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Senate Report No. 484, considering the following resolution: "Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary inquire whether any, and If any, what action of the Senate is necessary and proper in regard to the 'Smithsonian Institution.'"

Catalog Data

Author:
33rd Congress, 2nd Session  Search this
Subject:
Senate Committee on the Judiciary  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 4; Page Numbers: 1-4
Type:
Report - Congressional
Date:
02/06/1855
Category:
Smithsonian Legal Documents
Legal document information:
Rep. Com. No. 33-484
Title 20, Education
Report - Congressional
Summary:
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary was assigned to determine whether or not the Smithsonian Institution was being managed according to law, and whether or not any further legislation was necessary. They found that no new legislation was necessary.
Contained within:
Serial Set 775 (Book)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Controversies  Search this
Congressional Debates  Search this
Law--Interpretation and construction  Search this
Legislation  Search this
Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men  Search this
Libraries and museums  Search this
Management  Search this
Personnel management  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C.:
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_4446