246 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 9, 1841. 

 On motion of Mr. ADAMS, the House took up the bill 

 providing for the repeal of so much of the sixth section of 

 the Military Academy act of 1'838, as provides for the invest- 

 ment of the Smithsonian funds in State stocks; and the 

 Senate amendments thereto were amended in several 

 respects, and the hill was returned to the Senate. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 10, 1841. 



The House proceeded to the consideration of the message 

 from the Senate in relation to the amendments of this 

 House to the amendment of the Senate to tin- hill No. 34, 

 entitled " An act to repeal the sixth section of the act 

 entitled * An act to provide for the support of the Military 

 Academy for the year 1838, and for other purposes/ and to 

 prohibit the investment of the funds of the United States 

 in stocks of the several States," when it was 



Resolved, That this House concur in the amendmenl of 

 the Senate to the first amendment of this House to the 

 amendment of the Senate to said bill, and recede from tlu-ir 

 second amendment to the amendment of the Senate to said 

 bill, and that the bill do pass accordingly. 



A message was received from the Senate in relation to 

 the amendments of the House to Senate Bill No. 34. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 11, 1841. 

 Mr. RANDOLPH, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, 

 reported that the committee had examined the l>ill repeal- 

 ing the sixth section of the act of 1838, and had found the 

 same to be correct, whereupon it received the signature of 

 the Speaker and the approval of the President. 



SEPTEMBER 9, 1841. 

 Report of 7. Ewing, Secretary of Treasury. 



State Stocks held by the Treasury Department, in trust for the Smithsonian 



Institution. 



Of what States. Amount of Stock. Cost. 



Arkansas $500,000 $499,500 00 



Arkansas 10,000 10.00000 



Arkansas 13,000 12,837 50 



Arkansas 15,000 10,55500 



Illinois 26,000 18,98000 



Illinois 6,000 4,22300 



Illinois 24,000 19,20000 



Michigan 8,000 8,270 67 



Ohio 18,000 16,98000 



$620,000 $600,980 17 



