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on the southwest corner of the Smithsonian Keserv'ation. similar in 

 style to the present National Museum, and they requestau appropriation 

 of $300,000 therefor, to be ex[>ended under the direction of the Kegents 

 of the Institution." * 



The Secretary remarked that the placing of the offices of the Geologi- 

 cal Survey upon laud heretofore reserved exclusively for Smithsonian 

 purposes might be perhaps considered as committing the Institution 

 toward the policy of a union with other scientitic bureaus of the Gov- 

 ernment. It was in view of the questions of general i)olicy thus involved, 

 that it seemed proper that he should ask instruction from the llegents. 

 He could only infer their opinion on the former bill from the language 

 of the resolution, which apparently implied, 



First That increased provision was desirable for the Museum col- 

 lections. 



Second. From its silence as to the Geological Survey, tliat the building 

 proposed in the bill was not to be appropriated to that use. 



The Secretary had lately been informally advised that it was the desire 

 of the Geologica'l Survey to obtain his opinion with reference to this, in 

 anticipation of a bill to be brought before the present Congress, and he 

 desired to be ftivored with the. judgment of the Regents. 



The Chancellor stated that it was desirable that uew Museum build- 

 ings should be erected in any case, but that since by act of Congress 

 a certain part of the public grounds had been set apart and appropri- 

 ated absolutely and exclusively to the Smithsonian Institution, he for 

 one did not want to see anything else placed on these grounds. He 

 further said: "If the Smithsonian Institution is to grow it will need 

 chem all, and whatever is put upon them should be under our exclu- 

 sive control." 



After remarks by a number of Regents, expressing concurrence in 

 the views of the Chancellor, it was suggested by Mr. Pheli)s that the 

 unanimous opinion of the Board ought to be embodied in a resolution. 



The Chancellor did not think this was necessary. He supposed all 

 the Secretary wanted was the moral support of the Board in a policy 

 which would forbid the placing of any building on the Smithsonian 

 grounds except for the exclusive use of the Smithsonian Institution. 



The Secretary alluded to another bill, which proposed to occupy part 

 of the public grounds, including the Smithsonian reservation, with 

 building's for the Columbian celebration in 1892. ' It was here remarked 

 by a Regent that there was no danger of this being done immediately, 

 to which the Chancellor said, " With my consent, never." 



On motion of Dr. Angell, it was resolved that the income of the Insti- 

 tution for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1888, and ending June 30, 

 1889, be appropriated for the service of the Institution, to be expended 

 by the Secretary, with the advice of the Executive Committee, upon the 



* Proceetliugs of tho Uoaid, January 17, 1883. Smitbsuiiau Keport for 1882, 

 .pp. xii, xiii. 



