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stated. The committee see notliing, therefore, in their conduct whicli 

 calls for any new legislation or any change in the powers now exer- 

 cised by the Kegents. 



"For many of the views and statements in the foregoing report the 

 committee are indebted to the full and luminous reports of the Boird 

 of Regents. From the views entertained by the committee, after an 

 impartial examination of the proceedings referred to, the committee 

 have adopted the language of the resolution, ' that no action of the 

 Senate is necessary and proper in regard to the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tution ; and this is the unanimous opiiiion. of the comwAttceJ '* 



