The daily union., 1846-04-29

f the board OF managers 70 cause 10 De printed ana
sI,hsd periodically occasionally essays pamphlets,
line or other bief works productions Tor the dis
Eaton Of information among the people, especially
"a In popular form on agriculture and Its latest I'm
snts OF the sciences and the aid they bring labor
., explanatory OF the best systems OF common school
con and Generally tracts illustrative Of objects Of
Ipsaiary science aud treatsss on history natural ana
a shemistry, astronomy or any other dePArtnsn' y
N know ledge and may at their discretion, offer ana
any citizen or foreigner such sum or prize q. ihey
deem discreet for the estwritten production OF
II phIe essay or work, and shall. whenever required
rssolunon Of either house Of CoAgIess cause 70 oo
NJ and devsred TO such house for distribution among
1 ysople at large. as Pgblic documents o. Con
rbgted 50 many copies Of such lectures, essays, pam
y, magazines. tracts, other brief work, a. lhsy
Vrocars to he written delivered, under ihs ross
n this act as shah be required by '9eh @ .as
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The amendment was agreed to.
| M THURMAN moved an amendment, to strike
| lhe l2th section. Rejected.
4 Ne DOUGLASS moved an amendment, as an
lJitional section (ths l3th) in the words follow
s,s Is .fHdbs further enacted That the suthor or
rstor OF any book, map chart musical composition,
cot sngrsyns ior which copy hsh. shall be S Sc
III hereafter be enacted respecting copyrights shall
Isn three months from the publication Of said book
II chat musical composition, print cut engraving De
o. 10 be delivered one copy Of the same 10 the
Idan Of the Smithsonian Institute and one copy 70 the
nIn 0f hs Congress Library for the use Of said libra
Th. question being taken, the amendment was
reed 10.
|Ths question now being on adopting the substi-
l,s Of Mr.. HoUsH, as amended, was taken by tel
!, and decided in the afimatye-syes 80, noes
So the Substitute was adopted.
Phs committee then rose and reported the ball and
|nsndmenus 10 the House.
The question being FIRST on agreeing 70 the subst-
e amendment of the committee,
Mr. BOYD demanded the previous question,
|hich was seconded.
The main question was ordered.
The yeas and nays were asked and or dered, and
ing taken, resultsd-yeas 81, nays 76-as fol-
IgE
YEAs-Sis..rs. John Quincy Adams. Arnold Atkinson,
arriaser Bell Black BroekeGoLough, Milton Brown,
lillian q. Brown, Burlington, William w. Campbell,
An II Campbell, Carroll, ChPman, Clarke, Cobb,
IKE Collin CransiOn, CrOLer, Culom, Garrett Davis,
il4ho DOeksry, Douglas, Dunlap John n Ewing. "a
Ia NJ living, FsBn FickliR, Foot, Gddings, Order
runsII HImpton Hsrpsr. Heuck, Hillisra ELIAS B.
.lnss Houzh Edmund W. Hubbard, samuel D. Hub
h H9s'OI waIhingi0R v Hunt. s, Aasrsw 10 Johnson,
ace, Lewis, Levin, Lyon, Maclay MeGaughey Nc
.an, Mellyaine Marsh, Morse, Moseley, Norris,
,rSh Payne. Relic, John A Rockwell, Root, scsnmon,
tanan simpson, Truman Smith. Albert smith, strohm,
% amin Thompson, Thurman, Tlden Trumbo Vance
fa,on. YOang and Yost-sI
NAYs-Messrs stephen Adams Bowlin, Boyd Brinker.
II Brodhead. Burt, Cathcsr Reuben Chapman, Chase.
Ia,tlble Cunningham Daniel, Dargan, Jefferson Davis,
liagham. Dobbln. Dromgooe, Giles, Goodyear, Cor
II,aSi Hsatin.. % geo. Houston HanEsrfoTd Jane. B.
al Hanter Charles J. Ingenoll, Joseph r. lngersoll,
,sph Johnson, Preston King, Leake La sere LumPkin
1 Lan MeClernand, hcCrste, Jas Mcdowell, Mckay
, u,rtin b Martin, Morris Moulton, Owen. Periil
I,ips Pollock Price, Raihbun. Reid Ritter, sawtelle,
|ssnance Alexander ID. Sims Leonard II. Sims, Caleb
riA Robert smith Stanton, St. John, Sykes, Thibo.
