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ending June 30. LsSO is $23,000; that for the previous year was $18,500, 

 a great reduction from the estimate. We, of course, reduced the scale 

 and efficiency of our expenditures for the National Museum during 

 the present year to meet the will of Congress, but we have been sub- 

 jected to a number of extraordinary and unavoidable expenses that 

 will, I fear, seriously embarrass us unless we obtain the relief asked 

 for. The unusual storms of the past summer caused damage which 

 required immediate repairs, as did also the cold weather of the winter, 

 in bursting water pipes in the building and water mains outside. 

 The inclemency of the weather also made additional radiators neces- 

 sary to the comfort of the officers and of visitors. A greatly increased 

 consumption of coal also involved additional expense. 



These and other unanticipated expenses will, I trust, be a sufficient 

 justification for the application for the deficiency item in question. 

 Very respectful!}", 



SPENCER F. BAIRD, 

 Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 



NATIONAL MUSEUM APPROPRIATIONS. 

 June'13. 1878 House. 



The sundry civil bill being under consideration, the clerk read as 

 follows: 



Distribution of duplicates: For expenses of making up into sets, 

 for distribution to colleges and museums, the duplicate ores, minerals, 

 and objects of natural history belonging to the United States, 85,000. 



Mr. MARK H. DUNNELL offered the following amendment: Strike 

 out the word '' colleges'' and insert "institutions of learning-. " 



Mr. ABRAM S. HEWITT. We accept that. 



Amendment adopted. 

 June 20, 1878. 



Sundry civil ac-t for 1879. 



For the purchase of relics of George Washington from the Lewis 

 family, of Clarke County. Virginia, the purchase to be made by the 

 Secretary of the Treasury at a price not exceeding $12,000, or so 

 much thereof as ma}" be necessary. 



(Stat. XX, 218.)' 



For preservation and care of the collections of the National Museum, 

 including those from the International Exhibition of 1876, $18,000. 



For expenses of making up into sets, for distribution to institutions 

 of learning and museums, the duplicate ores, minerals, and objects of 

 natural history belonging to the United States, $5,000. 



Armory building: For expense of watching and storage of articles 

 belonging to the United States, including those transferred from the 

 International Exhibition of 1876, $2,500. 



(Stat, XX, 233.) 



