JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 

 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Washington, January 13, 1886. 



In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Regents of the Sinitli- 

 soniau Institution fixing the time of the annual session on the second 

 Wednesday in January of each year, the Board met this day at 10 

 o'clock A. M. 



Present: The Chancellor, Chief- Justice Morrison R. Waite ; Hon. 

 Samuel B. Maxey, Hon. Justin S. Morrill, Hon. Otho R. Single- 

 ton, Hon. William L. Wilson, Hon. William W. Phelps, Dr. Asa 

 Gray, Dr. IsToah Porter, Dr. Henry Copp^e, Dr. James C. Well- 

 ing, General Montgomery C. Meigs, and the Secretary, Prof. Spen- 

 cer F. Baird. 



Excuses for non-attendance were read from Dr. John Maclean and 

 Senators Sherman and Cullom. 



The Chancellor announced the election of Senator John Sherman as 

 President ^ro tempore of the Senate on the 7th December, 1885, which 

 placed his name on the Beard of Regents as acting Vice-President of 

 the United States. 



He, also announced the aj^pointment by the Vice-President (Hon. 

 Thomas A. Hendricks), on the 23d of March, 1885, of Hon. Shelby M. 

 Cullom, of Illinois, vice Hon. IST. P. Hill, whose term as a Senator had 

 expired. 



The Chancellor announced the re-appointment as Regents, by joint 

 resolution of Congress, December 26, 1885, of Dr. J. Maclean, Dr. A. 

 Gray, and Dr. H. Copp6e, whose terms had expired, and the appoint- 

 ment of General M. C. Meigs, vice General Sherman, whose terra had 

 expired, and who was no longer a citizen of Washington. 



He also announced the appointment by the Speaker of the House of 

 Representatives (Hon. J. G. Carlisle), on thel2fch January, 1886; of Hon. 

 O. R. Singleton, Hon. W. L. Wilson, and Hon. W. W. Phelps, as 

 Regents for the term of the Forty-ninth Congress. 



The Secretary stated, in accordance with the rules of the Board dur- 

 ing its recess, the remaining members of the Executive Committee had 

 filled the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of service as 

 a Reg-ent of General Sherman, by the appointment, in June, 1885, of Dr. 

 Copp6e. 



On motion of Mr. Singleton, it was — 



Resolved., That Dr. Henry Copp(5e be elected to fill the vacancy in the 

 Executive Committee. 



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