EEPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 571 



ined the accounts of appropriations and disbursements for the National 

 Museum for the year 1873, and find for each disbursemeut a voucher 

 approved by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and a certifi- 

 cate of an authorized agent of the Institution appended, setting forth 

 that the account is correct, the articles or services charged therein were 

 required, and furnished on account of the objects specified, and that 

 the same were necessary, and the charges reasonable. 



The undersigned have also examined the journal and ledger of the 

 National Museum, and find the balances remaining, on the 1st of Jan- 

 uary, 1874, of the appropriations of Congress for Smithsonian building 

 and for preservation of collections in the National Museum to corres- 

 pond with the certificate of the 2d February, 1874, of the disbursing 

 clerk of the Interior Department, viz: Smithsonian building, 1874, 

 $9,012.95, (see page 518, journal A;) preservation of collections, 1874, 

 $7,500, (see page 55, journal A ;) total balance, $16,512.95. 



The other member of the committee (Dr. Maclean) was obliged to 

 leave the city previous to this examination. 



Eespectfully submitted. 



PETER PARKER, 

 W. T. SHERMAN, 

 • Executive Committee. 



Washington, February 5, 1874. 



