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and inserting "governor of the District of Columbia," and by making 

 the same change in the third section of the act. 



Be it enacted, etc., That "Auact to establish the Smithsonian Institution for the 

 increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," approved August 10, 1846, be, and 

 the same is hereby, amended in section 1 of said act by striking out the words 

 "the mayor of the city of Washington," and inserting in place thereof the words 

 "the governor of the District of Columbia," and that said act be further amended 

 in section three by striking out the words "the mayor of the city of Washington," 

 and inserting in place thereof the words "the governor of the District of Columbia." 



Mr. H. HAMLIN. Let me say to the Senate in one word what this 

 bill means. The original act creating the Institution made the mayor 

 of the city of Washington one of its Regents. We have abolished 

 that office, and this bill simply puts the governor of the Territory in 

 his place. 



Passed. 

 March 14, 1871 House. 



Senate bill, of March 13, 1871, was taken up on motion of Mr. L. P. 

 Poland. Passed. 

 March 20, 1871. 



Be it enacted, etc., That "An act to establish the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," 

 approved August 10, 1846, be, and the same is hereby, amended in 

 section 1 of said act by striking out the words "the ma3 T or of the 

 city of Washington," and inserting in place thereof the words "the 

 governor of the District of Columbia," and that said act be further 

 amended in section 3 b} r striking out the words, "the mayor of the 

 city of Washington," and inserting in place thereof the words "the 

 governor of the District of Columbia." 



(Stat., XVII, 1.) 



REPORT OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



April 10, 1871 House. 



Mr. L. P. POLAND submitted a concurrent resolution for printing 

 reports of the Smithsonian Institution. 

 April 18, 1871 House. 



Mr. ELLIS H. ROBERTS, from the Committee on Printing, reported 

 resolution : 



Resolved by the House of Representatives, (the Senate concurring), That 12,500 addi- 

 tional copies of the report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1870 be 

 printed, 2,500 for the use of the Senate, 5,000 for the use of the House, and 5,000 for 

 the use of the Smithsonian Institution: Provided, That the aggregate number of 

 pages of said report shall not exceed 450, and that there shall be no illustrations, 

 except those furnished by the Smithsonian Institution. 



Adopted. 



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