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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said board of management 

 shall have power to appoint a treasurer and secretary, who shall be entitled 

 to a compensation of dollars per annum, who shall give bond, in the 



penal sum of dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties, 



which duties shall be prescribed by said board ; but he shall render the 

 accounts of his expenditures quarterly to the accounting officers of the 

 Treasury Department ; and the said board shall report its proceedings in 

 detail annually to Congress, or oftener, if required. 



SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all works of art, and all books 

 relating thereto, and all collections and curiosities belonging to the United 

 States, in the possession of any of the executive departments, and not m--- 

 essarily connected with the duties thereof, shall be transferred to said insti- 

 tution, to be there preserved and arranged. 



SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the interest which has accrued on 

 the Smithsonian fund, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for th> 

 purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act ; and that the 

 ground owned by the United States, and designated in the plan of tho city 

 of Washington as the mall, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for th- 

 buildings and use of the Smithsonian Institution, an<i the National Insti- 

 tution ; and the same shall be under the superintendence of the board of 

 management of the National Institution. 



SENATE, September 3, 1841. 



The bill from the House of Representatives, to repeal the 

 sixth section of the act entitled An act to provide tor the 

 support of the Military Academy of the United States for 

 the year 1838, and for other purposes, passed July 18, 1838, 

 and to prohibit any investment of the funds of the Unite* I 

 States in stocks of the several States, was read twice; and, 

 on the question of reference coming up. 



Mr. SEVIER said this bill was one of a most extraordinary 

 character. It was to repeal existing contracts, and to violate 

 treaty stipulations with the Indians, without their consent. 

 He moved to lay the bill on the table. 



Mr. PRESTON appealed to the Senator to withdraw his 

 motion ; he was disposed to entertain a similar opinion of 

 the bill, but thought it more respectful to the House to 

 refer it to a committee. He would therefore move to refer 

 it to the Committee on Finance. 



Mr. SEVIER said, if it was to be referred at all, it ought 

 to be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 



Mr. WALKER concured in this view. 



Mr. WOODBURY made some remarks, to the effect that the 

 bill could be only prospective in its character, and would 

 have no effect on existing contracts. 



Mr. CALHOUN said this bill involved questions of an im- 

 portant character, which, it was very evident, would require 

 more time for their consideration than could be devoted to 

 them at the present session. He w r ould therefore move to 

 lay the bill on the table. 



