THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, 1849-1851. 483 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS. 



By ttie Speaker. 

 January 7, 1850 House. 



The Speaker (Mr. HOWELL COBB) appointed Henry W. Hilliard, of 

 Alabama, W. F. Colcock, of South Carolina, and G. N. Fitch, of 

 Indiana, on the part of the House, as Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS. 



By Joint Resolution. 



December 10, 1850 Senate. 



Mr. J. A. PEARCE gave notice of his intention to ask leave to intro- 

 duce a joint resolution providing for the appointment of Regents of 

 the Smithsonian Institution. 

 December 11, 1850 Senate. 



Mr. J. A. PEARCE, in pursuance of notice, asked and obtained 

 leave to introduce a joint resolution for the appointment of Regents 

 of the Smithsonian Institution: 



Resolved, etc., That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution of the class "other than members of Congress" be filled by the reappoint- 

 ment of the late incumbents, viz, Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, and Joseph G. 

 Totten, of the city of Washington. 



On the motion of Mr. PEARCE, the joint resolution was read a second 

 time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole. Reported to the 

 Senate, and passed. 

 December 18, 1850 House. 



Mr. G. N. FITCH said there was upon the Speaker's table a joint 

 resolution from the Senate providing for the appointment of Regents 

 for the Smithsonian Institution whose term of service had expired. 

 He hoped the House would take up and consider the resolution, as it 

 would occupy but a few minutes. It was absolutely necessary that it 

 should be passed, for the reason that the Board of Regents was not 

 full and no business could be transacted by the Board until the vacan- 

 cies be tilled. He hoped the resolution would be taken up. 



There being no objection the joint resolution was taken up and 

 passed. 

 December 24, 1850. 



Resolved, etc. , That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution of the class "other than members of Con- 

 gress," be filled by the reappointment of the late incumbents, viz.: 

 Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, and Joseph G. Totten, of the city of 

 Washington. 



(Stat., IX, 646.) 



