XVIII PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE. 



Senator Henderson, chairman, rejoorted upon the present status of 

 tlie proposed be(iuests of Addison T. Keid and Joseph AMiite SjH'ague ; 

 also concerning the will of Wallace C. Andrews and the condition of 

 the Hodgkins and Avery funds. He further stated that the Secre- 

 tary had expended, under the authority of the Board, the sum of 

 $14,225.02 on his experiments in mechanical flight, from January 1 

 to December 31, 1903. _ 



The Secretary then submitted a statement on the work of the Insti- 

 tution, conducted since the date of his annual report (Jmie 30, 1003), 

 together with his plans for future operations. 



REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE. 



The Chancellor stated that the next matter to be disposed of was 

 the report of the special committee to consider the question of defin- 

 ing the duties of the executive committee, and in this connection. also 

 the special report of the executive committee, but suggested that 

 owing to lack of time it might be Avell to defer this until the meeting 

 of March 7 next, which the Board aj^proved. 



RE3IOVAL OF SIVUITHSOn's REMAINS. 



Doctor Bell's report upon the nuitter of the removal of Smithson's 

 i-emains from Genoa to Washington, and their delivery to the charge 

 of the Board, was next in order, but the hour having arrived at which 

 it was necessary for a majority of the llegents to leave for their duties 

 at the Capitol, the Board took a recess until 8 o'clock this evening, 

 when the report would be received and considered. 



8 o'clock p. m. 



The Board resumed its meeting at the Institution. 



Present : The Hon. S. M. Cullom, the Hon. O. H. Piatt, the Hon. 

 F. M. Cockrell, the Hon. E. K. Hitt, the Hon. Eobert Adams, jr., the 

 Hon. Hugh A. Dinsmore, the Hon. John B. Henderson, the Hon. 

 Richard Olney, Dr. A. (Traham Bell, and the Secretary, Mr. S. P. 

 Langley. 



Senator Cullom was invited to preside. 



Doctor Bell then read his report in full, and after discussion in 

 which certain changes were suggested, it m'rs accepted. (The report 

 will be found ai)pended hereto, p. xx.) 



Mv. Adams then offered the following resolution, which was 

 adopted: 



Rcsoh'rd. That the Ticiard of Hoijeiits desire to record in tlie minutes of the 

 Institution their jirofoinid appreciation of the voluntary service of Dr. Alexan- 

 der Grahain Bell in personally going to (lenoa and returning with the remains. 



