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the same or contract to erect the necessary huildings of that mate- 

 rial and give the required security for the fulfillment of the con- 

 tract ; which was read and laid on the table. 



Also, a letter from Isaiah Rogers, explaining the plan and draw- 

 ings for the building for the institution, submitted by him ; which 

 was read and laid upon the table. 



Mr. Bache offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That in the opinion of the Board of Eegents of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution it is unnecessary and inexpedient to expend, in erecting a building to meet the 

 requirements of the act creating the establishment, from the principal of the fund of 

 two hundred and forty-two thousand one hundred and twenty-nine dollars referred 

 to in the first section of the act, a sum exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. 



Which was read, and the further consideration thereof postponed 

 for the present. 



The Board proceeded to the consideration of the first of the res- 

 olutions appended to the report of the committee on the plans of a 

 building; when the Chancellor offered as an amendment to the 

 same the first of the series of resolutions offered by him yesterday. 



Mr. Bache offered as an amendment to the amendment the fol- 

 lowing proviso : 



Provided, That a plan of finance and construction can be adopted which will not 

 expend more than one hundred thousand dollars of the principal of the fund of two 

 hundred and forty-two thousand one hundred and twenty-nine dollars, referred to in 

 the first section of the act of Congress establishing the Smithsonian Institution, which 

 plan the Building Committee is hereby instructed to present to the Board for consid- 

 eration and adoption. 



Mr. Owen gave notice of an additional resolution which he 

 should offer when the same should be in order. After debate the 

 whole subject was postponed until a meeting of the Board this 

 evening. 



On motion of Mr. Breese — 



Ordered, That the Board of Eegents take a recess until half-past seven o'clock this 

 evening. 



The Board then took a recess accordingly. 



Same day, 7J o'clock, p. m. 



The Board resumed its session. 



Mr. Choate presented a letter from G. S. Bulfinch, offering in 

 behalf of himself and his brothers, to sell to the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution the architectural library of Charles Bulfinch, deceased,, 

 which was laid upon the table. 



The Board then adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock, a. m. 



