FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS, 1871-73. 723 



"West and its tributaries, by Professor Powell, under the direction of the 

 Secretary of the Interior, ^12,000." 



Mr. Dawes. I move to strike out the words " Secretary 

 of the Interior," and insert " the Smithsonian Institution." 

 The amendment was asfreed to. 



FURTY-SECOND CONGRESS. 



Senate, 31arch 13, 1871. 



Mr. Hamlin. I ask unanimous consent of the Senate to 

 introduce a bill, and I desire to have it considered at this 

 time. I think it will not take two minutes. 



By unanimous consent, leave was granted to introduce 

 a bill to amend an act to establish the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion for the increase and diffusion of knowledj^e amons: 

 men, approved August 10, 1846 ; and it was read twice, 

 and considered as in Committee of the "Whole. 



The bill proposes to amend the act of August 10, 1846, 

 by striking out in the tirst section the words "mayor of the 

 city of Washington," and inserting " governor of the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia," and by making the same change in the 

 third section of the act. 



The following is the bill : 



Be it enacted, (J-c, That "An act to establish the Smithsonian Institution 

 for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," approved August 

 ten, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby, amended 

 in section one of said act by striking out the words " the mayor of the city 

 of "Washington," and inserting in place thereof the words "the governor 

 of the District of Columbia," and that said act be further amended in sec- 

 tion three by striking out the words "the mayor of the city of Washing- 

 ton," and inserting in place thereof the words "the governor of the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia." 



Mr. Hamlin. Let me say to the Senate, in one word, 

 what this bill means. The original act creating the institu- 

 tion made the mayor of the city of AVashington one of its 

 regents. "We have abolished that office, and this bill simply 

 puts the governor of the Territory in his place. 



The bill passed. 



April 19, 1871. — The concurrent resolution from the House 

 of Kepresentatives, of April 18, for the printing of 12,500 

 copies of the report of the Smithsonian Institution, for 

 1870, was agreed to. 



April 26, 1872.— Annual report for 1871 laid before the 

 Senate. 



