JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 

 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



ANNUAL MKETINd OF THK BOARD f)F KEfrKNTS. 



January 25, 1893. 



The annual meeting of the Board of Eegents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution was liehl to-chiy at 10 a. m. Present: The cliancellor, Mr. 

 Chief Justice Fuller; Vice President L. P. Morton ; the Hon. J. S. Mor- 

 rill; the Hon. S. M. Cullom; the Hon. George Gray; the Hon. Joseph 

 Wheeler; the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge; the Hon. W. C. P. Breckin- 

 ridge; Dr. J. C. Welling; Dr. Henry Coppee; Dr. William Preston 

 Johnston; John B. Henderson, esq., and the secretary. 



A letter was read from Dr. J. B. Angell, stating that his nonattend- 

 auce was on account of important business engagements. 



The secretary then presented the minutes of the last annual meeting 

 of January 27, 1892, and of the special meeting of March 29, 1892, which, 

 at the suggestion of the chancellor, he read in abstract. Keferring to 

 the mention there of authority given by the Eegents at the last regular 

 meeting to bring the matter of an additional appropriation for admin- 

 istrative expenses before Congress, the secretary remarked that the 

 time had not been considered opportune and that the Eegents' authori- 

 zation had not yet been acted upon. 



The minutes of both meetings were approved. 



The secretary then announced that the Vice-President, on December 

 20, 1892, ajjpointed as Eegent the Hon. George Gray, a U. S. Sen- 

 ator, in place of the Hon. E, L. Gibson, deceased. Also that by 

 joint resolution, approved by the President January 9, 1893, Dr. J. B. 

 Angell had been reappointed a Eegent to succeed himself, his term 

 expiring January 19, 1893. 



The secretary announced the death of the Hon. E. L. Gibson on 

 December 15, 1892, reniarking that one who had known him longer 

 and better than he had, would doubtless say what was fitting in this 

 connection. 



Dr. Johnston then moved that a committee be appointed to draft a 

 suitable memorial and resolutions, which was carried, and the chancel- 

 lor appointed Dr. Johnston, Senator Morrill, and the secretary a <H)m- 



