INDEX. 



809 



Cass, Lewis — Continued. 



letter from, resigning position as Regent, 48. 

 to move for printing additional copies of re- 

 port, 45. 

 proposition of amendment of plan of build- 

 ing, 24. 

 Casts of fossils presented by Prof. H. A. Ward, 

 563. 

 of works of art proposed by W. J. Stone, 125. 

 of works of art, permission to procure, in 



Rome, 1G3. 

 of works of art, appropriation for, 152. 

 of Elgin marbles to be procured, 98. 

 ethnographic, offered for sale by Schlagint- 

 weit, 198. 

 Catalogue, expenditures for, 53, 491, 493, 495, 

 498. 

 of American libraries, progress of work on, 



477. 

 of libraries, plan for stereotyping, 6S. 

 of libraries, capability of stereotyping de- 

 partment to prepare, 90. 

 of philosophical memoirs, communication 



from Prof. Henry relative to, 123. 

 system, promotion of, by S. I., 107. 

 Catlin, George, collection of Indian paintings. 

 17, 34, 38, 39. See Indian gallery, 

 death of, and importance ol collection, 389. 

 Cayley, Mr., appointed on committee of British 

 Association to prepare catalogue of me- 

 moirs, 123. 

 Cement, proposals for, 61G. 

 Centennial exhibition, appropriation for, 738. 



report of Secretary relative to, 436. 

 Central America, commendations of Dr. 



Berendt's exploration of, 257, 258. 

 Certificate of Executive Committee to Chan- 

 cellor and Secretary for payment of debts, 

 30. 

 of Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House of 

 Representatives as to Regents, 3. 

 Certificates of United States stock, description 

 and numbers of, 469. 

 of United States stock transferred to Corco- 

 ran & Riggs, 78. 

 Cetacean remains, Agassiz's proposed work on, 



467. 

 Chalk found in Colorado, 252. 

 Chamberlain, N. B., apparatus from, 474. 

 Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux on ex- 

 changes, 225. 

 Chancellor, Vice-President Geo. M. Dallas 

 elected, 2. 

 Vice-President Millard Fillmore elected, 54. 

 Chief Justice Roger B. Taney elected, 69. 

 Chief Justice S. P. Chase elected, 233. 

 Justice Nath. Clifford elected, 416. 

 Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite elected, 426. 

 to appoint committee to digest plan to carry 



out provisions of act to establish S. I., 3. 

 to prepare biographical notice of Smithson, 

 26. 

 Chancellor and Secretary authorized to make 

 annual report to Congress, 73. 

 certificate from Executive Committee as to 



debts and contracts, 30. 

 authorized to sign report, 39. 

 to be organ of communication with public, 44. 

 resolution to request meeting of Establish- 

 ment, 45. 

 to be a committee to prepare report, 45. 

 to exchange Treasury notes for United States 



stock, 53. 

 meeting to be held to elect, 54. 

 certificates of stock to stand in name of, 78. 

 to make annual report to Congress, 81. 

 Chandler, Joseph R., to present petition relative 

 to funding §150,000 of interest, 93. 

 submitted memorial relative to funding 

 $150, 000, 98. 

 Chappelsmith, John, memoir by, on tornado 



presented, 97. 

 Charlton, Robert M., attendance as Regent, 86, 

 87, 88. 



Chase, S. P., attendance as Regent, 233, 234, 245. 

 246, 300, 302, 304, 317, 320, 321, 351, 352, 385, 

 387, 388, 391. 



statement of, relative to Morse and Henry, 

 141, 143. 



motion to draw money in England and de- 

 posit it with Treasurer of United States, 233. 



motion to approve action of Secretary after 

 the fire, 235. 



motion to ask Treasury Department for pay- 

 ment of interest in coin, 234. 



recommends application to be made to Treas- 

 ury Department for payment of back inter- 

 est in coin, 243. 



decision of, as to interest in coin, 244. 



recommendation of, to increase the fund to 

 $550,000. 240. 



suggests, income be placed in Treasury of 

 United States or in a Government depos- 

 itory, 302. 



directed deposits in First National Bank, 419. 



on policy of Institution relative to museum, 

 303. 



remarks on appropriations from Congress for 

 museum, 321. 



memorial to Congress on increase of the 

 fund, 302. 



remarks on museum hall, 320. 



memorial to Congress for appropriation for 

 museum, 323. 



requested to prepare eulogy on W. P. Fessen- 

 den, 352. 



remarks on death of W. P. Fessenden, 352. 



death of, and election of successor as Chan- 

 cellor, 416. 



remarks of J. A. Garfield on death of, 416. 

 Checks exceeding $20 to be separate, 306. 



to be signed by Prof. Henry, 419. 

 Cheeney, engraver of portraits, 669. 

 Chemical examinations, 481. 

 Chester County, notes on history of, by Dr. 



Darlington, 197. 

 Chicago Academy of Sciences, thanks of, for 



aid rendered by Institution, 326. 

 Chief clerk, appointment of, authorized, 356. 



accounts audited by, 173. 



allowance for extra services, 352. 



expenditures, 501, 508, 510, 513, 516, 519, 521, 

 525, 528, 531, 534, 538, 543, 546, 549, 552. 



resignation of, 353. 



salary of, increased, 241. 



salary oi\ fixed at $2,500 per annum, 436. 

 Chief Justices of the United States who have 



been Regents, list of, 749. 

 Childs, G. W., memorial by, on Lowe's plan to 



cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Chinese books offered for sale, 57. 

 Chinook Jargon, by Gibbs, 207. 

 Choate, Rufus, drew two-years' term as Re- 

 gent, 2. 



re-elected Regent, 50, 114. 



attendance as Regent, 1, 2, 3, 9, 23, 45, 46, 47, 

 48, 101, 114, 116. 



appointed on committee to prepare report on 

 subject of formation of library, 3. 



appointed on committee to digest plan to 

 carry out provisions of act establishing S. 

 I., 4. 



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 Library Committee, 14. 



offered resolutions on organization, 24. 



presented letter from Chas. H. Hill, 27. 



presented letter of G. S. Bulfinch, 28. 



telegram from, 45. 



report in relation to formation of library, 11. 



report by, relative to duty of Assistant Sec- 

 retary, 49. 



resolution offered by, as to services of Mr. 

 Jewett, 46. 



