INDEX. 



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Owen, Robert Dale, committee of House, 354. 

 bills offered by, 351, 356. 

 resolutions bj', 410, 434, 436, 461, 463, 473. 

 remarks by, 355, 366, 407, 431, 449, 465, 458. 

 appointed Regent, 474. 

 appointed on committee on organization by 



Regents, 930. 

 report of, to Regents, on plan of organization, 



930. 

 plan discussed. Barlow, 914. 

 Oxford Universityj Smithson ^aduated under 



name of James Lewis Macie, 61. 

 publications of, Rush, 851. 



Packard, A. S., on programme of organization, 



980. 

 Painting belonging to Smithson, 78. 

 Parens patrice of the District of Columbia, the 



United States, 139, 146. 

 Parker, James H., remarks by, 155. 

 Parker, Peter, proposed as Regent, 727, 734, 735. 

 elected Regent, 710, 711. 

 memorial relative to Centennial, 751. 

 Parsons, C. W., on programme of organization, 



983. 

 Patent OflBce, condition of models in, Walker, 

 514. 

 collections, Walker, 514. 

 Government collections not to be removed 



from, 505. 

 necessity for accommodations for, 515. 

 Pathology, Hubbell, 864. 

 Patterson, Jas. W., bills offered by, 707, 708. 

 resolutions by, 707, 709. 

 apfx)inted Regent, 685. 



committee to memorialize Congress as to re- 

 siduary legacy, 130. 

 presented memorial to Congress, 132. 

 resolution relative to Smithson residuary 

 legacy, 127. 

 Peabody, Geo., & Co., deposit of Sraithson's re- 

 siduary legacy with, 125, 127. 

 Peabody, Geo., did not claim commission, but 

 allowed four per cent, interest on Smithson 

 money, 127, 128. 

 Pearce, James A., bill offered by, 521. 

 remarks by, 325, 511, 518, 525, 536, 550, 561, 656, 



658, 659, 663. 

 resolutions by, 506, 516, 521, 522, 524,526,535, 



567, 649, 651, 664. 

 appomted Regent, 477, 649, 672. 

 special committee of House, 148. 

 Peiree, Benj., on programme of organization, 

 970. 

 on researches and publications of S. I., 588, 

 619. 

 Pemberton, Thos., opinion as counsel on case 

 of United States, 12. 

 selected as counsel by Mr. Rush, 15. 

 opened case for United States in Chancery, 20. 

 argument in Court of Chancery, 56. 

 statement of arrears in Chancery, 39. 

 Penal reform, Henry, 946. 

 Pendleton, James ^l., resolution by, 726. 

 Pennington, Wm., Speaker, appointed Regents, 



650. 

 Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, on pro- 

 gramme of organization, 973. 

 Pennybacker, Isaac S., appointed by Regents 

 on organization committee, 930. 

 death of, 474. 

 Penny Magazine, 936. 

 Pert-y, Lord, 150. 

 Periodical exhibiting progress of knowledge 



proposed, Grable, 589. 

 Periodicals, Henry, 947. 

 Personal effects of Smithson, 78, 108. 

 opinion of Attorney General relative to. 122. 

 condition of, when received by Mr. Rush, 117, 



118. 

 schedule of, made at time of his death, 101. 

 transferred to Henry J. Hungerford, 101. 



Pettit, John, remarks by, 563. 

 report of Committee on Judiciary, on man- 

 agement of Institution, 563. 

 Phelps, John Smith, remarks by, 530, 531. 

 Phelps, Samuel S., remarks by, 3.30. 

 Philadelphia Museum, Poinsett, 899. 

 Philology, Henry, 946; Hubbell, 864; Kendrick, 



982. 

 Philosophy, mental and moral, Henry, 946 ; 



SparroV, 974 ; Wayl.ind, 840. 

 Physical Atl.as of the United States, Henrv,. 



945. 

 Physical knowledge, great value of, " Delta," 



887. 

 Physical researches, provided by act, Pearce, 



541. 

 Physical science, Rush, 852 ; " Delta," 883. 

 aided by speculation, Marsh, 423. 

 of less importance than generally believed. 



Marsh, 427. 

 Physical sciences, to be restricted to, report of 



organization committee, 935. 

 memorial for institution for experiments in, 



171, 172. 

 Physical statistics, Henry, 946. 

 Physics, Chapin, 858 ; Henry, 946; Hubbell, 863. 

 Physiology, Beck, 961 ; Hubbell, 864; Wayland, 



840. 

 Pickard, Josiah L., on programme of organiza- 

 tion, 992. 

 Picture gallery, contents of, destroyed by fire, 



687. 

 Plans for disposing of fund, 159, 837. 

 Plans for organization of S. I. See Diary of 



Adams, 

 report of committee, Witte, 608. 

 experience showed that no two men agreed on, 



Adams, 442. 

 history of discussion of, Upham, 592. 

 Planting and finishing roads and walks through 



Smithsonian grounds, 521. 

 Plaster casts of works of art, Jewett, 959. 

 Plates and engravings of Wilkes' narrative 



transferred to S. I., 519. 

 Platteville Academy, Wis., on programme of 



organization, 992. 

 Plea for a national museum and botanic garden, 



Darlington, 901. 

 Pleasonton, S., statement of account, 54. 

 Poinsett, Joel R., on National Institution and 



Smithson bequest, 899. 

 Poland, Luke P., remarks by, 711, 712, 713. 

 resolutions by, 711, 722, 725, 726, 727. 

 appointed Regent, 710, 711, 721. 

 Political collectanea. Barlow, 921. 

 Political economy. Cooper, 838; Henry, 946; 



MacMaster, 979 ; Wavland, 840. 

 Political events of the world, Henry, 946. 

 Political institutions, eftect of, Adams, 152. 

 Political statistics, Henry, 946. 

 Pollock, .James, resolution by, 504. 

 Polk, James K., Speaker, appointed commit- 

 tees, 148, 171, 198. 

 Pompeii, models of, Jewett, 960. 

 Pond, Enoch, on programme of organization, 



972. 

 Postage, free, proposed on publications of S. L, 



Henn, 524. 

 proposed for S. L, Mace, 527. 

 exchange packages to be free of, 726. 

 Potter, E. D., appointed committee House of 



Representative.^, 266. 

 Powell, J. W., approjsriation for, placed under 



direction of S. I., 723. 

 Power of attorney to Fladgate, Clarke & Finch 



to collect residuary legacy of Smithson, 125. 

 desired by Mr. Rush to act for President, 4-1. 

 granted to Mr. Rush to receive Smithson 



legacy, 47. 

 Pratt, I'hos. G., remarks by, 524, 525. 

 Premiums for original papers, report of organi- 

 zation committee, 934. 

 for the best treatises on given sabjects. 



Cooper, 838. 



