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Museum and for the "Bulletins" aud animal volumes of the "Proceed- 

 ings" of the National Museum, ten thousand dollars. 



Exchanges of the Geological Survey : For the purchase of 

 necessary books for the libraryj and the payment for the transmission 

 of public documents through the Smithsonian exchange, five thousand 

 dollars. 



(Sundry civil appropriation act, approved August 30, 1890.) 



Miscellaneous: To reimburse the Smithsonian Institution for ex- 

 penses incurred in the exchange of the publications of the Fish Com- 

 mission for those of foreign countries, being for the service of the fiscal 

 year, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, two hundred and fifteen dollars 

 and twenty cents. 



To enable the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to purchase 

 from Frederick S. Perkins, of Wisconsin, his collection of prehistoric 

 copper imi)lements, seven thousand dollars. 



Preservation of collections, National Museum : To supply a deficiency 

 in the appropriation for preservation of collections, National Museum, 

 for the fiscal year eighteen hundred aud eighty-seven, eleven dollars 

 and forty-five cents. 



Claims allowed by the First Comptroller, Treasury Department: 



For international exchanges ; Smithsonian Institution, one dollar and 

 five cents. 



(Deficiency appropriation act, approved September 30, 1890.) 



appointment of REOENTS of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



No. 23. — Joint resolution to fill vacancies in the Board of Eegents of 

 the Smithsonian Institution : 



Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, 

 etc. — That the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, of the class other than members of Congress, shall be filled 

 by the appointment of Charles Devens, of Massachusetts, in the place 

 of Noah Porter, of Connecticut, resigned; and by the reappointment 

 of James C. Welling, of Washington City, whose term of office has ex- 

 pired. 



Approved May 22, 1890. 



