REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



B}^ the organizing- act approved August 10, 1846 (Revised Statutes, 

 Title LXXIII, section 5580), "Tlie business of the Institution shall 

 be conducted at the city of Washington b}^ a Board of Regents, named 

 the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 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 witli six other persons, other than members of Congress, two 

 of whom shall be resident in the cit}^ of Washington and the other 

 four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of the same State." 



REGENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1903. 



The Chief Justice of the United States: 



MELVILLE W. FULLER, elected Chancellor and President of the Board, Jan- 

 uary 9, 1899. ' 

 The \'ice-President of the United States (vacancy): 



WILLIA^NI P. FRYE, President pro tempore of the Senate, acting an Regent. 

 United States Senators: Term expires. 



SHELBY M. CULLOM (appointed Mar. 24, 1885, Mar. 28, 1889, 



Dec. 18, 1895, and Mar. 7, 1901) Mar. W, 1907 



ORVILLE H. PLATT (appointed Jan. 18, 1899, Fel). 23, 1908).. Mar. 3,1909 



FRANCIS M. COCKRELL (appointed Mar. 7, 1901 ) Mar. 3, 1905 



Members of the House of Representatives: 



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



20, 1895, Dec. 22, 1897, Jan. 4, 1900, and Dec. 13, 1901) Dec. 23,1903 



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



Jan. 4, 1900, and Dec. 13, 1901 ) Dec. 23, 1903 



HUGH A. DINSMORE (appointed Jan. 4, 1900, and Dec. 13, 1901 ) . Dec. 23, 1903 

 Citizens of a State: 



JAMES B. ANGELL, of Michigan (appointed Jan. 19, 1887, Jan. 



9, 1893, and Jan. 24, 1899) _ . . Jan. 24, 1905 



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



Mar. 19, 1894, and June 2, 1900) June 2, 1906 



RICHARD OLNEY, of Massachusetts (appointed Jan. 24, 1900). . Jan. 24,1906 



GEORGE GRAY, of Delaware (appointed .Ian. 14, 1901) Jan. 14,1907 



Citizens of Washington City: 



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



1898) Jan. 24, 1904 



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



Executive, ('omrmttee of the Board of Regenta. 



J. B. Henderson, Chair num. Alexander Graham Bell. 



Robert R. Hitt. 



