FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1893-1895. 1685 
March 7, 1894—House. 
S. 1460 ordered to lie on the table. 
March 8, 1894—House. 
The Speaker (Mr. Cuartes F. Crisp) laid before the House the 
bill (S. 1460). 
Mr. Smwon P. Wotverton. I ask unanimous consent for the pas- 
sage of this Senate bill in place of the bill (H. 5219) reported from the 
House Committee on the Judiciary on the same subject. 
The Speaker. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania ? 
Mr. Ropert R. Hirr. That bill is identically the same as the House 
bill, is it not? 
Mr. Wotverron. Yes. 
Mr. Hirr. I have no objection. 
The Spraker. Is there objection to the present consideration of the 
bill? 
There was no objection. 
The bill was passed. 
H. 5219 ordered to lie on the table. 
March 12, 1894. 
Be it enacted, etc., That the Revised Statutes, title 73, being a 
re-enactment of ‘‘ An act to establish the Smithsonian Institution for 
the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men,” approved August 
10, 1846, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that section 5579 
shall read as follows: 
‘Sec. 5579. That the President, the Vice-President, the Chief 
Justice, and the heads of the Executive Departments are hereby con- 
stituted an establishment by the name of the Smithsonian Institution 
for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men, and by that 
name shall be known and have perpetual succession with the powers, 
limitations, and restrictions hereinafter contained, and no other.” 
And be further amended by striking out of section 5580 the words 
**the governor of the District of Columbia.” 
And be further amended by adding to section 5591 as follows: 
‘* Provided, That this shall not operate as a limitation on the power 
of the Smithsonian Institution to receive money or other property by 
gift, bequest, or devise, and to hold and dispose of the same in pro- 
motion of the purposes thereof.” 
(Stat., XXVIII, 41.) 
DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES IN THE TREASURY VAULTS. 
January 30, 1894. 
January 30, 1894. 
Drar Sir: I venture to ask your interest, as a member. of the 
Smithsonian Institution, in securing the deposit and safe-keeping in 
the Treasury vaults of certain bonds and securities belonging to the 
