INDEX. 



819 



Hamilton, William, memorial by, on Lowe's 



plan to cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Hamlin, Hannibal, became ex-ofjicio member of 

 Board, 172. 



appointed Regent, 351. 



attendance as Regent, 172, 173, 192, 218, 219, 

 233, 231, 235, 351, 352, 355, 357, 384, 385, 387, 

 388, 391, 416, 419, 423, 428, 430, 434. 



appointed on committee on death of Chase 

 and Agassiz, 416. 



franking privilege secured by, 389. 



motion by, to elect W. T. Sherman on Ex- 

 ecutive Committee, 357. 



motion by, to accept report of Executive 

 Committee, 385. 



motion by, to have seal affixed to Virginia 

 bonds, 386. 



motion by, to refer statements of accounts to 

 Executive Committee, 387. 



motion by, of thanks for free telegrams of as- 

 tronomical discoveries, 389. 



motion by, accepting report of Executive 

 Committee on claim for portrait of Wash- 

 ington, 389. 



motion by, to co-operate with Corcoran Art 

 Gallery, 391. 



motion by, on death of S. P. Chase and L. 

 Agassiz, 416. 



motion by, of thanks to G. W. Riggs for ad- 

 vances after suspension of First National 

 Bank, 423. 



motion by, to accept bequest of James Hamil- 

 ton, 424. 



motion by, to deposit works of art in Cor- 

 coran Art Gallery, 425. 



motion by, to receive aid from societies and 

 individuals in defraying expense of ex- 

 changes, 426. 



motion by, to adopt report of Executive 

 Committee, 430. 



motion by, to accept and transmit report of 

 Secretary, 436. 



proposes to ask Congress to make Governor 

 ot District a Regent, 357. 



remarks by, ou death of W. P. Fessenden, 

 352. 



remarks by, on death of S. P. Chase, 420. 



report of resolutions on death of S. P. Chase, 

 420. 



report of resolutions on death of L. Agassiz, 

 421. 



resolution by, on resignation of W. J. Rhees 

 as chief clerk, 353. 



suggested action regarding Mr. Badger, who 

 was in rebellion, 193. 

 Hammond, J. H., communication from, relative 



to copies of works of art, 152. 

 Haptedton, Count, library of, for sale, 24. 

 Harbors, account of improvement of, by J. G. 



Totten, 283. 

 Harding, George, memorial by, on Lowe's plan 



to cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Hardisty, Wm. L., account of Indian tribes, 262. 

 Hare, Robert, attendance at meeting of Board, 

 52. 



apparatus presented by, 53, 463, 467, 473, 478, 

 483, 773. 



attendance at Establishment, 772. 



catalogue of apparatus of, to be prepared, 54. 



communication of, on weights and measures, 

 132, 135. 



elected Honorary Member, 475, 771. 



loss of apparatus of, by fire, 237. 



set of Annales do Chimie purchased from, 464. 



thanks of Board to, for gift of apparatus, 51. 



work on chemistry by, presented, 53. 



death of, announced, 139. 



purchase of portrait of, 549. 

 Harmon, M r., proposition of, for encouragement 

 of architecture, 56, 57. 



asked to substitute view of another building, 

 62. 



report on plan of, 59, 61. 



scheme of, referred to Secretary, 58. 



Harmon, Mr. — Continued. 



to execute elevation of S. I., 61. 

 Harris & Morgan, thanks to, for free freight, 123. 

 Harrison, W. H., memorial by, on Lowe's plan 



to cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Harvard College, Prof. Felton's services to,178. 

 Harvey, Wm. Henry, biographical notice of, by 



Asa Gray, 339. 

 Hastings, quarry at, visited by Building Com- 

 mittee, 6. 

 Haviland, John, premium to, for building plans, 

 21. 

 explanation of plans, 23. 

 letter lrom, respecting plans, 24. 

 memorial of, against inequality of premiums 



to architects, 31. 

 to be engaged if he can erect building for 

 $100,000, 25. 

 Hawkins, B. Waterhouse, employed to prepare 

 illustrations of extinct animals to decorate 

 walls, 357. 

 Hawley, Gideon, drew two years' term as Re- 

 gent, 2. 

 appointed on committee to prepare report on 



subject of formation of library, 3. 

 attendance as Regent, 1, 2, 3, 5, 40, 41, 68, 69, 



99, 100, 101, 112, 114, 116, 117. 

 declines re-election as Regent, 166. 

 letter from, on purchase of United States 



stock, 442. 

 motion by, to insert reports in Journal, 41. 

 re-elected Regent, 50, 114. 

 Hayden, Dr., type set of fossils sent to British 



Museum, 260. 

 Hayes, I. I., instruments furnished to, 163. 



manuscripts of expedition of, presented, 184. 

 Hayes, Rutherford B., attendance at Establish- 



lishment, 774. 

 Hazelton, G. W., appointed Regent, 420. 

 attendance as Regent, 423, 426, 430. 

 motion by, accepting report of Secretary, 425. 

 Heating apparatus, Congress asked for appro- 

 priation for, 432. 

 Heating, expenditures for, 490, 493, 494, 496,498, 

 503,507,510,513, 516, 519, 521, 525, 527, 530, 

 533, 538, 542, 546, 549, 552, 556, 560, 567, 574, 

 582, 724. 

 Hedge, contract with J. Douglas for, 697, 701. 

 Hehitzopoulos, exchanges with Greece, 332. 

 Heldrcieh, T. De, exchanges with Greece, 332. 

 Henry, Prof. Joseph, elected Secretary, 12. 

 account of visit to Europe, 355. 

 account of scientific researches of, 140. 

 appointed on committee on transfer of 



library, 243, 245. 

 appointed on committee on use of hall of S. 



I., 304. 

 appointed on committee on death of Chase 



and Agassiz, 416. 

 assistance of, to architect, 710. 

 communication by, relative to charges of 



Prof. Morse, 139. 

 entered on duties of Secretary, 18. 

 eulogy by, on J. G. Totten, 240, 264. 

 eulogy on A. D. Bache by, 358. 

 examination of, by the English Government 

 Scientific Commission, 775. 

 account of objects of S. 1., 775. 

 agricultural colleges, 785, 794. 

 control by Congress over the S. I., 799. 

 Government surveys, 784. 

 government of the'S. I., 779. 

 National Academy of Sciences, 794. 

 public instruction, 786. 

 results of investigations, 791. 

 scientific schools iu United States, 786. 

 staff for working the S. I., 779. 

 system of exchanges, 782. 

 unverified speculations rejected, 790. 

 whole direction in hands of Secretary, 789. 

 horse and carriage used by S. I. purchased 



by, 385. 

 induced to accept office of Secretary of S. I. 

 by persuasion of A. D. Bache, 370. 



