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clerks, letter-carriers, and incidental expenses necessary to maintain a 
branch station of the Chicago (Illinois) post-office in the Government 
building upon the ground of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 
(Stat., XX VII, 734.) 
March 3, 1893. 
Resolved, etc., That the Architect of the Capitol, with the approval 
of the Chief Justice, is hereby authorized to loan to the Department 
of Justice the portraits of the Chief Justices of the United States, for 
exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition. 
(Stat., XX VII, 757.) 
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. 
June 6, 1892. 
Act approved to enable the Centennial Board of Finance, incorpo- 
rated by act of June 1, 1872, to close its affairs and dissolve the corpo- 
ration, any unclaimed money to be paid to the Pennsylvania Museum 
and School of Industrial Art, in Philadelphia. 
(Stat., XX VII, 45.) 
USE OF GOVERNMENT COLLECTIONS IN WASHINGTON BY STUDENTS. 
February 25, 1892—House. 
Mr. J. J. Hempniy introduced a joint resolution (H. 92). 
February 26, 1892—Senate. 
Mr. James McMit1an introduced a joint resolution (S. 55). 
March 28, 1892—House. 
H. 92 passed. 
March 31, 1892—Senate. 
H. 92 passed. 
April 12, 1892. 
; Joint resolution. 
Whereas large collections illustrative of the various arts and sciences 
and facilitating literary and scientific research have been accumulated 
by the action of Congress through a series of years at the national 
capital; and 
Whereas it was the original purpose of the Government thereby to 
promote research and the diffusion of knowledge, and is now the set- 
tled policy and present practice of those charged with the care of these 
collections specially to encourage students who devote their time to the 
investigation and study of any branch of sauwrodae by allowing them 
all proper use thereof; and 
Whereas it is eed that the enumeration of these facilities 
and the formal statement of this policy will encourage the establish- 
ment and endowment of institutions of learning at the seat of Govern- 
ment, and promote the work of education by attracting students to 
‘avail themselves of the advantages aforesaid under the direction of 
competent instructors: Therefore, 
