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On motion of Mr. Owen, 



Resolned., That the salary of the Secretary, appointed under the 13th 

 resohitiou reported by the Committee on Organization, and adopted by 

 the board on the 3d instant, be three thousand five hundred dollars per 

 annum, to commence from the date of his acceptance of the office. 



Resolved^ I'hat, until a permanent residence be provided for the Secre- 

 tary in the buildings to be erected, a sum not exceeding five hundred 

 dollars annually be appropriated to pay the rent of his residence. 



The board adjourned until to-morrow, at 10 o'clock, a. m. 



SATURDAY, December 5, 1S46. 



Mr. Owen offered the following resolution, which was read, considered, 

 and agreed to, viz : 



Resoloed, That the Assistant Secretary cause one thousand copies of 

 the journal of the Board of Regents, from the commencement of its organi- 

 zation to the close of this meeting, to be printed in the same form as the 

 pamphlet already printed by this board, and that he forward twenty-five 

 copies thereof to each of the regentsj 



Mr. Totten offered the following resolution, which was read, considered, 

 and agreed to unanimously : • 



Whereas the present meeting of the board may probably be the last at 

 which the services of Mr. Hough, regent from New York, as Secretary, 

 will be required, 



Resolved, That the thanks of the board are respectfully offered to that 

 gentleman for the prompt, valuable, and disinterested service he has ren- 

 dered as Secretary. 



On motion of Mr. Bache, i 



Resolved, That the Executive Committee be authorized to arrange with 

 the Secretary the time and manner of the discharge of the duties enjoined 

 on him by law, and by the resolutions of the regents. 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Chancellor 

 to procure the introduction, if they deem it expedient, of a bill amenda- 

 tory of the act establishmg this institution. 



Mr. Owen, Mr. Hough, and Mr. Evans were appointed the said com- 

 mittee. 



On motion of Mr. Owen, 



Resolved, That the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution be entitled 

 to participate in the deliberations of the Board of Regents, but without 

 vote. 



On motion of Mr. Evans, 



Ordered, That when this board adjourn to-day, it adjourn to meet on 

 the second Wednesday of this month, at the room of the Vice President 

 of the United States, in the Capitol', at 11 o'clock, a. m. 



The board then adjourned accordingly. 



Journal of proceedings of the Smithsonian Institution at their second 



meeting. 



WEDNESDAY, December 9, 1S46. 



This being the second Wednesday of December, the Board of Regents 

 met, pursuant to their resolution of the 9th day of September last, fixing 

 their regular meetings. 



