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expensive a pilgrimage. It will render Washington the centre of Ameri- 

 can learning. Its influences will descend noiselessly upon the community 

 around, and spread in ever- widening circles over the land, softening the 

 asperities of party contentions, calnuug the strifes of self interest, elevating 

 the intellect above the passions and ihc senses, cherishing all the higher 

 and nobler principles of our being, and thus contributing more than ffcets 

 and armies to true national dignity. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



C. C. JEWETT. 



No. 2. 



The Executive Committee submit to the Board of Regents thciollowing 

 report of the expenditures, state of the finances and condition of the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 



The vrhole amount of Smithson's property received into the treasury of 

 the United States on the 1st Septcuiber, 1S3S, was .*^515,1(J9. The inter- 

 est which had accrued on the same up to 1st July, ISIO, when, by the 

 act of Congress, the funds were placed under the direction of the Board of 

 Regents, was 6242,129. This sum, together M'itlr tlic accruing interest, 

 the Board of Regents were authorized to expend in the erection of a build- 

 ing and in defraying the current expenses of the institution. 



During the last two years and four months, in which the institution has 

 been under tlie charge bf the Regents, there has been expended towards 

 attendance of the Regents, and incidental and miscellaneous expenses, 

 the erection of the building, improvement of grounds, salaries of officers, 

 the sum of $10(3,520 19, as v/ill be seen in the following exhibits^ viz: 



Construction of buildings, including superintendence $51,678 4S 



Expenses of architect's office, traveling expenses, sta- 

 tionery, draughtsman, &c. 

 Laying corner stone 



Examination of quarries and specimen walls 

 Improvement of grounds 

 Publication of "Hints on Public Architecture' 

 Occultations and researches 

 Philosophical and chemical apparatus - 

 Public lectures 



Publication of Contributions to Knowledge 

 Library, and salary of librarian 

 Pay of messenger 

 Recording and copying for Board of Regents, 



Executive Committee, &.c. 

 Do for Secretary . - - 



Incidental expenses - - • 



Do for Secretary, including office rent 



Expenses of Board of Regents and Committees 

 Expenses of Secretary consequent upon the delivery of 

 lectures at Princeton, and expenses to New York and 

 Philadelphia on business of the Board - • ^^u,5U 



