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and he occupied it and devoted a portion of it to scientific purposes, 
some of which was out of doors and some of which was indoors. At 
the same time, I think a very reasonable sum would be to allow from 
$15,000 to $20,000, and it would be more in accordance with the well- 
known position of Professor Baird, who never, I believe, in his life 
time made a demand for this sum, nor did Professor Henry, and I think 
it was greatly to their credit. 
I simply wished to explain why, though present in my seat, I did 
not vote upon that proposition. I trust that in the committee of con- 
ference the conferees on the part of the Senate may be able to estimate 
carefully the items that go to make up this sum. 
Mr. Cuanpuer. Mr. President, may I ask what is the question — 
before the Senate ? 
The PrEestpENT pro tempore. Shall the amendments be engrossed, 
and the bill be ordered to a third reading? 
Mr. CHAanpDLER. | desire to avail myself of the opportunity which 
has been occasioned by the debate between the Senator from Vermont 
[Mr. Edmunds] and the Senator from Ohio [Mr. Sherman] to say 
that for the reason given by the Senator from Ohio for not voting at 
all I voted against the amendment giving to the heirs of Professor 
Baird $50,000. 
I disagree entirely with the argument that the Congress of the 
United States can not vote money in a case of this kind unless the Goy- 
ernment of the United States owes a debt which can be recovered in 
the Court of Claims. I agree entirely with the argument of the Sen- 
ator from Massachusetts [Mr. Hoar] and the Senator from New York 
[Mr. Evarts] that there rests in this Government the power to recog- 
nize the services of those citizens who have been able in their lifetime 
to render distinguished service to the country or to illustrate the patri- 
otism of an American citizen, and therefore it was with no misgivings 
on the question of the power of Congress to make this donation that I 
declined to vote for the $50,000. 
I am willing to vote as a miscellaneous donation, but not as services 
or rent due but not collected, for the sum of $25,000. I am not will- 
ing to vote for the sum of $50,000; and as I am not willing to vote for 
that sum, I concluded that the natural and legitimate and appropriate 
method of expressing that dissent was to vote ‘‘nay” when the yeas 
and nays were Cmte 
Mr. J. R. Hawtey. Just a single Hat 8 In estimating the sum 
to be given here I would not only take into consideration the actual 
expenditures of that distinguished professor, but I would measure that 
donation, if you choose to call it so, by his distinguished services in 
general. In estimating what his labors were worth we have some 
guide in the sum that is fixed in the annual compensation of his Sue- 
cessor. Professor Baird was, in a measure, the originator and builder 
