Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-16

commissioners of Congress ~, its las, srs-
sion. bn' ~ -rc,ion WIS
taken on III" snl irct. The
department ~ state has
received many letters FROM various
parts Of the country tx n. s.inv u desire 10
participate In the ,xhihi,inn, and numerous
applications of similar nniu,e also have
teen made NJ ,he Tailed STATES legation q,
Paris. The department. of s,a,c hiss also
received notice OF NE strong desire cu the
rar' of the French government, that the
United States should participate in the en-
terpiise. anil space ha. brcn still
reese we'd in the exhibition building, for
't. use of the exhibitors Cinm ,h. UDited
States to tho exclusion .,f other par.
ties who have been applicants therefor
In order that nur industries may be prOper-
~ represented NJ the exhibition. an appro.
priation will l,e needed fur The ,mymen, of
ssl.rics ard expenses Of 'tc commissioner,
Tor 'hc 'ranspnrtnt'nn at goods AMI far 9th.
er purposes in connection witl thu object
in view, and as Nav next is the time fixed
for the opening of the exhibition, if our
citizens are to share the advantages of this
International compe,'ion for III. trade Of
ather nnttnns, necessity far immndi tic
action is apparent. When the United
States CO operated in the international
exhibition, which wns held at Vienna in
1873. congress then passed joint
resolution "aking an appropriation of two
hundred thousand d,llars, and authorizing
the president to appoint a certain number
Of practical artisans and scientific men, who
should attend the exhibition, and report
their proceedings and observations to him.
Provision was also made for the appoint
ment Of number of honorary commits
sioners. have felt that prompt action
by congress- in accepting the invitation of
the government Of France, is Of SO much in
terest to the penple of this country and so
suitable to the cordial relations between the
governments Of the two countries, that the
subject might properly be presented for at
tention at your present session.
The government Of Sweden and Norway
has addressed an official invitation to this
government TO take part in the
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS
to be held st Stockholm next year. The
problem whichthe congress proposes to study
how 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
grave question. Under authority of joint
1850 "stou VI SohS! S@s oppEOScu IeUuaTy
10th, 1875, commission was appointed
BY my predecessor to represent the United
States on that occasion and the present
congress having been at the earnest desire
of the Swedish government to 1873, this
committee was renewed by me. An appro-
priation Of Sls,o0O'was made in the .nndry
civil service, act of 1875, to meet the ex-
penses of the commissioners. recommend
the reappropriation of that sum for the same
purpose the former appropriation having
been convered into 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 circumstances which render it
highly desirable that the committee
should proceed to the discharge of
this all important duty Immediately.
As several acts of congress providing for
detailed reports from the different depart
ments Of the government require their SUBJ
mission at the beginning Of thi. regular or
annual session, defer till that time anv
further reference to subjects of public inter-
es.a. [Signed. r. B. HAYES.
Washington, D. c, Oct. Is, 1877.