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Senate Proceedings, 01/08/1845

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Summary

Tappan reads the bill for the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Choate praises Mr. Tappan for introducing the bill because the matter of establishing the Smithsonian Institution was long overdue, however, Choate offers a different view of the form the institution should take. There is some debate and further consideration is postponed.

Subject

  • Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
  • Tappan, Benjamin
  • United States Congress

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 20, Education
  • Congressional Record

Notes

See Speech of Rufus Choate in the Appendix to the Globe vol. XIV

Contained within

The Congressional Globe, vol. XIV (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1845
  • 01/08/1845

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Debates and Debating
  • Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men
  • SI, Early History
  • Congressional Debates
  • Management
  • Schools
  • Mission statements

Form/Genre

Congressional Record

Physical description

Number of pages: 3; Page Numbers: 105-107

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