1020 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



Preservation of collections, National Museum, 188(5. For heating and lighting the 

 National Museum. For expense of heating, lighting, and telephone and electrical 

 service, $500, being a deficiency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. 



June 22, 1886 House. 



Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an esti- 

 mate from the Director of the National Museum. 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 

 Washington, D. C., June 21, 1886. 



SIR: I beg to inclose herewith, for transmission to the Committee on Appropria- 

 tions of the House of Representatives, an item for the completion of the heating and 

 telephonic service of the U. S. National Museum for the fiscal year 1886, representing 

 the excess of liabilities over the appropriation made for this purpose. 

 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



SPENCER F. BAIRD, 



Secretary Smithsonian Institution and Director U. S. Rational Museum. 

 Hen. C. S. FAIRCHILD, 



Acting Secretary of Treasury. 



For expense of heating, lighting, and telephonic and electrical service, $631.67, 

 being a deficiency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. 



Referred to Committee on Appropriations. 

 June 24, 1886. 



SIR: In the estimate of deficiencies required for the fiscal year 1886 and preceding 

 years is an item of $2,500 to meet expenses of receiving, packing, and transporting 

 to the National Museum certain specimens from New Orleans. As the occasion for 

 that expenditure has passed, I would respectfully ask the withdrawal from the bill 

 and cancellation of that item. 



Respectfully, SPENCER F. BAIRD, 



Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 

 Hon. JAMES N. BURNES, 



Chairman Subcommittee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. 



July 2, 1886. 



MY DEAR SENATOR: I beg to call your attention to the inclosed item which failed 

 to receive attention at the hands of the House Committee on Appropriations because 

 of delay in reaching that body, it being impossible for us to get the necessary infor- 

 mation until recently. 



I would add that the items entering into this deficiency item are : 



Rental of telephones $380. 00 



Gas, quarter ending June 30, 1886 (estimated) 225. 57 



Electric supplies 15. 60 



Coal... 10.50 



Total 



Requesting that you will kindly have the item put upon the deficiency bill now 

 before your committee, 



I have the honor to be, very truly, yours, 



SPENCER F. BAIRD, Secretary. 

 Hon. W. B. ALLISON, 



Chairman Committee on Appropriations, U. S. Senate. 



