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Mr. Owen, of the Executive Committee, asked to be excused from 

 further service on said committee, which was not agreed to by the 

 Board. 



Col. Totten also asked to be relieved from the duties of the same 

 committee ; the time spent by him as a member of the Building 

 Committee being as much as he could spare from his professional 

 duties. 



The motion to excuse Col. Totten being put by the Chancellor, it 

 was carried. 



The Board then proceeded to the election, by ballot, of a member 

 to fill the vacancy thus created ; and, on counting the votes, it was 

 found that Mr. Bache was elected. 



The Secretary presented to the Board the application of Messrs. 

 Baker & Scribner, asking a new certificate of the deposit of a book 

 presented in accordance with the act authorizing the establishment 

 of the institution. 



On motion of Mr. Seaton — 



Resolved, That the Secretary inform Messrs. Baker & Scribner, that the Board do 

 not feel authorized to grant a new certificate, though, as far as the rights of the insti- 

 tution are concerned, they are perfectly satisfied with the deposit of the book. 



The Secretary presented a list of books received in accordance 

 with the tenth section of the act of Congress establishing the insti- 

 tution ; and, also, a list of books presented to the institution. 



Which report was laid upon the table. 



On motion, the Board adjourned to meet on Wednesday, the 15th 

 instant, at 1 o'clock, p. m. 



December 15, 1847. 



The Board met agreeably to adjournment. 



Present, George M. Dallas, Chancellor; Alexander D. Bache, 

 Sidney Breese, Lewis Cass, Henry W. Hilliard, William J. Hough, 

 Robert Dale Owen, J. A. Pearce, W. W. Seaton, and Joseph G. 

 Totten. 



Mr. Seaton, from the Executive Committee, presented a report on 

 the state of the funds of the institution. 



Mr. Bache, from the Executive Committee, to whom was referred 

 the resolution of the 13th instant, relative to the appropriations for 

 the year commencing on the 19th of March, 1848, made the follow- 

 ing report : 



The committee, after consultation with the Secretary, recommend the passage of 

 the following resolution : 



That the appropriations for the year commencing on the 19th of March, 1848, for 

 objects other than those provided for out of the building fund, be for the present as 

 follows : 



