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INDEX. 



Resolutions — Continued. 



Executive Committee to arrange with Secre- 

 tary as to discharge-of duties, 15. 



committee appointed to procure bill amenda- 

 tory of act establishing S. I., 15. 



of thanks to W. J. Hough, 15. 



1,000 copies of Journal to be printed, 15. 



Secretary to participate in deliberations of 

 Board, 16. 



committee appointed to wait on President, 

 17. 



Mall between Ninth and Twelfth streets 

 selected as site, 19. 



report of Committee on Organization recom- 

 mitted, 19. 



Messrs. Hough, Owen, and Evans to be com- 

 mittee to communicate resolution to Presi- 

 dent on site, 20. 



premiums to architects, 21. 



Secretary to inform architects of disposition 

 of plans, 21. 



committee to be appointed to enter into con- 

 tracts, 21. 



Norman plan of building approved, 21. 



Building Committee to hear explanation of 

 architects, 22. 



on death of Isaac S. Pennybacker, 22. 



daily hour of meeting to be 10 o'clock, 22. 



that Norman plan of building be adopted, 24. 



John Haviland to be engaged if he can 

 erect building for $100,000, 25. 



appropriations to be made for specific re- 

 search, 25. 



papers to be published, entitled Smithsonian 

 Contributions to Knowledge, 25. 



premiums to be offered for original papers, 

 25. 



original research to be essential feature of 

 plan of organization, 25. 



popular publications on subjects of general 

 interest, 25. 



inexpedient to expend more than $100,000 on 

 building, 25. 



Secretary to present plan for executing reso- 

 lutions relative to publications, 2G. 



permanent appropriation to be divided into 

 two classes, 26. 



collection of specimens and formation of 

 library in accordance with design of James 

 Smithson, 26. 



Chancellor to prepare biographical notice of 

 James Smithson, 26. 



Secretary to ask advice of men of science, 

 27. 



Secretary to continue researches in physical 

 science, 26. 



Committee on Organization to publish Con- 

 tributions, 26. 



free lectures to be included in plan, 26. 



Secretary to nominate assistant, 27. 



approving nomination of Chas. C. Jewett, 27. 



Assistant to receive such compensation as 

 Executive Committee may deem reasona- 

 ble, 27. 



salary of Assistant Secretary, 27. 



Committee on Organization present details 

 of plans for increase and diffusion of knowl- 

 edge, 27. 



inexpedient to expend more than $100,000, 28. 



plan of finance and construction which will 

 not expend more than $100,00 of principal, 

 28. 



that Building Committee be appointed, 29. 



Building Committee authorized to contract 

 for laying out grounds, 29. 



Building Committee authorized to contract 

 for fitting up building, 29. 



Secretary to contract for apparatus, 29. 



Norman plan of building adopted, 29. 



Building Committee authorized to contract 

 for fence, 29. 



Building Committee may contract for warm- 

 ing and lighting, 29. 



Building Committee to arrange contracts s 



that wings be completed in two years and 

 whole in five years, 29. 



Building Committee to award contract, 29. 



Building Committee may make modifica- 

 tions in plan, 29. 



equal division to be made in appropriation of 

 interest, 30. 



Buildirjg Committee to extend gallery of art, 

 and arrange lecture rooms, 30. 



Building Committee to publish volume con- 

 taining plans, 30. 



Building Committee to invite separate pro- 

 posals for different descriptions of work, 30. 



Executive Committee to certify amount of 

 debts incurred, 30. 



Executive Committee authorized to receive 

 payment in treasury notes, 30. 



Building Committee to invite proposals for 

 construction of exterior walls, 31. 



1,000 copies of Hints on Public Architecture 

 to be published, 32. 



to appoint clerk of Building and Executive 

 Committees, 32. 



letter of John Notman referred to commit- 

 tee. 33. 



members of committees to fill temporary 

 vacancies, 33. 



W. J. Hough to be appointed temporarily in 

 place of J. G. Totten on Executive Com- 

 mittee, 33. 



temporary appointment of A. D. Bache on 

 Executive Committee, 33. 



appointing assistant to Secretary, 33. 



Secretary to add copy of will, &c, to report of 

 Organization Committee, 33. 



$250 to be paid to Isaiah Rogers for plans, 33, 

 36. 



contracts to remain in force if site be chang- 

 ed, 34. 



$250 to be paid John Notman for plans, 36. 



to procure a seal for the Institution, 38. 



Secretary to make experiments to determine 

 the value of building materials, 38. 



Secretary authorized to receive treasury 

 notes and deposit them in the treasury of 

 the Senate, 38. 



Chancellor and Secretary authorized to sign 

 report, 39. 



Secretary to inform Mr. Catlin when build- 

 ing will be ready for collection, 39. 



$500 appropriated for experiments on build- 

 ing stones, 40. 



Catl in's collection to be deposited in S. I., 39. 



report of Building Committee recommitted, 

 40. 



claim of Caleb Buckingham referred to 

 Building Committee, 40. 



offer to sell portraits to lie on table, 41. 



Executive Committee to report appropriation 

 desirable for year 1848, 41. 



programme of organization adopted provis- 

 ionally, 41. 



Executive Committee to print address on 

 laying of corner-stone, 41. 



report of Building Committee, Secretary, and 

 Executive Committee, to be inserted in 

 Journal, 41. 



Wm. Archer has no claim on Board, 41. 



Baker & Scribner cannot have new copyright 

 certificate, 42. 



to exhibit Greek Slave, 43. 



letter of Lieut. Gilliss to be referred to Sec- 

 retary, 44. 



to fill vacancy occasioned by appointment of 

 Richard Rush Minister to" France, 44. 



Chancellor to be organ of communication 

 with public, and Secretary between officers 

 of S. I. and Board, 44. 



Building Committee may return drawings of 

 John Notman, 44. 



Lewis Cass and Henry W. Hilliard to move 

 for printing additional copies of report, 45. 



Chancellor and chairmen of committees to 



prepare report for Congress, 45. 



