REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



By the organizing act approved Angust 10, 1846 (Revised Stat- 

 utes", Title LXXIIL section 5580), " The business of the Institution 

 shall be conducted at the city of Washington by a Board of Regents, 

 named the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to be composed 

 of the Vice-President, the Chief Justice of the United States, three 

 members of the Senate, and three members of the House of Repre- 

 sentatives, together Avith six other persons, other than members of 

 Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington 

 and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two 

 of the same State."' 



REGE^'Tti FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, WOJ,. 



The Chief Justice of the United States : 



MELVILLE W. FULLER, elected Chancellor and President of the Board, 

 January 9, 1889. 

 The Vice-President of the United States (vacancy) : 



WILLIAM P. FRYE, President pro tempore of the Senate, acting as Regent. 

 United States Senators : Term expires. 



SHELBY iM. CULLOM (ai)pointed Mar. 24, 1885. Mar. 28, 



1889, Dec. 18, 1895, and Mar. 7, 1901)_ Mar. 3,1907 



ORVILLE II. PLATT (appointed Jan. 18, 1899, Feb. 23. 100,3) _ Mar. 3, 1909 



FRANCIS .M. COCKRELL (appointed Mar. 7. 1901) Mar. 3.1905 



Members of the House of Rei)resentatives : 



ROBERT R, HITT (appointed Aug. It, 1S03, Jan. 4, 18!)4, 

 Dec. 20. IS!).-., Dec. 22, 1897, Jan. 4, 1900, Dec. 13, 1!)()1. 



and Jan. 12, 1904) Dec. 27,1905 



ROBERT ADAiMS. Jr. (appointed Dec. 20. 1895, Dec. 22, 



1897, Jan. 4, 1900, Dec. 13. 1901, and Jan. 12, 1904) Dec. 27,1905 



HUGH A. DINSMORE (ai)pointed Jan. 4, 1900, Dec. 13. 1901. 



and .Tan. 12, 1904) Dec. 27.1005 



Citizens of a State : 



JAMES B. ANGELL, of Michigan (ai.i.ointed Jan. 10, 1,S,S7. 



Jan. 9, 1803, and Jan. 24, 1899) Jan. 24.1005 



ANDREW D. WHITE, of New York (appointed Feb. 15, 1888, 



Mar. 19, 1894. and .June 2. 1000) June 2,1900 



RICHARD OLNEY, of Massachusetts (appointed Jan. 24, 



1900) Jan. 24, 1906 



GEORGE GRAY, of Delaware (appointed Jan. 14, 1901) Jan. 14,1907 



Citizens of Washington City : 



JOHN B. HENDERSON (appointed Jan. 20, 1892, Jan. 24, 



1898, and Jan. 27, 1904) Jan. 27,1910 



ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL (appointed Jan. 24, 1898, 



and Jan. 27, 1904) Jan. 27,1910 



Executive Committee of the Board of Regents. 

 John B. Henderson, Chairman. Alexander Gr.\ham Bell. 



Ror.ERT R. II ITT. 



