Premiums, Henry, 947, 952.

resolution of Regents, 941, 942.

Preservation of conections, appropriation for,
525, 654.

appropriation, discussion on, 677, 709, 711, 716,
724, 754.

President of United States, power of attorney
to Fladgate, Clarke & Finch, 125.

suit to be in name of, 16.

See Messages.

Van Buren's request for applications of be-
quest, 837.

Press, the importance of, in diffusing knowl
edge, Henry, 955.

of University of Oxford for publication of
communications and lectures, Rush, 851.
Preston, Wm. C., committee of Senate, 166, 247.
bills offered by, 239, 247.
resolutions by, 242, 490.

remarks by, 141, 143, 146, 165, 242.

Price, Hiram, resolution by, 726, 727.

Pringle, B., resolution by, 572.

Printing essays, Owen, 359.

Printing essays and lectures, Rush, 851.

Prize medals to students, Rush, 855.

Prizes for essays on physical sciences, Birdsall,

248.

practical subjects, Morse, 431.

Professional schools, Wayland, 839.

Professor of astronomy, Tappan, 263, 302.
chemistry, Tappan, 263, 302.
geology, Tappan, 302.

natural history, Tappan, 263, 302.
Professors, 893; Chapin, 857, 858.
action of House on, 463.

as wants of science require, Tappan, 263, 302.
lectures on law, physic, or divinity excluded,
Tappan, 263.

law, medicine, exact sciences, physics, class-
ics, modern languages, English literature,
American history, American constitutional
law, American institutions, civil engineer-
ing, architecture, practical application of
science to mechanic arts, Chapin, 857.
pure mathematics, applied mathematics,
astronomy, natural philosophy, natural his-
tory, science of rearing and taking care of
domestic animals and agricultural products,
oriental languages, modern languages, phi-
lology, criticism, logic, metaphysics, medi-
cine, law, homeopathic materia medica and
practice, Hubbell, 863.

on application of science to productive and
liberal arts of life, improvements in agri-
culture, manufactures, trades, and domestic
economy, Owen, 359.

Publications-Continued.

Smithsonian contributions to knowledge,
report of organization committee, 934.
books for the blind, Giles, 459.

prize essays, Morse, 431.

a new edition of Wilkes' Narrative, 519.
Barlow, 913; Gray, 969; Henry, 951.
historical documents, Barlow, 921.

a political collectanea, Barlow, 921.
scientific papers from societies and individ-
uals, Rush, 851.

reports on new discoveries in science, Henry,
946.

scientific works, Henry, 952.
transactions, Duponceau, 897.
Barlow's schemes of, 922.

volume of practical science, Barlow, 920.
works in popular form on the sciences and on
the aid they bring to labor, Tappan, 302
in brief and popular form on subjects of gen-
eral interest, report of organization com-
mittee, 934.

authorized by Regents, 941, 942.

action of House on, 467.

difficulties in, Upham, 598.

exchange of, Chandler, 647.

exchanged for those of other establishments,
Henry, 945.

of Institution, account of, English, 577;
Meacham, 635.

for teachers, not for pupils of schools, Henry,

937.

Regents, appointment of, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478,
487, 490, 502, 506, 516, 518, 619, 522, 523, 524,
526, 535, 568, 673.

elected, 354, 490, 502, 506, 519, 523, 524, 535, 568,
648, 733, 734.

discussion of candidates, 734.

digest of act relative to, 759.

to be members of National Institute repealed,
684, 685.

authorized to use Library of Congress, 733,
747.

Governor of Territory to be one of the, 723,
725.

authorized to purchase City Hall, 475.
how they should be selected, Cox, 742; Hoar,
736; Maynard, 740; Monroe, 741; Storm, 743
organization of, Barlow, 916, 919.
remarks on title of, A. Johnson, 485.

no right to draw expenses and mileage as

such and as members of Congress, A. John-
SOD, 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,
506, 529.

resolution relative to G. E. Badger, 478, 675,
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,

123; 1862, 125; 1863, 125; 1864, 126; 1865, 127.
committee of Senate and House relative to
the fire 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, 123,
125, 126, 127.

Institution, printing ordered by Congress,

478, 487, 490, 504, 505, 506, 516, 517, 518, 519,
522, 523, 526, 534, 567, 568, 628, 649, 650, 651,
652, 653, 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.

why 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.
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.

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.

Royal 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 of 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, 506, 649.

account of expenses, 39.

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, 386, 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.

powers of, Pearce, 545; Upham, 605.

power to remove assistants, Berrien, Dallas,
Taney, Witte, 623.

recommendations relative to residuary leg-
acy, 129.

report of, on residuary bequest of Smithson,
123, 125, 126, 127.

reputation of, Amer. Academy, 970.

qualifications of, report of organization com-
mittee, 940, 943; resolution of Regents,
943.

