Smithsonian Institution Legislation Amended
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PrintUnited States Congress passes an amendment to the fundamental act organizing the Smithsonian Institution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to direct and receive, such sums as the Board of Regents may, from time to time, see fit to deposit. Such deposits may not exceed, together with the original bequest, the sum of $1 million. By fiscal year 1898-99, the amount on deposit will grow to $912,000.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 12, 1894