The Smithsonian Institution: 1887-1899 (fiftieth Congress to fifty-fifth Congress)U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 |
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acres amendment American amount animals appointed approved authorized bill H Board of Regents BRECKINRIDGE Buildings and Grounds Chairman city of Washington civil act Clerk collections Commissioner Committee on Appropriations Committee on Public Congress cost District of Columbia duty ENLOE establishment estimate exhibition expenditure expenses February 25 fiscal Fish Commission Government HEMPHILL including salaries international exchanges introduced bill January January 18 joint resolution JOSEPH WHEELER land Library ment Museum building National Museum National Zoological Park necessary employees objection officers one-half paid present PRESIDENT pro tempore Professor Baird proposed proposition Public Buildings purchase purpose question Referred to Committee Robert Dale Owen Rock Creek Rock Creek Park S. P. LANGLEY salaries or compensation scientific Secretary Senate Smithsonian Institution sonian Institution South Carolina SPEAKER specimens Stat Sundry civil act sundry civil bill thereof tion United vote World's Columbian Exposition zoological garden
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Page 1143 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 1487 - The business of the Institution shall be conducted at the city of Washington by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution...
Page 1681 - I bequeath the whole of my property to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Page 1743 - SEC. 3. That said society shall report annually to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution concerning its proceedings, and said Secretary shall communicate to Congress such portions thereof as he may deem of national interest and importance.
Page 1767 - An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States...
Page 1068 - ... which will be to increase an appropriation already contained in the bill, or to add a new item of appropriation, unless it be made to carry out the provisions of some existing law, or treaty stipulation, or Act, or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session ; or unless the same be moved by direction of a standing or select committee of the Senate, or proposed in pursuance of an estimate submitted in accordance with law.
Page 1764 - Congress the whole of such reports, or such portions thereof as he shall see fit. The regents of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to permit said association to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum at their discretion, upon such conditions and under such rules as they shall prescribe.
Page 1322 - for continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, $180,000, of which sum $5,500 may be used for necessary drawings and illustrations for publications of the National Museum, and all other necessary incidental expenses" (Sundry civil act, March 3, 1901 ) $180, 000.
Page 1537 - Said Association shall report annually to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution concerning its proceedings and the condition of historical study in America.
Page 1643 - ... grounds, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe...