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ambition excited by the honor of their trust, to exertions 

 worthy of their re-election. 



The amendment to the amendment was rejected. 



Mr. Allen moved to strike out the words " members of 

 the National Institute," by which two of the nominees in 

 the bill were designated. 



The amendment was rejected. 



On motion by Mr. Choate, the fourth Wednesday in De- 

 cember, in the bill, was changed to the third Wednesday in 

 December, lest sometimes the fourth Wednesday might fall 

 on Christmas day. 



Mr. Woodbury withdrew the printed amendments he had 

 on a former day ofi'ered, the necessity for them having been 

 obviated by alterations in the bill. 



The amendment of the substitute, as amended, was then 

 adopted, and the bill was reported back to the Senate. 



Mr. Berrien, before the bill was allowed to pass the stage 

 of amendment, suggested the necessity of considering 

 whether a section would not be necessary, authorizing the 

 institution, in respect to the property it would possess by 

 the grant of the public grounds, to sue and be sued. It 

 might be a question whether the Government would be the 

 ostensible party in a suit. 



Mr. CuoATE conceived the property in the ground would 

 still vest in the Government ; but, for the purpose of having 

 time to add a small section, to avoid any possible difficulty, 

 he would have no objection to passing over the bill inform- 

 ally till to-morrow. 



The amendments made in committee of the whole, were 

 then concurred in. 



Senate, January 22, 1845. 



The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill S. 18, 

 and having been further amended, it was ordered to be 

 engrossed and read a third time. 



Senate, January 23, 1845. 

 The bill S. 18 was read a third time and passed. 



Senate, March 3, 1845. 



A joint resolution (No. 14) was signed by the President: 

 " That whenever any State shall have been, or may be, in 

 default for the payment of interest or principal on invest- 

 ments in its stocks or bonds, held by the United States in 

 trust, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury 



