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plates, except those furnished by the institution, and that the report be 

 stereotyped. 



Agreed to. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 2, 1865. 



The concurrent resolution from the Senate of February 

 2, was passed. 



February 11, 1865. On motion of Mr. FRANK, the joint 

 resolution from the Senate appointing General Richard 

 Delafield a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution, was taken 

 up and passed. 



March 2, 1865. Mr. RICE, of Maine. I offer the follow- 

 ing as as additional amendment to the bill : 



And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed 

 to pay the interest on the public debt due the Smithsonian Institution in the 

 same funds as the interest on other permanent debts due by the United 

 States prior to the present rebellion have been and are paid ; and in case the 

 interest heretofore paid to said institution has been paid in a different cur- 

 rency and of less value than that paid by the Government on other perma- 

 nent debts or trust funds, that the Secretary be directed to make up the 

 difference to said Smithsonian Institution. 



Mr. STEVENS. Why not put in the word "gold" at 

 once ? 



Mr. HOLMAN. 1 rise to a question of order. This is not 

 an appropriation in accordance with law, but it is an attempt 

 to appropriate a specific sum of money in gold instead of the 

 ordinary currency of the country. 



The CHAIRMAN. The Chair sustains the point of order, 

 and rules the amendment out of order. 



Mr. Cox. I appeal from the decision of the Chair, and I 

 desire to be heard a moment in explanation. This is not an 

 appropriation. It is only a direction to the Secretary of the 

 Treasury to pay the interest on this special fund in gold, as 

 it always has been paid, and as it ought to be paid now. 



Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. I rise to a question of order. 

 Has not the debate been closed on this bill ? 



The CHAIRMAN. It has, and the Chair adheres to its 

 decision. 



Mr. Cox. I wish the Chair could have had the facts of the 

 case before him before he decided it. I respectfully appeal 

 from the decision of the Chair. 



The question was, Shall the decision of the Chair stand 

 as the judgment of the committee? 



The question was taken, and the decision of the Chair was 

 sustained. 



Mr. SPALDING. I move to insert the following as an ad- 

 ditional section : 



