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when placed in the museum, the name of the officer obtaining and forwarding the 

 same shall in all cases be appended. 



[No. 4.] Resolved, That the Secretary of "War be respectfully invited to furnish 

 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs such suggestions as he may deem proper re- 

 garding the procurement from the Indian country of collections for the museum of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, illustrating the natural history of the country, and more 

 especially the physical history, manners and customs, of the various tribes of aborig- 

 ines of the North American continent ; that one hundred copies of this report, when 

 printed, be placed at his disposal, as a means of informing the various Indian agents 

 of the special character of the collections desired ; and that the sum of five hundred 

 dollars be, and the same is hereby, annually appropriated, out of the accruing inter- 

 est of the Smithsonian Institution, for the procurement and transportation of such 

 Indian collections ; and, when placed in the museum, there shall be appended to each 

 the name of the agent through whom the same may be procured. 



[No. 5.] Resolved, That the public generally be invited to furnish contributions to 

 the museum of the Smithsonian Institution ; and that all such contributions when 

 considered worthy of a place, shall be labelled with the name and residence of the 

 donor. 



[No. 6.] Resolved, That ten copies of the report accompanying these resolutions be 

 furnished to each member of the Senate and House of Representatives, and each 

 member be respectfully requested to transmit these to newspapers and to individuals, 

 in his district or elsewhere, who may be likely to take interest in the proceedings of 

 the institution. 



[No. 12.] Resolved, That for the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven the sum of 

 one thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for laying out the 

 grounds of the institution, and for the purchase, transplantation, and temporary fenc- 

 ing of the trees therein ; to be expended under the direction of the Executive Com- 

 mittee. •> 



[No. 15.] Resolved, That of this report, in such form as it may be ultimately adopted, 

 five thousand copies be printed, under the direction of the Secretary ; and that he be 

 required to transmit a copy of the same to each of the principal scientific and literary 

 societies, both in this and in other countries ; and also to such individuals, of scien- 

 tific or literary reputation, as he may judge likely to find interest in the proceedings 

 of the institution. 



The Board proceeded to the consideration of the following reso- 

 lution : 



[No. 1.] Resolved, That for the present, out of the interest accruing to the institu- 

 tion, the sum of twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for 

 the purchase of books and the gradual fitting up of a library, and all other incidental 

 expenses relating to the library, except the salaries of the librarian or librarians; the 

 said appropriation to commence from the first of January, eighteen hundred and 

 forty-eight. 



A motion was made by Mr. Hough, that the same be amended, 

 bj* striking out " twenty thousand dollars," and inserting " twelve 

 thousand dollars:'"' which motion was disagreed to. 



Mr. Rush moved that " twenty thousand dollars " be stricken 

 out, and "fifteen thousand dollars" inserted; which motion was 

 disagreed to. 



The question was then put, Will the Board agree to the resolu- 

 tion ? and it was decided in the affirmative. 



The following resolution was then read and agreed to, viz : 



[No. 2.] Resolved, That the portion of the building to be for the present set apart 

 for a library, be of sufficient capacity to contain not iess than one hundred thousand 

 volumes ; and that it is desirable that the plan should be such as to render an exten- 

 sion practicable, if hereafter desired. 



The following resolution was then read and agreed to, viz : 



[No. 11.] Resolved, That for the present the sum of four thousand dollars, out of the 



