THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. 1861-1863. 637 



EXPLORING EXPEDITION. 

 March 14, 1862. 



Legislative, executive, and judicial act for 1863, ete. 



For putting the plates of the exploring expedition in order for preservation, and 

 transporting them and the other effects of the expedition to Washington, to be pre- 

 served in some of the public buildings or at the Smithsonian Institution, $2,000; to 

 be expended under the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress; and if any part 

 of this appropriation shall remain unexpended for these purposes, the same may be 

 applied, if necessary, to the completion of volume 23 of the works of said exploring 

 expedition, or to the payment of any arrears of rent, or claims for service due on 

 account of any of said works. 



(Stat., XII, 368.) 

 April 17, 1862 House. 



Mr. EDWARD MCPHERSON, from the Committee on the Library, 

 reported a joint resolution (H. 67) to supply the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion with a copy of each of the volumes of the Wi Ikes' Exploring 

 Expedition. Adopted. 

 April 21, 1862 Senate. 



Joint resolution from House of April 17 adopted. 

 April 24, 1862. 



Be it resolved etc., That the officer in charge of the Library of 

 Congress be, and he is hereby, directed to furnish to the officer in 

 charge of the Smithsonian Institution a copy of each of the volumes 

 of the exploring expedition of Captain Wilkes, now in the possession 

 of the Library. 



(Stat., XII, 618.) 



REPORT OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



June 4, 1862 House. 



Annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1861 presented. 



Mr. S. S. Cox moved that 5,000 extra copies be printed. 

 June 5, 1862 House. 



Mr. AMBROSE W. CLARK, from the Committee on Printing, reported 

 the following: 



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

 Institution for the year 1861; the woodcuts to be furnished at the expense of the 

 Smithsonian Institution; 3,000 copies for the use of members of the House and 2,000 

 for the use of the Institution. 



Adopted. 

 June 9, 1862 Senate. 



The following resolution was adopted: 



That 5,000 additional copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1861 

 be printed 2,000 for the use of the Smithsonian Institution and 3,000 for the use of 

 the Senate: Provided, That the aggregate number of pages contained in said report 

 shall not exceed 450, without woodcuts or plates, except those furnished by the 

 Institution, 



