1236 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
The Prestpine Orricer. The proposed amendment will be stated. 
The CureF CLERK. On page 47, line 24, in lieu of the committee 
amendment providing ‘*‘ for rent of rooms in the city of Washington, 
$3,000,” it is proposed to insert ‘‘for rent of rooms in the city of 
Washington, $2,500.” 
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. 
The amendment as amended was agreed to. 
October 2, 1888. 
Sundry civil act for 1889. 
Provided, That the building known as the Armory building, Wash- 
ington, District of Columbia, shall be occupied as at present, jointly 
by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries and the National 
Museum. 
(Stat., XXV, 521.) 
January 25, 1889—House. 
The sundry civil bill for 1890 under consideration. 
Mr. S. J. Ranpaty. On page 33 strike out all of lines 1, 2, and 3 
and insert in lieu thereof: 
For altering and fitting up the interior of the Armory Building, on the Mall, in the 
city of Washington, now occupied asa hatching station, for the accommodation of the 
offices of the United States Fish Commission, for general repairs to said building, 
including heating apparatus, and for the repairing and extending the outbuilding, 
$7,000, orso much thereof as may be necessary, the sum to be immediately available 
and to be expended under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol; and for the 
purpose above named the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is hereby required 
to move from the second and third stories of this building all properties except such 
as are connected with the workshops hereinafter named, under his control, and the 
workshops now in the second story of said building shall be transferred to and pro- 
vided for in the third story thereof. And the Architect of the Capitol is hereby 
directed to examine and make report to Congress at its next regular session as to the 
practicability and cost of constructing a basement story under the National Museum 
building. 
Mr. Ranpatu. I only want to state to the committee that while this 
seems to be a large sum, yet it should be remembered in this connec- 
tion that it saves an annual rental of $2,500, and the committee will 
therefore see at once that this is not only in the line of convenience in 
the transaction of the business of the Commission, but that it saves 
rent and is also in harmony with the plan generally advocated and 
being largely entered upon of having our own buildings for the offices 
of the Government as far as practicable. 
Adopted. 
February 18, 1889—Senate. 
Mr. Witu1Am B. Attison, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
submitted report (S. 2613) on H. 12008 (sundry civil bill for 1890). 
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