Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-09
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
Annual Meeting of the Board oil Re.
gents To-day.

The regular annual meeting of the board OF
regents of the Smithsonian institution was
held this morning at 1890. There were present
Chief Justice Fuller, Senators Ingalls,, Morrill,,
Cullom and Gibson, Representatives s. s. Cox,
W. W. Phelps and Wheeler, DIR. Henry Coppee,
OF Bethlehem, Pa, DIR. J. G. yelling, Gen. NJ.
G. Meigs, and the secretary, Prof Langley.
Senator Ingalls, was called to the chair. Ex-
cuses for non-attendance were read from DR..
Noah Porter, of New Haven, Conn.,, and DR.. j.
B. Angel, of Ann Arbor, and it was stated
that DIR. Andrew D. White was absent from the
country. After the reading and approval
of the proceedings of the board at its last
meeting the secretary announced the death
during the year of one of the regents, DIR Asa
Gray, and after remarks by DR.. Coppee on the
worth and eminence of their late colleague,
resolutions were adopted in regard to his
memory.
MR.. FULLER ELECTED CHANCELLOR.
The board then proceeded to the election OF
a chancellor, and on motion of Mr.. Cox, Chief
Justice Melville W. Fuller, was unanimously
elected to fill the Office occupied by the late
Chief Justice Waite.
DIR. yelling, chairman, presented the
annual report of the executive COM
the receipts for the year were S44,356
against an expenditure of S39, 546.77, leaving a
balance of S4,S09.23 The total amount of the
funds administered by the institution during
the year was as follows: The Smith
sonian income. S44 1856, and from other APP
changes, ethnology. building repairs,
and national museum $3.50, 7l1.O3. The com
mittee certified that all the accounts and books
had been examined and found correct. The
report was accepted, and a resolution adopted
appropriating the annual income for the year
10 Of flaa t+rrftn 70 hn 1ol
by the secretary with the advice of the execu-
tive committee.
IN FAVOR OF THE GEOLOGICAL PvRK.
The Secretary presented his annual report in
print, and expressed a readiness to make any
additional statements or explanations desired.
Senator Cullom alluded to the sub
ject Of the proposed geological park, and
expressed great interest in it. After a
general expression of opinion by the regents in
favor OF the project, 1t was decided that the
Congressional regents should make an earnest
effort to make the bill pass at this session.
THE NEW LIBRARY.
In relation to the new library of Congress il
was resolved that it is desired that in the new
building for the library of Congress ample
provision shall be made for the accommo ton
and increase of the Smithsonian deposit, now
already numbering over quarter of a million
titles, and still increasing at the cost of a con-
siderable part of the Smithsonian income in a
distinct hall or halls worthy of such collection
which, while recalling to the visitor the name of
Smithson, shall erIbody such facilities for
those consulting the volumes as to aid in his
large purpose Of the diffusion of knowledge
among men.
1t having been stated that an act had been
passed recently by Congress incorporating the
American Historical association, and authoriz-
ing the regents of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition to permit said association to
deposit its collections, manuscripts,
books, &C., in the Smithsonian institution or
national museum under such rules as they
should prescribe. it was decided that the con-
ditions of the deposit should be determined
by the secretary, with the approval of the
executive committee.
On motion of Senator Cullom the board then
adjourned sine die.