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the original objects can uot be retained in the Museum. Protograpbs of objects not 

 infrequently supply the place of the object itself in the exhibition cases. The work 

 i nc i denial to such preparation is now of great import a nee and a department or prep- 

 aration has been formed as here indicated : 



Department of preparation: Taxidermists, W. T. Hornaday in charge, Joseph Pal- 

 mer. William Palmer, Henry Marshall. George Marshall, A. .1. Forney. Osteologist, 

 F. A. Lucas. Photographer, T. W. Smillie. Draughtsmen, W. H. Chandlee and W. 

 II. Burger. Modeler, J. W. llcndicy. General preparators, E. II. Hawley and T. W. 

 Sweeny. 



Statements of the work accomplished in these departments during the 

 year are given further on in this report. 



CLASSIFID SERVICE OF THE MUSEUM. 



In response to a resolution* of the Senate asking for a schedule of the 

 classified service of the officers and employes of the National Museum, 

 the Secretarv of the Smithsonian Institution addressed the following 

 letter to the Hon. John J. Ingalls, president pro tempore of the Senate, 

 transmitting a schedule which, upon very careful consideration, seemed 

 to represent the actual needs of the service. 



* U. S. Senate, October 9, 1888. 



THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



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Mr. Wilson, of Iowa. I offer the following resolution, and ask for its present consid- 

 eration : 



Resolved, That the Regents and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Di- 

 rector of the United States National Museum be, and hereby are, directed to formulate 

 and transmit to the Senate at their earliest convenience, a schedule of classified serv- 

 ice of the officers and employes of the National Museum, arranged according to duty 

 and salary, as the same is required for the proper working of the Museum. 



Mr. Hoar. From what committee does that come .' 



Mr. Wilson, of Iowa. From none. It is a resolution that I introduced in order to 

 get the information. 



Mr. Hoar. I should like to inquire for information — I have no doubt it is all right 

 — have we authority to impose directions on the Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion and the Director of the National Museum .' 



Mr. Wilson, of Iowa. The resolution relates mainly to the National Museum, which, 

 I suppose, we have a right to call upon for Information. It might be different as to 

 the Smithsonian Institution, hut as the resolul ion relates to the Museum, I presume 

 we have that authority. There is no reason why we should not have it. 



Mr. Hoar. We have authority to give such directions to the heads of I lepartments, 

 which rests on unbroken usage from the beginning of the Government, but I am not 

 aware that one House of Congress has a rigid to order an executive officer of the Gov- 

 ernment to do anything for its con vet deuce, especially that we have such control over 

 the Regents <>r the Smithsonian Institution. It may be there is such authority re- 

 served by statute. I shall not interpose an objection to the resolution, because I know 

 personally the officers referred to would be anxious to communicate the information, 



and it is the desire of 1 he Senator from low i. 



The President pro tempon M there be no objection to the present consideration 

 of the resolution, the question is on agrei ing to the same 

 The resolution was agreed to 



