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burse him for payments made by him in the preparation of the his- 

 tory of the Polaris expedition, $3,632.70; for salary from August 30, 

 1876, to March 1, 1880, $4,200; in all, $10,233.70. 

 (Stat., XXI, 420.) 



DOCUMENTS. 



June 7, 1880. 



By joint resolution No. 44, providing "for the publication and dis- 

 tribution of a Supplement to the Revised Statutes," two copies were 

 ordered for the Smithsonian Institution. 



(Stat., XXI, 308.) 



FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, 1881-1883. 



APPOINTMENT OF EEGENTS 



By the Yice- President. 

 May 19, 1881— Senate. 



The Vice-President (Mr. Chester A. Arthur) appointed Nathan- 

 iel P. Hill, of Colorado, and Samuel B. Maxey, of Texas, Regents, on 

 the part of the Senate, of the Smithsonian Institution to fill the vacan- 

 cies caused by the expiration of the terms of service as Senators of 

 Newton Booth and Robert E. Withers. 



January 19, 1883 — Senate. 



The President pro tempore (Mr. David Davis) laid before the Sen- 

 ate the following communication: 



Senate Chamber, January 19, 1883. 

 Sir: I desire to infonn you that I have resigned the office of Regent of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. 



I am, very respectfully, yours, George F. Hoar. 



To Hon. David Davis, 



President of the Senate. 



The President pro tempore. The Chair, in pursuance of the statute, 

 appoints the Senator from Vermont [Mr. George F. Edmunds] in 

 place of Mr. Hoar. 



February 26, 1883— Senate. 



The President pro tempore (Mr. David Davis) laid before the 

 Senate the following communication, which was read: 



Washington, D. C, February 21, 1883. 

 Sir: With grateful thanks for the honor you have done me, I respectfully decline 

 the appointment as a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution announced })y you a 

 short time since. 



Very respectfully, yours, Geo. F. Edmunds- 



Hon. David Davis, 



President pro tempore of the Senate. 



