7(>2 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



Sincerely hoping that. Contrress will, thn)u<ih your coniinittc^c, niaki; provision for 

 these exhibits, 



I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, 



William Saunders, 

 Representative Affricultnral Department. 

 Hon.. Tames II. Hopkins. 



Lint of the more important collections ^iresen/^r? hij foreign commissioners to the United 

 States Government, and taken charge of in behalf of the National Museum hij the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. 



ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 



Dr. Ernesto Oldendorff, Commissioner. 



Ores of metals, minerals, pottery, tiles, stuffed animals, leathers and hides, nets, 

 fishery products, samples of woods, fibers, seeds, grains, specimens of silk and wool 

 in great varietj'. This donation embraces almost the whole of the exhibit in Agri- 

 cultural Hall and a large portion of that in the main l)uilding. 



AUSTRIA. 



Dr. Francis Migerka, Commissioner. 



Specimens of mineral wax (ozockerite) and a variety of mineral and indust.ial 

 products. 



BELGIUM. 



Count D'Oultremont, Co7nmissioner. 



Some specimens of industrial products. 



BRAZIL. 



Dr. J. M. Da Silva Coutinuo, Commissioner. 



Specimens of iron; coal, hides, leather; tiles and pottery in great variety; speci- 

 mens in large number of woods, vegetable fibers, substances used as foods; gums, 

 resins, etc. This collection embraces nearly the whole of the immense display in 

 the agricultural building and a part of that in the main building. 



CHILE. 



Edward Shippen, Esq., Commissioner. 



A collection of minerals and ores, artificial stone, tiles, terra-cottas, and an exten- 

 sive variety of grains, seeds, and other vegetable products, embracing l)y far the 

 largest part of the display of the Chilean Government in the main building. 



CHINA. 



J. L. Hammond, Commi.^sioner. 



The entire exhibit made by the commissioners of customs of China and displayed 

 in the mineral annex. It includes a complete representation of the manners and 

 customs of the Chinese, such as samples of their foods, medicines, clothing; their 

 domestic and household utensils, their ornaments, objects used in their plays and 

 festivities, etc. In the collection are numerous full-sized figures, beautifully executed 



