746 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



Mr. DoNNAN. I desire to say to the House that this reso- 

 lution proposes five thousand less than the usual number 

 of copies ; but we make no provision for furnishing any 

 copies to members of Congress. The whole number is for 

 the Smithsonian Institution. 



Mr. HoLMAN. It seems to me that there ought to be 

 some copies for members of Congress. I think it would be 

 fair not to increase the number, but to divide it up so that 

 a portion shall be distributed by Senators and members of 

 the House. 



Mr. DoNNAN. This is a Senate resolution and it was be- 

 lieved inasmuch as members of Congress have no means 

 of distributing the documents that they could obtain such 

 copies as they desired for their own use from the institu- 

 tion. 



Mr. HoLMAN. I think it would be better to have a small 

 number provided for members of Congress. Most of us are 

 perfectly willing to send them to our constituents. I think 

 one-third of the number should be furnished for the use of 

 members of Congress. What is the number which the 

 resolution proposes to have printed ? 



Mr. DoNNAN. Seventy-five hundred for distribution by 

 the Smithsonian Institution. 



Mr. IIoLMAN. Seventy-five hundred all together ? 



Mr. DoNNAN. Yes ; and the usual number was twelve 

 thousand. 



Mr. IIoLMAN. Then I would move to amend the resolu- 

 tion so that three thousand copies shall be furnished to the 

 Senate and House ; two thousand for the House, and one 

 thousand for the Senate, and that the remaining forty-five 

 hundred shall be for the institution. 



Mr. DoNNAN. I have no objection to the House voting 

 on that amendment. 



Mr. E. R. Hoar. I did ftot understand whether the mo- 

 tion of the gentleman from Indiana was to add to the 

 number. 



Mr. HoLMAN. ISTo ; but to divide the number proposed 

 so as to give a portion to the Senate and to the House. 



Mr. E. R. Hoar. I desire to say that this number is only . 

 what the Smithsonian Institution desires for distribution 

 according to its systems among the libraries and colleges of 

 the coun'try, and for its exchanges. I do not think it would 

 be proper or wise for the House to take away a part of the 

 ordinary number furnished to this institution, for the pur- 

 pose of distributing this document to favored constituents 

 of members of the House. If members desire copies for 



