The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-10-26

pl;cations of similar nature have also been
made at the United States Legation at
Paris. The Department of State has also
received official advces Of strong desire
on the part of the French Government that
the United States should participate in the
exposition, and space has hitherto been and
still is reserved in the exposition building
for the use of exhibitors from the United
States, to the exclusion of other parties
who have been applying. Therefore, in
order that our industries may be properly
represented at the Exhibition, an appropri-
alton will be needed tor the payment of
salaries and expenses of Commissioners, and
for the transportation of goods, aud ioy other,
ssa COME eotiop with stis OBJ bje65cIn.
view; and as May next is eie time fixed
for the opening of Exhibition, if our citi-
zens are to share in the advantages of Inter-
national competition of the trade of other
nations, the necessity of immediate action
is apparent. 10 enable the United States
to cooperate in the International Exhibi-
ton, which vas held at Vienna in 1873,
Congress passed joint resolutions making an
appropriation of two hundred THOUSAND
dollars, and authorizing the President to ap-
point certain number of practical artizans
and scientific men who should attend the
exhibition and report their proceedings and
observations to him. Provision was also
made for the appointment of number of
honorary commissioners. | have felt that
prompt action by Congress IN accepting the
invitation of the government of France is
Of so much interest to people of this country
aud 80 suitable to cordial relations between
the government of the two countries, that
the subject might properly be presented for
attention at your present session.
The Government Of Sweden and Norway
has addressed an official invitation to this
Government to take part in an International
Prison Congress to be held ut Stock holm
next year. The problem which Congress
proposes to study show to diminish crime"
is one in which all civilized nations have an
interest in common, and the Congress Of
Stockholm seems likely to prove the most
important convention ever held for the study
of this grave question.
Under authority of Il joint resolution of
Congress, approved February 10th, 1875, a
was appointed by my predcccs
sor to represent the Qnited. States upon thatll
been at the earnest desire of the Swedish
postponed to 1878, his COM
mission was renewed by me, and an appro
priaton Of $4,000 was made on sundry
civil service accounts of 1875, to meet the
expenses of the commissioner. recon-
mend the rcappropriation of that sum for
the same purpose, the former appropriation
having been covered in the treasury and
being no longer available for the purpose
without further action by Congress. The
subject is brought to your attention at this
time in view Of the circumstances which
render it highly desirable that the Commits
sioner should proceed to the discharge Of
his important duties Immediately.
AS several acts of Congress providing
for detailed reports from the different De-
partments of the Government require their
submission at the beginning of the regular
annual session, defer until that time any
further reference to the subjects Of public
interest.
r. B. HAYES.
Washington, Oct. Is, 1877.