IIar Thomasson, Jacob Thompson Tibhstts, Went
,rtA wheaton, Wick, Wilmot, Woodruff, woodward
Inesy, and Ysll-76
So the amendment Of the committee was adopted
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. GORDON demanded the yeas and nays on
e passage OF the bill; which were ordered, and be-
Y taken, resulted-yeas IS, nays 76-as fol-
IEG
YEAs-Messrs. John O Adams. Arnold. Bell, James A
lnpbel John H. Campbell. Carroll, Caihear Crsnston
pler, Cunningham, Garrett Davis, Jefferson Davis
'lns, Doekery, Douglass, Dunlap, Edwin H. Ewing
lansll, Hamlin, Hampton, Harper, Herriek Hlllard,
lli D. Holmes, Housh, samuel d. Hubbard Hudson
lsysrford Washington Hunt, Charles lngersoll, Dan
win, Msclsy. McCrste, MeGapghey, MeHenry, Nell
ins Marsh, Morse, Moselsy, Owen, Pollock. Rsthbun
lie, John A Rockwell, Root, sawtelle, scammon, Sea
IN, Severance. Truman smith. Albert Smith. Caleb b
18th, Stanton, strohm Strong Sykes Thomssson, Benja
a Thompsou. Thurman T!iden Trumbo, Vance vim.
!, Wentworth Wick, wilmot Wood, Young, and Yost
sAYs--Messrs. Stephen Adams, Atkinson. Barrnger,
yy. Bowlin Boyd, Brockenbrough, Brodhead, William
Brown. Burt Reuben Chapman Chase, Chipman,
Dargan, Dillingham;, Dobbin, Dromgools, Erdman,
,rdon, Graham. Grover, Harmanson, Hoge, Hopkins,
.orye $. Houston, Edmund W. Hubbard, James B Hunt,
su,er, Joseph r. Ingrrsoll, Joseph Johnson, Andrew
hnson George w. Jones' Preston King Leske La sere,
gon. Lumpkin, MCLEAN, McClelland. McClernand
mes Mcdowell Mckay, John p Martin, Barclay Martin
Dus Moulton Norris Parish, Payne, Perrill Phelps,
rs Reid, Ritter. Alexander D. Sims, Leonard II. Sims
npson. Thomas smith Robert Smith, stephens St
ha Thibodesux, Jacob Thompson, Tibbatts, Wheaton,
'oodruf. Woodward Yancey, and fe-76.
So the bill was passed in the following form, (be-
z the substitute Of Mr.. HoUGH as amended.)
BILL 10 establish the Smithsonian institution "or the
crease and diffusion of knowledge among men"
mes Smithsoi, esquire, of London. in the kingdom
Of Great Britain having by his last will and testament
given the whole Of his property to the United States OF
America to found at Washington under the name of the
Smithsonian Institution, en establishment for the in
crease and diffusion OF knowledge among men; and tho
said property and accepted said trusts Therefore Tor
the faithful execution of said trust according to the will
othe liberal and enlightened donor:
Be snoetsd 6y fAe Senate aud Hous, Of Representatives.
ne United States Of anerica in Congress assembled That
President and Vice President Of the United States the
esry Of State the Secretary of the Treasury the Sec
ry OF War the Secretary Of the Navy the Postmaster
eneral the Attorney General the Chief Justice and the
ofhe Patent Office Of the United states and
Mayor fthe city Of Washington, during the time for
hch they shall hold their respective offices, and such
her persons they may elect honorary members be- and
sy are hereby, constituted an establishment ny the
me Of the Smithsonian Institution" for the increase
Diffusion Of know ledge among men; and by that name
all be known and have perpetual Succession with the
wers limitations, and restrictions hereinafter contained
ID no other ..... ..
SIC. 2. .9nd be il further enacted, That much OF
E property of the said James smithson as has been
ceised in money, and paid into the treasury OF the
ned States. being the of Ave hundred and fifteen
ousand hundred and mine dollars be lent to the
1ed States treasury, at six per centum per ennum IN
est from the hst day Of September in the year one
ousand eight hundred and thirtyeght when the same
recevrd into the said treasury; and that so much o
interest as may have accrued said the hrst
OF July neSt, which will amount TO the sum OF two
ndred and fortytwo thousand hundred and twenty
le dollars so much thereof shall by the board OF
gents OF the institution established by this act be deem
necessary, be- and the ia hereby appropriated or
erection Of suitable buildings and for other incl
nal expenses Of said institution; and that six per cent in
the said trust fund, it being the said amount OF
e hundred and fifteen thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars received into the United States treasury the
Vt Of September thousand eight hundred and thirty
gh payable In early payments on the first OF Jan
y and July In each year, be- and the Is hereby ap
opriated for the perpetual maintenance and support Of
i'd institution; and all expenditures and appropriations TO
made from time to time to the purposes Of the nstitu
Aforesaid shall be exclusively from the accrung inter
and not from the principal Of the said fund find be
rr enacted That all the moneys and stocks which have
eH may hereafter be- received into the treasury Of the
nted States account OF the fund bequeahed by James
nthson be- andthe hereby are pledged to refund
The treasury Of the United States the sums hereby appro
lated.
SIC g. ,4nd Be Il further enacted That the business Of
said institution shall be conducted at the city OF Wash
son by board Of regents by the OF the regents Of
resident of the United States the Chief Justice OF the United
es and the Mayor Of the city Of Washington, during