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Mr. Alex. Ramsey. I will say to the Senator that the coniniittee 

 have it under consideration. 



Mr. Frelinghuysen. I hope Congress will adopt some measure by 

 which that which transpires here may be circulated and disseminated 

 among the people. At a large expense we print every day a record 

 of the proceedings of Congress. What good does it do? The people 

 do not get it. No provision is made for its circulation. 



Now, as to the idea that the people are opposed to this, I was very 

 much struck by a remark which was made — I do not know but that 

 it was in one of the articles which were read here yesterday — that a 

 million of people might petition Congress, but we must remember 

 there are thirtj^-nine millions that are not heard from. I believe the 

 people want information as to what transpires here, and it is their 

 right to have it, and it is our duty to give them the opportunity to 

 know what we do. 



Mr. H. B. Anthoxy. I believe when this report was presented the 

 usual number was ordered to be printed. If not, I will make that 

 motion. That number ought to be printed at any rate. 



The President pro tempore (Mr, M. H. Carpenter). It was ordered. 

 The Chair understands objection to be made to the further considera- 

 tion of the resolution. 



Mr. Morrill, of Maine. Yes, sir. 



The President pro tempore. The resolution will lie over. 

 February 27, 1874 — Senate. 



Mr. H. Hamlin. I move to take up the resolution for the printing 

 of the Smithsonian report. I think it will detain the Senate but a 

 moment. It was up the other morning. 



Agreed to. 



Mr. Hamlin. My colleague interposed some objection to the res- 

 olution because there were 500 copies provided for in it for the Senate 

 and 1,000 for the House. I have conferred with my colleague, and I 

 have also conferred with the Senator who reported the resolution, and 

 with their concurrence I move now to strike out the whole number 

 appropriated to both the Senate and House. That will be my first 

 motion. I shall follow that with another motion to increase the num- 

 ber to the Smithsonian Institution by 1,500, which is just the number 

 stricken out. That takes away entirely the objection to printing any 

 copies for our own distribution. I transfer that number to the Insti- 

 tution for this reason: I take it every Senator, like myself, has sup- 

 plied the principal libraries of the State for years with this work. 

 They will want it, and they will cease to call upon us, but they will 

 call upon the Institution for it, and that number which was proposed 

 for the Senate and for the House will be transferred there, and there 

 they will find them. 



I want to say also, in this connection, that by an exchange of this 

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