728 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



PUBLIC PRINTING. 

 June 22, 1874. 



Sec. 196. The head of each Department, except the Department of 

 Justice, shall furnish to the Congressional Printer copies of the docu- 

 ments usually accompanying his annual report, on or before the 1st 

 day of November in each year, and a copy of his annual report on or 

 before the 3d Monday of November in each j^ear. 



(Rev. Stat, 2d edition, 1878, 31.) 



POLARIS EXPEDITION. 

 June 23, 1874. 



Act for the relief of Mercy Ann Hall, widow of Capt. Charles F. Hall. 



Be it enacted,, etc., That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby author- 

 ized and directed to allow and settle the salary of Charles F. Hall, 

 late in command of the Polaris expedition, to December 31, 1873, and 

 pay the balance to his widow, Mercy Ann Hall. 



Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to 

 purchase from the said Mercy Ann Hall the manuscripts of said Charles 

 F. Hall relative to his several voyages and explorations in the north 

 seas, at a price not exceeding $15,000, and, in case of purchase, to 

 deposit the same with the officers of the Smithsonian Institution for 

 safe-keeping, examination, and report to Congress. 



Sec. 3. That the sum of $16,936, or so much thereof as may be 

 necessary, is hereby appropriated to carry out the provisions of this 

 act. 



(Stat., XVHI, Part 3, 614.) 



March 3, 1875. 



Deficiency act for 1875, etc. 



For printing illustrations of the results of the Polaris expedition, 

 under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, $15,000. 

 (Stat., XVm, Part 3, 409.) 



NATIONAL MUSEUM — ESTIMATES. 



December 7, 1874 — House. 



Estimates for 1876. 



Preservation of the collections of the surveying and exploring 

 expeditions of the Government, $25,000. 



Smithsonian Institution building: Fitting up new halls required for 

 Government collections, $10,000. 

 December 7, 1874 — House. 



Sir: * '^ * I have also included an estimate for the preparation 

 of a series of illustrations of the American fisheries and their products 

 for exhibition at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. 

 The object is one of great interest and practical importance, and a 

 proper presentation can only be made by Government aid. 



