39, 31, 32, 39, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 3965 46.47. THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1871. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Resolved by the House of Representatives, (the Senate concurring,) That ten thousand additional copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1869 be printed, three thousand of which shall be for the use of the Senate, four thousand for the use of the House, and three thousand for the use of the Institution: Provided, That the aggregate number of pages of said report shall not exceed four hundred and fifty, and that there shall be no illustrations except those furnished by the Smithsonian Institution. On the 13th of July, 1870, a message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, its Secretary, notifying the House that the Senate had agreed to the said resolution without amendment. Attest: EDW. MCPHERSON, Clerk. Per GEO. FRS. DAWSON, 4Assistant Clerk. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, TRANSMITTING The annual report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1869. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, March 1, 1870. SIR: In behalf of the Board of Regents, I have the honor to submit to the Congress of the United States the annual report of the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1869. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. S. COLFAX, President of the Senate. Hon. J. G. BLAINE, JOSEPH HENRY, Secretary Smithsonian Institution. Speaker of the House of Representatives. |