TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1845-47. 461 



tleman from Indiana [Mr. WICK] in his view of this subject.. 

 It appeared to him that it was a reproach to the Govern- 

 ment to delay carrying out the purposes of this trust. 



The committee proceeded to vote. 



The first question was on the following amendment of 

 Mr. ANDREW JOHNSON to the first section : 



" Strike out all after the word ' next' in the llth line, to the word be, 7 

 in the 14th line, and insert the following : 'And actually paid into the 

 Treasury of the United States by the States which have borrowed and used 

 said fund.'" 



Mr. OWEN inquired of the mover of the amendment 

 whether, if this amendment was carried, it would apply to 

 any moneys that have been paid into the Treasury of the 

 United States as interest and have been re-invested in State 

 stocks ? 



No answer being returned, 



Mr. O. said he hoped the amendment would not prevail. 



The question being taken, the amejidrnent was rejected 

 without a division. 



The second section being under consideration, 



Mr. TIBBATTS moved the amendment of which notice had 

 previously been given, to strike out the words providing 

 that the board of managers " shall be, and hereby are, con- 

 stituted a board politic and corporate, by the style and title 

 of the ' Smithsonian Institution,' with perpetual succession, 

 and the usual powers, duties, and liabilities incident to cor- 

 porations." 



The question was taken by tellers, and decided in the af- 

 firmative ayes 70, noes 44. 



So these words were stricken out. 



Mr. OWEN moved to insert after the word " managers." 

 (in lieu of the words stricken out,) the words " and the said 

 institution shall be known by the style and title of the 

 Smithsonian Institution." 



The amendment was agreed to. 



The fourth section being under consideration, 



Mr. OWEN moved an amendment, (which he stated to be 

 necessary in consequence of the previous amendment strik- 

 ing out the clause constituting a corporation,) to insert, at 

 the 44th line, the words : 



" And all questions which may arise between the United States and any 

 person claiming under and by virtue of any such contract, shall be heard 

 and determined by said board of managers." 



The question being taken, the amendment was agreed to. 

 Mr. OWEN also moved to insert, at the 10th line, the 

 words : 



