the Smithsonian Institution, an appropriation must also be asked every year for their preservation and exhibition. The discussions thereby occasioned show how unfavorable they are to a quiet, undisturbed pursuit of the great ends of the Institution itself. Acknowledgments are due for facilities and co-operation afforded by Mr. Spofford, Librarian of Congress; Mr. Dawson, Librarian of the House of Representatives; Mr. S. A. Brown, Chief Clerk, and Mr. Baker, of the Department of State; Capt. R. A. Bayley, of the Treasury Department; Messrs. W. B. Taylor, C. B. Young, and G. H. Boehmer of the Smithsonian Institution, and especially to the printers, Messrs. Judd & Detweiler, for their valuable services. WILLIAM J. RHEES. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, April, 1879. CONTENTS. CORRESPONDENCE between attorneys in England, Department of Page. EXTRACTS FROM THE MEMOIRS OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, giving accounts of meetings of committees appointed by Congress REPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE of the Board of Re- Nath'l F. Moore, Columbia College, N. Y. Mark Hopkins, Williams' College, Mass.- Enoch Pond, Bangor Theological Seminary, Me............. Chas. J. Whipple, Salem Atheneum, Mass.. C. P. Krauth, Pennsylvania College, Pa.. William Sparrow, Theological Seminary, Va.. Matthew F. Maury, National Observatory, D. C. ---- Aug. W. Smith, Wesleyan University, Ct.----. James Curley, Georgetown College, D. C.-‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ Edward Hitchcock, Amherst College, Mass. E. Robinson, Union Theological Seminary, N. Y.----. |