610 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



March 2, 1861. 



Resol/oed, 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 appointment of William L. Dayton, of New 

 Jersey, in place of Richard Rush, deceased; William B. Astor, of New 

 York, in place of Gideon Hawley, whose term has expired; and that 

 Cornelius C. Felton, of Massachusetts, whose term has expired, be 

 reappointed. 



(Stat., XII, 251.) 



REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



June 11, 1860 Senate. 



Report of the Smithsonian Institution, for 1859, presented. 



On motion by Mr. J. A. PEARCE, it was 



Resolved, That 10,000 additional copies of the report of the Regente of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the year 1859 be printed; 5,000 for the use of the Senate and 

 5,000 for the use of the Institution: Provided, That the aggregate number of pages 

 contained in said report shall not exceed 450 pages, without woodcuts or plates, 

 except those furnished by the Institution. 

 June 11, 1860 House. 



Annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1859 presented. 



Mr. BENJAMIN STANTON moved that 5,000 extra copies of the report 

 be printed. 

 June 12, 1860 House. 



Resolution adopted: 



That there be printed 5,000 extra copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion for the year 1859; 3,000 for the use of the members of the House and 2,000 for 

 the use of the said Institution. 

 February 26, 1861 Senate. 



Resolution passed to print extra copies of the Report of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the year 1860. 

 February 27, 1861 House. 



Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1860 presented and ordered 

 to be printed. 

 February 28, 1861 House. 



Resolution passed: 



That there be printed 5,000 extra copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion for the year 1860; 3,000 for the use of the members of the House and 2,000 for 

 the use of the said Institution. 



FREE USE OF TELEGRAPH BY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



June 16, 1860. 



Act to facilitate communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by electric 



telegraph. 



Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury, under the 

 direction of the President of the United States, is hereby authorized 