Seeds, plants, and productions, Rush, 850.
Seeds. See Tappan & Owen.

Selye, Lewis, remarks by, 713.

Sevier, Ambrose H., remarks by, 242.
Seward, W. H., remarks by, 558.
Seymour, Lady Elizabeth, 150.

Shadwell, Mr., selected by Mr. Rush to assist
counsel, 15.

Sheep, improvement of, Hubbell, 863.

Sheldon, D. N., on programme of organization,

992.

Shepard, C., House committee, 171, 200.

Sherman, Gen. W. T., elected Regent, 721, 722.
Sherman, John, remarks by, 692, 706.
resolution by, 727.

Sherwood, Isaac R., resolution by, 734.
Shipping expenses of gold to United States,
103, 104, 106.

Silkworms, raising, Hubbell, 863.

Silliman, Benjamin, on programme of organiza-
tion, 962.

Silliman, Benjamin, Jr., on programme of
organization, 964,

Simmons, James F., remarks by, 331.

Sims, Alex. D., committee of House of Repre-
sentatives, 354.

bill offered by, 459.

remarks by, 436, 438, 440, 460.
resolution by, 465.

Singleton, O. R., resolution by, 756.

Site of buildings, digest of act relative to, 761.
Skinner, J. S., memorial of, 262.

Smith, Albert, of Maine, House committee, 200.
Smith, Aug. W., on programme of organization,

974.

library not required by, 588, 619.
notice of Smithson Tennant, 867.
opinions of, 438, 582, 869, 898, 949.

publication of papers of, refused by Royal So-
ciety, 587, 620.

personal property of, 74, 78, 101, 108, 117, 118,
122, 264, 762.

researches of, 369, 394, 866, 867, 881.
sentiments expressed by, 634, 910, 949.
will of, 9, 10, 587, 944.

writings of, 582, 866, 868.

Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge,
Henry, 945; Martin, 979; Packard, 980;
Rhode Island Historical Society, 984; reso-
lution of Regents, 941, 942.

Smithsonian Institution should be beyond
reach of Government, Barlow, 927.

Snell, Prof. E. S., proposed as Regent, 738.
Societies, transactions of, Henry, 947.
Society for the diffusion of religious knowl-
edge, Henry, 950.

Society for diffusion of useful knowledge, 936;
Henry, 950.

Solar tables, Manly, 989.

Solicitors engaged by Mr. Rush, 8.

Solution of experimental problems, Henry, 945.
Southard, S. L., remarks by, 144.

Southern Literary Messenger, proposed appli-
cation of bequest, 864, 890.

Sparks, Jared, on programme of organization,

970.

Sparrow, Wm., on programme of organization,
974.

Spaulding, E. G., remarks by, 703.

Speaker of the House. See Polk, Hunter,

White, Jones, Davis, Winthrop, Cobb, Boyd,
Banks, Orr, Pennington, Grow, Colfax,
Blaine, Kerr.

Specimens, distribution of seeds, plants, &c.,
Tappan, 262, 303.

to be classed and arranged, Owen, 358.
Speculations, how to be treated, Amer. Acad-
emy, 967.

Speculations to be rejected, Henry, 945, 952.
Speight, Jesse, special committee of House, 148.
Spencer, John C., report of Secretary Treasury,

267.

St. John's College, Annapolis, Md., on pro-
gramme of organization, 976.

Stanley, J. M., loss of pictures of, by fire, $20,000,
687, 688.

Stanton, Benjamin, appointed Regent, 650, 672.
resolution by, 672.

Stanton, F. P., remarks by, 389.

Stanton, Richard H., resolution by, 534.
Statement of Smithson fund, 639.

Statement of stocks of Smithson fund, 639.
State, Secretary of, letters, 5, 837.

to Committee on Ways and Means, 157.
to Committee on Finance, 157, 158.
co-operation asked by Institution, 943.
States in default for interest not to have pro-
ceeds of sales of lands, 351.

Statistics, Henry, 946, 947; Barlow, 921.
State stocks, acts for investment in, 158.
act to prohibit investment in, 245, 246.
account of, Adams, 250.

offers of, requested by Secretary of Treasury
Woodbury, 277, 278.

copies of bonds, 252.

investment in, 236, 237, 365, 637, 639.

State stocks offered for Smithson fund-

Arkansas, 285, 287, 288, 289.

Delaware, 286.

Illinois, 284, 287, 288, 290.

Indiana, 277, 278, 281, 283, 285, 286, 287.
Kentucky, 283, 288, 289, 290.
Louisiana, 280.
Maine, 282, 284.

Massachusetts, 283, 290, 291.
Michigan, 279, 287, 290.
Mississippi, 277, 278, 282, 285.
Missouri, 285, 286.

