792 CONGEESSIONAL PKOCEEDINGS. 



December 4, 1878 — Senate. 



Mr. David Davis, of Illinoi.s, offered conciii-rent resolution to print 

 3,000 copies of the Report of the Geographical and Geological Survey 

 of the Rocky Mountain Region, relating to the geology of the Black 

 Hills, in quarto, with the necessary illustrations and charts; 1,500 

 copies for the House, 500 copies the Senate, 500 copies for the Sur- 

 vey, 500 copies for the Smithsonian Institution. 



Also to print 3,000 copies of the Report of the Geographical and 

 Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, relating to the 

 geology of the high plateaus of Utah, in quarto, with necessary 

 illustrations and charts; 1,500 for the House, 500 for the Senate, 500 

 for the Surve}^, 500 for the Smithsonian Institution. 



Referred to Committee on Printing. 

 December 4, 1878 — House. 



Mr. John R. Eden submitted concurrent resolution. (Same reso- 

 lution as offered b}^ Mr. Davis in Senate, December 4, 1878.) 

 December 18, 1878 — House. 



Passed for Plateaus of Utah, 500 copies for Smithsonian Institution. 

 December 20, 1878— Senate. 



Passed with amendments to give 375 copies to the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 

 January 25, 1879 — House. 



Passed as amended. 



EXPOSITIONS. 



Parts Exposition, 187 S. 



December 15, 1877. 



Joint resolution. — Whereas, the United States have been invited by 

 the Republic of France to take part in a universal exposition of the 

 productions of agriculture, manufactures, and the line arts, to be held 

 in Paris in 1878: Therefore, 



Resolved.^ etc.,^ That said invitation is accepted, and that the gov- 

 ernors of the several States and Territories be, and are hereby, 

 requested to invite the people of their respective States and Terri- 

 tories to assist in the proper representation of the productions of 

 our industry, and of the natural resources of the country, and to take 

 such further measures as may be necessary in order to secure to their 

 respective States and Territories the advantages to be derived from 

 this beneficent undertaking. 



Sec. 2. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of 

 the Senate, shall appoint a commissioner-general to represent the 

 United States in the proposed exposition, and, under the general direc- 

 tion of the Secretary of State, to make all needful rules and regula- 

 tions in reference to the contributions from this country, and to 

 control the expenditures incident to the proper installation and exhi- 



