1258 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
For the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections 
from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, 
and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all 
necessary employees, $125,000. 
For cases, furniture, fixtures, and appliances required for the exhi- 
bition and safe-keeping of the collections of the National Museum, 
including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, $40,000. 
(Stat., XXV, 529.) 
For the Nano Museum, for pune labels and blanks, and for 
the ‘‘ Bulletins” and annual volumes of the ‘‘ Proceedings” of the 
Museum, $10,000. 
(Stat., XXV, 548.) 
October 19, 1888. 
Deficiency act for 1888, etc. 
For preservation of collections, National Museum, 1885 and prior 
years, to pay the claim number ed 52182, in Executive Document 
No. 3877, $60. 
(Stat. XX'V, 597.) 
February 19, 1889—House. 
The sundry civil bill for 1889 being considered, the next amendment 
was on page 41, line 2, before the word ‘‘thousand,” to strike out 
‘‘thirty-five” and insert ‘‘ forty-five,” so as to make the clause read: 
Preservation of collections of the National Museum: For the preservation. exhibi- 
tion, and increase of the collection from the surveying and exploring expeditions of 
the Government, and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all 
necessary employees, $145,000, 
Agreed to. 
The next amendment was on page 41, after line 7, to insert: 
Postage: For postage-stamps and foreign postal-cards for the National Museum, 
$1,000. 
Agreed to. 
March 2, 1889. . 
Deficiency act for 1889, ete. 
For expenses of heating the United States National Museum for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, $1,000. 
(Stat., XXV, 909.) 
March 2, 1889. 
Sundry civil act for 1890. 
For expense of heating, lighting, and electrical and telephonic sery- 
ice for the National Museum, $12,000. 
For the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections from 
the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, and 
from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all necessary 
employees, $140, 000. 
(Stat., XXV, 952.) 
