The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-24
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

OF adopting at your present session
the necessary legislation to enable
the people of the United States to
participate in the advantages of the
international Exhibition of agricul
ture, industry and fine arts. which is
to take place at Paris in 1878, and
in which this government cf France
to take part. This invitation was
communicated to this government in
May. 1876. by the Minister ot
France. at this capital. and a copy
submitted to the proper committee
of Congress at its last session. but
no action was taken on the subject.
The Department of State has receiv-
ed many letters from various parts
of the country expressing desire
to participate in the exhibition, and
numerous applications OF similar
nature have also been made at the
United States legation at Paris. The
Department of State has also receiv-
ed official advices of strong desire
on the part of the French Govern
ment that the United States should
participate in this enterprise, and
space has hitherto been and still is
reserved in the exhibition buildings
! for the use of exhibitors from the
United States, to the exclusion OF
other parties who have applied there
for. In order that our industry may
be properly represented at the ex-
hibition, an appropriation will be
needed for the payment of salaries
and expenses OF Commissioners. for
the transportation Of goods, and for
other purposes in connection with
the object in view, aud as May next
is estimated and fixed for the open>
ing of the Exhibition if our citizens
are to share the advantages of this
International competition for the
trade of other nations, the necessity
of immediate action is apparent.
To enable the United States to
cooperate inthe International Exhi-
billion, which was held at Vienna in
1873, Congress then passed a joint
resolution making an appropriation
of $200,0O0, and authorizing the
President to appoint certain mum
ber of artisans and scientific men
who should attend the exhibition aud
report their proceedings and obser-
vations to him. Provision was also
made for the appointment of a num-
ber of honorary Commissioners I
have felt that proper action by Con-
gress in accepting the invitation of
the Government of France is of so
much interest to the people of the
country and so suitable to the cor
dial relation between Governments
of the two countries, that the sub.
ject might properly be presented for
attention at your present session.
PRISON CONGRESS.
The government Of Sweden and
Norway has addressed on official in
vitation to this government to take
part in the Intern ational Prison Con-
gress, to be held at Stockholm next
year. The problem which this Con-
gress proposes to study-how to
diminish criminals-is one in which
all civilized nations have an interest
in common, and the Congress at
Stockholm, seems likely to prove the
most interesting convention ever
held for the study Of this grave cues
ton. Under authority Of joint re-
solution of Congress, approved Feb
ruary 16, 1875, a commission was
appointed by my predecessor to re-
present the United States upon that
occasion, and the conference having
been at the earnest desire of the
Swedish government postponed to
1878, this commission was renewed
by me. An appropriation Of $4,000
was made in the sundry civil service
act of 1875 to meet the expenditure
Of the commission. / recommend
the reappropriation of that sum for
the same purpose, the former ap-
preparation having been covered in
to the Treasury and being no lon.
ger available for the purpose with
out further action by Congress-, the
subject is brought to your attention
at this time in view Of circumstan-
ces which render it highly desirable
that the Commissioners should pro-
ceed to the discharge of his impor-
tant duties Immediately.
As several acts of Congress pro-
viding for details and reports from
different departments of the Gov
ernment require their being sub
mitted at the beginning Of the reg
ular annual session, defer till that
time any further reference to sub
jects of the public interest.
r. B. HAYES.
Washington. Oct. 15, 1877.
Says the Neso York Sun, is it not a
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