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Sicilies, Turkey, China, Mexico, New Granada, Venezuela, Chili, 

 Peru, the Argentine Republic, Brazil, Texas, and the Sandwich 

 Islands; and one copy to the Naval Lyceum in Brooklyn, New York. 



SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That one copy of said work be 

 given to Charles Wilkes, esquire, the commander of said expedition: 

 one copy to William L. Hudson, esquire, and one copy to Cadwallader 

 Ringold, esquire, commandants of vessels in said expedition. 



SEC. 3. And be it further resolved, That two copies of said work be 

 placed in the Library of Congress, and that the residue of said work 

 shall be delivered to the Librarian, to be by him preserved for future 

 distribution. 



(Stat, V., 797.) 



March 3, 1845. 



Civil and diplomatic act for 1846. 



For completing the publication of the work on the "Exploring 

 Expedition," including the printing of an extra number of charts, and 

 for the salary of the horticulturist, $10,000. 



(Stat, V., 761.) 



TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1845-1847. 



BEQUEST OF JAMES SMITHSON. 

 December 4, 1845 House. 



Mr. R. D. OWEN gave notice of a bill to establish the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 

 December 19, 1845 House. 



Mr. R. D. Owen's bill, H. 5, was read a first and second time, and 

 referred to a select committee of seven members, viz: Mr. Robert 

 D. Owen, Mr. John Q. Adams, Mr. Timothy Jenkins, Mr. G. P. 

 Marsh, Mr. Alexander D. Sims, Mr. Jefferson Davis, and Mr. David 

 Wilmot. 

 January 9, 1846 House. 



Mr. R. D. OWEN, from the select committee, reported a resolution 

 that the bill referred to the committee be printed; agreed to. 

 February 28, 1846 House. 



Mr. R. D. OWEN, from the select committee to which was referred 

 the bill H. 5, reported a substitute for said bill; and thereupon Mr. 

 Owen offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That this report be printed; that the substitute herewith reported be 

 referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and be printed 

 separately in the form of a bill; and that the same be made the special order of the 

 day for the second Tuesday in April next. 



Mr. GEORGE S. HOUSTON called for a division of the question, so as 

 to take a separate vote on the proposal to make it the special order for 

 a particular day; which was ordered, 

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