Date: 1849-03-08
Result:
32-7
Vote Subject Matter:
Government Management
/ Government Organization
Sponsor: DAVIS, Jefferson (D-MS)
Description: ON CONSENTING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES ALFRED PEARCE AS REGENT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S., TO FILL THE VACANCY OCCASIONED BY THE EXPIRATION OF HIS TERM AS A SENATOR THE THIRD INST.
Original source documents:
Senate Executive Journal vol. -1, p. -1;
Senate Journal vol. 40, p. 71;
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