Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-13
THE CENTENNIAL.

shall Tennessee be Represented at
the Philadelphia ExPOsltlOn?-PrO-
posed Appointment OF a Board Of
COmmissIOners-Fe OF Senator
QuarIes' Bill.
Mr.. Giers, from the Centennial Com
mittee, to whom vas referred House joint
resolution in regard to the Centennial Gel
ebratiOn and Exposition to be held at
Philadelphia in May, 1876, to continue for
six months, submitted a report to the
House yesterday, recommending that Ten
nessee take part in the celebration, and
place on exhibition specimens Of
all our great agricultural, me-
chanical, mineral and other prOduc-
tons. The committee recommends that
a State Board Of six Commissioners be az
pointed by the Governor, two from each
division Of the State, the Governor er
0ficjO to be the seventh member Of said
Board; that the Board have full authority
to take all needful action to participate in
the manner above stated; that the Cover
nor also appoint a representative to remain
at Philadelphia during the holding Of the
Exposition, whose duty it shall be to take
charge Of the department assigned to Ten
nessee, and to give all necessary infOrma-
ton concerning the resources Of our State;
aud that, to carry out this object, an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 be made, the Com
missioners to make an itemized report Of
their expenditures TO the next General
Assembly.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Quarles in
trOduced the following bill to ''prOyide
means for the purpose of having Tennessee
properly represented at the Centennial Ex-
hibition at Philadelphia, July 4, 1885,"
Whereas, it is deemed Of great import
ance TO the various interests Of the people
Of Tennessee that timely steps be taken to
| secure a proper representation Of the char
acteristic products of our State, including
minerals, manufactures, and the various
acts that illustrate our civilization, as well
as the evidences of the natural advantages,
and as vet, undevelOped wealth Of the
| State, be made at the Centennial Exhibi-
| ton, to be held at the city Of Philadelphia,
| in the State Of Pennsylvania, commencing
| July 4, 1915; and,
Whereas, it is already manifest that such
| representation can only be secured by Leg
islative action; therefore,
Section /. Be il enacted by the General
| Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee that
the Governor be and is hereby authorized
/ and directed to make appointments, within
three months after the passage Of this act,
| Of six commissioners, tive from each grand
| division Of the State, who shall be known
| as Tennessee Special Centennial COmmls-
sioners," and whose duty it shall be to see
| that proper space is secured in the Exhibi-
4 ton buildings, and all necessary arrange
ments made for the advantageous display
/ Of all such articles as may be forwarded
! from TenneSses for exhibition; to superin-
tend, either in person or by a trustworthy
| agent employed for the purpose, the ship
/ meut of all such articles as Tennesseeans
may offer for the purpose Of exhibition and
NAV be deemed worthy of exhibition by
the commissioners; to pay all just freight
/ charges upon such articles from the place
! Of shipment to the city OF Philadelphia, and
| generally, in their discretion, to do what
| ever may be necessary to present the state
| Of Tennessee in such Exhibition upon a
fair footing with her sister States, and fol
this purpose to adopt such general or spe-
| cial regulations as may from time to time
become necessary for the proper execution
| of their trust.
Sec. ?. Be It further enacted, that for the
purpose of carrying into effect the prOvis
ions of this act, the sum Of ten thousand
! dollars $4,000 is hereby appropriated out
Of any moneys in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, for which sum the Comp
! troller, upon the order Of the Commission
ers, shall dIaW his order upon the Treasu-
| ~; and the said money, when so drawn,
shall be used only for the purposes SET
forth in the first section of this act.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that tie
Governor shall be chairman ex OfficiO OF
said Commission, and the said Commits
sioners shall make full and detailed report
TO the next General Assembly Of the ex-
| penditure Of said moneys hereby apprOpri-
ated, and generally as to the manner in
which they have discharged the trust here
by imposed.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that this
act shall take effect from and after its pas
sage, the public welfare requiring it.