INDEX. 



999 



<3ongre8S — Continued. 

 momorial to, relative to residuary legacy, 131. 

 no power to impose museum on S. I., J. Davis, 



510. 

 during session of, lectures to be given, Henry, 

 948. 

 Conkling, R., remarks by, 749. 

 Constitutional objections to receiving bequest, 



139, 141, 143, 343, 439, 441, 444, 457, 475. 

 Construction of act, report of committee on, 

 Witte, COS. 

 by Senate Judiciary Committee, 563. 

 Controversy, history of, respecting proper use 



of the fund. Mason, 548. 

 Co-operation of foreign ministers, consuls, and 



agents. Rush, 850. 

 hooper. Dr. Thos., object of S. I., 370, 399, 838. 



plan discussed, Barlow, 912. 

 Coppee, Henry, Proposed as Regent, 735. 

 account of character and services. Storm, 743. 

 without a superior in science or literature 

 in the United States, Randall, 745. 

 •Copyrights, action of House on, 408. 



Digest of act relative to, 702 ; Jewett, 959. 

 Corcoran <fe Riggs, offers of State stocks ac- 

 cepted by Secretary of Treasury, 290, 293. 

 Cork models of antiquities, Jewett, 900. 

 Corporation, Institution not a, Witte, 622. 

 Correspondence relative to the bequest of 

 Smithson, 3; English, 576; Rush, 851. See 

 Letters. 

 Correspondence on programme, 961. 

 Corwin, Thos., House committee, 200; Senate 



committee, 352. 

 Costs of suit, 27, 80. 

 Council of science, Rush, 851. 

 Counsel, selection of. Rush, 8, 14. 



commendation of. Rush, 75. 

 Court of Chancery, suit necessary ,3; see Chan- 

 cery. 

 •Cox, S. S., appointed Regent, 077, 685, 721, 733. 

 remarks by, 079, 080, 681, 082, 085, 703, 742. 

 resolutions by, 682, 685. 

 •Criticism, Hubbell, 804. 

 ■Crittenden, J. J., remarks by, 325, 327, 474, 683, 



resolutions by, 320, 327. 

 Crown, opposition abandoned on part of, in 



chancery, 20. 

 Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., on 



programme of organization, 983. 

 Curley, James, on programme of organization, 

 975. 



Dallas, Geo. M., appoints Regents, 475, 477, 478. 



proposed as Regent, 654. 

 Dana, J. D., proposed as Regent, 727, 733,734, 73.5. 



geological services of, Hoar, 738. 



on programme of organization, 964. 

 Darlington, Wm., application of bequest, 901. 



plea for a National MuseUm, 901. 

 Davis, Giarret, appointed Regent, 075. 

 Davis, Henry W., appointed Regent, 685. 



committee on Smithson's residuary legacv. 

 126,130. 

 Davis, Jefferson, appointed Regent, 478, 517. 



resignation of, as Regent, 522. 



committee of House of Representatives, 354. 



remarks by, 408, 456, 505, 500, ,503, 515, 517, 701. 



resolutions by, 404, 406, 478, 490, 505, 500. 

 Davis, John, remarks by, 145. 

 Davis, John W., Speaker, appointed committees, 

 354. 



appointed Regents, 474. 

 Dawes, H. W., resolution by, 723. 

 Dayton, Wm. L., election as Regent, 672. 

 Debirry, Edm., report from Committee on Agri- 

 culture, 301. 

 DeBeust, Wm., loss by fire at Institution, $1,300, 



088. 

 Decree in Court of Chancery, President of the 

 United States vs. Drummond, 62. 



Decree in favor of United States for bequest of 



Smithson, 68. 

 Degrees, Wayland, 841. 

 De la Batut, Baron Eunice, 18, 63. 

 De la Batut, Henri, identical with Henry James 

 Hungerford, 41. 

 death of, in 1835, 41, 57. 

 De la Batut, Mary Ann, mother of nephew of 

 Smithson. 10. 

 not married to Col. Dickinson, 10. 

 was Mrs. Coates, 18. 

 resides in Port Louis, France, 24. 

 about 00 years old in 1838, 52, 

 claim under will of Col. Dickinson, 36. 

 decree of court in favor of claim, 63. 

 claim on estate of Smithson, 18, 19, 20. 

 claim referred to master in chancery, 20. 

 notified by advertisement to make out claim. 

 26. ^ 



claim recommended for consideration by Mr. 



Drummond, the executor of Smithson, 32. 

 threats to file a bill against Drummond for 



an account as executor of Smithson, 36, 

 has no claim under will of Smithson, 33. 

 claim would be £240 a year during life, 33. 

 moral claim to income of fund since Smith- 

 son's death, 33. 

 favorable report on claim from master in 



chancery, 46. 

 allowed £150 9s. annually during her life, and 

 arrears from September 22, 1834, to March 

 22, 1838, 55, 56, 57. 

 counsel of, acquiesced in settlement, 57. 

 trust fund ordered by court, 66. 

 statement of trust fund, 80. 

 death of, September 10, 1853, 123. 

 De la Batut, Theodore, appeared in answer to 

 advertisement to assert claim, 29. 

 a troublesome person, with unreasonable ex- 

 pectations, 30. 

 account of interviews with, 30. 

 moral claims on United States for education 



of his children, 30. 

 decree of court in favor of claim of, 64. 

 would not make depositions desired, 31. 

 projposes to send memorial to President of the 



United States, 32. 

 style of conduct not in his favor, 32. 

 attempts at coercion by withholding eyi- 



denee, 33. 

 claims ciiseountenanced by Mr. Rush, 34 

 unreasonable, exacting, and bent upon 

 thwarting the rights of the United States, 

 35. 

 petition to President of the United States, 37. 

 petition returned to him by Mr. Rush, 37. 

 assured that if he aided the Government he 



would have favor, 38. 

 refused to give evidence unless pledge was 



given to support all his claim, 38. 

 no objections by Mr. Rush to claim under 



will of Col. Dickinson, 38. 

 obstructions by, to early decision by court, 38. 

 opinion of counsel as to probability of delay 

 in settlement of claim of United States, 4a. 

 decision of Mr. Rush to allow claim, 50, 52. 

 Delafield, R., elected Regent, 085, 703. 



Resignation as Regent, 721. 

 Delagrange, Mr., attorney in France, consulted 

 in relation to De la Batut, 13, 17, 19, 27. 

 claim of, allowed by President of the United 

 States, 45. 

 Delaware College on programme of organiza- 

 tion, 973. 

 "Delta" Ai proposed applications of bequest, 



805, 872. 

 Deposit with George Peabody, 127, 128. 

 Deposit with Riggs & Co., 128. 

 Deposit with United States Treasurer, 128, 129, 



v.a. 

 Detroit and Pontiac Railroad State stock, 253, 

 Development of organized life, 880. 

 Diary of John Q. Adams, extracts from, 763. 

 Dickinson, Henry James, bequest to, 1. 



