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INDEX. 



Resolutions — Continued. 

 to place O'Reilly's letter on telegraph in 



archives, 385. 

 relative to stable, 385. 

 to place letter of F. O. J. Smith on telegraph, 



in archives, 38G. 

 to send Virginia bonds to have seal affixed, 



386. 

 to refer Secretary's statement of fund to Ex- 

 ecutive Committee, 3S7. 

 respect to memory of Garret Davis, 387. 

 plan to be reported for co-operation with 



Corcoran Art Gallery, 388. 

 thanks to telegraph companies for free tele- 

 grams of astronomical discoveries, 389. 

 accepting report of Executive Committee on 



claim for portrait of Washington, 389. 

 to furnish information as to Catlin's Indian 



collection to Congress, 390. 

 to co-operate with Corcoran Art Gallery, 392. 

 respect to memory of J. H. Coffin, 392. 

 to publish accounts of Bache, Toner, and 



Tyndall trusts, 393. 

 to transmit report of Secretary to Congress, 



393. 

 electing Nathan Clifford, Chancellor, 416. 

 respect to memory of S. P. Chase and L. 



Agassiz, 416, 420, 421. 

 to deposit income with Secretary of Treas- 

 ury, 419. 

 relative to accounts and requisitions, 420. 

 thanks to G. W. Riggs for financial services 



after suspension of First National Bank, 



423. 

 to accept bequest of James Hamilton, and 



deposit it with Secretary of Treasury as 



addition to Smithson fund, 421. 

 of thanks to P. T. Barnum for donations, 425. 

 action in relation to the Korner manuscripts, 



425. 

 authorizing deposit of works of art in Corco- 

 ran Art Gallery, 425. 

 to receive aid for exchange system, 426. 

 regret at resignation of W. T. Sherman, 429. 

 relative to loss from office of Secretary by 



theft, 429. 

 to appoint committee on death of Henry 



Wilson, 433. 

 to appoint committee on connection of S. I. 



and National Museum, 436. 

 to purchase carriage, not to cost more than 



$-100, 436. 

 fixing salary of Chief Clerk at $2,500, 436. 

 respect to memory of Henry Wilson, 436. 

 W. W. Seaton made chairman of Executive 



Committee, 439. 

 relative to investment of accrued interest in 



United States stocks, 440. 

 inexpedient to act on investment, 444. 

 scale of expenditure for four years, 447. 

 relative to seal, 445, 446, 447, 458, 460. 

 to pay C. C. Jewett $250, 401. 

 to have head of Smithson engraved, 462. 

 relative to Hare's apparatus, 463. 

 to procure copies of report, 463. 

 relative to distribution of publications, 464. 

 relative to importance of service of Altona 



Observatory and Astronomischen Nach- 



richten, 472. 

 Revised Statutes, act of organization, 761. 

 Revolutionary patriots, offer of portraits of, 41, 



43. 

 Rewards of money, medals, <fec, struck out of 



programme, 74. 

 Reynolds, Chas., on Navajo language, 253. 

 Rh'ees, W. J., loss of Smithsonian diaries and 



account books by fire, 237. 

 allowance to, for extra services, 352. 

 desire of Secretary to recall, 356. 

 personal loss of, at fire, $1,200, 238. 

 remarks of Prof. Henry relative to conduct 



of business by, 352. 

 resolutions of Board of Regents relative to 



resignation of, 353. 



Rice & Kendall, money refunded by, 528. 

 Rice, J. H., attended meeting of Board by in- 

 vitation, 235. 

 suggestion by, relative to appropriation by 

 Congress to repair building, 239. 

 Rich, O., offers services in supplying books, 11. 

 Ried, Aquila, sends skulls and mummy, 201. 

 Riggs, Jr., Geo. W., commending Shea's Indian 

 linguistics, 190. 

 appointed trustee of Corcoran Art Gallery, 



402. 

 liberality of, in advancing funds after sus- 

 pension of First National Bank, 423. 

 Riggs & Co., services of, 245. 

 accounts of, 535, 559, 573, 581. 

 converted Virginia bonds from registered to 



coupon, 384. 

 deposit with, 129, 130, 305, 566. 

 funds in charge of, 506. 

 statement of Virginia stock, 3S8. 

 Roberts, M. O., thanks to, for free freights, 123. 

 Robeson, Geo. M., attendance at Establish- 

 ment, 773. 

 Rogers, Fairman, memorial by, on Lowe's plan 



to cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Rogers, II. J., trial of B. B. French vs., 146. 

 Rogers, Isaiah, conferred with by Building 

 Committee, 6. 

 bill of expenses of, 32. 

 explanation of plans by, 23. 

 letter from A. E. Belknap refuting charges 



in regard to character of, 22. 

 letter from, explaining plan of building, 28. 

 report relative to claims of, 35. 

 resolution to pay $250 to, for plans, 33. 

 Romero, M., aid to Mr. Xantus' explorations 



in Mexico, 213. 

 Roofs, specifications for, 659. 

 Root, Orin, letter from, on telescope, 124. 



on exchange of specimens, 187. 

 Rosing, J., on exchanges with Bremen, 259. 

 Ross, Bernard R., letter from, on meteorologi- 

 cal observations, 165. 

 Rosse, Earl of, brought subject of exchange of 

 publications before British Government, 

 82. 

 Rotation of crops, papers presented on, 19. 

 Royal Institution, promotion of science by, 797. 

 Royal Society will receive and distribute ex- 

 changes, 82. 

 members of, examine Prof. Henry, 775. 

 promotion of science by, 800. 

 report of joint committee of British Associa- 

 tion on continuance of magnetic observa- 

 tions, 153. 

 Rucker, Gen., roof constructed by, 715. 

 Rupert's Land, circular of Institute of, 189. 

 Rush, Richard, drew four years, term as Re- 

 gent, 2. 

 amendment offered by, to resolution on li- 

 brary, 13. 

 appointed in place of Mr. Davis on Building 



Committee, 75. 

 appointed Minister to France, 44. 

 appointed on committee to report on subject 



of formation of library, 3. 

 appointed on committee to ascertain whether 



Madame De la Batut still survives, 4. 

 appointed on committee to represent Board 



at investigation, 110. 

 appointed on Library Committee, 14. 

 appointed on special committee on distribu- 

 tion of income, 92. 

 approves James Renwick's plans, 27. 

 attendance as Recent, 1, 2, 3, 5, 16, 20, 34, 55, 

 56,68, 69, 70, 75,76,86,97,112,114,116,117,121. 

 compensation to, 734. 

 gave account of annuity to Madame De la 



Batut, 72. 

 letter from, offer of service in Paris, 689. 

 letter from, on purchase of United States 



stock, 441. 

 motion by, to elect J. T. Towers to Building 

 Committee, 118. 



