

.52 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 29, 1858. 



The annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1857 

 was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. 



Mr. ENGLISH. I move that 10,000 extra copies of the 

 report be printed. 



Mr. JONES, of Tennessee. I hope no extra copies of it 

 will be printed. 



The motion was referred to the Committee on Printing. 



Jane 12, 1858. Mr. NICHOLS, from the Committee on 

 Printing, submitted the following : 



Resolved, That there be printed of the report of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion seven thousand copies for the use of members of the House of Repre- 

 sentative*, and two thousand for the use of the Institution. 



Mr. JONES, of Tennessee. How much will that cost? 



Mr. NICHOLS. The cost will be $3,500, according to an 

 estimate made by myself. It is a large reduction on the 

 number heretofore ordered. I call for the previous question. 



Mr. BURNETT. I move to lay the resolution upon the table. 



Mr. JONES, of Tennessee. I demand the yens and nays. 



Mr. KEITT. I rise to a question of privily-. 



The SPEAKER. The Chair cannot entertain the motion 

 pending the call for the previous question. 



The House divided on ordering the yeas and nays, and 

 there were ayes 25, noes 109. 



The SPEAKER. The yeas and nays are not ordered. 



Mr. BURNETT. I want tellers on the yeas and nays. 



The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks the call comes too late. 

 The Chair stated the vote, and paused some time before he 

 announced the result. 



Mr. BURNETT. The Speaker stooped over a moment, and 

 as soon as he rose to an erect position, I rose and called for 

 tellers upon the yeas and nays, and the result was announced. 



The SPEAKER. Did not the gentleman hear the announce- 

 ment before he addressed the Chair? 



Mr. BURNETT. Yes, sir. I heard the announcement, 109 

 and 25. 



The SPEAKER. The application comes too late. 



The question was then taken upon the motion to lay the 

 resolution upon the table; and it was not agreed to ayes 

 80, noes 97. 



Mr. BURNETT demanded the yeas and nays upon the adop- 

 tion of the resolution. 



The yeas and nays were ordered. 



The question was taken ; and it was decided in the affirma- 

 tiveyeas 84, nays 50 as follows : 



