1546 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
February 23, 1891—Senate. 
The sundry civil bill for 1892 (H. 13462) being under consideration, 
the next amendment of the Committee on Appropriations was to strike 
out the clause from line 1 to line 4, inclusive, on page 42, as follows: 
Astrophysical Observatory: For maintenance of astrophysical observatory, under 
the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including salaries of assistants and the 
purchase of additional apparatus, $10,000. 
Mr. W. B. Auuison. That was stricken out by the committee under a 
misapprehension of the actual condition. There is an astrophysical 
observatory in the Smithsonian grounds, but the committee were not 
aware of that fact when they struck the provision out. I hope the 
clause will remain in the bill. . 
The Prestpinc OFrricer (Mr. C. F. Manprrson). The question is 
on agreeing to the amendment proposed by the committee. 
The amendment was rejected. 
March 3, 18917. 
Sundry civil act for 1892. 
For maintenance of astro-physical observatory, under the direction 
of the Smithsonian Institution, including salaries of assistants and the 
purchase of additional apparatus, $10,000. 
(Stat., XX VI, 963.) 
ETHNOLOGY REPORT. 
December 14, 1890—House. 
Mr C. A. Russet introduced concurrent resolution to print 15,500 
‘copies of the tenth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology. 
Referred to Committee on Printing. 
February 20, 1891—House. 
Passed. 
February 24, 1891—Senate. 
Mr. C. F. Manprrson, from Committee on Printing, submitted 
report (S. 2426), on Senate concurrent resolution authorizing the 
printing of 15,500 copies of the tenth annual report of the Bureau of 
Ethnology, with accompanying papers and illustrations, uniform with 
the preceding volumes of the series; 3,500 for the Senate, 7,000 for 
the House, and 5,000 for the Bureau of Ethnology. 
The Committee on Printing, to whom the above resolution was 
referred, report it back with the recommendation that it be indefi- 
nitely postponed, and that the House concurrent resolution providing 
for the same printing, submitted herewith, be passed. : 
The report is the same in size and form, and the number proposed 
to be printed is the same as previous reports by the same Bureau. 
The cost of the printing and binding will be $27,841. 
House resolution of February 20, 1891, was then passed. 
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