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bian Exposition as authorized by the sundry civil act of March 2, 1895, 
from April 20, 1895, to June 30, 1896. at a rental of $60 per month, 
$860. 
For the entire compensation of George R. Davis, Director-General 
of the World’s Columbian Exposition, in the work of preparing his 
final report, and for all sums expended or paid out by him upon such 
work, and for any sums due under agreements or .contracts for assist- 
ance for such work such sums to be in full for all claims therefor, 
$18,006.10. 
_ Provided, That the original typewritten or written manuscript of 
such work, all illustrations, diagrams, and plans incorporated in such 
work, and all plates and negatives of photographs taken therefor in 
the hands of the Director-General shall be by him devosited with the 
Joint Committee on Printing. 
For the entire reimbursement of Thomas W. Palmer for moneys 
paid by him for labor and expenses incurred in the preparation of a 
final report as president of the World’s Columbian Commission, as 
required by section 13 of an act to provide for celebrating the four 
hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher 
Columbus, approved April 25, 1890. $1,998.35. 
(Stat., X XIX, 19.) 
March 13, 1896. 
Resolved, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he 1s 
hereby, authorized to distribute the medals and diplomas of the 
World’s Columbian Exposition to the several exhibitors entitled 
thereto, as designated and certified by the report of the Executive 
‘Committee on Awards to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and 
the Bureau of the Mint, and to this end the Secretary of the Treasury 
may adopt any method, or create any and all agencies, which to him 
may seem proper and necessary for the distribution of said medals 
and diplomas. But in case any of the exhibitors can not be found 
who may be entitled to medals and diplomas, then, in every such case, 
such medals and diplomas shall be retained by the Secretary of the 
Treasury until they are called for by the exhibitors entitled thereto 
or by persons authorized to receive the same. And the said Secretary, 
in the distribution of the medals and diplomas, may transmit the same 
through the mails free of charge. And the sum of $15,000 is hereby 
appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appro- 
priated, for the purpose of carrying out this resolution, and for the 
purposes hereof the said Secretary may temporarily employ, under 
such regulations as he may prescribe, the force now engaged in the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in connection with the preparation 
of said diplomas, or so much of said force as may be necessary, said 
appropriation to be immediately available. 
(Stat., XXX, 466.) 
