1530 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
The organization seems to your committee in every way worthy of 
encouragement, and we therefore recommend the passage of the bill. 
April 25, 1890—House. 
Mr. Cuarues O’NEILt reported in favor of H. 9220 (same report as 
by Mr. W. M. Evarts in Senate April 23, 1890). 
Referred to Calendar. 
April 28, 1890—Senate. 
S. 8471 considered, amended, and laid over. 
UNIVERSITY OF THE UNITED STATES. 
May 14, 1890—Senate. 
Mr. G. F. Epmunps introduced bill (S. 3822): 
Be it enacted, etc., That. there shall be, and is hereby, established a corporation in 
the city of Washington to be known as the University of the United States. 
Src. 2. That the corporation shall consist of and be governed bya board of regents, 
composed of the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Attorney-General, the Secretary of the 
Navy, the Postmaster-General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agri- 
culture, the Chief-Justice of the United States, and twelve citizens of the United 
States, no two of whom shall be residents of the same State, who shall be appointed 
by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress. Any vacancy occurring 
in the office of any regent appointed by the two Houses of Congress shall be filled 
by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses. The twelve citizens so appointed 
regents shall as soon as may be after their appointment be divided by the board of 
regents into three classes, of four each. The members of the first class shall hold 
office for three years, the members of the second class so divided shall hold office for 
six years, and the members of the third class so divided shall hold office for nine 
years; and when a new appointment is needful for the continuation of each of the 
classes, it shall be made for three years; and if a vacancy occur in any of the classes, 
it shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the term only in respect of 
which the vacancy exists. 
Sec. 3. That the said board of regents shall have a common seal and have _ perpet- 
ual succession, aml be entitled to the rights and privileges of a public literary cor- 
poration. The university hereby established shall institute and carry on a course of 
education and research in all branches of learning and investigation that shall, in the 
opinion of the board of regents, from time to time, be most conducive to the advance- 
ment and to the increase and development of knowledge, and such as the usual 
course of education in the schools, colleges, and universities in the United States 
does not furnish the best means and facilities of doing. To the ends aforementioned 
the said board of regents may establish executive offices and appoint officers of said 
corporation and establish and support such professorships, fellowships, scholarships, 
and courses of instruction, study, investigation, and research as shall to them seem 
meet; and to these ends they may, from time to time, make such rules, regulations, 
ordinances, and orders as shall to them seem meet, so that the same be consistent 
with the provisions of this act. 
Sec. 4. That the said board of regents shall hold their first meeting at Washington, 
in the District of Columbia, on such day as the President of the United States shall 
designate, on notice to be given by him of the time and place of such meeting. 
Sec. 5. That the said board of regents shall in each year report to Congress a full 
and complete statement of its progress and operations, with an account of all moneys 
expended in the course of its operations. 