New York, 281, 290, 291, 292.
Ohio, 287, 289, 291, 292.
Pennsylvania, 289.
Tennessee, 278.

Virginia, 279, 280, 284, 285.

Steam, Atlantic crossed by, in 1838, Rush, 854.
Steam boilers, explosion of, investigation,
Henry, 955.

Steam navy, Hubbell, 860.

Stephens, Alex. H., resolution by, 649.

Stereotype plates of reports to be reprinted, 722,
724, 726.

Stevens, Thaddeus, remarks by, 520, 680, 703.
Stevenson, Mr., United States minister to Eng-
land, 10, 14, 58.

petition from Mr. De la Batut sent through,
37.

Stevenson, J. W., memorial relative to Centen-
nial, 751.

resolutions by, 724, 727, 728, 748.
remarks by, 724, 748, 752.

appointed Regent, 724.

Stewart, A. P., on programme of organization,

983.

Stewart, A. T., proposed as Regent, 727, 734, 739.
Stock, sales of Smithson's, by Mr. Rush, 70, 73.
Stocks in which Smithson fund was invested,
252, 257.

Stocks. See State stocks.

Stocks of United States held in trust for Smith-
son fund, 824.

Storm, John B., remarks by, 743.

Storm King, appropriations for Prof. Espy, the
so-called, 530.

Storms, law of, Silliman, 963.

Storms to be investigated, Henry, 945.
Stuart, D., remarks by, 532.
appointed Regent, 526.

Students, two from each State to attend lectures,
have expenses paid, &c., Rush, 855.

to be selected from States, Sawyer, 406.
to be admitted free, Tappan, 262, 263, 302, 303;
Owen, 359.

admission of, action of House on, 463.

to pay board by labor on farm of S. I., King,
406, 408.

Suits of nations by their executive heads, 23.
Sumner, Chas., resolution by, 675, 704, 727.

remarks by, 690, 704.

Superintendent of Institution, to be also pro-
fessor of agriculture and horticulture,
Tappan, 263.

to be professor of agriculture, horticulture,
and rural economy, Tappan, 302.

to be librarian and keeper of the museum,
Owen, 358.

Surgery, Beck, 961.

Surrey Institution, for diffusion of knowledge,
Henry, 950.

Surveys, Silliman, 963.

Surveys of places celebrated in American his-
tory, Henry, 946.

Swain, David L., on programme of organization,

991.

Swedish Academy, report of Berzelius to,
Henry, 956.

T.

Tappan, Benj., bills offered by, 262, 302, 332.
Senate committee, 247, 262.

remarks by, 245, 324, 326, 331, 337, 349.
object of S. I., 372.

Tappan's plan discussed, Barlow, 913.

Taylor, N. G., appointed on Committee of In-
vestigation, 573.

report of Committee of Investigation, 608.
Telegraph, discovery and invention of, Hoar,

737.

Temples, models of, Henry, 947.

Temujin, history of, 877.

Tennant, Smithson, notice of, 867.
Ten Eyck, John C., resolution by, 663.
Theology, Elliott, 985.

Theological Seminary, Fairfax, Virginia, on pro-
gramme of organization, 974.

Thomas, Benj. S., remarks by, 682.

Thomas, Francis, committee of House, 148.
Thomson's Annals of Philosophy, 866.
Thompson, Jacob, resolution by, 519.

Thompson, Waddy, committee of House, 171.
Thrall, Dr. H. L., report on axial forces of mat-
ter, 992.

Thurman, A. G., remarks by, 440, 448.

resolution by, 468.

Tibbats, John W., resolutions by, 461, 462, 467.
Time, computation of, 216.

Title to suit in name of the President of United
States of America, 21.

Toland, Geo. W., resolution by, 237.
Toombs, Robert, remarks by, 563.

report of Committee on Judiciary on man-
agement of Institution, 563.

Topographical surveys, Henry, 945.

Totten, Joseph G., proposed as manager of S. I.,
334, 349.

proposed as Regent, 360.
elected Regent, 506, 649.

Toucey, Isaac, report of Committee on Judi-
ciary on management of Institution, 563.
remarks by, 563.

Transactions of American Philosophical So-
ciety, 897.

Transfer of library of Smithsonian to Congress,
704, 707.

Transfer of specimens from Land Office, 724.
Translations, Henry, 946, 956.

Treasury, Secretary of, to invest bequest in
State stocks, 158.

claims that Smithson's residuary legacy is
not under the control of the Regents, 129.
co-operation asked by Institution, 943.
investigation of explosions of steam boilers,
Henry, 955.

report from, on Smithson fund, 236, 246, 252,
266, 268, 637.

to retain proceeds of sales of lands from
States in default for interest, 351.

to receive deposits by Regents, 709.
proposals for State stocks, 277, 278, 286, 287,
288, 290, 292.

