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Journal of proceedings of the regents of lite Smithsoruan liistitvtioyi. 



At a meeting of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 held at the city of Washington, on Monday, the 7th day of September, 

 anno Domini 1846, present — 



Hon. George M. Dahas, Vice President of the United States j 



Hon. R. B. Taney, Chief Justice ; 



Hon. Wm. W. Seaton, Mayor of the city of Washington ; 



Hon. George Evans, Senator; 



Hon. Isaac S. Pennybacker, Senator ; 



Hon. Robert Dale Owen, Representative ; 



Hon. Wm. J. Hongh, Representative; 



Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, Representative ; 



Hon. Rufus Choate, of Mass., Citizen at large; 



Gideon Hawley, LLD., of New York, Citizen at large ; 



Hon. Richard Rush, of Penn., Citizen at large ; 



Alexander Dallas Bache, LLD., National Institute; 



Col. Joseph G Totten, National Institute. 



For the purpose of a preliminary organization of said board, Hon. George 

 M. Dallas was appointed President, and Hon. Wm. J. Plough Secretary. 

 On motion, it was 



Resolved^ That the President appoint a suitable person doorkeeper, 

 who shall also act as messenger of said board during the present session, 



Wherenpon, the President appointed William JVlcPeak doorkeeper and 

 messenger. 



On motion, it was 



Resolved^ That the Rules and Orders of the Senate of the United States 

 be adopted as the Rules and Orders for the government of this board, until 

 others shall be adopted in their stead. 

 On motion, it was 



Resolved^ That the Secretary of this institution, hereafter to be elected, 

 procure from the Department of State a copy of the joint resolution of 

 the two houses of Congress by which a portion of the regents of this 

 institution were appointed ; and that he also procure from the Secretary 

 of the Senate and horn the Clerk of the Bouse of Representatives, respect- 

 ively, a certificate of the appointment of the regents from their respective 

 houses, and file the same in the office of the Secretary of said institution. 

 On motion, it was 



Resolved^ That ail further action of this board in relation to tlie elec- 

 tion of officers be postponed until to-morrow. 



On motion, the board adjourned to to-morrow. 



TUESDAY, September S, 1816. 



'Y'xQ Board of Regents met pursuant to adjournment. 



Present, the same regents named in yesterday's proceedings, ^xcept 

 Mr. Totten, who is absent in consequence of sickness. 



Oil motion, the board then proceeded to the election of a Chancellor, 

 by ballot; and, upon counting the ballots, it appeared that Hon. George 

 M. Dallas was unanimously elected. 



