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its conditions, and conidiKliiii;' his iciiiarks with a motion tliat the 

 resohitions be adopted. 



The Chairnum liavin,u- put the (question, the lesohitions were unani- 

 mously adopted. 



The Secretary then brouy,lit before the Kegent.s the ditticulties under 

 which he was hiboriui>- from tlie insufficient appropriations for the Na- 

 tional Zooloji'ical Park, and alter a full discussion of the special diffi- 

 culties of the situation bc]ony:in<;' to a novel undertiiking-, where no one 

 could say beforehand what appropriation would certainly be reiiuired 

 under each item, but where limited approi)riations are nevertheless 

 made in unchangeable si>ecittc items, unsupplemented by discretionary 

 power, the following preamble and resolution were adopted: 



Whereas, the Natioual Zoolo<;ical Park has been plaeed iiuder the direction of 

 this Board, under h'gishxtive conditions (juite other than those conteinplated at the 

 time that the responsibility of its administration was accepted by it: 



Resolved, That the Secretary is authorized aiul instructed to represent to the 

 proper committees of Cougrciss the difficulties wjiich these conditions impose upon 

 the administration of the Institution, and to advise such legislation as may do away 

 with the present system by which half of the expense of said i^ark is paid from the 

 revenues of the District of Columbia; and also to advise such changes in the form 

 of future appropriation bills as may be rerjnisite to do away with the especially 

 imposed difiiculties which are now encountered in carrying on the work. 



Adjourned. 



