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be no objection. The question is on agreeing to ttie resolution as 

 amended. 



The resolution as amended agreed to. 

 June 24, 1884— House. 



Mr. Alfred M. Scales, from the Committee on Printing, reported 

 favorably Senate concurrent resohition to print Smithsonian report for 

 1883. 



Mr. Scales. I desire to say one word. This is the same number 

 recommended heretofore. The Senate increased what was recom- 

 mended by the House 500 copies. It was so late in the session we 

 concluded to allow them to have them, and they have taken every copy 

 themselves. 



Adopted. 

 January 24, 1885 — Senate. 



Mr. S. B. Maxey introduced concurrent resolution to print 16,060 

 copies of the report of the Smithsonian Institution and National 

 Museum for 1881, 7,000 for the use of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Referred. 

 January 26, 1885— Senate. 



Passed. 

 January 28, 1885— House. 



Referred to Committee on Printing. 

 February 4, 1885 — House. 



Passed. 

 January 24, 1885— Senate. 



Mr. S. B. Maxey introduced a resolution (S. 114). 



Referred to Committee on Printing. 

 January 27, 1885— Senate. 



Passed. 

 March 3, 1885— House. 



Passed. 

 March 3, 1885. 



That the annual reports of the Smithsonian Institution shall be 

 hereafter printed at the Government Printing Office, in the same 

 manner as the annual reports of the heads of departments are now 

 printed, for submission in print to the two Houses of Congress. 



(Stat. XXIII, 520.) 



ventilation of hall of house of representatives. 



June 24, 1884— House. 



Mr. John Hardy, from the Committee on Ventilation and Acous- 

 tics, submitted a report (H. 1970). 



The Conmiittee on Ventilation and Acoustics, charged with the duty 

 of inquiring into the present method of heating, lighting, and venti- 

 lating the Hall of the House of Representatives, respectfully report 



