Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-12-13
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Q recommendations OF the COMMISSIONS
= Of Agriculture generally.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The reports OF the District Commits
: sioners and the Board of Health NJ,
just received, too late to read then
and TO make recommendation thereon
: and are herewith submitted.
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
! held in Philadelphia this year, in com
memoration OF the one hundredth an
niversary Of American Independence
has proven great success, and viii
no doubt be Of enduring advantage ia
the country. Ii has shown the great
progress in the arts, sciences aud me,
chanical skill made in single century
and demonstrated that we are but III
: tic behind older nations in any one
branch, while in some we scarcely
, have rival. 1t has served, too, not
only to bring the people and products
Of skill and labor from all parts Of the
world together, butin bringing together
people from all the States of our own
country, which must provo a great
benefit in the information impaired
and in the pride Of country cngendered
i 1t has been suggested by scientists
interested in and connected with the
Smithsonian Institution, in a communi.
cation herewith, that the Government
exhibit be removed to the Capital and
a suitable building be erected or pur.
chased for its accommodation as a per.
manent exhibit. 1 earnestly recon.
mend this; and believing that Congress
would second this view, directed that
all the Government exhibits at the
Centennial Exhibition should remain
where they are, except such as might
be injured by remaining in q building
not intended as q protection in inclem-
cnt weather, or such as may be wanted
by the department furnishing them, un.
til the question of a permanent exhibi.
ton is acted on.
Although the money appropriated by
Congress to enable the participation OF
the several executive departments in
the international Exhibition of 1876
were not sufficient to carry out the
undertaking to the full extent at first
contemplated. 1t gives me pleasure 10
refer TO the yery efficient and credita.
bic manner in which the board ap-
pointed from these several departments
TO provide an exhibition on the mart of
the Government have DISCHARGED their
duties with the funds placed at their
command Without precedent TO
guide them in the preparation of sucb
a display. the success of their labors
was amply attcsted by the sustained
attention which the contents of Gov.
crnment building attracted during the
period of the Exhibition from both
| foreign and native yisitors am
strongly impressed with the value of
the collection made by the Government
Tor the purposes OF the Exhibition, illus
tratlng as 1t does the mineral resources
OF the country, the statistical and prac
ticn eV'aehces Oh our growth as ma; ma;
t'on' anu 'po uses Vi .nc incona',ca,
arts anu tne apPhcations Oh appneu
scsence IN .ne aunllh'stra'ioh Oh the
ahaiis Vi oo'c,nhhch' many halions
nave voluntarily cohtriouted their ex-
niolts 10 tne ohi'ed states 10 increase
lne interest IN any permanent eAhioi-
tion Congress may provide FOR TINS
act OF generosity they should receive
the thanks oil the people, ana respect
iniiy suggest that resolution OIL Con-
gress TO that effect DC ADOPTED
CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF ELEcTING
PRESIDENT
The attention OF Congress cannot be
too earnestly called to the necessity of
throwing some greater safeguard over
the method Of choosing and declaring
the election of a President Under the
present system there seems TO be 10
provided remedy for eontesting the
election in any one State. The remedy
is partially, no doubt, in the enlighten-
ment of the electors. The compulsory
support of the free schools, and the dis.
franchsement of all who cannot read
and write the English language after
a fixed probation, would NEE my hearty
approval. would not make hisapply,
however, to those already voters, but
| would to all becoming 80 after the
expiration of the probation fixed upon.
Foreigners coming to the country to
become citizens, who are educated in