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For a separate buildiug, capable of removal to Wasliingtoh 

 after the close of tlieExbibitiou,to be used as a National Mu- 

 seum at the capital of the nation SliOO, 000 



971,000 



These estimates were reduced by the Commitlee on Appropriations, 

 which presented to Congress the following, which was passed without 

 opposition from any quarter: 



War Department $133, 000 



Navy Department 100, 000 



Interior Department 115, 000 



Treasury Department 5, 000 



Post-Office Department 5, 000 



Agricultural Department « 50, 000 



Smithsonian Institution 67, 000 



United States Commission of Food-Fishes 5, 000 



For show-cases, shelving, stationery, postage, telegrams, ex- 



pressage, and incidentals 25, 000 



505, 000 



Authority was also given in the enactment to erect any building or 

 part of a buildiug that might be necessary ; to be " paid for jjro rata out 

 of the sums appropriated to the several Departments, the United States 

 Commission of Food-Fishes, the Treasury and Post-Office Departments 

 excei)ted, the cost of the building uot to exceed one hundred and fifty 

 thousand dollars ; said building to be sold at the close of the Exhibition 

 and the proceeds covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts." 



Authority was given to the heads of the several Executive Depart- 

 ments to display at the Exhibition, under such conditions as they might 

 I)rescribe, all such articles in store or under the control of such Depart- 

 ments as might be necessary or desirable to render the collection com- 

 l)lete and exhaustive ; but the board were forbidden to expend any larger 

 Slim than was set down for each Dei)artment, or to enter into any con- 

 tract or engagement that should result in any such increased expenditure. 



The next question presented to the board for its consideration was 

 that of the space required by the several Departments, and whether it 

 would be necessary to erect a special building. Of course it was quite 

 impossible at so short notice to decide as to the space needed, and ap- 

 proximate estimates only could be presented. Indeed, in all cases it has 

 ])r()ved that the area originally decided upon was far below what has 

 since been found necessary, and almost daily demands for increased 

 accommodations are made by some branch or other of the Government. 



In regard to the matter of accommodations, inquiry was first directed 

 to the Centennial authorities in Philadelphia as to whether a building 



