7 [ 120 ] 



interest now on hand, and such other sums as mayliereafior come into 

 the possession of the Regents, hy donation or otherwise, uutil the sums so 

 added to the original bequest shall amount to ^200,0Ui). 



The presentation of this report to Congress has been delayed beyond 

 the usual time, on account of the continued session of the board, render- 

 ed necessai-v by the protracted investigations relative to the building. 

 ^ ^ MILLARD FILLMORE, 



Chancellor ^ ^'c. 

 JOSEPH HEISRY, 



Secretanj. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



To the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian TnstitutioTi: 



Gevtlemex: In accordance with the resolution that the Secretary shall 

 present at each annual meeting of the Board of Regents an account of 

 the operations of the institution during the past year, I respectfully sub- 

 mit the following: , , , , a .u 



A-reeably to tlie scheme of finance adopted by the board, the greater 

 portion of all the income of the Smithsonian fund is at present devoted 

 to the erection of the building; and until this is paid for, the money 

 which can be appropriated to the active operations of the institution ^^ 11 

 be comparatively small; not only small in proportion to the demands made 

 upon it%ut small in reference to the results ^vIHch the public generally 

 expect t to produce. It is believed , however, that a proper considerauon 

 of The acts m-esented in the following report will warrant the conclusion, 

 ?h4t^ieinsthution, during the past year, has been gradually exiendmg 

 lis spLrrof Sness, and sucLshdly bringing into operation the dit- 



fprpnt nar^s of its ulau of organization. 



I vm be retuected thaJ the several.propositions of the programmo 

 were Adopted provisionally, aud it is gratifying to be ^We » =,.a te d J.t «• 

 t)erience thus far has indicated no important changes. The general plan 

 rascontimed to receive the approbation of the enlightened public bMh 

 ,^f thTcountrv and in Europe, aAd to increase general confidence in the 

 power of the Cdtullon to 'confer important benefits ort our countiy and 



'*' irltnting the different operations of the institution, I shall adopt, 



■^'af Institurnttgiual researches, under the direction of competent 

 P'sd" The publication of a series of reports, giving the present state and 

 nrVlS-f 'a'Cy "afiTs'etifof objects of nature and art. 



5th. Lectures. 



Publication of Memoirs. 



Agreeably to the plan of the i->i">''-\' ;';-"„:r:;it\":e't"efdiry 



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