REruET OF THE SECRETARY. 17 



F. Baird, the second Secretarv of this Institution, and an eminent 

 naturalist, it seems proper to recall that a bill was introduced in the 

 Senate on December 12, 18ST, by Senator Morrill appropriating- the 

 sum of $15,000 for a statue in bronze of Professor Baird. Th(^ bill 

 was referred to the Senate Couunittee on Public Buildinos suid 

 Grounds, from which it was reported on December 21 of the same 

 year, and passed l)y the Senate^ on February i>, 1S88. On February 13 

 it was referred to the House Committee on the Library, from which 

 it failed of report. 



Senator Morrill afterwards reported for the Connnittcc on Pu))lic 

 Buildino-s and Grounds an amendment to the sundry ciyil bill for 1890, 

 appropriating the sum al)o\e mentioned for the erection of the statue. 

 The amendment was referred to the Senate Appropriations Couunit- 

 tee, but was not included in the bill as reported from the conuuittee. 



The Secretary called attention to the matter in his reports for the 

 years 18S1), 181)0, 1891, 1892, and 1S91, where the hope was expressed 

 that the bill would receive fayorable consideration. 



I^attondl (jaJJenj of Anwrtvaii art. — A bill luiving been introduced 

 in Congress at its last session for the construction of a national gal- 

 lery of art, the attention of Senator Penrose, who presented the bill, 

 was called to the fact that section 5.58(> of the Pe^•ised Statutes speci- 

 fies, among other things, that wheneyer suitaI)lo arrangements can be 

 made from tin)e to time for their reception, all objects of art l)elong- 

 ing to the United States shall be deliyered to such persons as may be 

 authorized by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 

 receiye them, and so arranged and classitied in the building erected 

 for the Institution as best to facilitate their examination and study. 

 In compliance with this provision of law the Institution has for many 

 years maintained a collection of art objects, to which has been added 

 from to time, by gift and purchase, paintings, ])ronzes, etc., though 

 with its limited fund the accjuisitions by purchase have not l)een 

 luunerous. It was suggested to Senatoi" Penrose that should there be 

 any likelihood of the passage of the bill the Smithsonian Institution, 

 which has alwa}' s concei'ned itself with art, would be the natural custo- 

 dian of a national galler}-. The bill is still pending, and will prol)ably 

 come up for action during the next session of Congress. 



InteTnatlowd Zoological Cong/'ess. — At the Fifth International Zoo- 

 logical Congress held in Berlin, Germany, August 12-16, 1901, the 

 Institution was represented In' Dr. Leoidiard Stejneger, of the National 

 Museum, who reports as follows: 



The congress was opened on August 12, and lasted until August 16, 

 when the delegates and members adjourned to attend the rcn-eption 

 given in their honor by the High Senate of Ihunburg. It was in every 

 respect a success. One of the main factors of this success was the 

 unexampled interest in the congress displayed by the German Govern- 

 ment. A large sum of money was placed at the disposition of the com- 



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