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EEPOET OF COMMITTEE.

Your special committee to whom was referred the resolution of the city of Chicago, proposing the donation of $250,000 to the Mechanical department of this institution, located at Chicago, and the resolution of Mr. Hayes in relation thereto, would report that we recommend the adoption of the resolution in the following form : v Resolved, That this Board appreciate highly the liberal proposition of the city of Chicago, by its resolution of August 11th, 1868, to appropriate $250,000 of seven per cent, bonds of said city, as soon as the requisite power can be obtained, as an endowment for the Mechanical Department of this University, upon condition that the said department and its buildings should be permanently located at a site within one-half mile of the geographical center of said city. Resolved, That in accordance with the resolution of this Board of March 13th, 1867, establishing a Mechanical Department of the Industrial University at Chicago, as near as possible to the center of the city, the members of this Board residing in the Third Grand Division and First Congressional District be, and they are hereby, instructed to accept said proposition, and notify the said city thereof; and they are authorized and instructed to execute and deliver such contracts as may be necessary or proper in the premises. (Signed) I. S. MAHAN, Chairman of Committee. Mr. Hayes moved its adoption, which being seconded, the ayes and noes were called, resulting as follows : Ayes—Allen, Blackburn, Brown of Chicago, Brown of Pulaski, Cobb, Burchard, Edwards, Flagg, Goltra, Hayes, Johnson, Mahan, McMurray, Pickrell, Pnllen, Quick, Scroggs, Yan Osdell, the Regent—19. Noes—None. The subject of Legislative appropriation was then called up. Mr. Johnson moved that this subject be made the special order for 7 o'clock, and that it be discussed in secret session. After some discussion, on motion of Mr. Flagg, it was referred to the Finance Committee. Carried. On motion the Board adjourned to 2 o'clock, P . M.

A F T E R N O O N SESSION. The Board was called to order at 2:30 P . M. The following resolutions of Mr. Flagg were taken up and passed: Resolved, That the Superintendent of the Farm be instructed to report a scheme of Agricultural experiments for the year 1869, to be carried out on the University farm, and also simultaneously at other points in the State, en>