National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-19
THE SMITHSONIAN RESTITUTION.



The annual meeting of the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution was held yesterday
morning. Chiof-Justice Waite presided and the
following munbers were present; Chof-JustiCc
Waite, General sherman, Peter Parker, cX-Prcsi-
dent Mclean, of Princeton College President Por-
ter, of Yale College Professor Gray, of Harvard /;
Senator MaNcy, Senator Hill, of Colorado Senator
llOnr Representatives Dccrlug Taylor and Cox
aud DR., Coppcc, of Lehigh uuiversiiy, Pennsylva;
mia, The death Of President Garfield, who had
been recent for many years, was announced, Ond
the ChictJustiCc was authorized TO prepare suit
able expression for record. Dr. Parker presented
the report Of the executive cOmnittce comprising
the financial statements of the year. The total eX-
pCnliturus were s3S SOG.1S; total Smithson nInq in
The United States Treasury nj 8 per cent JauuNry,
iSs2 SiU3OOO receipts for year from nited States
81 ,7a56I; sale of Virginia bonds and coupons,
5i2li7.2i balance on hand, January /, lSS2, $780,
1881, by deposit In United States Treasury to in.
crcNso iund, 95l,'OO; Tor operations oIthe lnsti!u.
tiOu Tor The year, S;SO6l1S; balance ut the begin
ming OF year 1852, 81, ,2j5.j2,
BUILDING COMHuTEEs REPORT.
General sherman presented tho report Of the Ma
tiOual Museum building committee, which showed
that the building had been constructed within the
appropriations made by Congress, was now COM
pcted, and formally turned over 20 the charge Of
the regens. The amount expended was S2j00OO,
aud s9j 900 for the tiling. The committee was dis
charged, with the thanks of the board for the
gratifying and successful manner In which they
had discharged their duties. Dr. Gray pre-
| sCuted the report of tho committee on the
| Henry Memorial volume, which had been
| printed by Congress aud distributed during the
| lAst AtuIs lNtbNlNllolA NNlt utblNth approving
Of plans of Cluss Il SchultGe, architects, for fire.
| pr0ohnR the eastern portion Of the Smithsonian
! building, the portion formerly used rs residence
| by Professor Henry, but now required for offices
| and working rooms. Professor Baird was in
sruCtUd to present the subject to Congress and ask
| for an appropriation for this purpose, a resOlu.
ton was adopted 10 offer the use of the hall In the
| New Museum iOr the annual meetings of the Ma
| tOnal Academy Of Sciences ana similur natural
| scientific organizations. Tho executive committee
| recommended the selection Of the triangle on tho
Smithsonian grounds, northwest Of the build.
! ing, us
| THE SITE ToR THE HENRY STATUE
| II was decided that the only inscription TO be
placed ON the statue should be the words Joseph
! Henry" 4 resolution Of thanks was adopted q
! GuueTnl NJ C. Moigs for his valuable services as
consulting enginucri In the construction of the New
! Museum. The executive committee were In,
| slruCted to ask Congress TO corporate with the
| Regents in the ceremony Of unvciliug the statue
| Professor Baird, the secretary, presented his an,
nual report Of the operation of the Institute RnC
the Museum for the past year, which wQs referred
10 the executive committee, with authority to trans
nit II to Congress. The board then adjourned vim
| de-