REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 121 



NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



The following appropriations were made by Congress in 1879 for dis- 



bursal under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution : 



Preservation of collections, Smithsonian Institution : For pres- 

 ervation and care of the collections of the National Museum, 

 including those from the International Exhibition of 1876. 

 (Forty-fifth Congress, third session, chapter 182; 1879, 

 March 3) 823, 000 



Distribution of duplicates : For expenses of making up into 

 sets, for distribution to colleges and museums, the duplicate 

 ores, minerals, and objects of natural history belonging to 

 the United States. (Forty-fifth Congress, third session, 

 chapter 182 ; 1879, March 3) 5, 000 



Preservation of collections, Smithsonian Institution, Armory 

 Building : For expense of watching and storage of articles 

 belonging to the United States, including those transferred 

 from the International Exhibition of 187G. (Forty-fifth Con- 

 gress, third session, chapter 182 ; 1879, March 3) 2, 500 



Additional security against fire: For providing additional se- 

 curity against fire in the Smithsonian building for. the gov- 

 ernment collections, in accordance with report of the commis- 

 sion appointed to examine the public buildings, December 

 10, 1877. (Forty-fifth Congress, third session, chapter 182; 

 1879, March 3) 3, 000 



For completing and preparing for publication the contributions 

 to North American Ethnology, under the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tion : Provided, That all the archives, records, and materials 

 relating to the Indians of North America, collected by the 

 geographical and geological survey of the Eocky Mountain 

 Region, shall be turned over to the Smithsonian Institution, 

 that the work may be completed and prepared for publica- 

 tion under its direction : Provided, That it shall meet the ap- 

 proval of the Secretary of the Interior and of the Secretary of 

 the Smithsonian Institution. (Forty-fifth Congress, third ses- 

 sion, chapter 182, 1879; March 3) 20, 000 



For a fire-proof building, for the use of the National Museum, 

 three hundred leet square, to be erected under the direction 

 and supervision of the Eegents of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, in accordance with the plans now on file with the Joint 

 Committee of Public Buildings and Grounds, on the south- 

 eastern portion of the grounds of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, said building to be placed east of the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution, leaving a roadway between it and the latter of not 

 less than fifty feet, with its north front on a line with the 

 south face of the buildings of the Agricultural Department 

 and of the Smithsonian Institution, and all expenditures for 



