edGcatonai qTesiion s WAS now leading
and ourselves was that our youth after leaving
school were taught by the newspapers. He in
and periodical in the country at the Vienna Exhl-
biti0n-n0t for reading, but to show that such
o show ~ Ss ns Of ee I'm
Pacific Railroad, which ran through country that
but few years ago was looked upon as desert.
have America properly represented at the Exhibi-
tion. Objection mad been raised by patentees to
ernment had made satisfactory arrangements
about patents, and at the present time there
was draft Of an agreement which would bind
the same footing as Austrians were placed In this
country. He wanted to have such schoolhouse
SS vSae % the ssam Exhibition o our as scSs enable BE
fully SHOWN and large enough to allow
explanatory lectures to be delivered in
IL. The decoration Of the American department
would at the least $I00 000 and transportation
OF goods TO and from Vienna would cost as much
more. Congress would meet In De ,ember, and he
desired that the Chamber would have its recon-
mendation for an appropriation ready at the earliest
day.
the subject was referred to the Executive COM
mittee with instructions to prepare memorial to
Congress and to take such other action In behalf OF
the Chamber az IL deemed proper.
A communication which had been received
through general Dix, urged upon New York fitting
celebration OF the Centennial National Anniversary.
Philadelphia was already at work In this direction,
and IL was suggested that New York should erect q
palace In the vicinity OF Central Park which would
not only serve as o temporary exhibition building
in 1876, but would be permanent memorial Of our
progress during the first one hundred years OF ma
tlonal existence. The communication was referred
to Committee No. Z.
Mr.. A. A. Low moved the concurrence OF the
Chamber with the following resolution, which had
been adopted by the Boston Board Of Trade:-
Resolved, That the Department of State be and
hereby requested to modify, II be permitted by law the
terms of tho recent proclamation declaring that here
ali goods imported into the United States In French
discriminating duty OF ten per cent ad valorum, under
the Seventeenth section Of the act orJune 30 1864 that
the said discriminating duty shall not be levied upon
merchandise which was afoat and destined to the
United States at the date OF the proclamation and which
shipped by our merchants or their agents in good
commercial relations OF this country with France
Resolved That an authenticated copy OF the foregoing
resolution be transmitted TO the Secretary Of State.
The Chamber then adjourned.