New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18


the .ncunt ssp~ndss .hS ,ss saoasI
sitfdr.w frou' Corcafsn his,....... sau
Balance n tic iEss-giy ''.....'-........ i'.lss 5,
Hence there {. in tho hand. of ccrcorsa Il Ri<rs
and il the Treasury Of the Institution. in addition 70
the whole Of the original bequos. in the Treasury Of
tls Ubi'e6 stsies. si5s $50 81.
The statement was referred 70 the Executive Con
nitee.
The Board thea adjourned 10 meet on Saturday. iih
JsnuAy, at 10 o. clock.
SsTURDAr, Jan. II, 1855.
An adjourned meeting OF the Bcari Of Regents 81
he 81 ihsoaisn lustItuOa held % Ss<ardsy,
Jan. -, ISIS. st 10 O'Clock A. NJ Present. Chsncsl
or Tspey, MCars. BscSe, Bcrricn Choase, Easlish.
n vey Mssor, MeschArs, Pearce, Rush, T.ttsn-
Tie minutes Of the last meeting were read and sp-
proved.
Mr.. Pesrce. in behalf Of the Executive Committee.
prese ned the estimate Of appropriations for The year
.55 which. on his motion, laid on the table for
tbe present.
Nr. Peafce. in behalf u the Executive Committee.
presented the owing kepor, in relation to the eass
Of Mr. Blo5eett which had been referred to ths; Com
mittee by the Board
R,porf-At a meeting Of toe Board Of Regents.
held saturday, july :, isai, the Executive Comnttss
authorized to inSestig ate and settle the Business
presented 10 the Board by the secretary in ref ren,s
10 the adjustment IF the claims Of Mr. Lorn Budget
The Ccmutt. hsvpgi v.stig aed the matter referred
70 them, presents The following Report, IN part; Mr.
Blocget employ ed by the Secretary OF the iost-
tuition 10 ala hun, by such ldoors, IN relation 20 tue
meteorological observations, under the direction Ut
Il e Smit s,nsn Institution, rs the Secretary might
assign 3he rafes OF compensation for these services
were Fixed from time TO time by the same officer aud
Mr. Boceet If entitled 10 other compens alton tasa
thst pa 10 i'm. His f'siDg IN the lnstitunoo WAS
suply t6st Of ateupOrary employe OF the Secretary.
ham thQ frfe NINA
pey. ana duration OF service Empsoyeo sue st~ -
ese services, IN connection with tue etecrokx,o''
operations, the fruits OF he abors be'o1s oAeass'
to the Ii stitstoa In sdi'iop To the-s payments ths
Committee is prepai.6 receiving Satisfactory state
merits or vouchers from Mr.. BiOdget, " ressOa sbs
expeuses incurred during aDy iou news he may nave
made with the consent of the Secretary, for Objects
connected with his duties in meeorocgy in tue Iasti
tuition, 10 refund The amount; a. also. any moneys
which may appear to the satsiaction OF the Commit
tee TO have been paid out by him, and not already re-
paid for clerical other services connected win inc
meteorolo observ atoms of The nthsooisn lnsti-
tuition, snd for which equivalent advantage has
been received. }. A. PsAR'E, Executive
A. d. BacaE Committee
Communications and q emorial from Mr.. Bodget
10 the Board were then read and ordered to lie on
the table.
The report OF the Executive Committee was thea
adopted unanimously.
1t being stated 10 tho Board by Mr.. Choate, on
behalf Of Mr. C. c. Jewett, that he did not design.
for reasons stated by him, to ask the action OF the
Regents at their present meeting on his memorial On
the Sd July last communicated TO the Board through
tie Secretary, Mr. Mason moved that the said paper
be returned by the Secretary to Mr.. Jewett.
On motion the memorial to the Board was then
read.
Mr.. Choate then requested permission, in behalf Of
Mr.. Jeyett to W ..ldraw the memorial-whlch was
granted.
The Secretary then stated to the Board that he had
deemed 4 his duty, since its last session, to remove
Mr. CT aries c. Jewett from the Office as Assistant 70
the Secretary. He deeply regretted the necessary
which he had been under to exercise this authority
declared to be vested in him by tn, Board and, Tor
the present no rested the reasons for the act on the
character of a paper submitted by Mr. JeSea to the
Select Committee on the distribution of the income.
snd upon the expressed opinion in regard to that
paper by the Committee to which ii was submitted.
Mr. Pearce offered the following:
The Secretary having stated TO tue Boara INA
since the 4s, meeting Of the Regents IN 1884, he nad
removed sir Jes EFT under the authority declared %
he vested In him by the resolution ct July 8, 1885,
Rres That while the so,d regret the necessity Of Af
X h ,sS scs act q. s: sen y
IN Iepqyins Mr.. Jewstt
The Board then adjourned, TO meet on Monday.
Jan. -, at 10 clock.
MONDAY, Jan. Is, 1855.
The Board Of Regents met to day at 10 o'clock.
Present: Chancellor fancy, Messrs Bache. Ber-
rien, Douglas, Hayley, Mason, Pearcc, Rush, Tow
ors, and Toten.
The CHANCELLOR took the Chair, and the minutes
Of the last n eetng were read and approved
Mr.. Pearce : resolutions, offered at the last meet
ing on Saturday, were then taken up.
The auction being taken on the first resolution,
was adopted.
Ysa.-6Isneelor Taeey. M...rs Posrce, Mason H,"ey.
perrieu Push, BacLe, 10tteu-e.
Nqys-MessiS Douslss, Towefs-l
The second resolution was then taken up, anu
adopted.
Ita,-cbsucelor Tsnsv ne.us Pesree. Mason. Hswley.
BeTren. Rush Bache Touen-3
NGts-Messs Dousss T0weis-2
On motion Of Mr.. Rush, afr. John L. Towers was
elected to I'll the vacancy in the Building Committee
The report Of the Executive Committee, making
osiimates of appropriations for the year 1885, was
then taken up and adopted.
The estimates were then adopted, viz:
For building furniture fixtures &c............,.sloc1
o or sd sOe
For lursry Nusepm ard Gallery II ht''..'''''''' TO-"
On II otion Of Gen. Totten, the following resouton
wss adopted ,.,.,,.. .,
pl,,j Tb. In c.se the required for The completion Of
q sniihor Busns should exceed ne snouh' spb,op
.ta fr tie came that tie Building COMMITTEES nave sin.y
10 pay uravoGsbe excess out Of ianas on e'P0 " ~
SIhe report of tie Building Committee was then
read, and en- motion, adopted
AmemoTial and printed pamphlet rom 'ohh Lo'a'
OF Portland Maine, was read and ordered 70 10 Oh
he table