726 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



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

 House. 



Mr. Poland offered a resolution to print 20,000 extVa 

 copies of the report. 



3Iai/ 10, 1872. — Mr. Price, from the Committee on Print- 

 iug, reported back the concurrent resolution of the Senate 

 to print 12,500 additional copies of the report of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, for 1871. 



Mr. Garfield. I hope there will be an increase of the 

 number of these reports to be printed. I move that the 

 several numbers be doubled. 



Mr. Randall. I think 5,000 copies will be enough for. 

 the institution. 



Mr. Garfield. Well, I will move to double the number 

 for each House of Congress, but not for the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



The amendment was agreed to, and the resolution 

 adopted. 



May 23, 1872. — Mr. Pendleton, from the Committee on 

 Printing, offered the following concurrent resolution ; which 

 was adopted : 



Resolved, ^c, That 2,000 copies of each of the reports of the Smithsonian 

 Institution of which the stereotype plates are now in the Congressional 

 Printing Office he printed for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution 

 to libraries, colleges, and public establishments. 



Jime 3, 1872. — Mr. Price reported back from the com- 

 mittee the Senate resolution for printing 12,000 extra copies 

 of the report of the Smithsonian Institution, for 1871. The 

 House amended the resolution by making the number 20,000, 

 but the Senate refused to concur in that amendment. The 

 Committee on Printing recommended that the House recede 

 from its amendment. 



Mr. Poland. I hope the House will not recede. 



The Speaker. If there is to be a debate, the Chair can- 

 not entertain the proposition. The House is acting under 

 an order made under suspension of the rules to consider 

 business on the Speaker's table. 



Mr. Beatty. I think the gentleman from Vermont [Mr. 

 Poland] had better agree to the proposition to recede. 



Mr. Poland. No, sir; I have very good reasons for be- 

 lieving that the Senate will concur in our amendment if we 

 insist upon it. 



June 8, 1872. — By act of Congress it was provided that 

 all publications sent or received by the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, marked on each package " Smithsonian Exchange," 

 should pass free in the mail. 



