REPORTS OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE. 677 



Inscription for the foundation-stone of the Smithsonian Institution. 



On the first day of May, 1847, was laid, in the city of Washington, this foundation- 

 stone of a huilding to he appropriated for the Smithsonian Institution ; 



FOUNDED BY BEQUEST OF JAMES SMITHSON, OF GEE AT BEITAIN. 



James K. Polk, President of the United States. 



CORPORATION. 



President of the United States. 



Vice President of the United States. 



Secretary of State. 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



Secretary of War. 



Secretary of the Navy. 



Postmaster General. 



Attorney General. 



Chief Justice. 



Commissioner of Patents. 



Mayor of the City of Washington. 



OFFICERS. 



George M. Dallas, Chancellor. 



W. W. Seaton, Chairman, ") 



Jos. G. Totten, V Executive Committee. 



Kobert Dale Owen, J 



Joseph Henry, Secretary. 



Charles C. Jewett, Assistant Secretary. 



BOARD OF REGENTS. 



George M. Dallas, Vice-President. 

 Eoger B. Taney, Chief Justice. 

 W." W. Seaton, Mayor of the City. 

 Lewis Cass, U. S. Senator. 

 Sidney Breese, U. S. Senator. 

 James A. Pearce, U. S. Senator. 

 Kobert Dale Owen, U. S. Eepresentative. 

 Win. J. Hough, U. S. Eepresentative. 

 Henry W. Hilliard, U. S. Eepresentative. 

 Eufus Choate, Massachusetts. 

 Eichard Rush, Pennsylvania. 

 Gideon Hawley, New York. 

 Wm. C. Preston, South Carolina. 

 A. Dallas Bache, National Institute. 

 Jos. G. Totten, National Institute. 



BUILDING COMMITTEE. 



Eobert Dale Owen, Chairman. 

 Jos. G. Totten. 

 W. W. Seaton. 



James Eenwick, jr., Architect. 



Eobert Mills, Assistant Architect and Superintendent. 



On motion of Mr. Owen, it was — 



Resolved, That the superintendent be authorized to contract for the engraving of 

 said plate, at an expense not exceeding fifteen dollars. 

 And, on motion, the committee adjourned. 



Thirtieth Meeting, April 19, 1847. 



Present, Messrs. Seaton and Owen. 



The chairman laid before the committee, from Dr. Owen, the following commu- 

 nication relative to details of arrangements in the laboratory: 



