FORTIETH CONGRESS, 1867-69. 717 



the actual cost of taking care of and keeping the articles 

 which the Government now owns amounts to more than 

 $10,000 a year. Having imposed this duty upon the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, it is wrong for the Government to ask 

 that institution to pay $6,000 out of its own fund — donated by 

 a foreigner to the cause of science in this country — for the 

 care, preservation, and custody of Government property, 

 to say nothing of the use of the building for that purpose. 



Mr. Maynard. What are the items of the expenditure 

 for that purpose ? It certainly is not all for personal super- 

 vision. 



Mr. Garfield. Only so far as the Board of Regents 

 have to employ persons to take care of and watch that 

 these things are properly guarded. I have here a memorial 

 of the Board of Regents, of which I am a member. It is 

 signed by the Chancellor of the Institution, Chief Justice 

 Chase, and by the Secretary of the Institution, Professor 

 Henr3^ Accompanying that is a detailed statement of the 

 expenses of the National Museum for the year 1868. I ask 

 the attention of members to these papers. 



[See proceedings of May 1, 18G8.] 



The following is a statement of the expense of the Na- 

 tional Museum, for the year 1868 : 



Glass for cases $154 33 



Carbolic acid, insect powder, and arsenic 72 85 



Glass bottles and jars 96 68 



Trays 180 01 



"Wrapping paper 63 90 



Benzine, paint, oil, varnish, putty, brushes 201 87 



Saucers for nests and eggs 22 30 



Stationery, index-books, and blanks > 123 57 



Labels for specimens 208 04 



Locks, keys, handles, funnels, measures, tools, cans, &c. 185 05 



Paper and poison for plants 347 20 



Numbers and labels for minerals 94 41 



Examination, cleaning, assorting, and labeling shells 1,168 95 



Books for proper labeling specimens 430 47 



Tow for stuffing large animals (bears) 24 90 



Artificial eyes for birds, «fec 35 95 



Packing boxes 50 40 



Alcohol 400 00 



Mounting birds, beaver, &c, 195 50 



Freight on collections 1,200 00 



"Walnut cases for specimens ... 1,100 00 



Heating room for collections — 500 00 



Assistants, one at $2,500, one at $600, one at $500, and one at 



$300 3,900 00 



Laborers, and watchmen, one at $840, one at $660, one at $600, 



one at $312, and one at $312 2,724 00 



$13,480 38 



