388 FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rus. 40. 1882. Whereas, also, by its action as a government, and by the active enter- ° » prise of merchants, fishermen, and inventors and the researches of men of science in this country, the United States has attained and holds :1. prominent place in all that relates to the development of the greet fisheries industries, the extension of the great commercial relationship with other countries based on the exportation of prepared ish products, which now forms sm important factor in the national wealth, the urtiiicial propagation of food-fishes, and the re-stocking of depleted fishingwaters, and it is expedient that the industries and interests thus concerned should be adequately represented on the occasion: Therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Invitation of of America in Congress assembled, That the invitation of the British Gov· Bfi*l¤h G¤*¤¤’¤- ernment be accepted, and that, under the auspices of the Department "‘°“* "°°°Pt°d' of State, the United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries be, and he hereby is, instructed to prepare or cause to be prepared 2. complete and systematic representative exhibition of the fisheries of the United Umm 8;,,;,, State in which shall be shown the following: A series of models, maps, commissioner of and (guts showing the location and extent of the various fishing- Fidi •¤d I"i¤l¤¤'*¤¤ grounds; an full series of the principal sea. and fresh-water fishes, she1l· gnmw W; fish, sponges, and so forth, and other useful inhabitants of the waters mb¥:{,,,_ " of the country (either as specimens, casts, or illustrations); specimens of models of the various kinds of gear, apparatus, boats, and so forth, used in their capture; a ihll collection of articles showing the comme1·· cial and economic uses of the iishes and other water animals, which shall include, besides the samples and specimens, models and other representations of appliances used in their preparation and preservation for food as well as for purposes of use and ornament, such as dried, smoked, and canned fish, and so forth, oils, fertilizers, manufactured shells, corals, sponges, and so forth; also a full series\of articles, or models thereof, showing the economic condition of our nsherinen, suchas clothing and other personal outfit, models of dwelling-houses1_ undso forth; an collection of documents showing the present condition o _ ilshery legislation; ahso specimens, models, and illustrations of the uppnmtué , used in artificial hatching and breeding of fish, oysters, and so forth· ’ models of hatcheries, ponds, iishways, transportation cars, vessels, and so forth; statistical maps showing the range, abundance, and so forth, of our iishes, and so forth; also such other ilncts, apparatus, models, specimens, and so forth, as may be needed to convey u correct idea of _ _ this branch of the mntion’s industries. Www? Sec. 2.-—Tha.t with the approval of the Director of the National fg';} " "“*m;' Museum, anyeognate portion of the collections thereof may be used in _ N,m,,;{°°t;°}°,{,,,,lm_ the preparatxon of the exhibit herein provided for, permission to remove the same from the National Museum being hereby granted. And the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries is hereby authorized to obtgin, by eiclmnge or otherwise, such procurable objects from other exhibits m London as may tend to perfect the permanent Hshery exhibit of the United States National Museum. Bc p Mt, Mc-, Sec. 3.—Tba.t it shall be the duty of the United States Commissioner ”“‘d° *° C°°‘5‘°°’· of Fish and Fisheries to present to Congress Bi detailed report of the present condition of the European iisheries, with information as to any methods by which those of the United States can be modified or 1mproved,_ as well as any suggestions he may deem pertinent in regard to increazsuxg tile exportation of fishery products from the United States 0 oreign coun mee. . · _ U. s. commu- _ Sec. 4.--That the United States Commissioner of Fish uml Fisheries
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cdfythehlgiflent m qnestxon, either in person or by a deputy to be appointed by the u, mpmcu t ,1,, President of the United States, together with such assistants us he- may · United States. recommend as useful in carrying out the proposed participation of the United States at the exhibition. · Sec. 5.-That in order to defray the expenses of the collection, preparation and packing of the exhibit authorized, its transfer from
