428 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



June 24, 1846— Senate. 



Mr. D. S. Dickinson presented the proceeding-s and resolutions of 

 a convention of county superintendents of common schools, held at 

 Albany, New York. 



Ordered to lie on the table. 



At a convention of county superintendents of common schools and friends of educa- 

 tion generally, held at the city of Albany, in the State of New York, on the 12th, 

 13th, 14th, and 15th days of May last, the following resolutions offered by the Hon. 

 Jabez D. Hammond, of the county of Otsego, were unanimously adopted: 



Resolved, That while this convention are impressed with profound respect and 

 veneration for the memory of the late James Smithson, of England, and gratitude 

 for his munificent legacy to the United States, made with a view to the increase and 

 diffusion of knowledge among men, they can not suppress their deep mortification 

 and painful regret that the representatives of the people of these United States 

 should have suffered a fund created for such noble and exalted purposes to remain 

 so long unemployed, and they do respectfully, but most earnestly, recommend to the 

 present Congress to adopt such measures as will carry into immediate effect the 

 benevolent intentions of the philanthropic and liberal donor. 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution, signed by the president and secretaries, be 

 forwarded to each of the Senators in the Senate of the United States from the State 

 of New York. 



Samuel S. Randall, President. 

 Edward Cooper, 

 W. Putnam, 



Secretaries. 



August 7, 1846— Senate. 



H. 5 was passed over in consequence of want of time for consid- 

 eration. 

 August 10, 1846— Senate. 



The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. 5) to establish the 

 Smithsonian Institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge 

 among men, together with the amendments reported thereto; and the 

 reported amendments having- been disagreed to, the bill was reported 

 to the Senate. 



Ordered., That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read a 

 third time. 



On the question, " Shall this bill pass ? " It was determined in the 

 affirmative — yeas, 26; nays, 13. 



On motion by Mr. William Allen, the yeas and nays being desired 

 by one-fifth of the Senators present, 



Those who voted in the affirmative were: 



YEAS — Messrs. Archer Atchison, Barrow, Berrien, Cameron, Cilley, Thomas 

 Clayton, John M. Clayton, Corwin, Davis, Evans, Greene, Houston, Huntington, 

 Jarnagin, Johnson, of Maryland, Johnson, of Louisiana, Lewis, Mangum, Miller, 

 Morehead, Phelps, Speight, Sturgeon, Upham, Webster. 



Those who voted in the negative were: 



NAYS — Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Calhoun, Dickinson, 

 Fairfield, McDuffie, Semple, Turney, Westcott, Yulee. 



