478 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



SENATE, March 2, 1847. 



Mr. BREESE presented a report of the Board of Regents 

 of the Smithsonian Institution, made agreeably to law, 

 showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the 

 institution, which was ordered to be printed. 



PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE. 



SENATE, December 30, 1847. 

 On motion by Mr. BREESE, it was 



Ordered, That a member be appointed by the Vice-President to till tin- 

 vacancy in the Board of Regents, occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. 

 Lewis Cass. 



Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, was appointed. 

 SENATE, March 4, 1848. 



Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, on leave, introduced a joint 

 resolution appointing certain Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution ; which was read a first and second time, and 

 referred to the Committee on the Library. 



SENATE, June 1, 1848. 

 On motion of Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, 



Resolved, That one thousand additional copies of the report of the R< - 

 gents of the Smithsonian Institution be printed for the use of tin.- Si-iuiii-. 



SENATE, July 7, 1848. 

 On motion of Mr. PEARCE, 



Resolved, That one hundred and fifty copies of the report of the Regents 

 of the Smithsonian Institution, printed for the use of the Senate, bo fur- 

 nished to the Secretary of the institution for the use of said institution. 



PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 8, 1847. 



Mr. WHITE gave notice that on to-morrow, or sonic sub- 

 sequent day, he would move to amend the rules of the 

 House, so as to provide for the appointment of a Committee 

 on the Smithsonian Institution. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 13, 1847. 



Mr. WHITE, in compliance with the notice he gave yester- 

 day, introduced the following resolution : 



