610 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



March 2, 1861. 



Resolved^ ete.^ That the vacanc-ie.s in the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution of the chiss "other than niem])ers of Con- 

 gress," be filled by the appointment of William L. Dayton, of New 

 Jersey, in place of Richard Rush, deceased; William B. Astor, of New 

 York, in place of Gideon Hawle}^, whose term has expired; and that 

 Cornelius C. Felton, of Massachusetts, whose term has expired, be 

 reappointed. 



(Stat., XII, 251.) 



REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



June 11, 1860— Senate. 



Report of the Smithsonian Institution, for 1859, presented. 

 On motion by Mr. J. A. Pearce, it was — 



Resolved, That 10,000 additional copies of the report of the Regents of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the year 1859 be printed; 5,000 for the use of the Senate and 

 5,000 for the use of the Institution: Provided, That the aggregate number of i)ages 

 contained in said rei>ort shall not exceed 450 pages, without woodcuts or plates, 

 except those furnished by the Institution. 

 June 11, 1860— House. 



Annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1859 presented. 



Mr. Benjamin Stanton moved that 5,000 extra copies of the report 

 ■be printed. 

 June 12, 1860— House. 



Resolution adopted: 



That there be printed 5,000 extra copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion for the year 1859; 3,000 for the use of the members of the House and 2,000 for 

 the use of the said Institution. 

 February 26, 1861— Senate. 



Resolution passed to print extra copies of the Report of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the year 1860. 

 February 27, 1861— House. 



Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1860 presented and ordered 

 to be print(^d. 

 February 28, 1861— House. 



Resolution passed: 



That there be printed 5,000 extra copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion for the year 1860; 3,000 for the use of the members of the House and 2,000 for 

 the use of the said Institution. 



FREE USE OF TELEGRAPH BY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



June 16. 1860. 



Act to facilitate communication between the Atlantic and Pacifier States by electric 



telegraph. 



Be it enacted, etc.^ That the Secretary of the Treasury, under the 

 direction of the President of the United States, is hereby authorized 



