New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-16
rwo GREAT UNDERTAKINGS.
THE ClssTfNSIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ed
UOATIoN AT THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
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THE CENTENNIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ed
UoATIoN AT THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 THB TRIBUSRl
WASHINGTON, Dee. 15.--It begins to look az
II the expense Of the Centennial Celebration which the
Phadepans going to holdin 1879 would be sadded
upon the T. s. Treasury Certain persons interested in
tie project as c0rporatOrs commissioners already nd
cate a determination apply to Congress for money
enough 70 erect the buildings Tor the exhibition When
the project Of celebration first preached 1t was
proposed that the City of Philadelphia should take
charge OF the undertaking. Afterwards IL was deter
1oied to make IL national affair and to give It the ap
rearanee Of being in under the wing OF the
General Government. Congress was asked to pass an
net creating gigantic and uuwiedy corporation, com
posed Of two from each Congress district In the
country aud directing the President 10 appoint Board
of Commissioners.
The act aiSo provided for raising capital by stock
subscrptions Of 100000 For fear that it might be
construed to Involve the Government in pecuniary
liability on account Of the affair, amendment was Of
fired 10y NJ. Sargent and adopted in these words
But nothing IN this act shall be 50 construed as to ere
Rte any liability direct or indirect for any cebt or obi
atuu incurred Tor any claim by the Cent? hnal In
ierltOnal Exhibition, or the corporation hereby ere
aec . ala OF pecuu;uy assistance from Congress or
liz treasury OF the United States, in support or quda-
ton Of any deh obligations created by the corpora
ton hcr n authorized
In stc of this explicit prOvso;it is evident that the
ru,.adelphials their on the Treasury, and
mean TO 60, a heavy appropriation II they can They
t VI SlCCC0uO as about the cum they shall ask Con
rgcs 10 aye Judge Kelley, when before the Appropr-
atsns Committee last week. asking $4,000 to pay for
prunE the certificates stock for the corporation,
complained that no salary hal been provided by Con
gres lor the Commissioners and said that it was dis
r4ce 20 this great nation that these Commissioners,
Uhiie in Philadelphia To attending meeting OF the
Hoard had to nay their expenses or depend upon
thr hospitality Of the citizens.
Commits siOnor Eaton OF the Bureau of Education Is
urng anon The House Committee Of Appropriations tne
imu0rtaace OF aEording him the means for making o
tpign exhibit OF the working Of the American educa-
fioua system the Vienna Exposition. lie mas prepared
with great Gaze pamphlet upOn the subject, which VIII
DO ned DAYS. u the form 81 report from the
Bureau ana VIII contain information as TO the steps
other. Governments taking in the same direction,
the ruie ana cassfcatOns ADOPTED for the educatl0nt
hc.tiyu of tic Exposition and The plan which the Com
lu..,ner destr- no enabled 10 carry out TO give
ore,Oie reprs NATION to the United States in this
important depart ment The Commissioner proposes as
"A bart al his nan that every college shall prepare his
tor, og M with statistics OF its students, endOwments,
4eveuuea and description Of IT'S general operations ana
fours W sHliee and that fun collection OF statistics
pf . common schools shall be prepared in the Bureau.
lie .o proposes 10 exhibit specimens OF the various
fcytaSf ana apparatus used IN schools and colleges,
To-. iar WIrh models ana photographs OF common
sri. so dngs, academies, normal srnOols senlnares,
pDa COLLEGES Pilnks have been prepared Tor collecting
10 ratoa satisiics Of all the cities In the country
Tic interest whch tle Commissioner ana ms asslstants
L fhis vora gives that u VIII he carried
st l saen manner afford the European visitors
10 ts FNpOsiticn more thorough insight into the oper
Cions O. educational system can has ever before
been aiaipahc Indeed IL ID probable that most Amer
can visitors will get good deal Of Information about
tncir own scuOh which, at home. they never trouble
q rulrc.