80 EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF 



The Committee have not recommended an equal distribution between 

 the active operations on the one hand, and the Library, Museum, &c., 

 on the other, because the compromise resolutions which require such 

 equality of distribution do not go into effect until the completion of the 

 building." 



J. A. PEARCE, ^ 



A. D. BACHE, > Executive Commiltee. 



J. G. TOTTEN. ) 



On motion of Mr. Pcarce, the above Report was laid upon the table. 



The Secretary presented the following letter to the Board, in com- 

 pliance with which he had called this special meeting: 



Washington, April 13, 1854. 

 Prof. Jos. Henry, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



In accordance with the provision of the third section of an act estab- 

 lishing the Institution, the undersigned request you to appoint a special 

 meeting of the Regents on Saturday, the 29Lh inst., at ]0 o'clock, a. m. 



J. MEACHAM, 

 W. H. ENGLISH, 

 D. STUART. 



Mr. Meacham then stated the reasons why he had requested this 

 special meeting. 



Mr. Pearce stated that the subject brought before the Board by Mr. 

 Meacham, was now under consideration by a Special Committee ap- 

 pointed by the Regents, which would be ready to report at the next 

 meeting. 



On motion, the subject was postponed till the next meeting of the 

 Board. 



The Board then adjourned to meet on Saturday, Maj" 13, at 10 

 o'clock, a. m. 



Washington, May 13, 1854. 



An adjourned meeting of the Board of Regents was held on Satur- 

 day, May 13, at 10 o'clock, a. m. 



Present : Messrs. Bache, Hawley, Maury, Meacham, Pearce, Tot • 

 ten, and the Secretar}^ 



The Chancellor being absent, Mr. Hawley was called to the chair. 

 The minutes of the last meeting were then read, and after correction, 

 approved. 



Letters from Hon. R. B. Taney, Chancellor of the Institution, and 

 from Hon. Richard Rush, stating their inability to attend this meeting 

 of the Board, were read by the Secretary. 



Mr. Pearce, Chairman of the Special Committee on the resolutions 

 of Messrs. Fitch and Meacham, stated that it was ready to report, but 

 as it was considered desirable to have a full meeting of the Board when 

 the subject should be discussed, he moved that the Board adjourn. 



