FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, 1879-1881. 



I* statutes " amended b y thc * * ** 12, 



1876, or Matter appertaining to lotteries, gift concerts, or fraudulent 



schemes" or devices. 



f!i C '/uA The Pr visions of the fifth ^d sixth sections of the act 

 entitled An act establishing post routes, and for other purposes 

 approved March 3, 1877,' for the transmission of official mail matter 

 be, and they are hereby, extended to all officers of the U S Govern' 

 ment, and made applicable to all official mail matter transmitted 

 between any of the officers of the United States, * * * and 

 to all official mail matter sent from the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution. 



(Stat, XX, 360, 362.) 



FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, 1879-1881. 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS 



By the Vice- President. 

 March 21, 1879 Senate. 



The VICE-PRESIDENT (Mr. W. A. WHEELER) appointed Newton Booth 

 as Regent, on behalf of the Senate, vice Aaron A. Sargent, whose 

 term had expired. 



February 21, 1881 Senate. 



The VICE-PRESIDENT (Mr. W. A. WHEELER) laid before the Senate 

 the following: 



UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, 



Washington, February 21, 1881. 



SIR: I hereby resign the position of Regent of the Smithsonian Institution, to 

 which I was appointed January 18, 1870. 



Very respectfully, yours, H. HAMLIN. 



Hon. W. A. WHEELER, 



Vice- President of the United States and President of Hie Senate. 



The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Chair appoints to fill this vacancy the 

 Senator from Massachusetts (George F. Hoar). 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS 



By the Speaker. 

 April 4, 1879 House. 



The SPEAKER (Mr. S. J. RANDALL) stated that he had received a 

 letter from the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ask- 

 ing that he make appointment of Regents. In accordance with tihs 

 request he appointed Hiester Clymer, of Pennsylvania, Joseph E. 

 Johnston, of Virginia, James A. Garfield, of Ohio. 



1 See Stat., XIX, 336. 



