FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS, 1891-1893. 1555 
January 20, 1892—House. 
Mr. Amos J. Cummrnes. I am directed by the Committee on the 
Library to report [H.'4] back with a substitute the joint resolution 
[S: 18] to fill vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution. I ask for the immediate consideration of this resolution. 
The proposed substitute was read, as follows: 
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the following: 
““That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the 
‘class other than members of Congress shall be filled by the appointment of William 
Preston Johnston, of Louisiana, in place of Noah Porter, of Connecticut, resigned, 
and the appointment of John B. Henderson, a citizen of the District of Columbia, in 
place of Montgomery C. Meigs, deceased, and by the re-appointment of Henry Coppee, 
of Pennsylvania, whose term of office expired on December 26, 1891.”’ 
Mr. Cummings. I will simply say that the substitute reported by our 
committee puts the name of John B. Henderson, of the District of 
Columbia, in the place of that of General Meigs, who has died since 
the passage of the original joint resolution of the Senate. 
The substitute was agreed to. 
January 21, 1892—Senate. 
The Vice-Prestpent (Mr. Levi P. Morton) laid before the Senate 
the amendment of the House of Representatives to the joint resolution 
(S. 18) to fill vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
Mr. R. L. Greson. I move that the Senate concur in the amendment 
of the House of Representatives. 
The amendment was concurred in. 
January 26, 1892. 
Resolved, etc., That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, of the class other than members of Congress, 
shall be filled by the appointment of William Preston Johnston, of 
Louisiana, in place of Noah Porter, of Connecticut, resigned, and the 
appointment of John B. Henderson, a citizen of the District of Colum- 
bia, in place of Montgomery C. Meigs, deceased, and by the reappoint- 
ment of Henry Coppee, of Pennsylvania, whose term of office expired 
on December 26, 1891. 
(Stat., XX VII, 393.) 
December 20, 1892—Senate. 
Mr. J. S. Morrixx introduced joint resolution (8S. 123): 
That the vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the 
class other than members of Congress shall be filled by the reappointment of James 
-B. Angell, of Michigan, whose term of office expires on January 19, 1893. 
Passed. 
December 21, 1892—House. 
S. 123 referred to Committee on the Library. 
