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Mr. G. F. Hoar. From what committee does that come? 
Mr. Witson, of Iowa. From none. It is a resolution that I intro- 
duced in order to get the information. 
Mr. Hoar. I should like to inquire for information—I have no 
doubt it is all right—have we authority to impose directions on the 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and the Director of the 
National Museum ? ; 
Mr. Witson, of Iowa. The resolution relates mainly to the National 
Museum, which, I suppose, we have a right to call upon for informa- 
tion. It might be different as to the Smithsonian Institution, but as 
the resolution relates to the Museum, I presume we have that authority. 
There is no reason why we should not have it. 
Mr. Hoar. We have authority to give such directions to the heads 
of departments, which rests on unbroken usage from the beginning of 
the Government, but I am not aware that one House of Congress has 
a right to order an executive officer of the Government to do anything 
for its convenience, especially that we have such control over the 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. It may be there is such 
authority reserved by statute. I shall not interpose an. objection to 
the resolution, because I know personally the officers referred to would 
be anxious to communicate the information, and it is the desire of the 
Senator from Iowa. 
The President pro tempore (Mr. Joun J. Ineatts). If there be no 
objection to the present consideration of the resolution, the question 
is on agreeing to the same. 
The resolution was agreed to. 
March 2, 1889—Senate. 
Letter of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in reference to 
Senate resolution of October 8, 1888, asking for ‘a schedule of the 
classified service of the officers and employees of the National 
Museum.” 
SmiTHsonIAN Institution, March 2, 1889. 
Sir: In response to the Senate resolution asking for ‘‘a schedule of the classified 
service of the officers and employees of the National Museum,”’ I have the honor to 
transmit the accompanying schedule, which represents the present actual necessities 
of the service. 
The service for the fiscal year of 1887-88 was reported upon in a letter to the 
_ Speaker of the House of Representatives, dated December 1, 1888 (H. R. Mis. Doc. 
No. 55, Fiftieth Congress, second session). 
In this the aggregate expenditures for service were shown to have been $122,750.47, 
of which sum $97,493.32 was paid from the appropriation for preservation of collec- 
tions, $19,203.79 from that for furniture and fixtures, and $6,053.36 from that for 
heating, lighting, and electrical and telephonic service. 
A schedule of the number of persons employed in the various departments of the 
Museum was also given in this letter (pages 4, 9,11). This schedule should, how- 
ever, be regarded only as an approximate one, since many of the employees were 
actually engaged only a part of the year and others were temporarily transferred to 
the pay rolls of the Cincinnati exhibition, and were engaged in special work in con- 
nection with that exhibition. 
