628 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



January 16, 1863 Senate. 



Mr. LYMAN TRUMBULL moved that the Vice-President (Mr. HAN- 

 NIBAL HAMLIN) appoint a member to till the vacancy in the Board of 

 Regents occasioned by the death of James A. Pearce. Adopted. 



The VICE-PRESIDENT appointed Garret Davis, of Kentucky, to fill 

 the vacancy. 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTi 



By the Speaker. 



December 19, 1861 House. 



The Speaker (Mr. GALUSHA A. GROW) appointed as Regents, 

 Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania, and 

 Samuel S. Cox, of Ohio. 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTi 



By Joint Resolution. 



March 3, 1862 Senate. 



Mr. JAMES DIXON asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave 

 to introduce a joint resolution (S. 56) for the appointment of a Regent 

 of the Smithsonian Institution. . 



Mr. DIXON. Let the resolution be read at length. 



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

 tution of the class other than members of Congress, caused by the decease of Cor- 

 nelius C. Felton, be filled by the appointment of Henry Barnard, of Connecticut. 



Mr. DIXON. Mr. Barnard is so well known to the Senate, and to 

 the whole country, for his devotion to the cause of public education, 

 that I am in hopes the resolution may be passed, even without a ref- 

 erence. He has devoted his life to the very object specified in the 

 will of Mr. Smithson, "'the diffusion of knowledge among mankind," 

 and therefore I am in hopes the Senate will consent to its immediate 

 passage. If not, I shall not urge it, but move its reference. 



The Vice-President (Mr. HANNIBAL HAMLIN). The Senator from 

 Connecticut asks the unanimous consent of the Senate to consider this 

 resolution at the present time. 



Mr. W. P. FESSENDEN. I must object to that. Although the con- 

 fession argues myself unknown, I must say that I never heard of Mr. 

 Barnard before. 



The VICE-PRESIDENT. Objection being made to the consideration of 

 the resolution, it will be referred to the Committee on the Library. 



Mr. DIXON. Mr. President 



The VICE-PRESIDENT. It is not subject to discussion. 



Mr. DIXON. I should myself, on objection being offered, have made 

 a motion to refer it to the Committee on the Library. 



