TWENTY-NINTU CONGRESS, 1845-47. 407 



The question again recurring on the original bill, as 

 amended. 



Mr. Hough offered the amendment of which he had given 

 notice as a substitute for the entire bill, being a bill consist- 

 ing of fourteen sections. 



Mr. Marsh moved several amendments, all with a view, 

 as he said, to direct the appropriation entirely to the pur- 

 poses of a library. 



The first one was to section 7th, to strike out the words 

 *' and such lecturers as may be employed by said board," 

 and the vrords " and lecturers, and all other officers of the 

 institution." 



The question being taken, was decided in the affirmative 

 — ayes 72, noes 39. 



So the amendment w^as agreed to. 



Mr. Marsh next moved to strike out section 8, as follows : 



" Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Eegents shall 

 employ so many and such able men to lecture upon useful subjects and at 

 such limes and j)laces as they may deem most beneficial for the " increase 

 and diffusion of knowledge among men ;" and shall also, during each ses- 

 sion of Congress, cause a course of such lectures to be delivered, weekly or 

 semi-weeklj', publicly, in the lecture-room of said institution, and shall 

 make all suitable provisions for the accommodation of all members and 

 honorary members of said institution, and of both Houses of Congress." 



Also, an amendment to the ninth section, to increase the 

 annual appropriation for the library from §20,000 to §25,- 

 000. Agreed to. 



Mr. TiBBATTS moved to strike out the first section. 



The Chairman decided the amendment to be out of order, 

 that portion of the substitute bill having been passed. 



Mr. Marsh moved an amendment to strike out the 10th 

 and 11th sections of the substitute, in the words following: 



" Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said board of regents shall 

 make all needful rules, regulations, and by-laws, for the government of 

 the institution and the persons employed therein ; and, in jirescribing the 

 duties of the professors and lecturers, they shall have reference to the intro- 

 duction and illustration of subjects connected with the application of sci- 

 ence to the productive and liberal arts of life, improvements in agriculture, 

 in manufactures, in trades, and in domestic economy; and they shall also 

 have special reference to the increase and extension of scientific knowledge 

 generally, by experiment and research. And the said regents shall cause 

 to be printed, from time to time, any lecture or course of lectures which 

 they may deem useful. And it shall be the duty of each lecturer while in 

 the service of the institution, to submit a copy of any lecture or lectures 

 delivered by him to the regents, if required. 



"Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That it shall be competent for the 

 board of managers to cause to be printed and published, periodically or oc- 

 casionally, essays, pamphlets, magazines, or other brief works or produc- 

 tions for the dissemination of information among the people, especially 

 works in popular form on agriculture and its latest improvements, or the 

 sciences and the aid they bring to labor, manuals explanatory of the best 



