1672 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
Such proposals shall be opened in the usual way and schedules 
_ thereof duly prepared, and, together with the statement of the pro- 
posed action of each Department and Government establishment 
thereon, shall be submitted to a board consisting of one of the Assist- 
ant Secretaries of the Treasury and Interior Departments and one of 
the Assistant Postmasters-General, who shall be designated by the 
heads of the said Departments and the Postmaster-General, respec- 
tively, at a meeting to be called by the official of the Treasury Depart- 
ment, who shall be chairman thereof, and said board shall carefully 
examine and compare all the proposals so submitted and recommend 
the acception or rejection of any or all of said proposals. And if any 
or all of such proposals shall be rejected, advertisements for proposals 
shall again be invited and proceeded with in the same manner. 
(Stat., XXVIII, 33.) 
REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 
November 3, 1893—Senate. 
Mr. J. S. Morrixx submitted concurrent resolution to print 10,000 
copies of the Report of the Smithsonian Institution and National 
Museum for the year ending June 30, 1893, in two octavo volumes, 
1,000 for Senate, 2,000 for House, 5,000 for Smithsonian Institution, 
and 2,000 for National Museum. 
Referred to Committee on Printing. 
December 5, 1893—House. 
Mr. J. D. Ricuarpson introduced Senate concurrent resolution. 
Referred to Committee on Printing. 
January 17, 1894—Senate. 
Mr. A. P. Gorman, from Committee on Printing, submitted report 
(S. 167) on. Senate concurrent resolution, with the recommendation that 
it pass. 
The number and distribution of this document provided for in 
the resolution are the same as regulated in the general printing bill 
passed by the Senate of the last Congress and now pending before this 
committee. 
The cost will be about $18,000. 
Passed. 
January 18, 1894—House. 
Passed. 
REPORT ON EXPENDITURES. 
December 4, 1893—House. 
The Spraxer (Mr. Cuarues F. Crisp) laid before the House a letter 
from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution transmitting a 
detailed statement of expenditures of the appropriations committed 
