INDEX. 



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Executive Committee — Continued. 

 Richard Delafield elected to, 241. 

 John Maclean elected to, 350. 

 Peter Parker elected to, 316. 

 W. T. Sherman elected to, 357. 

 allowed to withdraw report to make more 

 complete, 52. 



appropriations by, 53. 



authorized to make contracts for introduc- 

 tion of Potomac water, 170. 



authorized to pay legal charges of R. Rush, 4. 

 authorized to receive payment in Treasury 

 notes, 30. 



bill of Isaiah Rogers referred to, 32. 



chairman of, to prepare annual report, 52. 



chairman of, to report system of keeping 

 funds, 63. 



claims of Lorin Blodget referred to, 114, 119. 



claim of T. R. Peale for portrait of Washing- 

 ton referred to, 359. 



clerk to, to be appointed, 32. 



communications from David P. Holton re- 

 ferred to, 168. 



communication of Edward Sabine referred 

 to, 153. 



communication of J. A. Johnson relative to 

 International Geographic and Scientific 

 Commission referred to, 132. 



communication of J. R. Lambdin referred 

 to, 98. 



communication of Mr. Stabler referred to, 47. 



communication relative to Geographical and 



■ Commercial Gazette referred to, 119. 



desire appropriation for new heating appa- 

 ratus, 432. 



election of, 439. 



expenditures to be made with advice of, 73, 91. 



financial exhibit referred to, 429, 433. 



frequent meetings of, unnecessary, 492. 



Jewett's plan referred to, 68. 



J. G. Totten appointed on, 67. 



Journal of, 437. 



letter from E. G. Squier referred to, 54. 



letter from, to Board' of Regents, 439, 440. 



letter from, to British Government to urge 

 continuance of Toronto observatory, 89. 



letter of Alfred Ely referred to, 162. 



letter of Francis Markoe referred to, 51. 



letter of J. Disturnell referred to, 51. 



letter of Mr. Stanley referred to, 163. 



made report relative to plan of finance, 41. 



majority of, altered report for 1809 to con- 

 form to mode previously adopted, 355. 



memorial of American Philosophical Society 

 on coinage referred to, 98. 



memorial of Board referred to, 93. 



of three appointed, 33. 



pay of assistants referred to, 164. 



petition of Josiah Holbrook referred to, 81. 



petition of Miss Gilpin referred to, 81. 



presented report in relation to case of Lorin 

 Blodget, 116. 



presented report relative to houses for 

 officers, 83. 



propose leave of absence for Prof. Henry to 

 visit Europe, 352. 



proposition of Mr. Harmon referred to, 56. 



R. D. Owen and J. G. Totten asked to be ex- 

 cused from service on, 42. 



recommendation to invest in North Carolina 

 stocks referred to, 90. 



report from, 42, 50, 50, 66, 70, 73, 75, 91, 97, 99, 

 118, 122, 130, 130, 151, 163, 166,173,193,219, 

 242, 387, 429, 481. 



report of, inserted in Journal, 41. 



report of, on canal, 343. 



report on claim for portrait of Washington, 

 389. 



request of S. F. Baird for increase of salary 

 referred to, 152. 



revised report of, presented, 52. 

 statement of fund referred to, 423. 



statement of Secretary as to funds referred 

 to, 387. 



Executive Committee — Continued. 



subject of procuring casts of works of art re- 

 ferred to, 163. 



subject of warming referred to, 161. 



to advance $0,000 to contractor, 76. 



to arrange with Secretary as to discharge of 

 duties, 15. 



to assign salary of Assistant, 27. 



to certify amount of debts incurred, 29. 



to consult with President relative to obtain- 

 ing money from England, 184. 



to examine and certify monthly accounts, 66. 



to examine vouchers of National Museum, 

 426. 



to fix compensation of Assistant Secretary, 

 49. 



to inquire into expediency of providing resi- 

 dences for officers, 74. 



to invest $5,000 of extra fund, 163. 



to make contract with Hiram Powers, 43. 



to make quarterly examination of the ac- 

 counts, 300. 



to pay $250 to Isaiah Rogers, 33. 



to report appropriation desirable for year 

 1848, 41. 



to submit estimate for expenses for each 

 year, 98. 



vacancy in, filled, 86. 

 Expenditures on Smithsonian building on ac- 

 count of fire, 715, 718, 721. 

 Expenditures. — See Executive Committee re- 

 ports. 



general statement of, 724, 732. 

 Experiments by Secretary, records of, lost in 

 fire, 237. 



on ordnance and casemates, by J. G. Totten, 

 284. 



proposed, 452. 

 Experts, important cases examined by, 173. 

 Exploration of Louis Agassiz, 394. 



of Dr. Berendt in Central America, 257. 



of Jno. Xanthus in Mexico, 213. 



of mounds in New York, 476. 



west of Rocky Mountains, subscription to, 

 476. 

 Explorations, expenditures for, 491, 493, 496, 

 498, 504, 508, 511, 514, 517, 519, 521, 525, 527, 

 531, 538, 543, 546, 549, 553, 556, 568, 724. 

 Exploring expedition, appropriations for pre- 

 serving collections of, 736. 



claims ot an officer of, 162. 



collections transferred to S. I. from Patent 

 Office, 125, 514. 



set of volumes of, granted by Congress, 184. 

 Extra clerk-hire, 498, 504, 508, 510, 513, 516, 519, 

 521, 525, 528, 531, 534, 538, 543, 552, 550, 560, 

 507, 574, 5S2. 



Fairfax Seminary, library from, sent to S. I., 



194. 

 Faraday, Prof., letter from, concerning James 



Smithson, 53. 

 Farnsworth, J. G., appointed Regent, 242. 

 attendance as Regent, 242, 243, 246, 302, 304. 

 on transfer of library, 244. 

 Fell & Robinson, proposal for marble, 615. 

 Felton, Cornelius C, elected as Regent, 121. 

 reappointed Regent, 172. 

 attendance as Regent, 129, 130, 133, 135, 154, 



156. 

 appointed on committee on Morse's charges 



against Prof. Henry, 133. 

 appointed on committee on Stanley's Indian 



gallery, 134. 

 eulogy or Washington Irving by, 158. 

 eulogy on W. W. Turner by, 150. 

 report by, on Stanley's Indian gallery, 138. 

 report by, on communication of Prof. Henry 



relative to charges of Prof. Morse, 139. 

 work of Miss Contaxaki referred to, 135. 

 report of, on Miss Contaxaki's Grecian Al- 

 bum, 136. 



