INDEX. 



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State stocks offered for Smithson fund- 

 Arkansas, 285, 287, 288, 289. 

 Delaware, 280. 

 Illinois, 284, 287, 288, 200. 

 Indiana, 277, 278, 281, 2S3, 285, 286, 287. 

 Kentucky, 283, 288, 289, 200. 

 Louisiana, 280. 

 Maine, 282, 284. 

 Massacluisetts, 283, 200, 291. 

 Miclii^an, 270, 287, 290. 

 Mississippi, 277, 278, 282, 285. 

 Missouri, 285, 286. 

 New York, 281, 200, 201, 292. 

 Ohio, 287, 280, 201, 202. 

 Pennsylvania, 289. 

 Tennessee, 278. 

 Virginia, 270, 280, 284. 285. 

 Bteam, Atlantic crossed by, in 1838, Rush, 854. 

 Steam boilers, explosion of, Investigation, 



Henry, 055. 

 Steam navy, llubbell, 800. 

 Stephens, Alex. IL, resolution by, 640. 

 Stereotype plates of reports to be reprinted, 722, 



724," 720. 

 Stevens, Thaddeus, remarks by, 520, 680, 703. 

 Stevenson, Mr., United States minister to Eng- 

 land, 10, 14, 58. 

 petition from Mr. De la Batut sent through, 

 37. 

 Stevenson, J. W., memorial relative to Centen- 

 nial, 751. 

 resolutions by, 724, 727, 728, 748. 

 remai'ks by, 724, 748, 752. 

 appointed Regent, 724. 

 Stewart, A. P., on programme of organization, 



083. 

 Stewart, A. T., proposed as Regent, 727, 734, 739. 

 Stock, sales of Smithson's, by Mr. Rush, 70, 73. 

 Stocks in which Smithson fund was invested, 



252, 257. 

 Stocks. See State stocks. 



fctocks of United States held in trust for Smith- 

 son fund, 824. 

 Storm, John B., remarks by, 743. 

 Storm King, appropriations for Prof. Espy, the 



so-called, 5:iO. 

 Storms, law of, Silliman, 063. 

 Storms to be investigated, Henry, 045. 

 Stuart, D., remarks by, 532. 



appointed Regent, 520. 

 Students, two from each State to attend lectures, 

 have expenses paid, &c., Rush, 855. 

 to be selected from States, Sawyer, 406. 

 to be admitted free, Tappan, 2C2, 263, 302, 303 ; 



Owen, 350. 

 admission of, action of House on, 463. 

 to pay board by labor on farm of S. I., King, 

 406, 408. 

 Suits of nations by their executive heads, 23. 

 Sumner, Chas., resolution by, 675, 704, 727. 



remarks l)y, 600, 704. 

 Superintendent of Institution, to be also pro- 

 fessor of agriculture and horticulture, 

 Tappan, 263. 

 to be professor of agriculture, horticulture, 



and rural economy, Tappan, 302. 

 to he librarian and keeper of the museum, 

 Owen, 358. 

 Surgery, Beck, 961. 

 Surrey' Institution, for diffusion of knowledge, 



Henry, 050. 

 Surveys, Silliman, 063. 



Surveys of places celebrated in American his- 

 tory, Henry, 046. 

 Swain, David L., on programme of organization, 



901. 

 Swedish Academy, report of Berzelius to, 

 Henry, 956. 



Taney, Chief Justice, interpretation of act of 

 organization, 538. 



Tappan, Bcnj., bills offered by, 262, 302, 332. 

 Senate committee, 247, 262. 

 remarks by, 245, 324, 320, 331, 337, 340. 

 object of S. I., 372. 

 Tappan's plan discussed. Barlow, 913. 

 Taylor, N. G., appointed on Committee of In- 

 vestigation, 573. 

 report of Committee of Investigation, 608. 

 Telegraph, discovery and invention of. Hoar, 



737. 

 Temples, models of, Henry, 947. 

 Temujin, history of, 877. 

 Tennant, Smithson, notice of, 867. 

 Ten Eyck, John C, resolution by, 663. 

 Theology, Elliott, 085. 



Theological Seminary, Fairfax, Virginia, on pro- 

 gramme of orgiinization, 974. 

 Thomas, Benj. S., remarks by, 682. 

 Thomas, Francis, committee of House, 148. 

 Thomson's Annals of Philosophy, 866. 

 Thompson, Jacob, resolution by, 519. 

 Thompson, Waddy, committee of House, 171. 

 Thrall, Dr. H. L., "report on axial forces of mat- 

 ter, 902. 

 Thurman, A. G., remarks by, 440, 448. 



resolution by, 468. 

 Tibbats, John "W., resolutions by, 461, 462, 467. 

 Time, computation of, 216. 

 Title to suit in name of the President of United 



States of America, 21. 

 Toland, Geo. W., resolution by, 237. 

 Toombs, Robert, remarks by," 563. 

 report of Committee on Judiciary on man- 

 agement of Institution, 503. 

 Topographical surveys, Henry, 945. 

 Totten, Joseph G., proposed as manager of S. I., 

 334, 340. 

 proposed as Regent, 360. 

 elected Regent, 506, 640. 

 Toucey, Isaac, report of Committee on Judi- 

 ciary on management of Institution, 563. 

 remarks by, 563. 

 Transactions of American Philosophical So- 

 ciety, 807. 

 Transfer of library of Smithsonian to Congress, 



704, 707. 

 Transfer of specimens from Land Office, 724. 

 Translations, Henry, 946, 056. 

 Treasury, Secretary of, to invest bequest in 

 State stocks, 158. 

 claims that Smithson's residuary legacy is 

 not under the control of the Regents, 129. 

 co-operation asked by Institution, 943. 

 investigation of explosions of steam boilers, 



Henrv, 955. 

 report from, on Smithson fund, 236, 246, 252, 



260, 208, 637. 

 to retain proceeds of sales of lands from 



States in default for interest, 351. 

 to receive deposits by Regents, 709. 

 proposals for State stocks, 277, 278, 286, 287, 

 288, 200, 292. 

 Treasury of United States, account with Smith- 

 son fund, 803. 

 Regents ask Congress to place $150,000 in, 507. 

 to receive residuary legacy of Smithson, 700. 

 Treatises on particular subjects, Henry, 957. 

 Trinity College, Hartford, Ct., on programme of 



organization, 902. 

 Trumbull, Lyman, bill offered by, 683. 

 resolutions by, 075, 083, 685, 706, 707, 710, 721. 

 remarks l\v, 084, 008, 009, 705. 

 appointed Regent, (i73. 

 memorial passed Senate, 132. 

 Trust, nature of the, Adams, 813 ; Chandler, 042, 

 645; English, 5S1, Garfield, 718; G. F. Hoar, 

 736; report of Committee on Judiciary, 563. 

 Trustee, duties of United States as, 805; J, 

 Davis, 701; Hendricks, 696; Henry, 944 

 Hilliard, 497; Hunt, 401; A. Johnson, 495. 

 Trustees, duty of, Adams, 153; Rathbun, 456 

 Thurman, 448; Trumbull, 098 ; Wick, 400. 

 of Public School Society of New York, report 

 of, 404. 



