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stand by what right they could call upon the Institution to 

 furnish a copy to each member of Congress from its own 

 resources. If Congress intended granting an appropriation 

 to defray the expense of the publication and distribution, 

 as the gentleman from Illinois proposed, he would have no 

 objection to it; but unless such an appropriation were made, 

 he should feel himself compelled to vote against the gentle- 

 man's amendment. 



The question was then taken on Mr. Wentworth's amend- 

 ment, and it was not agreed to. 



The question was then taken on Mr. Thompson's amend- 

 ment, and it was adopted. 



On the same day it was ordered that two copies of ^ the 

 Annals of Congress be given to the Smithsonian Institution; 

 also, one copy of the works of Alexander Hamilton and one 

 copy of the works of John Adams. 



PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. 

 SENATE, April 20, 1852. 



The Senate having under consideration the Deficiency 

 bill, and the following amendment from the Committee on 

 Finance being in order : 



For planting and finishing the roads and walks through that portion 

 of the public Mall surrounding the Smithsonian Institution, |7,tW 



Mr HUNTER said : This item is estimated for by the Sec- 

 retary of the Interior. It is proposed to appropriate this 

 amount in this bill, instead of appropriating it for the next 

 fiscal year, as this is the planting season. 



The amendment was agreed to. 



SENATE, May 27, 1852. 



Mr. PEARCE, from the Committee on Finance reported a 

 bill supplementary to an act approved August en- 



titled " An act to establish the Smithsonian Institution 

 &c., which was read and passed to a second reading, 

 bill is as follows : 



