would result from the failure to procure an appropriation from the general government. At the present time all the buildings intended for the exposition are under contract, and are rapidly approaching completion. The magnitude of this enterprise will be appreciated when it is stated that the buildings consist of an art gallery covering two and a half acres, a main exhibition building covering twenty acres, a conservatory of two and a half acres, a machinery hall of twelve acres, and the agricultural department of five acres, making a total of forty-two acres covered with buildings. A large space is also to be devoted to zoological gardens, agricultural tests, cattle pens, and like purposes. The plan for the practical arrangement of the celebration contemplates an exhibit of the resources, arts, and products of each state; and space will be allotted in the buildings to each for that purpose, and for the display of objects of historical, industrial, and scientific interest. The exhibition is to be international, and the governments of many foreign nations have signified their intention of taking part and being represented. They have already made such applications for space, and such appropriations in money, as to leave no doubt that the display will overshadow all its predecessors. Most of the states and territories of the Union have shown a patriotic interest in this great enterprise, and many have furnished liberal aid therefor, Massachusetts having appropriated fifty thousand dollars and Connecticut twelve thousand. Your committee cannot doubt that it is your desire, as stated in their last annual report, "that New Hampshire, as one of the original thirteen states, should be adequately represented in this great exhibition of the growth and development of the nation, and of its progress in those arts which benefit mankind, in comparison with those of older nations." "In view of the interest manifested in this enterprise throughout the country, which is largely shared by the civilized world, we cannot doubt that the patriotic sentiment of New Hampshire will demand such action on your part as will enable the state to acquit herself creditably on this memorable occasion." "The legislature, by the appointment of this committee, and by a most cordial resolution passed at the last session, has placed on record its approval of and sympathy with the centennial anniversary, and its desire that it be made worthy of the great event it is designed to commemorate." "It is obvious that a participation in the celebration in a manner worthy of the state will require an appropriation to defray the expenses." In order to carry on the work with system and effect, some person should be placed in charge of the New Hampshire department, with suitable head-quarters in Philadelphia accessible to all New Hampshire men, and where information may be furnished, more especially to exhibitors, relative to the arrangements of the exhibition. Necessary space should be provided, and manifest advantages would be secured by having contracts for transportation made in advance. In many instances it may be necessary for the state to bear these expenses incurred for worthy exhibitors and associations. Various other incidental expenses will be unavoidable, and your committee, after careful consideration, are unanimously of the opinion that five thousand dollars is the lowest sum that will be adequate to meet the de mand, and furnish reasonable facilities to our people. We therefore recommend that this sum be appropriated. All of which is respectfully submitted. June 28, 1875. JAMES A. WESTON, LEWIS W. CLARK, JAMES F. BRIGGS, INDEX TO THE JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Address of the president.... Adjutant-general, expenses of.... Agriculture, to promote........ Agricultural reports, printing of...... Alpine House property exemption....... American independence, 100th anniversary.. Annual reports, printing of....... Ashuelot Savings Bank,..... Assistant clerk, election of.. vote of thanks to.......... Auditing and allowance of sheriffs' accounts.. Ballot-speaker..... clerk. assistant clerk. Bank, Ashuelot Savings... City of Nashua Savings.. Nashua Guaranty Savings.. Union Five Cent Savings.. Battery, First New Hampshire.. Bears, bounty on....... Birds, their eggs and young, protection of... Blackwater River Railroad, charter of.. Boscawen to light streets....... Bridgewater to send representative.. Burnham, James M., and others, in favor of...... .7, 138 ..38, 41, 45, 49 .109, 111, 116, 128, 137 .42, 43, 44, 49, 67 .60, 113, 124, 131, 136, 143 ..27, 31, 33, 35, 39, 42, 69 ....8 ........139 ..68, 90 .7 .8 ..S .9 .27, 31, 33, 35, 39, 42, 69 54, 57, 68, 73, 75, 76, 78, 93, 108, 127 ... 108, 112, 116, 129, 143 ..54, 57, 72, 78, 93 ..68, 117, 128, 137 .53, 57, 75, 77, 109, 127 Caverly, Charles F., in favor of.. Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876.. Chaplain of state prison, salary of... Check-lists, in relation to...... Chief Justice Smith, reports by. City Savings Bank in Nashua... Clerk, election of . vote of thanks to....... Committee rooms, assignment of special, to audit accounts of state treasurer.. constitutional convention... to examine votes for senator... to inform governor of organization.... message of governor on intemperance.. standing..... Conducting elections, manner of... 109, 111 ...113, 124, 134, 136, 143 ..57, 61, 76, 82, 123 ..43, 47, 50, 123, 132 8 .139 .25 .34, 55 40 .9 22 .26 .30 .41 .64 .23 .23, 30 Confidential communications of suitors... Concord & Claremont Railroad, aid of.. Constitutional convention... Contingent fund for governor.. County commissioners, reports of. ..110, 112, 117 ......53, 57, 69, 76 .32, 35, 53, 63, 90, 109, 127 .54, 57, 67 .108, 112, 116, 128, 137 Doorkeepers, election of... 9 vote of thanks to............. Dover Building Association, to increase capital stock of... Five Cent Savings Bank..... Druggists and apothecaries, doing business of. Duston monument, to fence.. Eames, Henry and James C., to sever farms of Eastman, Edson C., in favor of..... Eaton, bonds belonging to..... Education, interests of.... Elections, in relation to.. 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Kearsarge Reservoir Company..... Laconia, board of education in school district No. 1.. Library of state prison, appropriation for. Lien of mechanics..... Limited partnerships, in relation to.. Manchester, amendment of charter of. Print Works.......... Marriage, record of....... Meredith Bridge village fire precinct, to change name of. received from House ..62, 63, 72, 78, 93 .79, 80, 96, 100, 127 ..123, 124, 130, 136, 141 .62, 63, 72, 77, 83 .37, 43, 47, 69 ..53, 56, 106, 115, 132 . 22, 23 .113, 124, 133, 136, 142, 143 ..36, 37, 83, 93, 109, 127 .36, 37, 48, 50, 76 .37, 59, 63, 70 ..37, 45, 49 .54, 56, 60, 74, 79 .9, 22, 25 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 34, 36, 39, 40, 41, 43, 51, 53, 60, 61 68, 70, 79, 81, 94, 107, 112, 122, 125, 134, 135, 141 |