962 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



PUBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING. 



July 7, 1884. 



Sundry civil act for 1885. 



* * * That it shall not be lawful for the head of any Executive 

 Department or of any bureau, branch, or office of the Government, to 

 cause to be printed, nor shall the Public Printer print, any docu- 

 ment or matter of any character whatever except that which is author- 

 ized by law and necessary to administer the public business, nor shall 

 any bureau officer embrace in his annual or other report to be printed 

 any matter not directly pertaining to the duties of his office as pre- 

 scribed by law. 



(Stat., XXIII, 227.) 



HENRY STATUE. 

 July 7, 1884. 



Deficiency act for 1884, etc. 



For expense of freight on statue of Joseph Henry from Rome to 

 Washington, and all expenses by the Smithsonian Institution con- 

 nected with the erection and ceremonies of unveiling said statue, $900. 



(Stat., XXIII, 246.) 



GRANT RELICS. 



February 4, 1885 Senate. 



Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the 

 offer of Mrs. Grant to give to the Government, in perpetual trust, 

 the military and civil testimonials lately belonging to General Grant. 



To the Senate: 



I take especial pleasure in laying before Congress the generous 

 offer made by Mrs. Grant to give to the Government, in perpetual 

 trust, the swords and military and civil testimonials lately belonging 

 to General Grant. A copy of the deed of trust, and of a letter 

 addressed to me by Mr. William H. Vanderbilt, which I transmit 

 herewith, will explain the nature and motives of this offer. 



Appreciation of General Grant's achievements and recognition of 

 his just fame have in part taken the shape of numerous mementos and 

 gifts, which, while dear to him, possess for the nation an exceptional 

 interest. These relics, of great historical value, have passed into the 

 hands of another whose considerate action has restored the collection 

 to Mrs. Grant as a life trust, on the condition that at the death of 

 General Grant, or sooner, at Mrs. Grant's option, it should become the 

 property of the Government, as set forth in the accompanying papers. 

 In the exercise of the option thus given her, Mrs. Grant elects that 

 the trust shall forthwith determine, and asks that the Government 

 designate a suitable place of deposit and a responsible custodian for 

 the collection. 