Treasury of United States, account with Smith-
son fund, 803.

Regents ask Congress to place $150,000 in, 507.
to receive residuary legacy of Smithson, 709.
Treatises on particular subjects, Henry, 957.
Trinity College, Hartford, Ct., on programme of
organization, 992.

Trumbull, Lyman, bill offered by, 683.

resolutions by, 675, 683, 685, 706, 707, 710, 721.
remarks by, 684, 698, 699, 705.
appointed Regent, 673.

memorial passed Senate, 132.

Trust, nature of the, Adams, 843; Chandler, 642,
645; English, 581, Garfield, 718; G. F. Hoar,
736; report of Committee on Judiciary, 563.
Trustee, duties of United States as, 805; J.
Davis, 701; Hendricks, 696; Henry, 944;
Hilliard, 497; Hunt, 461; A. Johnson, 495.
Trustees, duty of, Adams, 153; Rathbun, 456;
Thurman, 448; Trumbull, 698; Wick, 460.
of Public School Society of New York, report
of, 404.

Tucker, Geo., proposed as manager of S. I., 334,

349.

Twichell, G., resolution by, 714.

U.

Underwood, Jos, R., committee of House, 247.
Union Theological Seminary on programm of
organization, 977.

United States of America, bequest to, 2.
United States, first suit of, in an English court,

23.

stocks and bonds, account of, 127, 128, 129, 133,
256, 269, 270, 639, 824.

right of, to prosecute claim for bequest, 139.
United States Military Academy, West Point.
See Military Academy.

Universities of Germany, account of, Hubbell,

862.

University of Alabama on programme of organ-
ization, 989.

of Gottingen, Chapin, 858.

of Nashville, Tenn., on programme of organ-
ization, 982.

of North Carolina on programme of organiza-
tion, 991.

plan for S. I., Adams, 844; John Q. Adams, 210;
Barlow, 911, 912; Chapin, 857; Choate, 308;
Cooper, 838; "Delta," 874, 883; Darlington,
902; Hale, 662; Hubbell, 861; A. Johnson, 489;
Morse, 430; Preston, 141, 142; Rush, 849;
Robbins, 159, 164; Southern Literary Mes-
senger, 892; Stanton, 399; Tappan, 302; Up-
ham, 592; Wayland, 839.

Upham, Chas. W., bill offered by, 527.

resolutions by, 527, 574, 589, 628.

appointed on Committee of Investigation, 573.
report of Committee of Investigation, 589.
remarks by, 589.

Upson, Charles, remarks by, 712.

Useful arts, efforts of S. I. to be restricted to,
report of organization committee, 936.

Washington on a National University, 89
Washington, Smithson's bequest for benefit of,
139, 142.

natural advantages of, Marsh, 418.

why Smithson fixed Institution at, Henry, 950,
Waterville College on programme of organiza-
tion, 992.

Wayland, Francis, object of S. I., 370.
on application of bequest, 839.

on programme of organization, 977.
plan of, discussed, Barlow, 912.

Ways and Means Committee, Secretary of State,
letter to, 157.

Webster, Horace, on programme of organiza-
tion, 991.

Webster, Noah, spelling book, influence of, 409.
Weller, John B., remarks by, 561.

Wells, Daniel, appointed on Committee of In-
vestigation, 573.

declined to sign report of Committee on
Investigation, 589.

Wentworth, John, resolution by, 466.
remarks by, 520.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., on
programme of organization, 974.
Westcott, James D., remarks by, 475, 477.
Western Theological Seminary, Alleghany City,

Penn., on programme of organization, 984.
West Point Military Academy. Sec Military
Academy.

on programme of organization, 977.
Wethered, John, appointed on committee of
House of Representatives, 266.
Whipple, Chas. J., on programme of organiza-
tion, 972.

White, Hugh, resolutions by, 478, 479, 480, 499.
White, Jolin, Speaker, appointed committees,

247.

White, T. W., letter to, on bequest, 865.
Whitney, J. D., geological services of, Hoar, 759.
Whittlesey, Elisha, memoria' of, 262.
Wick, W. W., remarks by, 460.

Wilde, Henry, proposed as manager of S. I.,
334, 349.

Wilkes' exploring expedition. See Exploring
Expedition.

Wilkes Narrative, plates and engravings to be
delivered to S. 1., 519.

Will of James Smithson, 1, 944.

William Nassau, Sr., Master in Chancery, to
whom case of Smithson bequest was re-
ferred, 25.

William and Mary College, Va., on programme
of organization, 982.

Williams College, Mass., on programme of or
ganization, 972.

Williams, John, on programme of organization,