398 



INDEX. 



Chapin, Stephen, proposed application of be- 

 quest, 856. 



Chappell, Abs. H., committee of House, 266. 

 Charges against 8. 1. by R. Choate, 636. 

 Charles the Proud, 1. 



Charleston, College of, on programme of organ- 

 ization, 978. 



Charlton, Robert M., appointed Regent, 522. 

 Chase, Salmon P., memorial to Congress relSr 



tive to residuary legacy, i:n. 

 memorial of. 708, 714. 



Chemical analysis of soils from different sec- 

 tions of the United States, Tappan, 302. 

 Chemical laboratory, Tappan, _';:;. 

 Chemistry, Henry, 946 ; Hubbell,863, Wayland, 



840. 

 applied to agriculture, action of House "ii, 



462. 



Childs, Timothy, resolution by, 17<> : 

 Chipman, Jno., remarks by, i 

 Choate, Rufus, Senate committee, 247, 262, 306. 

 remarks by. 327, 331, 337, :; M. 

 resolutions by, 2i;_-, :;j>, :jjr., :$50. 

 plan of, discussed, Barlow, nil. 

 appointed by Regents on organization, 930. 

 election as Regent, 490, 5:35, 668. 

 resignation of, as Regent, 635, 669. 

 report of committee on resignation, House 



of Representath' 



City Hall in Washington, bill to authorize pur- 

 chase of, 475. 



Civil engineering, Chapin, 858. 

 Claimants to Smiths >MS e-tate appeared, 74. 

 Clark, Ambrose W., resolutions l.y, .>.', ;*, 085. 

 Clarke, Fynmore & Fladgate, letters, 3. 

 bill of costs in suit, MI. 

 oath to l>ill of ro-t-, Ml. 

 Clarke, Tho>., & < ..., Holicitors for Messrs. 



Drummond, award to, oa, GO. 

 Classics, Chapin. - 

 Clay, Henry, remarks 1-y, -_'l t. 

 Clayton, Jno. M., remadu i-y, M.;, 77, ML 



resolutions l>y, -477, .'..d. 

 Climate, study of, Silliiuau. '."'''>. 

 Clingman, T.'L., remark- nry, -7". 

 Clinton, DeWitt, on rlu,-ati<.n. 

 Cliques, the curse of societies, l-<-k, '."'_'. 

 Clymer, H.. appointed Regent, 

 remarks by, 755. 

 bill, 756. ' 

 resolutions l>y, 7 



Memorial relative to Centennial, 7">l. 

 Coates, Mrs., mother of Henry J. Hungerford, 



the nephew of Smithson, 18. 

 Cobb/Howell, resolution by, *J >. 



speaker, appointed l!cir--nts 518. 

 Coin, payment of S. I. interest in, debat. 



703. 



. Colcock, W. R, appointed Regent, 518, vj:;. 

 Cole, Cornelius, remarks by, 7J'>. 

 Colfax, Schuyler, appointed Regent, f.77. 

 remarks by, '>7'.i. 

 speaker, appointed Regents, C84, 7 1<>, 71 i, 721, 



724. 

 Collaborators to prepare reports on science, 



Henry, -.i-lr,. 



Collaborators to be furnished with journal-, to 

 be paid, and names to be on title page of 

 reports, Henry, 940. 

 Collamer, Jacob, remarks by,r,7\ 684, 'I, 700. 



resolution by, 074. 



Collections of "natural history, digest of act rel- 

 ative to, 702 ; Henry, 947. 

 action of House on, 462. 

 not to be an expense to Institution, J. Davis, 



510. 



not to be supported from Smithsonian be- 

 quest, Henry, 958. 

 not -to be a burden on Smithsonian fund, 



American Academy, 909. 

 memorial for building for, 740, 754, 755. 

 transferred from Land Office, 724. 

 necessity of increased appropriations for, 714. 

 resolution of Regents, 943. 



Collections of natural history Continued^ 

 preservation of, discussion on appropriation, 



.t, '.77, 7011, 711, 71'., 



:_;. 

 Sec Exploring Expedition. 



AM Interior, s,-ei.'tary. 



Collection of aiti<-i.'< of science in offices of 

 Government, Henry. 



Collections to verify pobltoatkrns, Henry, i'i7. 



Collection of transactions and proceedings of 

 all the learned societies in the world, 

 Henrv. 



College, application of fund f..r, Adam-, S44; 

 American Academy, 905; Barlow, nil, 

 Choate, :ins ; Ku- 



Collegiate education, Waylaud, 839. 



Columbia College, N. Y., on programme of or- 

 ganization. !'71. 



Columbian College, Washington, 1>. < '., n pro- 

 gramme of organization, 993. 



Comets, medal for discovery of, 967. 



Commit 1 . 



Agriculture, House of Representative-. 

 Appropriations, Hu.-e oi ,-ives, 



711, 71'-, 721. 



li-tri.-t ..f ( olombia, 863. 710. 



]-Mlle;tllMll .Uld I 



Kiliaiii-.-. - .''.58. 



Investigation of Institution iiroj" 



appointed ),y House of 1: 



Jndi.-iary. S.'iia'. 



Libra 



Library, n..u-e ..t Representatives, i, ;, \'>, 



704,707,727,728, 

 Post <>ttic-. . 

 1'iiNie Huildinu-. 

 rrintini: ' the .-. 1., 



', 71o, 711, 715, 



71-;, ! ,724, 7_.\ 72.;, 727, 72s, 71.-,, 



717, \ 



. H>, 171,198, 

 DO, 2i >2, 217, JJ'.i, 21 



i .M.-aii-, H"U-.' .-f K. ] : 



c.-mmitt.-.- on -initli-'ii l.e<|u--t. Set L'iary of 



:n-. 



Committe. i B. I., report of, on or- 



ganication, 



Committee, standinir. i>n S. I., pr"|>"-i-d, A. .lolm- 

 son, 4.v, I'.d : unn.-ee--.uy, 1;. McClelland, 



< imiiitt m th.-> Institution pp,p,,-,-d l>y Mr. 



Whit- 



argument airain-t, Hilliard, \^ '. 



di-en--;-. I7'L 



Committee ..f < ..IILM-I--- \vi.ii Id atta-li In-titution 



l'ore\er tn the ( ',, iVerill lie lit, I! In -t t, -I 1 .1'.l. 



would >er\e a- a \\ lii-lesume and nee.---:iry 



ehei-k on the 1 ii -t it i it ion, < i. 1'. Marsh, 499. 

 advocated, Mora . 



Commission mi nieinoir-, Eenry, 945, 947. 

 Commissions appointed on scientific paper', 



6ZL,6SS. 



Compromise, account of, Witto, .;o'.i, 014. 

 proiM.sition to annul, caused difficulti'-s, 

 Meaonam, *''>-. 



bill nM-es.-ary, Uwen, 431. 

 resolutions adopt e,i i,\- Ke^ent-. :itl/)l2. 

 resolution of lle.irent-, Heu;\ . ''17. 

 Compromise necessary to harmonize views as 



toS. I., iu. 



Compromise resolutions discussed, 535. 

 Congressional proceedings, 1 :>.">. 

 Congress, action of, on Smithson bequest. Se 



Diary of Adams. 



act of, relative to increase of trust fund, 1*2. 

 special act of, necessary to control Bmithson'f 



residuary legacy, 129. 



authorized appointment of agent to assert 

 right to bequest, 11. 



