INDEX. 



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Regents of S. I. — Continued. 

 resolution of Congress appointing, 3. 

 room, specifications for, GOO. 

 to sign description of site, 3. 

 Regents of University of New York ordered 

 meteorological instruments to be con- 

 structed under direction of S. I., 473. 

 Kent of office, 482. 



Rent of rcsidcnc3 of Secretary to be paid, 15. 

 appropriation for, 15. 

 for .Secretary, 482. 

 Rent of residences allowed to officers, 83. 

 Renwiok, James, visited by Building Com- 

 mittee, tj. 

 account for services, 8-1. 



account of, to be settled when final certifi- 

 cate is received, 85. 

 allowances to, 5'J7. 

 architect's specifications, G3S, CC1. 

 estimate by, of cost of finishing building on 



tire-proof plan, G5. 

 explanation of plans by, 23. 

 final accounts of, 703. 

 letter from, approving payment to Cameron, 



75. 

 letter from, describing material used in 



buildings in Now York, 8. 

 letter from, relative to fonce, GS9. 

 letter of, referred to Building Committee, 70. 

 letter from, stating that contract of G. Came- 

 ron was completed, 8-1. 

 plan of building accepted, 7, 21, 29. 

 report of, on building stone, GDI. 

 report of, presented, 87. 



summoned on account of accident to build- 

 ing, Gl, 02. 

 work on architecture purchased by, 94. 

 Repayments, 518, 551, 557, 561, 508, 574, 583, 724. 

 Report to Congress, Chancellor and Secretary 



authorized to sign, 39. • 

 Report, Chancellor and chairmen of commit- 

 tees to prepare, 45. 

 annual, Chancellor, Secretary, and chairman 



of Executive Committee to prepare, 52. 

 expenditures for, 43, 53, 519, 521, 5.5, 528, 531, 

 531, 538, 543, 54G, 549, 553, 550, 5G0, 507, 574 

 582, 724. 

 on progress of knowledge, 10S, 491, 493, 495, 



4'.),;, 4:18, 504, 5.18, 511, 514, 510. 

 valuable contributions to, by C. A. Alexander, 

 351. 

 Reporters, permission to attend meetings of 



Board refused, 115. 

 Representatives, House of, resolution by, ap- 

 pointing committee to inquire into expe- 

 diency of investing S. 1. fund in safe stocks, 

 93. 

 list of those who have been Regents, 750. 

 Resehin, Sig. A., on exchanges, 225. 

 Research, specific, appropriation for, 25. 

 original, to be essential feature of plan of 

 organization, 25. 

 Researches and computations, appropriation 

 for, 53. 

 expenditures for, 4S2, 508, 511, 514, 510, 519, 521, 



525, 528, 531, 538, 550, 508, 574, 582, 724. 

 in physical and natural science, Bache fund 



for promotion of, 400. 

 in physical science to be continued by Prof. 



Henry, 20. 

 should be object of S. I., 10G. 

 to be made by officers, 14. 

 Residences for officers on grounds, 74. 



report relative to, 83. 

 Residence for the Secretary to be provided in 



east wing, 92. 

 Residuary legacy of James Smithson, 302, 512, 



543. 

 Resignation of Richard Delafield as Regent, 

 356. 

 of Roger Taney as Chancellor, 131. 

 of W. J. Rhees as Chief Clerk, and resolu- 

 tions of Board relative to, 353. 

 of W. T. Sherman as Regent, 428. 



Resolutions of the Board of Regents, rules and 

 order adopted for government of Board, 1. 



to procure copy of resolution by which Re- 

 gents were appointed, 1. 



to procure certificate of appointment of Re- 

 gents, 1. 



to appoint door-keeper, 1. 



to elect Chancellor, 2. 



dividing Regents into classes by lot, 2. 



Chancellor to draw ballots for absent Re- 

 gents, 2. 



declaring Seaton, Owen, and Totten elected 

 Executive Committee, 2. 



Secretary to procure bouk in which proceed- 

 ings of Board, description of site, &c, to be 

 entered, 3. 



of Congress appointing Regents to be enter- 

 ed, 3. 



chairman of Executive Committee to be dis- 

 bursing officer, 3. 



appointing committee of three to prepare 

 plan to carry out provisions of act to estab- 

 lish S. I., 3. 



appointing committee of three to prepare re- 

 port on formation of library, 3. 



authorizing Secretary to employ recording 

 clerk, 3. 



appointing W. W. Seaton chairman of Ex- 

 ecutive Committee, 3. 



Secretary to contract for printing of law, 4. 



to refer selection of site to Committee on 

 Buildings, 4. 



Secretary to collect documents connected 

 with history of Smithsonian bequest, 4. 



of thanks to David Dale Owen, 4. 



in regard to regular meetings of Board, 4. 



to purchase books on architecture, 4. 



Chancellor, Secretary, and Executive Com- 

 mittee to obtain plans for building, 4. 



adding Rufus Choato and Isaac Pennybacker 

 to committee to digest plan to carry out 

 provisions of act establishing S. I., 4. 



appointing Richard Rush a committee to as- 

 certain whether Madame De la Batut still 

 survives, 4. 



selecting Mall, between Seventh and Twelfth 

 streets, as site for buildings, 6. 



to adopt site, 9. 



to amend resolution in relation to site, 9. 



that Comm ittee on Site wait on President, 9. 



Chancellor and each chairman of committee 

 to be committee to prepare report, 9. 



of Committee on Organization, 10. 



to proceed to election of Secretary, 10, 12. 



qualifications of Secretary, 11. 



approving election of Prof. Henry as Secre- 

 tary, 12. 



consuls, <&c, to obtain additions to museum, 

 12. 



that B. B. French act as assistant secretary 

 until secretary-elect appear, 12. 



$1,000 appropriated for grounds, 13. 



copies of report furnished Senate and House 

 of Representatives, 13. 



public to bo invited to furnish contributions 

 to museum, 13. 



library to be of sufficient capacity for 100,000 

 volumes, 13. 



collections to be obtained from Indian 

 country, 13. 



$20,000 appropriated for library, 13. 



amending resolution making appropriation 

 for library, 13. 



5,000 copies of report to be printed, 13. 



to employ assistant Secretary, 1 1. 



Secretary to bo president of faculty, 11. 



lectures to be delivered in all the States, 14. 



popular tracts to lie published, 1 1. 



lectures to be included in plan of S. I., 14. 



officers to make original researches, 14. 



Sl,ooo appropriated for apparatus, 14. 



committee to prepare lists of books, 14. 



appropriation for rent, 15. 



salary of Secretary, 15. 



