THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1853-1855. 503 



December 26, 1854 — House. 



Ml'. W. H. English. I ask the unanimous consent of the House to 

 take from the Speaker's table a Senate joint resolution proposing to 

 appoint Rufus Choate, of Massachusetts, and Gideon Hawle}^, of New 

 York, Regents for the Smithsonian Institution; and if the House will 

 allow me, I propose to ask that the resolution may be put upon its 

 passage. 



I will state, as a reason why the resolution should be put upon its 

 passage at an early day, that t*here is to be a regular meeting of the 

 Regents of that Institution the next week, and it is desirable that there 

 should be a full board upon that occasion. These gentlemen have been 

 Regents heretofore, and I presume there will be no objection to their 

 reappointment. I ask that the resolution may be taken up and put 

 upon its passage. 



The resolution was read. 



Resolved, etc., That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution of the class other than members of Congress, be filled by the reappoint- 

 ment of the late incumbents, viz, Rufus Choate, of Massachusetts, and Gideon 

 Hawley, of New York. 



Mr. S. G. Haven. I presume there is no objection to the passage of 

 the resolution. 



The resolution was passed. 

 December 27, 1854. 



Resolved^ etc. , That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, of the class "other than members of Con- 

 gress," be filled by the reappointment of the late incumbents, viz. : 

 Rufus Choate, of Massachusetts, and Gideon Hawley, of New York. 



(Stat., X, 722.) 



DOCUMENTS. 

 July 20, 1854. 



Joint resolution. One copy of the works of Thomas Jefferson to 

 the Smithsonian Institution. 



(Stat., X, 594.) 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 

 July 20, 1854. 



* * * Works of Thomas Jefferson, * * * to the Joint Com- 

 mittee on the Library, for the purpose of international exchange, 

 twelve copies. 



(Stat., X, 594.) 



CARE OF GOVERNMENT COLLECTIONS. 

 July 22, 1854Senate. 



The Senate having under consideration the civil and diplomatic bill, 

 the following amendments reported by the committee were read: 



For the preservation of the collections of the exploring expedition: 

 For compensation of keepers, watchmen, and laborers, $2,980. 

 For contingent expenses, $100. 



