INDEX. 



805 



Assistant Secretary in charge of museum, sal- 

 ary, 108. 



salary of, increased, 241. 

 expenditures for, 481, 498,504,508,511,514,517, 

 510, 521, 525, 528, 534, 538, 553. 

 Assistant to Secretary to be appointed, 32. 

 in department of Natural History appointed, 

 G7. 

 Asteroids, paper on, presented by Prof. Hub- 

 bard, 4(17. 

 Astor, W. B., elected Regent, 172, 316. 

 attendance as Regent, 218, 219, 300. 

 Astronomical discoveries, free telegrams, 384, 

 389. 

 of S. C. Walker, 89. 



discussion proposed by B. A. Gould, 221. 

 expedition by Lieut. Gilliss, 57. 

 observations in Peru, 407. 

 Astronomical Journal, subscription to, 477. 

 Astronomische Nachrichten, relative to contin- 

 uance of, 472. 

 Astronomy, promotion of, by Institution, 107. 

 Atacama mummy, from Dr.'Reid, 201. 

 Athens, account of Album presented, contain- 

 ing drawings of ruins in, 130. 

 museum of natural history of the National 

 University of Greece, exchanges with, 332. 

 Atlantic ocean, Lowe's plan to cross in a bal- 

 loon, 107. 

 Atlas of ethnology, Geo. Gibbs on, 204. 

 Atmosphere, currents of. Prof. Henry on, 171. 

 .Attorney General, decision of, respecting law, 



136. 

 Auroras, map of northern stars published for 



record of, 469. 

 Avery, Charles, letter from, on telescope, 124. 



IB. 



Babcock, O. E,, stable erected by permission 



of, 385. 

 .Bache, Alex. D., drew six years as Regent, 2. 



re-elected Regent, 87, 151. 



attendance as Regent, 5, 20, 34, 40, 41, 42, 44, 

 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60, 02, 68, 69, 70, 

 73, 75, 76, 80, 83, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 

 100, 101, 112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 

 123, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 135, 137, 151, 154, 

 156, 161, 163, 166, 170, 174, 192, 193, 218, 219. 



appointed on committee to digest plan to 

 carry out provisions of act to establish S. I., 

 3. 



elected member Executive Committee, 33, 

 42, 88, 439, 456. 



appointed on committee to consider services 

 of Assistant Secretary, 48. 



appointed on committee to direct Assistant 

 Secretary, 49. 



appointed on special committee on distribu- 

 tion of income, 92. 



-appointed on committee to represent Board 

 at Congressional Investigation, 119. 



■appointed on committee on Smithson legacy, 

 219. 



motion by, to arrange duties of Secretary 

 Henry, 15. 



motion by, to adopt Prof. Henry's programme, 

 41. 



.motion by, that Chancellor be organ of com- 

 munication with public, and Secretary be- 

 tween the officers of the Institution and 

 the Board, 44. 



motion by, that Jewett's duties commence 

 19th March, 1849. 



motion by, relative to librarian, 47. 



motion by, that catalogue of Hare's apparatus 

 be prepared, 53. 



motion by, on compensation of Assistant 

 Secretary, 54. 



motion by, thanks to E. G. Squier for relies, 

 62. 



motion by, to appoint exchange agent, 74. 



motion by, to aid Lt. Gilliss, 162. 



Bache, Alex. D. — Continued. 



motion by, of regret at death of G. Wurde- 

 mann. 164. 



motion by, on Smithson residuary legacy, 166. 



motion to fill vacancy in Executive Com- 

 mittee, 193. 



moved committee on extending active opera- 

 tions and separate maintenance of collec- 

 tions, 220. 



presented letters from C. F. Hagedorn,24, 32. 



presented letters to urge continuance of To- 

 ronto observatory, 89. 



presented letter from Lt. Gilliss, 44. 



presented letter from B. F. French, 15. 



presented letters from J. Guillemard and 

 Prof. Faraday, 53. 



presented letters recommending Titian R. 

 Peale, 21. 



presented statement of expenditures, 70. 



presented resolution making appropriations, 



presented specimen of photographic register 



of magnetic needle, 96. 

 presented paper recommending Titian R. 



Peale, 10. 

 resolutions by, on plan of organization, 26. 

 resolution by, limiting cost of building to 



$100,000, 28. 

 resolution by, on plan of finance, 28. 

 resolution by, on work on architecture, 32. 

 resolution by, recommending election of 



Mr. Rush as Honorary Member, 45. 

 resolution by, making appropriations, 73. 

 resolutions by, on death of C. Walker and C. 



B. Adams, 89. 

 resolution by, on compensation to J. G. Flueel. 



90. 

 resolutions by, on death of W. C. Redfield, 132. 

 resolutions by, on death of J. P. Espy, 161. 

 resolution by, on death of C. C. Fe'lton, 174. 

 resolution by, on death of J. A. Pearce, 192. 

 resolutions by Board of sympathy for, 304. 

 report by, relative to duty of assistant secre- 

 tary, 49. 

 report by, on accident to building, 62. 

 report by, on fire-proofing the building, 66. 

 report by, on residences of officers, 83. 

 report by, on distribution of income, 100. 

 report of special committee on income, 101. 

 report by, on claim of L. Blodget, 117. 

 report on appropriations, 456. 

 report of Executiye Committee, 42, 69, 75, 193, 

 219, 481, 484, 485, 492, 493, 495, 497, 502, 506, 

 509,512, 515, 518, 521, 523, 526, 529. 

 account of life and researches of Dr. Hare, 



139. 

 letter from, on purchase of United States 



stock, 444. 

 remarks by, on services of J. W. Bailey, Dr. 



Kane, W. C. Redfield, 132. 

 remarks relative to G. Wurdeman, 164. 

 remarks on support of museum by Govern- 

 ment, 220. 

 to be associated with Building Committee in 



investigating cause of accident, 61. 

 addendum to contract, 627. 

 telescope of Hamilton College referred to, 124. 

 manuscripts, &c, of I. I. Hayes referred to, 



184. 

 eulogy by, on J. P. Espy, 159. 

 eulogy by, on J. A. Pearce, 214. 

 Prof. Henry's remarks on death of, 304. 

 eulogy on, ordered to be printed, 351. 

 eulogy on, by Prof. Henry, 358. 

 list of scientific papers of, 375. 

 will of, establishing scientific fund, 393, 400. 

 Badger, Geo. E., election as Regent, 121. 

 re-election as Regent, 151. 

 attendance as Regent, 129, 130, 133, 136, 163. 

 appointed on committee on Stanley's IndiaD 



gallery, 134. 

 motion of, to have windows and east wing 

 put in order, 130. 



