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Mr. George W. Hopkins raised the point of order against the 

 amendment, on the ground of irrelevancy. 



The Chairman sustained the point, and decided the amendment out 

 of order. 



Mr. E. H. EwiNG moved an amendment to the substitute, to strike 

 out the third section. Rejected. 



The fourth section, on the suggestion of Mr. Hopkins, was so mod- 

 ified by Mr. Adams as to conform to the amendment of the first, by 

 striking out the words "moral suasion." 



The question then being on the substitute of Mr. Adams, as 

 amended, was taken by tellers, and decided in the negative — ayes 57, 

 noes 74. 



So the substitute of Mr. Adams was rejected. 



The question again recurring on the original bill as amended, 



Mr. W. J. Hough offered the amendment of which he had given 

 notice as a substitute for the entire bill, being a bill consisting of four- 

 teen sections. 



Mr. G. P. Marsh moved several amendments, all with a view, as he 

 said, to direct the appropriation entirely to the purposes of a library. 



The first one was to section 7, to strike out the words " and such lec- 

 turers as may be employed by said board," and the words " and lectur- 

 ers, and all other officers of the Institution." 



The question being taken, was decided in the affirmative — ayes 72, 

 noes 39. 



So the amendment was 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 Regents shall employ so 

 many and such able men to lecture upon useful subjects and at such times and places 

 as they may deem most beneficial for the " increase and diffusion of knowledge among 

 men; " and shall also, during each session of Congress, cause a course of such lectures 

 to be delivered, weekly or semiweekly, publicly, in the lecture room of said Institu- 

 tion, 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 appro- 

 priation for the library from $20,000 to $25,000. Agreed to. 



Mr. J. W. TiBBATTS moved to strike out the first section. 



The Chairman decided the amendment to be out of order, that por- 

 tion of the substitute bill having been passed. 



Mr. Marsh moved an amendment to strike out the tenth and eleventh 

 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 prescribing the duties of the professors and lectur- 

 ers they shall have reference to the introduction and illustration of subjects connected 

 with the application of science 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 gen- 



