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House of Representatives Proceedings, 02/27/1840

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Summary

Mr. Adams asks to be given the floor to present a report from the Select Committee on the Smithsonian Bequest. An objection is made by Mr. Jones who wants to make a different issue the special order for the day. Objections are made to his request and in the end neither presented their matters of business.

Subject

  • Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848
  • Jones, John W
  • United States Congress
  • Select Committee on the Smithsonian Bequest

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 20, Education
  • Congressional Record

Contained within

The Congressional Globe, vol. VIII (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1840
  • 02/27/1840

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Debates and Debating
  • Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men
  • Congressional Debates

Form/Genre

Congressional Record

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 225-226

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