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James Smithson, with illustrations, be printed from the stereotype plates now in the 

 Congressional Printing Office, of which 1,500 shall be for the use of the House, 500 

 for the Senate, and 1,000 for the Smithsonian Institution. 



The amendments were to strike out " documentarj' history and 

 journals and;" after the words " five hundred" to insert "and fifteen;" 

 and to strike out "one thousand" and insert "nine hundred and 

 eight^'-five." 



Adopted. 

 February 1, 1881 — Senate. 



Reported adversely and postponed indefinitely. 

 January 20, 1881— Senate. 



Mr. Robert E. Withers submitted concurrent resolution to print 

 15,500 copies of the report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1880, 

 2,500 for the Senate, 6,000 for the House, and 7,000 for the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. 



Referred to Committee on Printing. 

 January 25, 1881— Senate. 



Reported and amended to print 15,560 copies, 2,500 for Senate, 

 6,060 for the House, and 7,000 for the Smithsonian Institution. 



Passed. 

 February 3, 1881 — House. 



Concurrent resolution adopted. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 



March 16, 1880— Senate. 



Mr. Thomas F. Bayard introduced a joint resolution (S. 93) to 

 enable A ins worth R. Spofford, Librarian of Congress, to visit and 

 inspect European public libraries: 



Resolved, etc., That for the purpose of enabling Ainsworth R. Spofford, Librarian 

 of Congress, to make arrangements for the more complete interchange of publications 

 by the Government of the United States and those of foreign nations, as well as to 

 inspect the systems and methods under which public libraries in Europe are con- 

 ducted and mauitained, the sum of |2,500 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, 

 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses 

 of Ainsworth R. Spofford in a visit to the libraries of Europe during the summer 

 vacation of Congress, for the purposes aforesaid, and that he make a report to Con- 

 gress at its next session, embodying such recommendations in regard to the Library 

 of Congress as he may deem proper. 



The Vice-President (Mr. W. A. Wheeler). The joint resolution 

 will be referred to the Committee on the Library. 



Mr. Bayard. Mr. President, I desire, if I ma}^ be permitted, before 

 the reference of the joint resolution to the Committee on the Library, 

 to state my reasons for its introduction. It is wholly with a view to 

 the public service. 



The Congress of the United States, by laws of remote date, and last 

 by the act of July 25, 1868, provided for the delivery by the Congres- 



