1318 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
Mr. Arison. I understand that; but has the Senate passed a bill 
- for this building? 
Mr. Morr. The Senate has passed a bill. 
Mr. Auuison. There is no estimate for it, and unless the Sainte has 
passed a bill I suppose the amendment vollid not be in order. 
Mr. Morriti. The Senate has passed the bill. 
The Presipinc Orricer. The question is on agreeing to the amend- 
ment. 
The amendment was agreed to. 
August 7, 1890—Senate. p . 
Mr. W. B. Auuison, from Committee on Conference, reported on 
sundry civil bill. 
The House of Representatives were not willing to enter upon the 
construction of a new National Museum building, which was inserted 
as amendment No. 55, as will be remembered, on the motion of the. 
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and reported from that 
committee by the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Morrill]. We were 
compelled to surrender that to the House. We added for National 
Museum furniture, etc. (amendments Nos. 56 and 57), some three or 
four appropriations which we were obliged to give up. 
eat 9, 1891—House. 
-- Sera L. Mrnuren from Committee on Public Buildings and 
eects reported with amendments bill (S. 2740): 
That for an additional fireproof building for the use of the National Museum, 300 
feet square, with two stories and a basement, to be erected by the Supervising Miran 
tect of the Treasury, under the direction of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, in general accordance with plans now on file with the Committee on Public 
Buildings and Grounds on the southwestern portion of the grounds of the Smithso- 
nian Institution there shall be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated the sum‘of $500,000; said building to be placed west of the 
Smithsonian Institution, with its north front on a line with the north front of the 
present Museum building, and constructed as far as practicable after proper adver- 
tisement, by contract or contracts, awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and all 
expenditures for the purposes herein mentioned shall be audited by the proper 
officers of the Treasury Department. 
The report (H. 3399) accompanying S. 2740 was as follows: 
To demonstrate the pressing necessity for additional accommodations 
for the vast amount of materials which has been accumulated for 
exhibition in the National Museum it will, perhaps, be sufficient to 
present the communication of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution. 
It may also be stated that in view of acquiring a large quantity of 
the exhibit of the World’s Fair of 1892, as was the case in the exhibi- 
tion of 1876, such material being presented by various foreign countries, 
the pressing necessities are clearly demonstrated. 
Your committee therefore recommend the passage of the bill as 
amended. 
