1540 . CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the report of the Director of the 
Geological Survey. 
Very respectfully, Gro. CHANDLER, Acting Sécretary. 
The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
UNITED SraTEs GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
Washington, D. C., September 6, 1890. 
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Senate res- 
olution of July 16, 1890, with instructions from the Secretary that a 
proper reply to the same be prepared: 
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Third. By what authority the ‘‘ Bureau of Ethnology’’ was established, by whom 
J. W. Powell was appointed Director thereof, by whom the subordinates of said 
Bureau are appointed, the names of said subordinates, whence appointed, and their 
compensation on the 30th day of June, 1890. 
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The Bureau of Ethnology is a bureau in the Smithsonian Institution. 
J. W. Powell was appointed director of that bureau by the Secretary, 
Prof. Spencer F. Baird, under the authority of the Regents of the 
Institution. J. W. Powell held this position in the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution at the time he was appointed Director of the Geological Survey, 
and he still supervises that work. The subordinates of the bureau are 
appointed by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on the 
recommendation of the director of the bureau. The following is a 
list of the employees, with the additional information called for in the 
resolution: 
Salary 
Name. Designation. per mo. Appointed. Where employed. 
Powell, J W--2==<<-- Director --secee ose. None: }), Tinos <-2-.-4~=-s.- Washington. 
Pilling, J. C..-2+ o.== Ghieticlerke 4 22522+=2- None. | Dist. of Columbia. -. Do. 
McChesney, J. D ....| Disbursing agent...-.. None. |- New York .......... Do. 
Crofts WGA. Si2e...6t Waa tor. bss fos saan None. |.-..-.. NOs Do. 
Wood, Gam. co. 705-8 Proof reader.......-..- None. | Maryland .......... Do. M 
Barron, Ks Hr. .2.-<54 WODVISh «-ce- 22 2s-t eae $60.00 | Mississippi ..-.-.....-. Do. . 
BOSS, Ws. s<cacoees te Assistant ethnologist.| 150.00 | New York ....-...--. Washington and field. 
Curing A eee Ethnologist ........-- 150.00 | Vermont .....-...... Do. 
Dinwiddie, W .-.-.--- Ethnologist’s aid ..... 75: 00)| Towa ac<.2<55<<is' ae Do. 
Dorsey; J. O5-.2-2-e-- Ethnologist ......-..- 150.00 | Maryland .......... Do. 
Gatschet, A. 82... 2-e|6---- ODP esaacc cen 150.00 | New York .......... Do. 5 
HallesJ cA eee sess Modeler’... 2 .iteccece 50.00 ; Maryland .......... Washington. 
Henshaw, H. W....- Ethnologist .......... 250.00 | Massachusetts ...... Washington and field. © 
Hewitt, J.N.B...--. Assistant ethnologist.| 75.00 | New Jersey.-.-....-. Do. 
Hodge; W...--=-- Stenographer......... 83.33 | New Mexico........ Washington. 
Hoffman, W. J-.----- Assistant ethnologist.| 100.00 | Pennsylvania ....-. Washington and field. 
Holmes, W. H------- Archeologist -.......- 200 OOK MORI Ore ete era ao Do. 
Oran elo aeee aaa Modeler... -...:.-e-ens 40.00 | Dist. of Columbia...) Washington. 
Leary, Bn ssses..25=<' WODMISi.< 2 -ceeeceeee 75.00 | New York .....-.-..- Do. 
McChesney, A.-.---- C1215 eee ene eee 50.00 | Dist. of Columbia... Do. 
Matlery; G.c2s225~ 21. Ethnologist .......... 250.00 | Pennsylvania ...... Washington and field. 
