FOKTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1885-1887. 979 



January 10, 1887. 



In letter of S. F. Baird, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 to Senate Committee on Appropriations: 



For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the United States 

 and foreign countries, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, 

 from $10,000 to $12,500; original estimate, $15,000. 



Deferring to the judgment of the House Committee on Appropriations, I have not 

 asked for the full amount of the estimates, but have reduced them to the lowest sum 

 that I think can be made to do justice to the service in question; nor have I asked 

 for the renewal of items that have been omitted entirely. 

 April 22,1886 Senate. 



Mr. William J. Sewell, from Committee on the Library, reported an 

 amendment to the legislative bill for 1887: 



For the expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign 

 Governments, $2,000. 



(No final action was taken.) 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES APPROPRIATIONS. 



July 31, 1886 



Legislative, executive, and judicial act for 1887. 



Library of Congress: For expenses of exchanging public documents 

 for the publications of foreign Governments, $1,500. 



(Stat. XXIV, 177.) 



(This pays one clerk at $900 and one clerk at $600.) 



Naval Observatory: For payment to Smithsonian Institution for 

 freight on Observatory publications sent to foreign countries, $136. 



(Stat. XXIV, 198.) 



Patent Office: For purchase of books for the scientific library and 

 expenses of transporting publications of patents issued by the Patent 

 Office, to foreign Governments, $3,000. 



(Stat. XXIV, 201.) 

 August 4, 1886. 



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 

 employees, $10,000. 



(Stat., XXIV, 236.) 



War Department: For the transportation of reports and maps to 

 foreign countries, through the Smithsonian Institution, $. 



(Stat., XXIV, 249.) 



March 3, 1887. 



For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the 

 United States and foreign countries, under the direction oi 



