VIII CONTENTS. 



Twenty-iifth Coni^ress, lS.'!7-lS.'i9: Page. 



Bequeh>t considered 143 



MenHuge of President Van Bin-en, I)e<'end>er (>, 1S:;S 145 



Memorial of Prof. Walter P. Johnson 146 



Memorial of Charles Lewis Fleisehmann 155 



Speec^hes on application of the bequest 163, 173 



Bill for disposition of the liequest (Robbins) 171 



Debate on establishment of the Smithsonian Institution 173 



Twenty-sixth Congress, 1839-1841: 



Bill offered for disposition of the bequest (Adams) 184 



Estimates of cost of an astronomical ol)servatory 206 



Statement of investment of Smithson bequest in State stocks 215 



Bill for disposition of the liequest (Linn) 215 



Incorporation of the National Institution 217 



Bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution ( Preston ) 219 



Care of Government collections 219 



International exchanges 220 



Twenty-seventh Congress, 1841-1843: 



Repeal of act to invest Smithson fund in State stocks 220 



Message of President Tyler, December 7, 1841 225 



Reiwrt of House select committee (Adams) 226 



Copies of State bonds procured from Smithson fund 229 



Statement of stocks in which the fund was invested 235 



Bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution (Adams) 235 



United States exploring expedition 239 



Twenty-eighth Congress, 1843-1845: 



Message of President Tyler, December 5, 1843 241 



Condition of the Smithson fund, January, 1844 243 



Bonds and stocks purchased from Smithsonian Institution 245 



Interest on stocks 246 



Correspondence relative to purchase of stocks 250 



Bill to establish the Institution (Tappan) ^ 266 



Report from House select committee (Adams) 268 



Bill to establish the Institution (Adams) 273 



Bill to establish the Institution (Ta])pan ) 276 



Debate on bills to establish the Institution 280 



Exploring expedition 320 



Twenty-ninth Congress, 1845-1847: 



Bill to establish the Institution (Owen) 321 



Debate in House on establishment of Institution 333 



Bill to establish the Institution (Morse) 388 



Bill to establish the Institution ( Hough ) , passed 423 



Act to establish the Institution, approved August 10, 1846 429 



International exchanges 434 



Exploring expedition 435 



Catlin Indian gallery 435 



Appointment of Regents 436 



Purchase of city hall for Smithsonian Institution (proj)osed) 438 



Report of the Smithsonian Institution 439 



PART III. 



Legislation relative to the Institution an<l its dependencies, 1847-1899 441 



Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849: 



Committee on the Smithsonian Institution 443 



