INDEX. 



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Lenox, W., attendance as Regent, 64, C7, 68, G9, 

 72, 73, 75, 7G, 78, 79, 80, 8:3, 85. 

 appointed member of Building Committee, 

 67. 



appointed a committee to report upon propo- 

 sition to obtain bell, 73. 

 communication from, relative to town-clock, 

 72. 



made statement relative to erection of foot- 

 bridge, 70. 



on suit between Cameron and Sniffin, 83. 



report and resolution by, from Building Com- 

 mittee, 75, 80. 



report of Building Committee, 703, 70G. 



report on claims of John Sniffin, 79. 



reported that clock could be obtained free 

 of cost if bell were provided, 74. 

 'Lepsius, R., letter from, transmitting publica- 

 tions, 1GS. 



work by, on Egypt, presented b3 r Prussian 

 Government, i27. 

 Letters commending programme of organiza- 

 tion presented, 52. 



to illustrate correspondence and operations 

 of Institution, 94, 184, 194, 221, 249, 324. 

 Levels, cost of survey and record of, 481. 

 Lewis, Ellis, offers engravings, 17. 

 Lewis, Thomas, proposals for building, G17. 

 Liberia College, letter respecting, 190. 

 Librarian, R. R. Gurley applies to be, 23. 



appointment of, and C. C. Jewett's acceptance 

 as, 34. 



expenditures for, 4S2, 493, 495. 



salary of, 27, 108. 



services of C. C. Jewett as, 46, 336. 



statement of, 476. 

 Librarian of Congress authorized to employ 



two additional assistants, 247. 

 Libraries, general catalogue, of, 53, 477. 



catalogue of, plan for stereotyping, 68. 



capability of stereotyping department to pre- 

 pare catalogues of, 90. 



from South Carolina and from Bishop Johns 

 received and placed in south tower, 194; 

 lost in fire, 238. 



notes on public, 477. 



promotion of, by S. I., 107. 



statistics of, asked for, 466. 

 Library, Secretary to collect documents as com- 

 mencement of, 4. 



act of Congress to transfer, 247. 



and museum, resolution requiring equal di- 

 vision of income between active operations 

 and, repealed, 112. 



and museum to have one-half the income, 30. 



appointment of committee to arrange for 

 transfer of, to Capitol, 243, 245. 



appropriation for expense of transfer, 217. 



C C. Jewett's suggestion relative to, 40. 



committee of three appointed to prepare re- 

 port on subject of formation of, 3. 



committee on, letters referred to, 34. 



committee on, resolution relative to planeta- 

 rium, 34. 



committee of Congress, Secretary to call at- 

 tention of, to plan of stereotyping cata- 

 logue, 91. 



•committee of three to be appointed, resolu- 

 tion lost, 115. 



committee of Congress reported bill for 

 transfer of library, 246. 



communication relative to, 18. 



expenditures for, 13, 490, 498, 504, 508, 514, 517, 

 519, 521, 525, 528, 531, 534, 53S, 543, 549, 553, 

 556, 574, 582. 



formation of, in accordance with intention 

 of Congiess and design of Smithson, 26. 



formation of a general, not contemplated, 44. 



large proportion of income appropriated for 

 formation of, resolution lost, 115. 



xiot a means of increasing and diffusing 

 knowledge, 104. 



not intended by Congress, 105. 



•of Congress, catalogue of, 91. 



Library — Continued 

 of Congress, the S. I., through its Secretary, 

 to have the use of, subject to same regula- 

 tions as Senators and Representatives, 247. 

 of Clias. Bulfinch offered for sale, 28. 

 of Count Haptedton, of Munich, offered for 



sale, 24, 32. 

 of Henry S. Fox offered for sale, 43. 

 provision to be made for, 30. 

 remarks commending, by Prof. Agassiz, 301. 

 specification for, 658. 

 remarks by J. W. Patterson on value of, and 



transfer, 243. 

 report of committee on conditions of trans- 

 fer of, 244. 

 report on, presented, 57. 

 room set apart for, to be capable of contain- 

 ing 100,000 volumes, 13. 

 S. I. should bo relieved of, 220. 

 statistics of, 1840-1847, 731. 

 Lieber, Francis, communication from, 17. 

 Light, memoir on, by A. Berry, presented, 39. 

 Light-House Board, 'advance for, 528. 



resolutions of, relative to J. G. Totten, 29S. 

 Light> House system of United States, account 



of, and J. G. Totten's services to, 291. 

 Lighting, expenditures for, 490, 493, 494, 490, 

 498, 503, 507, 510, 513, 510, 519, 521, 525, 527, 

 530, 533, 53.S, 542, 546, 549, 552, 556, 500, 567, 

 574, 582, 724. 

 Lightning, account of effects of, 250. 

 Lightning-rods, specifications for, 637. 

 Lime, proposals for, 616. 



Lindhagen, D. G., exchanges with Sweden, 333. 

 Lindsay, F. E., witness "of will of Thomas 



Wynns, 78. 

 Linguistics, remarks on, by R. Lepsius, 168. 



Shea's library of Indian, 190. 

 Lippincott, J. 13., memorial by, on Lowe's plan 



to cross the Atlantic, 107. 

 Lisboa, M. M., on exchanges with Brazil, 254. 

 Lithographic stones of first volume Contribu- 

 tions to be purchased, 51. 

 Livermore, Geo , commending Shea's Indian 



linguistics, 190. 

 Llovd, North German, free freight granted by, 



151. 

 Lloyd, W. Alfred, account of shipment of spar- 

 rows from Hamburg, 329, 330. 

 Logan, W. E., letter from, requesting shells for 



Provincial Museum, 102. 

 Long, R. Gary, memorial of architect, 24. 

 Loosey, C. F., books from Vienna, 250. 

 Lord, John, memorial from, presented, 118. 

 Loss of tools by fire paid for, 543. 

 •Lowe, T. S. ('., "memorial relative to attempt of, 

 to cross Atlantic, 107. 

 Secretary to give advice to, in regard to oero- 



nautic experiments, 107. 

 answers to communication of, by Prof. Henry, 

 170. 

 Lubbock, Sir John, examination of Prof. Henry 



by, 775. 

 Ludewig, work in bibliography presented, 125. 

 Lulk, Count de, on Russian exchanges, 328. 

 Lumber, proposals for, 003, 610, 617. 

 Lyman, Theo., introduces H. de Schlagintweit, 

 198. 



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Maclean, John, elected Regent, 310, 419. 

 attendance as Regent, 316, 321, 313, 351, 354, 



355,387,389,419, 433. 

 elected to Executive Committee, 350. 

 motion by, relative to annual report, 323. 

 motion by, to insure east wing and range, 351. 

 motion by, to grant leave of absence and 



traveling expenses to Prof. Henry, 352. 

 report of Executive Committee, 550, ."..".1, 558, 



5G4, 570, 5S0. 

 report on claim of T. R. Peale, 388, 3-^9. 

 resolution by, on death of C. A. Alexander, 



351. 



