Hough Introduces Compromise SI Legislation
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PrintRepresentative William Jervis Hough of New York introduces compromise legislation which incorporates most of the features of the Owen and Tappan bills to establish a Smithsonian Institution. It does, however, lack provisions for any type of school or university. The legislation passes the House that same day, and on 10 August 1846 it passes the Senate and is signed into law by President James K. Polk.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 29, 1846