INDEX. 



1009 



such and as members of Congress, A. John- 

 son, 496. 

 programme of organization by Prof. Henry 



presented to, 944. 

 have managed affairs wisely, faithfully, and 



judiciously, Witte, 628. 

 ought to be sustained, Clayton, 562. 

 memorial of, for new building, 749, 754. 

 memorial from, to Congress on extra fund, 



.V Mi, 529. 

 resolution relative to G. E. Badger, 478, 67"), 



676. 

 resolutions adopted on plan of organization, 



941, 942. 



resolutions of compromise, 941, 942. 

 resolutions relative to residuary legacy, 125, 



132, 



resolutions on plan of organization, 930. 

 Rencher, Abr., resolution by, 170. 

 Renwick, James, Jr., plan of building adopted 



by Regents, 932. 



Report of Prof. Henry, extracts from, for 1861, 



12:;; 1S112, 125; 1863,125: 1864,126; 1865,127. 



committee of Senate and House relative to 



the tire at the Institution, 686. 

 Committee on fire, extras printed, 689. 

 Committee of Regents relative to fire at S. I., 



686. 

 Secretary of S. I. on residuary bequest, 12:!, 



125, 126, 127. 



Institution, printing ordered by Congress, 

 478, 487, 490, 504, 505, 506, 516, 517, 518, 511), 

 522, 523, 526, 534, 567, 568, 628, 649, 650, 651, 

 652, (553, 654, 672, 673, 675, 677, 682, 683, 685, 

 689, 702, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 715, 716, 

 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 732, 733, 

 745, 747, 748, 753, 754, 756. 

 Executive Committee of the S. I. on residu- 

 ary legacy, 128. 

 on the canal, 710. 

 organization committee of Board of Regents, 



930. 



Secretary of State, 135, 157, 159. 

 Report to Congress to contain popular account 



of memoirs, Henry, 945, 

 digest of act relative to, 761. 

 Reports on new discoveries in science, Henry, 



946. 



progress of knowledge, Henry, 945, 956. 

 progress of knowledge authorized by Regents, 



941, 942. 



knowledge, how distributed, Henry, 946. 

 Reports of S. I., why Congress should print, 



Hamlin, 729, 732: 

 whv they should be freely circulated, 



J. Davis, 517. 



objections to printing, A. Johnson, 487, 493. 

 2,000 ordered from stereotype plates, 724, 726. 

 Researches, Agassiz, 587,620; American Acad- 

 emy, 967; English, 577, 580; Henry, 945; 

 Meacham, 636 ; Pearce, 541 ; B. Peirce, 588, 

 619; Silliman,963; Witte, 617, 

 Residuary bequest of Smithson, 123, 124, 125, 



126, 127, 128. 129, 130, 131, 132, 706. 

 Resignation of Rufus Choate as Regent, 535. 

 remarks on, by Badger, 554; Butler, 560; 

 Clayton, 561; Douglas, 550; Mason, 545; 

 Seward, 558 ; Weller, 561. 

 debate in House on, 569. 

 Resolution to retain proceeds of public lands, 



&c., 350. 

 Resloution of Regents to enlarge permanent 



fund, 508. 

 Resolutions by convention of superintendents 



of schools in New York, 353. 

 relative to residuary legacy, 125, 132. f 

 Resolutions on plan of organization adopted by 



Regents, 941. 

 Review of current or emergent literature, Wy- 



lie, 983. 

 Rewards for memoirs containing new truths, 



Henry, 945. 

 Rewards, Humphreys, 976. 



64 



1,'hiTs, Win. J., loss by tin- .-it Institution $1,200, 



688. 



Rhetoric, Wayland, 840. 

 Rhett, H. B., remark* i.y, 4W, 5i,s. 

 Rhode Island Historical .Society <>u programme 



of organization, 983. 

 Rice, Henry M., remarks by, 669. 

 Rice, John H., bill offered by, 70:5. 



resolution by, 7<3. 



Richardson. Win. A., remarks by, 676. 

 fths 



& Co., account of Sinfthson residuary 

 legacy, 128. 

 deposit to credit of, 133. 

 Ripley, H. J., on programme of organization, 



972. 

 Rives, W. C., committee of Senate, 166. 



remarks by, :i27. 



Bobbins, A., bills offered by, 166, 167, 168. 

 committee of Senate, 166. 

 remarks by, 159. 

 resolutions by, 159, 166, 169. 

 Roberts, Ellis H., resolution by, 725. 

 Robinson, E., on programme of organization, 



977. 



Roman literature and history, 877. 

 Rothschild, M., to pay R. Rush's expenses in 



London, 7. 

 Royal Institution, London weekly meetings of, 



Henry, 958. 



plan of, for publication, 621. 

 Ro3 T al Society for increase of knowledge, 



Henry, 950. 

 Royal Society of London, Smithson's original 



bequest to, 587, 599. 



Smithson's misunderstanding with, 587,599. 

 Rules o{ Institution relative to scientific publi- 



cations, 621. 



Rush, Richard, appointed agent to prosecute 

 claim of United States to Smithson's be- 

 quest, 6. 



bond for $500,000, to be given by, 6. 

 compensation to be $3,000 per annum, 6. 

 contingent expenses to be $2,000, 6. 

 letters of, 6. 

 arrival in New York August 28, 1838, with 



Smithson bequest, 109. 

 account of Smithson by, 369. 

 elected Regent, f><>6, 64'. . 

 account of expenses, :!!. 

 annuity to Madame De la Batut, 123. 

 in account current with Thomas Aspinwall, 



103. 



in account with the Smithson fund, 104, 107. 

 claim for additional compensation, 260. 

 act for relief of, 261. 

 proposed application of bequest, 849. 

 interpretation of act of organization, 538. 

 object of S. I., 371, 399. 

 plan of, discussed by Barlow, 912. 

 Rusk, Thos. J., resolution by, 526. 

 Russell, Samuel S., resolution by, 628. 



S. 



Salaries, Barlow, 917, 918; Chapin, 858. 



Salem Atheneum on programme of organiza- 



tion, 972. 



Sales of Smithson's stocks by Mr. Rush, 70, 73. 

 Sales of stock of Smithson bequest, 115. 

 Saracens, influence of, 872. 



literature and history, 878. 

 Sargent, A. A., appointed Regent, 728. 

 resolutions by, 733, 752, 754". 

 remarks by, 751, 752. 

 memorial relative, to Centennial, 751. 

 Sawyer, Wm., remarks by, ::sc,, 408. 

 Schedule of personal effects of Smithson, 108. 

 Scholars exercise the widest and most perma- 



nent influence on man, Marsh, 424. 

 School houses, Smithson's money should have 



been applied to, A. Johnson, 488. 

 School plan, Adams, 844; Darlington, 902; Du- 

 ponceau, 898; report of organization com- 

 mittee, 938. 



