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the Secretary to pay to the Assistant Secretary, for past services and expenses, the 

 sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. 



And, on motion, the committee adjourned. 



FIFTEENTH MEETING. 



March 14, 1848. 



Present, Messrs. Pearce and Bache. 



The Secretary made report of several scientific communications- 

 he had received, and presented among the number a sealed packet 

 from Professor Schaeffer, of Danville, Kentucky, relative to chem- 

 istry. 



Also, of the unpacking of the apparatus received from Paris, the 

 articles of which being found generally in a good condition have 

 been disposed of in a room in the Patent Office. 



Also, of the publication and distribution of the copies of the 

 table of occupations, for the year 1848, and the reception of a 

 number of letters commendatory of the plan of this publication. 



Also, of the reception of several articles of natural history for 

 the museum, which were put in charge of Mr. Peale to be pre- 

 served. 



Also, a letter and papers from Professor Jewett, recommending 

 a plan for the collection of the books presented to the Institution, 

 under the act of Congress establishing the Institution. All of 

 which, on motion, were referred to the Library Committee of Con- 

 gress, through Mr. Pearce. 



The Secretary also presented a letter from Mr. Prince, of Flush- 

 ing, making a proposition for the planting of American forest 

 trees in the grcunds of the Institution; which, on motion, was re- 

 ferred to the Building Committee. 



And, on motion, the committee adjourned. 



SIXTEENTH MEETING. 



May 19, 1848. 

 Present, Messrs. Seaton, (Chairman,) Pearce and Bache. 

 On motion, it was — 



Ordered, That the Secretary he requested to obtain an engraving, or cut, of the 

 head of Smithson in the medallion form, to be printed on the title page of the books 

 published by the Institution, and to form part of the title. 



Mr. Pearce reported, that the letter from Professor Jewett, re- 

 ferred to in the minutes of 14th March, had been laid before the 

 Library Committee of Congress, and that the committee had deter- 

 mined to report a bill, amendatory of the law, in regard to the 



