JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 47 



Henry W. Billiard, William J. Hough, Kobert Dale Owen, W. W. 

 Seaton, and Joseph G. Totten. 



The Chancellor placed before the Board a letter from Mr. Stab- 

 ler, asking additional compensation for constructing a seal and 

 press for the institution. 



On motion, this communication was referred to the Executive 

 Committee, with power to increase the compensation, if they deem 

 it just, within the limits of the account rendered. 



Mr. Owen renewed the request previously made by him to be 

 excused from serving on the Executive Committee, stating that if, 

 in accordance with the tenor of a resolution heretofore passed by 

 the Board, he should be re-elected Regent, his duties as a member 

 of the Building Committee would demand much of his time, as the 

 committee had referred to him the preparation of the manuscript 

 of the volume on public architecture, with the publication of which 

 they have been charged by the Board ; and by excusing him from 

 service now, the Board would have an opportunity, before they 

 adjourned, to fill the vacancy. 



The motion to excuse Mr. Owen from service on the Executive 

 Committee being put by the Chancellor, it was carried. 



By unanimous consent, the vacancy caused by the acceptance of 

 the resignation of Mr. Owen, was filled by the appointment of Mr. 

 Pearce. 



Mr. Bache moved a reconsideration of the motion offered by him 

 at the meeting of the Board last evening, relative to the service of 

 the Assistant Secretary, acting as Librarian, and asked that the 

 motion might be laid on the table ; which was granted. 



On motion of Mr. Seaton, it was — 



Resolved, That the salary of the messenger be at the rate of four hundred dollars 

 per annum. 



On motion, the Board adjourned to meet to-morrow, Thursday, 

 the 23d of December, 1847, at 10 o'clock, a. m. 



December 23, 1847. 



The Board met agreeably to their adjournment. 



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

 Rufus Choate, W. W. Seaton, and Joseph G. Totten. 



George P. Marsh, of Vermont, and Robert McClelland, of Mich- 

 igan, members of the Board, appointed from the House of Repre- 

 sentatives to fill the places of Mr. Owen and Mr. Hough, whose 

 term of service has expired, appeared and took their seats, as also 

 Mr. Hilliard, re-appointed a member of the Board. 



