112 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
ERBParatHnsi es: OS cries ioe cee eee ee 102 74 
PAOOMMLORY) 2 elena a, < acl eee eee eters aE ops a 160 78 
incidentals; penetalss 2.5 {oe satee cata a ote 631 36 
Bite Cleric -hireey es SES ee ae bee Sel cetclerstcraiees 599 00 
SITIO, MIC CEC AN Yn eee ee eee net erent eee 3, 500 00 
Salaries, chief clerk, bookkeeper, messenger, and 
PAOD ATA eee. 22 eee Or nS ea ee erate orate a 2,439 00 
—— 14,071 50 
PUEPLICATIONS, ETC. 
Smithsonian WaeutrinuUtions.. «oss. 22222 ees Se eee 2,224 57 
DUNEAROMM A LCDOIUBL | = =< <')i/c mere te Qa Oaee es 547 00 
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections .......... 6,449 06 
Ofherspialications + 2'- 25 /-beincntee peas oem 210 00 
RIC OROLOD Vial). 2 afa'c\ cw cramerete aan either bie etek 1, 339 15 
Re cenenesy. 3 ti 12). 2 Ae OE Gel eee Uw Ne 125 00 
BPMs eyes. shoe hace matte Pe ies yA Re 2p SS Hott 1, 012"70 
— 11,907 48 
Cost of books and binding......--..-.. pas NS 1,953 67 
ARMisbanie Ui DT anys aie es avare sete rotten Sere Ae 1, 291 66 
raneportation-for- library | -aeec. ates cee ete ae 200 00 
Museum, salary of Assistant Secretary ......---.. 2,000 00 
Minas Ot I SACKIBLATICG =<! = <== bynts ews = Smid» & Oem oie 1,096 56 
Museum, transportation ./<..-'2) 2/0. ys tein 400 00 
Niisewm, THCIOONtals ~~ 2:5.) po o<eretcctelwiwia'e'ete el dicre is - 1,080 31 
BRT RE PIU MOTI ori. 9 copes leew (os com Matin we} nial sini ml sin = amie 190-76 
PP CIPORMARG at 2 casa toe pire nls: cioim pial nie, alelaata) nye < 0:8 > =e 116 25 
aaa 8,936 21 
Dotalem pend itare 2 oie 0 a eater etapatn biele haere ieee $37,535 96 
From the foregoing it will be seen that the whole ineome during the year 
1864 was $34,666 14, and that the expenditures during the same period were 
$37,535 96, exhibiting for the first time, in the account of the current opera- 
tions, an excess of the latter over the former of $2,869 82. 
According to the statement of the Secretary, the cause of this excess of the 
expenditure was the constant increase in prices of all the articles used in the 
operations of the Institution, particularly in printing and paper, and the pur- 
chase of gold to defray the expense of the foreign agencies. 
To meet contingencies of this kind, however, as well as to carry on all the 
operations for cash, there had been accumulated in the hands of the treasurer at 
the beginning of the year the sum of $32,353 90. The unexpended balance, 
therefore, now in the hands of the treasurer is $29,484 08. 
The appropriation by Congress for the preservation of the collections of the 
exploring and surveying expeditions of the United States has been expended 
as heretofore, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in assisting to 
pay the expenses of extra assistants in the museum, and the cost of arranging 
and preserving the specimens. The articles intrusted to the care of the Insti- 
tution by government are in good condition, and the distribution of the duplicate 
specimens belonging to government, as well as those of the Institution, has been 
industriously prosecuted during the year. 
From the examination made by the committee it appears that the affairs of 
the Institution are in a prosperous condition; that all the operations have been 
