INDEX. 



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Mason, James M. — Continued. 

 resolution by, on power of Secretary to re- 

 move Assistants, 112. 

 will of Thomas Wynns referred to, 78, 95. 

 Mason work, proposals for, G22. 

 Masonic ceremonies at laying corner-stone, 



074, GS1, 683. 

 Matheson, .Don Juan, thanks to, for free freight, 



123. 

 Maury, John W., attendance as Regent, S4, 86, 

 88, 89, 91, 02, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101. 

 appointed on special committee on distribu- 

 tion of income, 92. 

 attendance at Establishment, 772. 

 elected member Building Committee, 85. 

 motion by, to fill vacancy in Building Com- 

 mittee, 93. 

 motion by, to grant privileges to United States 



Agricultural Society, 96. 

 presented letter from J. M. Carlisle, 94. 

 presented letter from Joseph H. Bradley, 94. 

 report of Building Committee, 93, 707, 70S. 

 report of special committee on income, 101. 

 Mayberry, S. P., on approach of sea upon the 



land, 333. 

 Mayo, Jos., on Virginia bonds, 385. 

 Mayor superseded as Regent by Governor of 



District, 357. 

 Mayors of Washington, list of those who have 



'been Regents, 749. 

 McArran, John, letter from, soliciting appoint- 

 ment, 24. 

 McClelland, Robert, attendance as Regent, 47, 

 48, 50, 51, 52, 54. 

 appointed on committee to consider services 



of assistant secretary, 48. 

 report by, relative to duty of assistant secre- 

 tary, 49. 

 motion by, of thanks for assistance and do- 

 nations, 52. 

 McCrary, G. W., appointed Regent, 433. 

 attendance as Regent, 433. 

 attendance at Establishment, 774. 

 McCulloch, Hugh, letter of Secretary to, on 



payment of interest in coin, 244. 

 McFarland, Alex. B., applies for position of 



superintendent of masonry work, 20. 

 McGaughen, Philip, letter of, 021. 

 McGuire, J. C, loss of, by fire, 238. 

 appointed trustee of Corcoran Art Gallery, 

 402. 

 McJilton, J. N., prayer at laying corner-stone, 



G81. 

 McLane, Louis, letter of, on transportation of 



marble, 597. 

 McMasters, S. Y., on Navajo language, 283. 

 McMiehael, M., memorial by, on Lowe's plan 



to cross the Atlantic, 107. 

 McPeak, Wm., appointed doorkeeper, 1. 

 compensation fixed, G92. . 

 death of, announced, 193. 

 engaged as messenger, G74. 

 funeral expenses of, paid by Board, 193. 

 letter from, offering services, G73. 

 McPherson, E., appointed Regent, 173. 

 attendance as Regent, 172, 173, 174, 192, 193. 

 motion by, of thanks for free freight, 184. 

 Meacham, James, appointment of, as Regent, 75. 

 appointed on committee relative to copyright 



books, 81. 

 appointed on committee on claims of G. 



Cameron, 94. 

 appointment of, on committee on distribu- 

 tion of income in place of Rufus Choate, 90. 

 attendance as Regent, 70, 77, 78, 80, 83, 8G, 87, 



88, 89, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101, 114, 116. 

 letter from, asking special meeting, 100. 

 motion to permit reporter to attend meeting 



of Board, 116. 

 motion by, to pay for Canina's architecture, 



94. 

 reappointed Regent, 92. 

 report of committee to whom resolution 

 offered by, was referred, 97. 



Meacham, James— Continued. 

 report of, on distribution of income, present- 

 ed, 120. 

 report of committee to which were referred 



resolutions of, 101. 

 resolution by, to make report to Congress, 81. 

 resolution by, that Secretary and other offi- 

 cers furnish estimates, 94. 

 report of special committee on income not 



concurred in, 101. 

 resolution by, special committee on resolu- 

 tions of, 112. 

 resolution by, to make appropriation for 



library, 115. 

 stated why he had requested special meet- 

 ing, 100. 

 Medical Society of District, president of, made 



trustee of Toner lectures, 408. 

 Medicine, Toner lectures for advancement of. 

 408. ' 



Meeting of Board of Regents to be held on 



third Wednesday in January, 122. 

 Meetings of the Board, expenditures for, 721, 

 permission to attend, refused to reporters. 



115. 

 only one annually, 453. 

 resolution in regard to, 4. 

 Meetings, frequent, of Executive Committee 

 unnecessary, 492. 

 of Establishment, By-Laws relative to, 7G9. 

 of Executive Committee. See Journal. 

 Meigs, M. C, approval of architect's award, 711. 



assistance rendered by, 715. 

 Melbourne Botanic and" Zoologic Garden, let- 

 ter from, 169. 

 Memoir on Europo-Arnerican physical man 



presented, 96. 

 Memoirs, account of, 09. 

 American, offer of S. I. to collect, 123. 

 presented, 75, 96, 97, 1S9. 

 Secretary presented names of persons to 



examine, 58. 

 to be sent by express, 476. 

 Memorial from American Philosophical Society 

 relative to uniformity of coinage, 98. 

 from citizens of Philadelphia relative to plan 



of T. S. C. Lowe to cross Atlantic, 167. 

 of C. C. Jewett returned, 117. 

 of citizens of District of Columbia remon- 

 strating against use of marble worked by 

 convicts, 21, 22, 23. 

 of John Lord presented, lis. 

 relative to reception of interest, taken from 

 files of Senate and referred to Committee 

 on Finance, 70. 

 relative to funding $150,000 submitted to 



House of Representatives, 98. 

 to Congress for appropriation for museum, 



321. 

 to Congress asking appropriations for care of 



collections and fitting up halls, 322. 

 to Congress on increase of the fund, 302. 

 to Congress relative to funding $150,000 of 

 accrued interest, 71. 

 Mengarini, G., Selish or Flathead grammar, 191 . 

 Meredith, Wm. M., attendance at Establish- 

 ment, 771. 

 Messenger, expenditures for, 481, 482, 508, 510, 

 519, 521, 525, 531, 534, 538. 

 salary of, fixed at $400, 47. 

 Meteorite, account of, by S. Ainsa, 227, 228. 



account of, by Dr. Irwin, 226. 

 Meteorites, Haidinger on, 232. 

 Meteorological blanks, new form of, exhibited. 



120. 

 Meteorological instruments and researches, ap- 

 propriation for, 63. 

 Meteorological instruments ordered for Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Science, 96. 

 for each congressional district, 120. 

 for regents of University of New York to be- 

 constructed under superintendence of S. 

 I., 473. 

 given to Lieut. Woodbury, 171. 



