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now owns amounts to more than $10,000 a year. Having imposed this 

 duty upon the Smithsonian Institution, it is wrong for the Govern- 

 ment 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. Horace Maynard. What are the items of the expenditure for 

 that purpose ? It certainly is not all for personal supervision. 



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 

 Henry. Accompanying that is a detailed statement of the expenses 

 of the National Musemn for the year 1868. I ask the attention of 

 members to these papers. 



[See proceedings of May 1, 1868.] 



The following is a statement of the expense of the National Museum 

 for the year 1868: 



Glass for cases $154. 33 



Carbolic acid, insect power, 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, etc 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 labeling specimens 430. 47 



Tow for stuffing large animals (bears) 24. 90 



Artificial eyes for birds, etc 35. 95 



Packing boxes 50. 40 



Alcohol 400. 00 



Mounting birds, beaver, etc 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 



In addition to the foregoing, $125,000 have been expended since the 

 fire in 1865 on that part of the building required for the accommoda- 



