FORTY-FIFTH' CONGRESS. 1877-1879. 799 



Prof. John S. Billings, U. S. A., be constituted an advisory board 

 without additional pay or compensation, to make through the Architect 

 of the Capitol Extension, all the changes and alterations in the heating, 

 lighting, and ventilating the Hall of the House of Representatives 

 recommended by them in their report. 



By special vote the names of Benjamin F. Butler, Frank Jones, and 

 George B. Loring were added to the commission. 



(See Congressional Record, February 27, 1879, pp. 29, 42.) 



REPORT OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



February 15, 1878 Senate. 



Mr. HANNIBAL HAMLIN offered a resolution to print 10,500 copies 

 of the Smithsonian Report for 1877 1,000 for the Senate, 3,000 for 

 the House of Representatives, and 6,500 for the Institution not to 

 exceed 500 pages, and the Institution to furnish the illustrations. 



Referred to Committee on Printing. 

 March 6, 1878 Senate. 



Passed. 

 April 24, 1878 House. 



Passed. 

 February 8, 1879 Senate. 



Mr. HANNIBAL HAMLIN submitted concurrent resolution to print 

 10,500 copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1878 

 1,000 copies for the Senate, 3,000 copies for the House, 6,500 copies 

 for the Smithsonian Institution. 



Referred to Committee on Printing. 

 February 10, 1879 Senate. 



Passed. 



March 3, 1879 House. 

 Passed. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES APPROPRIATIONS. 



April 10, 1878 Senate. 



Mr. TIMOTHY O. HOWE offered amendment to deficiency bill for 



1878: 



To repay to the Smithsonian Institution expenses incurred in the transportation of 

 public documents under the joint resolution approved July 25, 1868, $1,781. 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 

 Washington, D. C., May 3, 1878. 



SIK: I have the honor to call your special attention to an item inserted by the 

 Senate in the recent deficiency bill, but omitted in the conference report, which is 

 of importance to the Smithsonian Institution. 



We have advanced to pay freight and costs, or the transmission on the publica- 

 tions of the United States Government sent by the Library Committee of Congress 

 to foreign governments, the sum of $1,781, and this amount is now due to the 

 Institution 



