RUSSIA. James L. Orr, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States at St. Petersburg. (Appointed December 12, 1872; died May 6, 1873.) SALVADOR. Thomas Biddle, minister resident of the United States at San Salvador. SPAIN. Daniel E. Sickles, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States at Madrid. A. N. Duffie, consul of the United States at Cadiz. A. M. Hancock, consul of the United States at Malaga. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. C. C. Andrews, minister resident of the United States at Stockholm. SWITZERLAND. Horace Rublee, minister resident of the United States at Berne. Charles H. Upton, consul of the United States at Geneva, and chargé d'affaires ad interim. TURKISH EMPIRE. George H. Boker, minister resident of the United States at Constantinople. Michel Vidal, consul of the United States at Tripoli.. VENEZUELA. William A. Pile, minister resident of the United States at Caracas. I. PROCLAMATIONS. No. 1. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas by the thirty-third article of a treaty concluded at Washington on the 8th day of May, 1871, between the United States and Her Britannic Majesty, it was provided that "Articles XVIII to XXV inclusive, and Article XXX of this treaty, shall take effect as soon as the laws required to carry them into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the parliament of Canada, and by the legislature of Prince Edward's Island, on the one hand, and by the Congress of the United States on the other;" And whereas by the first section of an act entitled "An act to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed in the city of Washington the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to the fisheries," it is provided "That when everthe President of the United States shall receive satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, the parliament of Canada, and the legislature of Prince Edward's Isl and, have passed laws on their part to give full effect to the provisions of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed at the city of Washington on the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as contained in articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth, inclusive, and article thirtieth of said treaty, he is hereby authorized to issue his proclamation declaring that he has such evidence;" And whereas the Secretary of State of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Washington have recorded in a protocol a conference held by them at the Department of State in Washington, on the 7th day of June, 1873, in the following language: Protocol of a conference held at Washington on the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. Whereas it is provided by article XXXIII of the treaty between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States of America, signed at Washington on the 8th of May, 1871, as follows: "ARTICLE XXXIII. "The foregoing articles, XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of this treaty, shall take effect as soon as the laws required to carry them into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the parliament of Canada, and by the legislature of Prince Edward's Island, on the one hand, and by the Congress of the United States on the other. Such assent having been given, the said articles shall remain in force for the period of ten years from the date at which they may come into operation, and further, until the expiration of two years after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same; each of the high contracting parties being at liberty to give such notice to the other at the end of the said period of ten years, or at any time afterward;" And whereas, in accordance with the stipulations of the above-recited article, an act was passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain in the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth years of the reign of Queen Victoria, intituled “An act to carry into effect a treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America;" And whereas an act was passed by the Senate and House of Commons of Canada in the fifth session of the first parliament, held in the thirty-fifth year of Her Majesty's reign, and assented to in Her Majesty's name, by the governor-general, on the fourteenth day of June, 1872, intituled “An act relating to the treaty of Washington, 1871;" And whereas an act was passed by the legislature of Prince Edward's Island, and assented to by the lieutenant governor of that colony on the 29th day of June, 1872, intituled "An act relating to the treaty of Washington, 1871;" And whereas an act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, and approved on the first day of March, 1873, by the President of the United States, intituled "An act to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed in the city of Washington the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to fisheries;" The undersigned, Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States, and the Right Honorable Sir Edward Thornton, one of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Her Britannic Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States of America, duly authorized for this purpose by their respective governments, having met together at Washington, and having found that the laws required to carry the Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of the treaty aforesaid, into operation, have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the parliament of Canada, and by the legislature of Prince Edward's Island, on the one part, and by the Congress of the United States on the other, hereby declare that Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of the treaty between Her Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, of the 8th of May, 1871, will take effect on the first day of July next. In witness whereof the undersigned have signed this protocol, and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at Washington this seventh day of June, 1873. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] (Signed) HAMILTON FISII. Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America, in pursuance of the premises, do hereby declare that I have received satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, the parliament of Canada, and the legislature of Prince Edward's Island, have passed laws on their part to give full effect to the provisions of the said treaty as contained in articles eighteenth to twentyfifth, inclusive, and article thirtieth of said treaty. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the d States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninety-seventh. U. S. GRANT. [SEAL.] By the President: HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State. No. 2. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas by the act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, providing for a national celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Independence of the United States, by the holding of an international exhibition of arts, manufactures, and products of the soil and mine, in the city of Philadelphia, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six, it is provided as follows: "That whenever the President shall be informed by the governor of the State of Pennsylvania that provision has been made for the erection of suitable buildings for the purpose, and for the exclusive control by the commission herein provided for of the proposed exhibition, the President shall, through the Department of State, make proclamation of the same, setting forth the time at which the exhibition will open, and the place at which it will be held; and he shall communicate to the diplomatic representatives of all nations copies of the same, together with such regulations as may be adopted by the commissioners, for publication in their respective countries;" And whereas his excellency the governor of the State of Pennsylvania did, on the twenty-fourth day of June, eighteen hundred and seventythree, inform me that provision has been made for the erection of said buildings and for the exclusive control by the commission provided for in the said act of the proposed exhibition; And whereas the President of the United States Centennial Commission has officially informed me of the dates fixed for the opening and closing of the said exhibition, and the place at which it is to be held: Now, therefore, be it known that I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, in conformity with the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, do hereby declare and proclaim that there will be held, at the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, an international exhibition of arts, manufactures, and products of the soil and mine, to be opened on the nineteenth day of April, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and to be closed on the nineteenth day of October, in the same year. And in the interest of peace, civilization, and domestic and international friendship and intercourse, I commend the celebration and exhibition to the people of the United States; and in behalf of this Government and people, I cordially commend them to all nations who may be pleased to take part therein. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this third day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-seventh. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas satisfactory evidence was given me on the 13th day of September current, by the Marquis de Noailles, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the French Republic, that on and after the 1st day of October next merchandise imported into France in vessels of the United States, from whatever country, will be subject to no other duties or imposts than tlrose which shall be collected upon merchandise imported into France from countries of its origin or from any other country in French vessels: Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby declare and proclaim that on and after the 1st day of October next, so long as merchandise imported into France in vessels of the United States, whether from the countries of its origin, or from other countries, shall be admitted into the ports of France on the terms aforesaid, the discriminating duties heretofore levied upon merchandise imported into the United States in French vessels, either from the countries of its origin, or from any other country, shall be, and are, discontinued and abolished. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventythree, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninety-eighth. [SEAL.] By the President: U. S. GRANT. J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS, Acting Secretary of State. II-CIRCULARS. No. 4. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 11, 1873. To the Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States: Persons in foreign countries desiring to submit inventions of any kind to the consideration or examination of the Government of the United States must address, in writing, the "Secretary of the Interior, (PatentOffice,) Washington, United States of America." They must give a description of the invention, and must state whether or not they expect or intend to ask any compensation whatsoever. No expense incurred in connection with the invention, or its presentation, will be considered as giving any claim whatever to compensation, or to indemnification. The Government of the United States will assume no responsibility whatever, whether for loss of time, for services, for expenses of any kind, for loss or injury to any models, drawings, or other things, or for any cause whatsoever in connection with the invention or its presentation, unless the same may have been specially and distinctly authorized in writing, under the signature of the Secretary of the Interior, and in this case the responsibility of the Government will be limited to the amount named in his letter authorizing the same. No claim for indemnification or for compensation will be entertained, unless accompanied by such letter of the Secretary of the Interior as is contemplated in the preceding paragraph; and no indemnification or |
