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MAR 22 1888

Ayes & nays called for

Regent Burnham called for the quest ion(sic) upon the mot ion(sic) to adopt the substitute offered by Regent Roberts and called for the ayes and nayes thereon.

The roll being called the vote resulted as follows:

Ayes,Regents Davis,Gere(sic) and Roberts.

Nayes,Regents(sic) Burnham,Hull(sic) and Mallalieu.

Substitute for sec.2.of(sic) comt. report (finance) by Mallalieu.

The chairman decided the motion to adopt the substitute offered by Regent Roberts for section two of substituted report of finance committee to be lost.

The question then recurring upon the motion to adopt the original section two as proposed by the finance committee and amended,Regent(sic) Mallalieu offered the following resolution as a substitute for said section two of committees report as amended,and(sic) moved it s(sic) adoption seconded by Regent Hull.

Billings,tenure(sic) salary &c.

That Dr.Frank(sic) Billings be continued in his position as an investigator into the cause and nature of animal diseases and the practical application of his claimed discoveries, in the experimental station of the University,and(sic) t o(sic) hold his position at the pleasure of the Board of Regents and subject to removal at any regular or special meeting; that he be responsible to the Director of said experimental stat ion,(sic) that his compensation be paid out of the fund appropriated by the General Government for the maintenance of said station, that said compensation be determined by the Board and be based upon monthly payments.

Amendment by Regent Davis,

Regent Davis proposed an amendment to the resolution offered by Regent Mallalieu, by adding thereto the following:

Laboratory and Library rooms.(sic) accepted.

"And that for the present the rooms now occupied for the Laboratory and Library be retained".

Adopted.

Regent Mallalieu accepted the amendment, and the question being put upon the resolution of Regent Mallalieu as amended was declared carried and the substitute offered by him adopted.

Adoption of report (substituted) of finance com't. as amended and modified.

The main question then recurring, that of the adoption of the report of the finance committee as amended, it was agreed that section four of said report relating to appropriations should be dropped from the committees(sic) report for the present, and the question being then put was declared carried and the substituted report of the finance committee as amended by the above proceedings was adopted.

On motion the Board then took a recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

After recess.

Lincoln,Nebraska(sic) March 22nd. 1888.

The Board of Regents met at 2 o'clock p.m. pursuant to adjournment of this morning.

Present Regents Burnham,Davis,Gere,Hull,Mallalieu(sic) and Roberts.

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