110 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1909. 
from the Senate Committee on the Library, with amendments, 
changing the words ‘presented to’’ to “transferred to the custody 
of,” and modifying the title accordingly. The amendments were 
agreed to by the House and the measure received the President’s 
approval in this form May 22, 1908. 
The general deficiency act as approved May 30, 1908, appropriates 
$5,000 for the transfer of the statue from the plaza in front of the 
Capitol to the Institution, under the direction of the Secretary of the 
Smithsonian Institution and the Superintendent of the Capitol 
Building and Grounds. The expense of construction of a foundation 
and a marble base is to be provided from the sum named. 
The statue has been moved to the lawn to the south of the west 
wing of the Smithsonian building, where it is now temporarily housed. 
It will be permanently placed as soon as the necessary foundation 
has been constructed in the hall at the end of the west wing of the 
building. 
Freer collection —The secretary stated that in response to a sugges- 
tion from him, Mr. Charles L. Freer had sent him a condensed list 
of art objects, the title to which had already been passed by him to 
the Smithsonian Institution. The list follows: 
Pictures by D. W. Tryon in oil, water color, and pastel............-....-...- 33 
Pictures by Thomas W. Dewing in oil, water color, pastel, and silver point... . 24 
Pietures by Abbott-H:.. Thayer in-oiland watercolors coe. 5.225522. seeeeee 10 
Pictures by J. McNeill Whistler in oil, water color, pastel, pen and pencil 
drawings, engravings, etchings, and lithographs. ....... Jacdecitd soeunieee 1, 079 
Oriental paintings: 
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Pamelaue. sas aeh, Shee en accord aie ete et ota ee ena ae eet eet eee, rao 64 
Keikemono de seater ie aes Coes emiock Geta a het a ee eee 309 
Makimon oss Sey cranes sehen ee ot hice fee emis cea ee eae en ee 13 
PAGS URIS Son A ko Be yO I ote aa oe ea et = Ss 4 
SibetamspakMtIN GS ees sem. oe aes ore eer oie eee eee 13 
OriemtAlMUL bey se enee toe oe eects Seve echt ers Sree eae ee 1, 140 
[ERO WAGERS ese A SONS then Uae ae ae ee ena been aon Ae tae adits 13 
Miscellanéous:Heypiian and other objects:-.-.22-55.25 2 esa 22 2 28 
Totalnumber ovo ectsscectcie sere. Sea ee ee ere eee eee eee 2, 873 
The secretary continued that during the past year Mr. Freer had 
secured a great deal of valuable material that would be added to the 
collection, and it was very probable that with these additions the 
entire collection at present represented a total cost to the donor of 
about $1,000,000. 
Use of Smithsonian building for national gallery of art—The secre- 
tary said that in the coming spring and summer it was expected to 
begin the removal of material to the new building for the National 
Museum, which would be devoted to the natural history collections. 
The present Museum building would be assigned to the industrial art 
