978 CONGBESSIONAL PBOCEEDINGS. 



paper, is paged consecutively, is indexed, bound, and provided with an appen- 

 dix, and from these considerations constitutes a volume, but not " proof sheets. ' ' 

 It was published to form, after being revised and reprinted, the tenth volume 

 of the Contributions to North American Ethnology at public expense, printed 

 at the Government Printing Office, hence it should come under the law [sec. 

 2 (resolutions to carry into effect the resolution approved March 2, 1867, for 

 the exchange of certain public documents) of resolution No. 72, second session 

 Fortieth Congress] which directs that 50 copies should be furjiished for inter- 

 national exchanges. 

 Tenth Cenms of the United States 



Monographs: Not one single volume of these has been received under Section III 



of the Government publications, as prescribed by law. 

 Fish Commission 



Bulletins: Volumes 1-4. 

 State Department 



Consular reports: There are now published more than 50 of these reports, but 



only the first 22 have been received for international exchanges. 

 Publications of the Coast and Geodetic Survey 



Nothing received. 

 American and Foreign Claims Commission 



French, Haiti, Spain, Alabama, etc., of neither of which one single work has 

 been received, and in fact all the publications of the Departments and Bureaus 

 of the Government as independent series, although they may have been fur- 

 nished as Congressional (miscellaneous) documents, which, however, consti- 

 tute a distinct series in themselves. 

 March 15, 1886. 



Convention between the United States, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, Por- 

 tugal, Serbia, Spain, aiid Switzerland for the international exchange 

 of official documents, scientific and literary publications, concluded at 

 Brussels March 15, 1886. 



(See Ratification by the President, July 19, 1888, and Proclamation 

 of the President, January 15, 1889.) 

 (Stat. XXV, 1465.) 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES ESTIMATES. 



December 7, 1885 House. 



Estimates for 1887. 



For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the 

 United States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary 

 employees, $10,000. 



For payment to Smithsonian Institution for freight on Observatory 

 publications sent to foreign countries, $136. 



December 9, 1886 House. 



Estimates for 1888. 



For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the 

 United States and foreign countries, including salaries or compensa- 

 tion of all necessary employees, $15,000. 



NOTE. The business of exchanges has increased during the last year fully 33 per 

 cent, and since the appropriation was first established at $10,000, 50 per cent. 



