16 BOARD OF REGENTS. 



meet again and avail itself of the advice of the Secretary elect, it 

 was unanimously — 



Ordered, That it be considered as among the postponed resolutions, and it was post- 

 poned accordingly until the next session. 



On motion of Mr. Owen — 



Resolved, That the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution he entitled to partici- 

 pate in the deliberations of the Board of Kegents, but without vote. 



On motion of Mr. Evans — 



Ordered, That when this Board adjourn to-day, it adjourn to meet on the second 

 Wednesday of this month, at the room of the Vice-President of the United States, in 

 the Capitol, at 11 o'clock, a. m. 



The Board then adjourned accordingly. 



December 9, 1846. 



This being the second "Wednesday of December, the Board of 

 Regents met, pursuant to their resolution of the 9th day of Septem- 

 ber last, fixing their regular meetings. 



Present: George M. Dallas, Chancellor; William W. Seaton, 

 George Evans, Robert Dale Owen, A. D. Bache, William J. Hough, 

 Richard Rush, and Joseph G. Totten. 



The number fixed by the act establishing the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution as a quorum being five, a quorum was in attendance. 



At 11 o'clock a. m. the Chancellor took the chair, and called the 

 Board to order. 



Mr. Hough, from the committee appointed to wait on the Presi- 

 dent of the United States and the other persons named in the 

 fourth section of the act to establish the Smithsonian Institution, 

 and obtain their written consent to the selection and appropriation 

 of the public reservation called the " Mall," west of Seventh street 

 west, in the city of Washington, by the Regents, as a site for the 

 necessary buildings for said institution, reported : 



That on the fifth day of December instant he called upon the 

 President of the United States and the other persons named in said 

 fourth section of the act establishing said institution, and solicited 

 their assent to the selection and appropriation by said Regents of 

 all that portion of said reservation lying west of Seventh street 

 west, in said city, as a site for the necessary buildings for said insti- 

 tution, pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Regents hereto- 

 fore passed making such selection and appropriation, but that he 

 was unable to obtain the consent of all of said persons, although a 

 portion of them signified their readiness to give such consent; and 

 that inasmuch as it seemed necessary that the assent of each and 

 all of said persons be obtained to the validity of such selection and 



