The daily union., 1846-04-29

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And hsneysr money required Tor the msnt oi the
db or OF the Of the institution in
CURED or entered into 10 conformity with the provisions
of his aet or for making the purchases and executing the
authorized by this act the board OF regents or hs
COMMITTEES thereof may certify to the chancellor
and secretary Of the board that such OF money re
quTed whereupon they shall examine the same and hthe
shall approve thereof shall certify the same TO the proper
officer Of the treasury for payment And the said board
shall submit to Congress- al each session thereof refon
Of the operations expenditures, and condition OF the 'u
tuition.
Sac. Had BE- 6Vfhsr enacted That ser the board Of
regents shall have met and become organized shan DC
their duty forthwith TO proceed TO select suitable ste ioI
which ground may be taken and appropriated out o hal
part Of the public ground In the city washington lying
betwe the Patent Once and seventh street, PToyidsd
The President the United states the Secretary Of State
the Secretary Ofhe Treasury the Secretary Of War the
SECRETARY Of the Navy and the OF hs ra'en
Once shall to the same bat the persons last na
med shall not consent then such location may be made upon
any other Of the public grounds within nc city o. wash
may select BY Whhe consent OF the persons herein
hssd and the said ground selected shall be set og
proper and bounds and description Of tbs same shall
be recorded In book In be provided for that PuT
pose and signed by the said regents many OF Them
may be convened at the time Of their said an
such record copy thereof by the chancellor and
secretary OF the board OF regents shall be received in ey
dsnce all courts Of the extent and boundaries lands
appropriated 10 the said institution, and upon the making Of
such record such site and lands shall be deemed and
to be appropriated by force Of this act to the said nsu
uOn
sIc s. 4ndBs IL further enacted That 80 soon as the Loard
Of regents shall have selected the said site they shall
70 be erected suitable building Of plain and durable mssr
ais and structure without unnecessary ornament and OF
SUFFICIENT size and with suitable rooms halls for the
eePtion and arrangement upon liberal scale Of objects
cabinet also ehemsal laboratory library. gallery Of
art and the necessary ecere rooms and the said board
shall have authority, by themselves, or by a COMMITTEES Of
three Of their members contract for the completion Of
such building upon such plan may be directed BY the
board Of regents and shall take SUFFICIENT security for the
building and finishing this according 10 the said plan
and in the time stipulated in such contact and so 10
cate said building they shall deem II proper as in aP
Pearanes TO form wing to tho Patent once building and
may with present hall Of said Patent
Once building containing the national esbiAe, Of euros
ties TO constitute the said hall In whole sr IN part the
deposs for the cabinet Of said institution hsy deem
exPsdent 30 10 do provided said building shall be located
upon said Patent Once lot IN the manner r. siSS..sta ~
d kossesr That the whole expense Of the building and
enclosures Aforesaid shall not exceed the amount OF
dollars which sum Is hereby appropriated
payable money the treasury not otherwise appro
pred tog shsT with such out OF the annual
interest sccnng the institution may in any year re-
intuition And duplicates o all such contracts may be
made by the said board Of regents shall he deposited with
the Treasurer OF the United States and all claims any
ntract Aforesaid shall be allowed and ceThedb
the board Of regents the executive committee thereof
as he case may be and being signed by the chancellor
and rstary Of the board shall be sucient voucher for
settlement and payment at the treasury OF the United saiss
And the board Of regents shall be authorized to employ
such persons they deem necessary superntend the
erection Of the building and fitting up the OF the In
stuton And all laws for the protection OF public proper
ty the city OF Washington shall apply to- and be in force
for the protection Of the lands budngs and other prop
.ry Of said institution And all moneys recovered by
the Institution, shall be paid the OF
ths United states to the credit Of the Smithsonian bequest
and separately accounted for provided in the act
proved July first eighteen hundred and thirysx accspt
ing said bequeSt.
