FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, 1879-1881. 823 



May 24, 1880— House. 



On motion of Mr. Clymer, bill considered and passed without 

 objection. 

 June 1, 1880. 



Be it enacted, etc.^ That the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 

 be, and are hereby, authorized to contract with W. W, Story, sculptor, 

 for a statue in bronze of Joseph Henry, late Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, to be erected upon the grounds of said Institution; 

 and for this purpose, and for the entire expense of the foundation and 

 pedestal of the monument, the sum of 115,000 is hereby appropriated, 

 out of any moneys in the Treasur}^ not otherwise appropriated. 



(Stat., XXI, 154.) 



JOSEPH HENRY — PORTRAIT FOR THE INSTITLTION. 



February 24, 1880— Senate. 



Mr. A. H. Garland offered a resolution that the Committee on the 

 Library be instructed to inquire into the expediency and propriety- of 

 securing an accurate likeness of Prof. Joseph Henry, late Secretary' of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, for the purpose of placing the same in 

 the Institution. 



Agreed to. 



LAND OFFICE MUSEUM. 

 May 10, 1879— House. '< 



Mr. O. D. Conger introduced a bill (H. 1845) making compen- 

 sation to Mrs. Joseph S. Wilson, widow of the late Joseph S. Wilson, 

 for collecting the scientific museum for the Public Land Office.^ 



Referred to Committee on Public Lands. 



expositions. 



Sydney and MeJhourne Expositions. 

 June 10, 1879. 



Joint resolution No. 4 provided for participation by the United 

 States in an international exhibition "of products, manufactures, and 

 arts," at Sydney, New South Wales, and Melbourne, Victoria, in 1879 

 and 1880, and appropriated $20,000 to be expended " in the discretion 

 of the Secretary of State." 



(Stat., XXI, 49.) 

 June 16, 1880. 



In the deficiency act for 1880, etc. , the Secretary of State was allov/ed 

 the sum of |8,000 to provide for the expenses of the international 

 exhibition on the part of the United States Government at Melbourne, 

 Australia, in addition to the sum already appropriated. 



(Stat., XXI, 239.) 



1 See p. 811. 



