XLVI ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS. 



Depart))) cnf of the hiterior — United ^States Potent Offi,ee: For purchase 

 of professional and scientific books, and expenses of transporting- i)ub- 

 lications of patents issued by the Patent Office to foreign governments, 

 two thousand five hundred dollars. (Legislative, executive, and 

 judicial act. Chap. 190, Statutes, p. 215. Approved July 16, 1892.) 



W a)' Department: For the transportation of reports and maps to 

 foreign countries through the Smithsonian Institution, one hundred 

 dollars. (Sundry civil appropriation act, Chap. 380. Statutes, p. 378, 

 Apjuoved August 5, 1892.) 



Naval OhseriHitory: For repairs [etc., J * * * freight, including 

 transmission of pul)li<' documents through the Smithscmian exchange. 

 [etc. I two tliousand live hundred dollars, (Legislative, executive and 

 Jndicial act, Cliap. 190, Statutes, p. 211. Approved July 10, 1892.) 



V. S. (feol(H/ieal ^SKnu)/: For the purchase of necessary books, for the 

 library, and the payment for the transmission of public documents 

 through tlie Smithsonian exchange, two thousand dollars. (Sundry 

 Civil ajjpropriation act, chap. 380. Statutes, d. 371. Apjjroved Au- 

 gnst 5, 1892.) 



natiojNtal museum. 



For continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the col- 

 lection from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Govern- 

 ment, and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all 

 necessary employees, one hundred and tliirty-two thousand five hun- 

 dred dollars. 



For cases, furniture, fixtures, and ajtpliances required for the exhi- 

 bition and safekeeping of the collections of the National Museum, in- 

 cluding salaries or com])ensation of all necessary employees, fifteen 

 thousand dollars. 



For cx]>ense of heating, lighting, electrical, telegraphic and telephonic 

 service for tlie Ts'ational Museum, eleven thousand dollars. 



For ]>ostage stamps and foreign postal cards for the National Mu- 

 seum, five hundi'ed dollars. (Sundry civil appropriation act, chap. 380. 

 Statutes, ]). 3<>0, Approved August 5, 1892.) 



Treasnri/ Department. — To pay amounts found due by the accounting 

 officers of the Treasury on account of preservation of collections. 

 National Museum, being for the services of the fiscal year eighteen 

 hundred and ninety, as follows: 



To pay the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad Company, four dollars and 

 forty-seven cents; to pay the Atlantic and Pa<'ific Eailroad Company, 

 two dollars and fifty cents; in all, six dollars and ninety-seven cents. 

 (Deficiencies a])propriation act. Chap. 311. Statutes, p. 283. Ap- 

 proved July 28, 1892.) 



Pnhiie Fri)itr)ig and Bmding. — For the Smithsonian Institution, for 

 l>rinting labels and blanks and for the '^ Bulletins" and annual vol- 

 unu'S of the "Proceedings" of the National Museum, twelve thousand 

 dollars. (Sundry civil appropriation act. Chap. 380. Statutes, p. 

 388. Ap[)roved August 5, 1892.) 



Joint RESOLmoN [No. 8,] to cncouriige the estiiblislmieiit and eiidownient of 

 institutions of leiiriiiu<>- at the national capital by detinin.i;' the poli(>y of the Gov- 

 pinnicut with reference to the use of its literary and scientific collections by 

 students. 



Whereas, large collections illustrative of the various arts and scien- 

 ces and facilitating literary and scientific research have been accu- 

 mulated by the action of Congress through a series of years at the 

 national capital; and 



