FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS, 1871-1873. 691 



May 24. 1872— Senate. 



Mr. H. B. Anthony, from the Committee on Printin^^ reported 

 nonconcurrence to the amendment of the House of Representatives to 

 increase the number of extra copies of the report for 1871 to 20,000. 

 Agreed to. 



May 29, 1872— Senate. 



Mr, H. B. Anthony, from the Committee on Printing, reported 

 back House resolution of May 23, 1872. 



Agreed to. 



June 3, 1872~House. 



Mr. W. p. Price reported back from the committee the Senate 

 resohition for printing 12,500 extra copies of the report of the Smitli- 

 sonian Institution for 1871. The House amended the resolution by 

 making the number 20,000, but the Senate refused to concur in that 

 amendment. The Committee on Printing recommended that the 

 House recede from its amendment. 



Mr. L. P. Poland. I hope the House will not recede. 



The Speaker (Mr. James G. Blaine). If there is to be a debate the 

 Chair can not entertain the proposition. The House is acting under 

 an order made under suspension of the rules to consider business on 

 the Speaker's table. 



Mr. John Beatty. I think the gentleman from Vermont [Mr. 

 Poland] had })etter agree to the proposition to recede. 



Mr. Poland. No, sir; I have very good reasons for believing that 

 the Senate will concur in our amendment if we insist upon it. ' 



December 20. 1872 — House. 



Mr. L. P. Poland offered a resolution to have 20,000 extra copies 

 of the report for 1871 printed. 



January 31. 1873 — House. 



Senate resolution of May 2, 1872, agreed to. 



February 21, 1873— Senate. 



Annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1872 presented. 

 February 21, 1873 — House. 



Mr. L. P. Poland offered a resolution to have 20,000 extra copies 

 print(xl of the report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1872. 



March 1, 1873— Senate. 



Mr. H. B. Anthony reported from the Committee on Printing 

 resolution : 



That 12,500 additional copies of the report of the Smithsonian Institution for the 

 year 1872 be printed, 2,500 copies of which shall be for the use of the Senate, 5,000 

 for the use of the House, and 5,000 for the use of the Institution: Provided, That 

 the aggregate number of pages of said report shall not exceed 450, and that there 

 shall be no illustrations except those furnished by the Smithsonian Institution. 



Agreed to. 



