602 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than mem- 

 bers of Congress, occasioned by the resignation of Rufus Choate and 

 the death of John McPherson Berrien, be filled by the appointment 

 of George E. Badger, of North Carolina, and C. C. Felton, of 

 Massachusetts. 



February 13, 1856— Senate. 



Mr. J. M. Mason offered the above resolution. 



Mr. Mason. Mr. President, the Board of Regents have been unable 

 to obtain a quorum in consequence of the delay in organizing the 

 House, and in order to fill the existing vacancies it is desirable that 

 the resolution should be acted on at once. It is one to which, I pre- 

 sume, there is no objection, I therefore ask for its consideration now. 



There being no objection, the joint resolution was read the second 

 time and considered as in Committee of the Whole. 



Mr. Mason. Mr. Badger is known to every Senator present, and of 

 Mr. Felton I would only say that he is professor of Greek at the 

 Harvard University; that he is a gentleman of eminent literary as 

 well as other attainments, and possesses, perhaps, a better knowledge 

 of literary institutions at home and abroad than most others. 



Passed. 



February 21, 1856 — House. 



On motion of Mr. A. H. Stephens the joint resolution from the 

 Senate of February 13 for the appointment of Regents was passed. 



February 27, 1856. 



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

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

 gress," occasioned by the resignation of Rufus Choate and the death 

 of John McPherson Berrien, be filled by the appointment of George E. 

 Badger, of North Carolina, and Cornelius C. Felton, of Massachusetts. 



(Stat, XI, 142.) 



January 21, 1857 — Senate. 



Resolution adopted: 



That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the 

 class "other than members of Congress" be filled by the reappointment of the late 

 incumbents, viz, Richard Rush, of Philadelphia, and Joseph G. Totten, of Washington. 



January 26, 1857 — House. 



Resolution of Senate of January 21, 1857, passed. 



January 28, 1857. 



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: 

 Richard Rush, of Philadelphia, and Joseph G. Totten, of Washington. 



(Stat, XI, 253.) 



