XVIII PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. 



He spoke of the work ol' the Zoological Park, of the Bureau of Inter- 

 national Exchanges, and of the Astrophysical Observator3\ He also 

 spoke of the National Museum's needs, and of the efl'orts being' made 

 to secure a new building. He then gave a brief statement of his con- 

 nection with the Carnegie Institution. 



The Secretary submitted to the Board a proposition to add $25,000 

 of accumulated interest from the unrestricted funds of the Institution 

 to the permanent fund, and after an explanation. Senator Henderson 

 offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That the Secretary is hereby authorized to deposit in the Treasury of tlie 

 United States, under the terms of section 5-591 of tlie Revised Statutes, as an addition 

 to the permanent fund of the Institution, the sum of $25,000 from the unexpended 

 balance. 



On motion the resolution was adopted. 



B}' resolution of the Board a special committee of live, consisting of 

 the Chancellor, Senators Cullom and Piatt, and Representatives Adams 

 and Dinsmore was appointed to consider the question of specitically 

 defining the powers of the executive committee, to report at a special 

 meeting called for March 12, 1903. 



A special meeting of the Board of Regents was held on jNIarch 12, at 

 10 o'clock a. m. 



Present: Mr. Chief Justice Fuller, Chancellor, in the chair: the 

 Hon. William P. Frye, the Hon. O. H. Piatt, the Hon. F. M. Cock- 

 rell, the Hon. R. R. Hitt, the Hon. Robert Adams, jr., the Hon. Hugh 

 A. Dinsmore, the Hon. John B. Henderson, the Hon. George (xray. 

 Dr. A. Graham Bell; and the Secretary, Mr. S. P. Langlev. 



The Secretary read letters from Senator Cullom and Doctor Angell, 

 stating that their engagements prevented their attendance. He had 

 no word from Mr. Olney, who had said, however, at the annual meet- 

 ing that it would proba1)Iy I)e impracticable for him to attend on this 

 occasion. Doctor White was absent in Europe. 



The Chancellor reported informally upon the duties heretofore dis- 

 charged ])y the executive committee. No definite conclusion had been 

 reached as to the question of defining the powers of that committee, 

 but it was thought desirable that it should hold regular meetings and 

 that the Board of Regents should hold two stated meetings in addition 

 to the annual meeting pivscribed by law. It was therefore — 



Resolved, That, in addition to the prescribed meeting lielcl on the fourth Wednes- 

 day in January, regular meetings of the Board sliall ])e held on the Tuesday after the 

 first Monday in Deceml)er and on the 6th day of ISIarch, imless that date falls on 

 Sunday, when the following ^londay shall be substituted. 



The special conmiittee was continued, with a request to further 

 pursue the examination of the whole subject and to report at the 

 December meetino-. 



