REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



By the org-anizing act approved August 10, 1846 (Revised Statutes, 

 Title LXXIII, section 5580), and amended March 12, 1894, "The l)usi- 

 ness of the institution shall be conducted at the cit}^ of Washington 

 by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, to be composed of the Vice-President, the Chief Justice of the 

 United States, three members of the Senate, and three members of 

 the House of Representatives, together with six other persons, other 

 than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city 

 of Washington and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, 

 but no two of the same State." 



REGENTS FOR THE YEAR LMUXd JUNE 30, 1S99. 



The Chief Justice of the United States: 



MELVILLE W. FULLER, elected Chancellor and J'resident of the lioard 

 January 9, 1889. 

 The Vice-President of the United States: 



GARRET A. HOBART (March 4,1897). 



Term cxi)ire.s. 



United States Senators: 



JUSTIN S. MORRILL (appointed Feb. 26, 1883, Mar. 24, 1885, Dec. 



15, 1891, and Mar. 15, 1897) . Died Dec. 28, 1898. 

 SHELBY M. CULLOM (appointed Mar. 24, 1885, Mar. 28, 1SS9, 



and Dec. 18, 1895) Mar. '?,, 1901 



GEORGE GRAY (appointed Dec. 20, 1892, and Mar. 20, 1898). 

 Term as Senator expired Mar. 4, 1899. 



ORVILLE H. PLATT (appointed Jan. 18, 1899 ) Jan. IS, 1905 



WILLIAM LINDSAY (appointed Mar. 3, 1899 ) Mar. 3, 1 905 



Members of the House of Representatives: 



JOSEPH WHEELER (appointed Jan. 10, 1888, Jan. G, 1890, Jan. 15, 



1892, Jan. 4, 1894, Dec. 20, 1895, and Dec. 22, 1897) Dec. 22, 1899 



ROBERT R. HITT (appointed Aug. 11, 1893, Jan. 4, 1894, Dec. 20, 



1895, and Dec. 22, 1897) Dec. 22, 1899 



ROBERT ADAMS, Jk. (appointed Dec. 20, 1895, and Dec. 22, 1897) . Dec. 22, 1899 

 Citizens of a State: 



JAMES B. ANGELL,_of :\Iichigan (appointed Jan. 19, 1887, Jan. 9, 



1893, and Jan. 24, 1899j Jan. 24, 190o 



ANDREW D. WHITE, of New York (appointed Feb. 15, 1888, 



and Mar. 19, 1894) ISIar. 19, 1900 



WILLIAM PRESTON JOHNSTON, of Louisiana (appointed Jan. 



26, 1892, and Jan. 24, 1898) Jan. 24, 1904 



Citizens of Washington: 



JOHN B. HENDERSON (appointed Jan. 26, 1892, and Jan. 24, 



1898) Jan. 24, 1904 



WILLIAM L. WILSON (appointed Jan. 14, 1896) Jan. 14, 1902 



ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL (appointed Jan. 24, 1898) Jan. 24,1904 



■Executive Committee of the Board of Regentft. 



J. B. Henderson, Chairman. William L. Wilson. 



Alexander Graham Bell. 



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