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FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. 

 Senate, January 18, 1870. 



On motion of Mr. Trumbull, that the vacancy in the 

 Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, caused by 

 the death of Hon. W. P. Fessenden, be filled; the Vice- 

 President appointed Mr. Hannibal Hamlin a regent. 



March -30, 1870. — Annual report for 1869 presented, and 

 ordered to be printed. 



Mr. Trumbull offered a resolution to have additional 

 copies printed. 



July 13, 1870. — Mr. Anthony reported, from the Com- 

 mittee on Printing, the resolution of the House of Repre- 

 sentatives to print 10,000 additional copies of the Smithso- 

 nian report, which was concurred in. 



January 26, 1871. — Letter of resignation, as Regent of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, from General Richard Delafield, 

 read, as follows, and laid on tJbe table : 



Washington, D. C, January 25, 1871. 



Sir: The period of six years, for which I was appointed a Regent of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, under a joint resolution of the Senate and House 

 of Representatives, expires in February. 



I believe the welfare and the best interest of the institution may be sub- 

 served by tendering my resignation of this trust and responsibility at the 

 present date, that the Board of Regents and Congress may have the neces- 

 sary time to appoint my successor and enable him to attend the annual 

 meeting of the Board of Regents, now about to take place. 



I have requested Hon. J. A. Garfield to present my resignation as a Re- 

 gent to tlie board at its first meeting, and should the occasion require, re- 

 quest you will state the fact to the Senate of my having tendered my resig- 

 nation for the reasons herein stated. 



Respectfully, your obedient servant, 



Richard Delafield, 

 Brijadier General U. S. A., (7'etired.) 

 Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Vice-President of the U. S., 



Member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 



January 27, 1871. — Mr. Hamlin offered the following 

 resolution ; which was adopted : 



Resolved, <J-c., That General William T. Sherman be, and ho is hereby, 

 appointed a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, in the place of General Richard Delafield, resigned. 



House of Representatives, February 2, 1870. 

 The Speaker announced the appointment of the following 

 Regents of the Smithsonian Institution : Mr. Luke P. Poland, 

 Mr. James A. Garfield, Mr. Samuel S. Cox. 



Ajml 20, 1870. — The resolution by the Senate to print 

 13,000 additional copies of the report of the Smithsonian 

 Institution was objected to. 

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