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I am willing to leave the selection with the Secretary of War. 
Mr. Tirruman. | should prefer it if the gentleman would suggest 
in his amendment the National Museum. That seems to me the most 
appropriate place. 
Mr. G. W. E. Dorsry. That is right. 
Mr. BourE.ue. I would prefer not to specify the place, for I do not 
like to dictate the selection. My only object is to provide that they 
shall be displayed, as was provided by the original law of 1814 in 
regard to matters of this kind, at some place to be designated by the 
President and the Secretary of War. 
Mr. Benton McMitu1n. Let the amendment be reported. 
The amendment was read. 
Mr. McMurry. I wish to ask the gentleman from Maine [Mr. 
Boutelle] one other question; what other trophies or archives he has 
reference to in the amendment he has offered and in the explanation 
he has made? 
Mr. BourEiue. I asked the question as to what was referred to in 
the bill in relation to that. 
Mr. McMiurn. Some are in one place, some in another. They 
are not all together. It may be convenient to put these in one place. 
Is it designed to collect them all in one place and make a public 
exhibit? 
Mr. Bouretie. The amendment does not require that they shall all 
be displayed in the same place. 
Mr. McMrruin. Does this seek to control the dspiny of other 
mementos or archives of the war than the two swords? 
Mr. Boutrtie. I had nothing to do with preparing the proposition 
providing for this purchase. I do not favor the purchase. I am sim- 
ply amending the wording of the original bill. 
Mr. McMruuiy. Your only object, I understand, is to control these 
swords as to where they shall be placed ? 
Mr. Bouter tye. To perfect the reading of this bill. 
Mr. McMiturn. But is your only object to control the location of 
these swords? 
Mr. Bouretie. If the gentleman will be kind enough to make a 
distinct statement of what he wants to know from me, I will try to 
answer him. 
Mr. McMuu1n. I want to know what object you wish to accomplish 
by your amendment? 
Mr. Bourettez. I will endeavor to inform the gentleman very sim- 
ply. I took up this bill a few minutes ago; I did not frame the bill; 
I did not originate it, and I know nothing about it. I find, however, 
that it says, in effect, that the Secretary o War, after the parchhies of 
these pos, shall deposit them with the other military archives of the 
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