XX PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The report of the executive committee for the year ending June 30, 

 1905, presented and accepted at the annual meeting, was adopted. 



REQUEST OF BELL & CO. FOR REIMBURSEMENT. 



Doctor Bell, on behalf of the executive committee, reported that in 

 accordance with the action of the Board at its last meeting the request 

 of Bell & Co. had been submitted to the attorney for the Institution, 

 who had expressed the opinion that the Institution was neither 

 morally nor legally obligated. The matter was referred back to the 

 committee for further inquiry and consideration, and Senator Bacon 

 was designated to act with the committee. 



INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. 



Doctor Bell, on behalf of the executive committee, referring to the 

 resolution adopted at the last meeting, authorizing the committee to 

 apply to Congress for an appropriation to cover the amount collected 

 for the International Catalogue by the Institution, and embezzled by 

 the late accountant, reported that it was deemed inadvisable to make 

 such application, but recommended that Congi'ess be asked to appro- 

 priate funds for the continuance of the catalogue on behalf of the 

 Government. He offered the following resolutions, which were sepa- 

 rately adopted : 



Resolved, That there be paid to the Central Bureau of the luternational 

 Catalogue of Scientific Literature at London, from time to time as the funds 

 permit, the sum embezzled by W. W. Karr from the subscriptions to this Cata- 

 logue collected by the Institution. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution that the work for the International Catalogue of Scientific Litera- 

 ture be continued, and that application be made to Congress for a sufficient 

 annual appropriation to enable this work to be carried on under the direction 

 of the Institution. 



RESOLUTIONS OF THE AERO CLUB. 



The Acting Secretary read the following resolutions regarding the 

 aerodromic work of the late Secretary, which had been adopted by 

 the Aero Club of America on January 20, 1900 : 



Whereas our esteemed colleague. Dr. S. P. Langley, Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, met with an accident in launching his aerodrome, thereby 

 missing a decisive test of the capabilities of this man-carrying machine, built 

 after his models, which flew successfully many times ; and 



Whereas, in that difficult experiment, he was entitled to fair .iudgment and 

 distinguished consideration because of his important achievements in investi- 

 gating the laws of dynamic flight, and in the construction of a variety of 

 successful flying models : Therefore be it 



