JOURNAL OP PROCEEDINGS. 151 



January 19, 1859. 



In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, fixing the time of the beginning of their 

 annual meeting on the third Wednesday of January of each year, 

 the Board met this day in the Regents' room. 



Present, Hon. S. A. Douglas, Hon. William H. English, Hon. 

 James G. Berret, Professor A. D. Bache, Hon. W. W. Seaton, 

 Treasurer, and the Secretary. 



The Secretary stated that letters had been received from Hon. 

 Richard Rush, Hon. Gideon Hawley, and Professor C. C. Felton, 

 stating their inability to attend the present annual session of the 

 Board of Regents. 



The Treasurer presented a statement of the receipts and expendi- 

 tures during the year 1858, and also a general statement of the 

 funds ; which were referred to the Executive Committee. 



A quorum not being present, the Board adjourned to meet at the 

 call of the Secretary. 



February 15, 1859. 



A meeting of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tution, was held this day at 11 a. m., in the Vice-President's room, 

 United States Capitol. 



Present, Hon. John C. Breckinridge, Hon. James M. Mason, 

 Hon. James A. Pearce, Hon. S. A. Douglas, Hon. William II. Eng- 

 lish, Hon. L. J. Gartrell, Hon. J. G. Berret, Professor A. D. Bache, 

 and the Secretary. 



Mr. Pearce was called to the chair. 



The report of the Executive Committee was presented, read and 

 accepted. 



The Secretary announced the re-election by joint resolution of 

 the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, of 

 Professor Alexander Dallas Bache and Hon. George E. Badger, as 

 Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, for the term of six years. 



The Secretary then presented the annual report of the operations 

 of the institution, for 1858, which was accepted. 



The report of the Executive Committee, presented by Mr. Pearce, 

 was read and accepted. 



The following letter was read to the Board : 



Bremen Legation, 

 Washington, January 25, 1859. 

 Sir : Agreeably to your verbal request, I have proposed to the president and direc- 

 tors of the North German Lloyd of Bremen, to manifest their interest in the cause of 

 science, by facilitating literary intercourse between the United States and Germany, 

 by means of their steamers plying between Bremen and New York. 



