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INDEX. 



Maclean, John — Continued. 

 stated that majority of Executive Committee 

 had altered report for 1809, 355. 

 Macpherson, James, proposals for building, G21. 

 Maetavish, Win., letter from, on science in Ru- 

 pert's Land, 189. 

 Madison, Mrs., offered blocks of marble, 24. 

 Madrid, Royal Academy of, relative to ex- 

 changes, 185, 

 Magellanic premium to J. P. Espy, ICO. 

 Magnetic instruments, appropriation for pur- 

 chase of, 4:5. 

 ordered by California Academy of Science, 95. 

 placed in charge of Col. Emory, 471. 

 Magnetic apparatus ordered at suggestion of 



Lieut. Lefroy, 474. 

 Magnetic needle, photographic register of, 9G. 

 Magnetic observations, report on establish- 

 ment and continuance of, by British Gov- 

 ernment, 153. 

 Magnetic observatory, plan of building for, pre- 

 sented, 88. 

 construction of, 89, 708. 

 expenditures for, 49G, 49S, 503, 507, 510, 513, 



510, 519, 724. 

 observations at, 96. 

 Magnetic telegraph, history of invention of, 140. 

 Magnetism, Bache's experiments, 305. 

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

 promotion of, by S. I., 107. 

 Magruder, W. B., becomes ex-officio Regent, 

 127. 

 attendance as Regent, 127, 129, 131. 

 motion by, to purchase State stocks at market 



rate, 128. 

 motion by, to accept report on purchase of 



stocks, 129. 

 motion by, to have cisterns arched over, 130. 

 motion by, to refer Dr. Hare's paper on 

 weights and measures to Secretary of the 

 Treasury, 132. 

 Maillard's Micmac grammar, 191, 208. 

 Mall, the, Downing's plans for improvement 



of, 00, 74, 702, 705. 

 Mantel, specifications for, 600. 

 Manuscript bills, &c, collection of, presented 



by J. O. Halliwell, 90. 

 Manuscripts, loss of, by fire, 237. 



scientific, account of, 421. 

 Map, archaeological, &c, allotment of work in 

 preparing, 200. 

 base, preparation of, by G.Gibbs, 203. 

 of earthworks proposed by A. J. Hill, 185. 

 of northern stars published, 409. 

 Maps received bv library, 1840-1877, 731. 

 Marble, proposals for, 21, 003, 011, 015, 017, 618, 

 621, 022. 

 quality of Blassachusetts, 27. 

 Marble 'quarries of Maryland, report on, 589, 



004. 

 Marcv, Wm, L., attendance at Establishment, 



772, 773. 

 Margry, Pierre, letter from, requesting assist- 

 ance in publishing history of ancient 

 French colonies, 5S. 

 Markoe, Francis, jr., vote for, as Secretary, 12. 

 letter from, offering collection of objects of 



natural history of H. S. Fox for sale, 51. 

 proposition from, relative to deposit and sale 

 of minerals, 02, 408. 

 Marquis of Lansdowne, examination of Prof. 



Henry by, 775. 

 Marsh, Geo. P., attendance as Regent, 47,48,50, 

 52, 54. 

 appointed on committee to direct assistant 



secretary, 49. 

 books purchased from, 476. 

 motion by, to present 200 copies of memoir of 



Squier and Davis to authors, 50. 

 motion by, to purchase lithographic stones of 

 Vol. 1, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowl- 

 edge, 51. 

 offered collection of shoes, 405. 

 presented letter from John R. Bartlett, 50. 



Martius, von, Ch. Fr. Ph., gold medal to, 252. 

 Mason, Charles, attendance at Establishment, 

 772, 773. 

 letter from, relative to Prof. Henry's recom- 

 mendation of Prof. Morse, 149. 

 Mason, James M., attendance as Regent, 54, 55, 

 50, <:o, 62, 64, OS, 09, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 79, 84, 86, 

 87,88,91, 92, 97, 101, 112, 114, 110, 117, 119, 

 121, 125, 128, 130, 131, 133, 135, 136, 137, 151, 

 154, 101, 1GG, 170. 



appointed on Committee on Copyright, 60. 



appointed on Executive Committee, 86. 



appointed on special committee on distribu- 

 tion of income, 92. 



resigned as member of Executive Com- 

 mittee, 88. 



appointed on committee on claim of Cam- 

 eron, 94. 



appointed on committee to confer with Estab- 

 lishment, 116. 



appointed on committee to invest funds, 120. 



appointed on committee to draught bill ask- 

 ing authority to receive legacies, 125. 



appointed on committee on Morse's charges 

 against Prof. Henry, 133. 



appointed on committee on investment, 506. 



appointed on committee to represent Board 

 at investigation, 119. 



examination by, of papers relative to Wynns' 

 estate, 125. 



letter of Jos. H. Patten, relative to Wynns' 

 estate, referred to, 122. 



motion by, to inform Senate of vacancy in 

 Board, 54. 



motion by, to purchase portrait of James 

 Smithson, 50. 



motion by, to furnish Lieut. Gilliss with in- 

 struments, 57. 



motion by, that reports of Secretary and 

 Executive Committee form part of report 

 to Congress, 73. 



motion by, to appoint an accountant, 74. 



motion by, on Stone's proposed monument 

 to James Smithson, 79. 



motion by, to fill vacancy in Executive Com- 

 mittee,*86. 



motion by, to accept report of Executive 

 Committee, 97. 



motion by, on moulds and casts of Elgin 

 marbles, 9S. 



motion by, on uniformity of coinage, 98. 



motion by, on claims of L. Blodget, 114. 



motion by, to take yeas and nays, 115. 



motion by, to return memorial to C. C. Jew- 

 ett, 117. 



motion by, to place funds in hands of Riggs 

 & Co., 130. 



motion bv, to accept report of Secretary, 

 130. 



motion by, referring paper from Prof. Henry 

 to committee, 133. 



motion by, of thanks to R. Schleiden for free 

 freights, 152. 



motion by, of thanks to companies for aid to 

 Lieut. Gilliss, 152. 



motion by, relative to death of R. Rush, 155. 



motion by, on Lowe's aeronautics, 107. 



presented communication from J. H. Patten,- 

 relative to will of Thomas Wynns, 79. 



reappointed Regent, 131. 



remarks and resolutions by, on death of J. 

 Macpherson Berrien, 122. 



report of special committee on income, 101. 



report by, on relations of Board of Regents 

 and Establishment, 120. 



resolution by, of thanks to W. W. Seaton, 67. 



resolution by, to authorize purchase of a. 

 bell, 74. 



resolution by, to obtain facts about James 

 Smithson, 79. 



resolution by, to settle accounts of G. Came- 

 ron, 85. 



resolution by, on report of committee on in- 

 come, 112. 