Sac lind be further enaet,d That in proportion
suitable arrangements be made for their reception all
objects Of and Of foreign and research and all
objects Of natural history plants and geological and miner
Illogical specimens belonging hereafter 10 belong to
the United States which may be In the city Of Washing
In whosesoever custody the may shall be de-
yered to such persons he auth by the board
Of regents TO receive them and shall be arranged in such
fla haEt In
and study Of them in the building Aforesaid to be
erected for the nsuton and hs regents Of said institu
geology mineulogy. may be obtained for the
OF the institution by exchanges Of specimens be
longing to the institution (which they hereby autho
rized to makeJ or by donation which they may receive
otherwise such specimens to be also
prately eassed and arranged And the minerals books
manuscripts and other property ofJames smhson which
have been received by the government ofhs United States
and now placed in the Department of State shall
he removed TO said institution and shall be preserved
separate and apart from the other property OF the nstu
ton.
sEc T. .4nd BE- further enacted That the secretary Of
the toard OF regents shall take charge Of the building and
property Of said institution and shall under their direc
ton make fair and accurate record Of a their proceed
ings to be preserved in said institutions and the said
secretary shall also discharge the duties Of librarian and
Of keeper Of the museum and may with the consent Of the
board Of regents employ ASSISTANTS and the said ocer
shall receive for their services such may be aowed
by the board of regents to he paid semi annually the
first day OF January and July and the said officers shall be
removable by the board Of regents whenever in their judg
ments the interests OF the Institution require any ofhe
said officers to be changed
sEc g. .4nd D, il further enacted That the members and
honorary members OF said Institution hold such stated
and special meetings for the supervision OF the affairs Of
said institution and the advice and instruction Of said board
OF be called the provided for in the by
laws OF said institution at which the President and IN his
absence the Vice President Of the United States shall
side And the said regents shall make from the interest Of
said fund appropriation not exceeding average Of
twenty thousand dollars annually fpr the gradual for
ton library composed of valuable works pertaining
10 all departments Of human knowledge.
SEC. g. find he further enacted. That OF other mo
accrued, hereafter
upon the said fund.- not herein aprrop
ated or required purposes provided the
said hereby authorized make such disposal
they shall deem best suited for the promotion Of the
OF the estaor anything herein contained to the con
traIy Notwithstanding.
SIC 10 4nd be further enacted That the author pro.
pretor Of any book map chart musical composition print
under the existing acts Of Congress those which shall
hereafter be enacted respecting copyrights shall within
three months from the publication OF said book chart
musical composition print cut or engraving deliver
cause to be delivered copy Of the to the
the librarian OF Congress Library for the OF he.sad
libraries
TO Congress the right OF altering amending adding to-
repeating any OF the provisions Of this act: Porded That
contract individual right made acquired under
such provisions shall be thereby divesed or impaired.
Mr.. OWEN moved to reconsider the vote on the
passage, and moved the previous question
The previous question was seconded, and the
main question was ordered, and, Being taken, was
decided in the negative.
So the House refused to reconsider the vote, and
the bill is finally passed.
VENTILATION, &C., OF HALL.
On motion of Mr.. HOPKINS, who stated that he
had been informed by the officers Of the House that
the time FRIDAY and Saturday, for which the
House had agreed to adjourn would be entirely in.
sufficient to allow of the usual cleaning Of the hall
putting down spring mating, &c, it was agreed that
the House meet at o'clock tomorrow morning,
with view of then adjourning over.]
SPANISH TONNAGE DUTIES.
Mr.. C. J. INGERSOLL said there was a bill re-
ating to this subject which was put down as the
special order for io-day--a bill which would take
but very little time That it might not lose its
precedence, he moved the posponemen, of the spe.
cial order to Tuesday next. Agreed to.
A message from the Senate was received, by Mr.
Dickens, their secretary, stating that the Senate had
passed bill entitled "An act for the relief Of Ma
thanel Goddard, and others, in which he was di'
rected to ask the concurrence of the House.
The President Of the United States has notified
the Senate that he did, on Monday last approve and
sign bill entitled "An act for the relief Of David
F. Williamson, Of Pope county, in the State Of Ar
kansas"
And, on motion, the House adjourned to to-mor
row, at o'clock.