6 Mis. No. 48. 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



AT THEIR 



THIRD ANNUAL MEETING, 



WEDNESDAY, December 13, 1S48. 



This being the day fixed by their resolutions of September 9, 1846, 

 and of December 21, 1847, for their regular annual meeting, the Board of 

 Regents of the Smitiisoiiian Institution convened in the room of the Vice 

 President of the United States, in the Capitol, at 12 o'clock, m. 



Present, the Chancellor, Messrs. Bache, Breese, Davis, Hilliard, Marsh, 

 McClelland, Pearce, Seaton, and Totten. 



A quorum being present, and the Chancellor being obliged to leave in 

 consequence of his duties in the Senate, Mr. Totten was called to the chair. 



The Secretary stated to the meeting that Messrs. Choate and Hawley 

 had been reappointed as regents to fill the vacancies occasioned by the 

 expiration o( their first term of service. 



The Secretary also stated that he had sent telegraphic messages to 

 Messrs. Choate and Hawley announcing their reappointment, arid inform- 

 ing them that the board would probably transact no business for some 

 days in order to give them an opportunity to be present. 

 Whereupon, on motion. 



The board adjourned to meet on Monday, the ISth instant, at 11 o'clock, 

 a. m. 



MONDAY, December 18, 1848. 



The board met agreeably to adjournment. 



Present, the Chancellor, Messrs. Bache, Davis, Marsh, McClelland, 

 Pearce, Seaton, and Totten. 



Mr. Seaton, from the Executive Committee, presented a report of the 

 expenditures and state of the funds of the institution. 



Mr. Totten, from the Building Committee, presented a report on the 

 progress of erection of the Smithsonian edifice and improvements of the 

 grounds, with estimates of future expenses, &c. 



The Secretary presented his annual report of the operations of the In- 

 stitution, accompanied by a report of the Assistant Secretary relative to 

 the library. 



On' motion, it was 



Resolved, That these several reports be recorded on the pages of the 

 j onrnal . 



On motion. 



The board adjourned to meet on Wednesday, the 20th instant, at U 

 o'clock, a. m. 



