, 1876-01-14
CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATIONS.

Report OF the k1oN4o Committee
WAsnlsaTpS. D. c., Jan. G.-TAo Bo!ect Con1S
mittoo OF tho House Of Representatives., to
which was referred SO mucl. Of tho preBidsnt's
messagc Ra relates to tle Contennal celebration
OF American Independence, as also tho memorial
OF tho Unlted States Centennial CommIaA(on and
tho Centnnnist Board Of Finance, praying thu
CongIess OF tho United States 10 furnisl, ma,e-
rial mid for sho completion OF tho proparationt
for Bnih celebration, to-dny hnbmitted their 10.
port. iu which, nulong othcr things, they say;
According to the fuancal statement Of Deg. /, 1875
Centennial fund, ai It 1 shown In the statement
tat Il. .537,hLu III addition will be needed to esrry out
so st na Suss Ss
ol~uca the 10th Of May nr1t tree from lcbt Trust
ing to tho recepA To pay tho Expenses Of tho admns.
sto no rraaon to doubt tho B1lcency o! this allow
aice. Tho smallest nnn,ber Of visitors which can
rUasouAbly 10 anticipated will b6 sufficient for tha
PURPOSE Hut aboys al this are reasons growing ont
of the cha Of tho Exhibition. When
thn question Of material MD VIA befora tla lsal con-
tsrnationa. feature, and to maitta!n that tho
aovernlncnt wna In no way involved In tho
Ia Has ooa pes + sSssa saroS oAS. now:
for siuce thai time Tho PRESIDENT BY direction Of Com
gress las o1tsnded rspectul anl cordial invitation
to other nations to participate in this celebration aud
exhibition, 4nd thts invitation hna beeu aocersed BY
thoso nations, without sIcoptlon IL manner truly
uatleFluH ~ to6 A1lc&1tAu 0Ots8uuteat Auo pfop1us
No quota but ono 10 Indicate iAe spEit Of hnaness
which reryalea them ali. Tia Emperor Of lsussA
directs lila Aln!stsr TO Aay that " "hD AAa doomed II
agreeable 10 tho traditions OF friendship which hsra
Dlxaya C1laod between Huasia and the United STATED
to aceopt Tho eonlla Invitation from tho oablno Of
commeosatiug Of The grsndsst facts tn aho hs.
tory Of huinanIty.H Congress having declared In
lH1l that "sn International r1lthfuon" wls 4
hitting uode Of celebrating " tlle complexion Of lbs
provided by law that this exhibition should b 4held
under tho ausltcts ot tho Government Of tho United
Ata4ea, sud having by various othsr ncR rc.Aacrted
tho tntGl national Garatee uf The celebration, thu
President hnY!lg invited foreign poverA In the Mans
Of tho United Hntta," and those powers In Wing No.
exhibition, hut from thu tovarnmeat, ,ahd M do prep
aratons 10 send telr reasIros Of art their tEophle.
Of iuluHria ak and tho prolucsa Of THAR soll sad
lnuS, the good na1ne Ut tho United Stated will Justly
suitOr by failure to uae1 suitable ptuyaion tos ths
accommodation of tho nations Rac1s. Whatever dtf.
A subject, there nuw ten.aias 70 Tho Uu1ed States.
III the Upsul0u OF the Cunmitteo, hut ono honorable
rnurH aud Tint II 10 furnish such adequate buildlugsAa
foreign natonR have right 70 e1i~Ct, aud such ~
moro sncrctl obligation thau this now roah upon tits
country and aoeis to ths Comu,ftae thai. tnAlmucA
III the unltoa Hat14 htslbutea large OF money
Ia ai Of the exhibitions ri L1ndon, I4ri4 snl Tena,
there Should be no aesitatton ln msk1nR > sntlar
lproprtaton for enterprise In hunor Of tho birth
American ctizeus would feel their rEdo and pleasuEt
in tho evct greatly thrfed by iAu consciousness thst
whilst other uatlous from Ill parts OF tho Gobo have
contributed largely 10 prtl1aoe tho Canelnial ccs-
bfstlon Of American Independence. our own Govern.
met ref4Bea lta aia. The Oo1u'tteo, ther+foso roo
commend The passsHo OF tho ILL which accompanies
the report sppEopriating $l.oao.ooo in tho manus'
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