4 EEPOET OF THE SECEETAEY. 



3, 1903, authorizing the liegents to commence the erection of a new 

 building for the National Museum, to cost not to exceed $3,500,000, 

 and to make contracts for its completion subject to appropriations by 

 Congress. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars was appropriated 

 to begin the work, the construction to be in charge of Bernard R. 

 Green, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Library of Congress. 

 The resolution adopted })y the Board will be found on page 17, under 

 the heading ** National Museum." 



Mr. Bell introduced resolutions providing for appointments under 

 the Institution, whicli were referred to the special connnittee already 

 existing. 



Upon motion of Senator Cockrell, the Secretary was authorized to 

 cause to he prepared a compilation of all laws or parts of laws referring 

 to or in any manner affecting the Smithsonian Institution and the 

 bureaus under its charge, including all appropriations by Congress for 

 its purpose or use. 



Referring to previous action of the Board concerning the removal of 

 the remains of James Smithson to this country, Mr. Bell offered to 

 bring them to the United States if the Regents would care for them 

 thereafter, and after remarks the suggestion was accepted that Mr. 

 Bell renew his incjuiry at the next meeting. 



ORGANIZATION OF BOARD OF REGENTS. 



As organized at the end of the fiscal 3'ear, the Board of Regents con- 

 sisted of tlie following members: 



The Hon. M. AV. Fuller, Chief .Justice of the United States, Chan- 

 cellor; the Hon. W. P. Frye, President pro tempore of the United 

 States Senate; Senator S. M. Cullom; Senator O. H. Flatt; Senator 

 Francis ]M. Cockrell; Representative R. R. Hitt; Representative Rob- 

 ert Adams, jr.; Representative Hugh A. Dinsmore; Dr. James B. 

 Angell; Dr. Andrew D. White; the Hon. J. B. Henderson; Prof. A. 

 Graham Bell; the Hon. Richard Olney, and the Hon. George Gray. 



ADMINISTRATION. 



The general supervision of the business of the several dependencies 

 placed b}^ Congress under the direction of the Institution has year by 

 year required my increased attention, although as far as practicable 

 the carr3dng out of details has been left to those in innnediate chai:ge 

 of the work of the bureaus. 



In view of the great development in the science of ethnologj^ during 

 recent years it seemed desirable that the work of the Bureau of Amer- 

 ican Ethnolog}^ should be reorganized, and in order that I might have 

 full knowledge of the needs of that Bureau a committee was appointed 

 to secure detailed information from those engaged in that branch of 

 the Institution's activities, and to make reconnnendations l)ascd upon 

 the results of theii" o])servati()ns. The committee l)egan this work 

 toward the close of the fiscal vear. 



