H.R.5 OF 29TH CONgress
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H.R.5 - A Bill To establish the ''Smithsonian Institution,'' for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.29th Congress (December 1, 1845 - March 3, 1847)
| Date | Actions Overview |
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| 06/01/1846 | Ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5) to establish the ''Smithsonian Institution,'' for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men, reported it with the following |
| 04/21/1846 | Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. John Quincy Adams proposed the following amendment to the bill (H.R. No. 5) to establish the Smithsonian institution, for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. |
| 02/26/1846 | Ordered to be printed. |
| 02/02/1846 | Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. |
| 01/09/1846 | Read twice, and referred to a select committee of seven, consisting of Messrs. Owen, of Indiana; Adams, of Massachusetts; Jenkins, of New York; Marsh, of Vermont; Sims, of South Carolina; Davis, of Mississippi; Wilmot, of Pennsylvania. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Owen, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To establish the ''Smithsonian Institution,'' for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. Whereas James Smithson, esquire, of London, in the kingdom of Great Britain, by his last will and testament did give the whole of his 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; and whereas Congress have heretofore received said property and accepted said trust; therefore, that the same may be executed in good faith, and according to the will of the liberal and enlightened donor-- |
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