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Mr. Hooker. I merely wanted to get an expression of opinion 
from the committee that they believe in their own bill. 
Mr. Sayers. I certainly believe in it, for one. 
Mr. Hotman. Well, I am perfectly content with the $35,000, but I 
shall make no fuss about it. 
Mr. L. M. Mier. Is it regarded by the committee as a worthy 
object, for which this appropriation should be continued 4 
Mr. Saynrs. I think so, until this work shall have been completed. 
I believe it ought to be completed. There is a large amount of mate- 
rial on hand that ought to be published and put in book form for dis- 
tribution throughout the country, and if you strike this appropriation 
out, of course this material can not be utilized. 
Mr. Mosrs. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last word. If 
there has been any reason given why this money should be expended, 
I do not think that the House has heard it. Indeed, Mr. Chairman, to 
sit here and witness the squandering of money upon such items as this 
is enough to fatigue human indignation. If you are determined to 
spend this money, spend it for something that the people want. They 
would infinitely prefer that you give them something they need, such 
as the book on Diseases of the Horse. Should you leave it to them 
they would say, ‘‘Away with your ‘ethnological researches’ and spend 
our money for something we need.” 
No reason has been given why we should appropriate this money, 
except that $40,000 has already been wasted annually upon it. I say 
that is a reason why we should not put another dollar there. The 
people of the country are not in favor of such appropriations. We 
are told that this is in the interests of education, and that education is 
good for the people. You might as well tell me that we can ie 
priate money for religion. 
Religion is to the interests of the people; but we have no right rita 
the Constitution of our country to appropriate the people’s money to 
support churches, schools, or colleges, however worthy they may be. 
Neither Georgia nor Massachusetts nor Maine nor any of the States of 
the Union are clamoring for any such legislation by this House; and I 
call upon every member to voice the sentiment of his people. If we 
do not vote as they wish us to vote, how can you have a representative 
government? 
Mr. Hotman. I wish to occupy the attention of the committee but 
for a moment, to havea paragraph of the appropriating act of the sun- 
dry civil bill for the year 1880 read. It will explain the origin of this - 
work. 
The Clerk read: 
For completing and preparing for publication the contributions to North Ameri- 
can Ethnology, under the Smithsonian Institution, $20,000: Provided, That all the 
archives, records, and materials relating to the Indians of North America, collected 
