The Clerk read, as follows: To the Imorablelbe Senate and HoRep of the U.S.A. at Lonareu assembled: We. the undersigned, 80 studentsof the Poly technicCollegeof the state of Pennsylvania. at Phila adelphia, comingfrom many Statesof the Union and now pursuing here the study of practical science, respectfully represent:. That a full and general exhibition of the varied products of American industry at the Universal xposition in Par1s, in 1867, should be the earnest desire ofovery American citizen. 1 That as much damage has been done to the national credit by the misrepresentations in Europe of the State of our workshops and manufacturics, our contributions should be such as to show to the world the enterpriseand prosperity of American manufac turing communities. That as a nation we are undoubtedly the ffist in inventive genius and that the space appropriated to the U.S. by the French commissionershould therefore, befilled with samplesof our mostimproved inidpletmentsin every Dept of manufacturing in us ry. That our innumerable agricultural machines, in the perfection of which we are especially in advance of the European nations, should bewell represented. That our contributions of scientific and industrial interests, many of which Wlll be finished in the most perfect manner. should be so transported that they will arrive Without inJury. That if the cost of transporting of actsfrom this country to France is to be addedto that of making and preparing themfor the Exposition. manyAlnier ican manufacturerswill bedeterredfromexhibiting and the skill and inventive geniusof oureoi lntryW] I not be properly represented; while, if public provision be at once made for the gratuitous conveyance across the ocean of the contributions of Qlllbllfili and information of the fact be published in season. a very large addition to thenuniber and value of such contributions may be confidently expected. Your petitioners therefore pray you that authority be won. without delay. to the honorable Secretary of g the New to commission a national vesselof approved construction for the purpose of transporting the contributions of American citizens free of chargeto the Universal Exposition of1867 and your petitioners will ever pray, 8:0.