1818 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
pamphlets presented to and acquired by the National Museum Library, 
$17,000. 
Norr.—The sum of $12,000, which has been appropriated annually for several 
years past for printing and binding for the National Museum, has proved entirely 
inadequate. The deficiency has been most severely felt in respect to the Bulletins 
and Proceedings, and it has been necessary to delay or to defer indefinitely the print- 
ing of many important papers prepared for publication through those channels, owing 
to the lack of sufficient funds. 
It is through the medium of these reports that the benefits of the Museum are 
secured, in a permanent and tangible form, to the scientific and educational estab- 
lishments throughout the United States, and its usefulness to the schools, colleges, 
museums, and working laboratories in all sections of the country is measured by the 
character and extent of its publications. Being the custodian of all Government 
collections, it is a duty, which the smallness of the appropriations has not allowed 
the Museum to carry out, to make known as speedily as possible the results of the 
studies on these collections. A provision of the printing act approved January 12, 
1895 (sec. 86), restricts the character of binding for the Government to plain sheep 
or cloth, but containsa reservation that the several Departments, the Library of Con- 
gress, and other. branches of the Government specifically named (the National 
Museum not being included) may have books for library use bound in material not 
more expensive than half turkey. It is requested that this privilege be extended to 
the National Museum. It is not considered that the expenses for binding will be 
increased thereby, but it will permit the binding of series of volumes, now partly 
bound in half turkey to be continued uniformly, and will give greater latitude in 
this respect, which is much to be desired in a technical library where the books are 
in such constant use as at the National Museum. 
December 5, 1898—House. i 
Estimates for 1900. 
For cases, furniture, fixtures, and appliances required for the exhi- 
bition and safe-keeping of the collections of the National Museum, 
including $10,000 for the furnishing of new galleries, and including 
salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, $25,000. 
Notre.—The sum of $15,000 is necessary, as in previous years, for additions and 
repairs to furniture and fixtures in the exhibition halls, laboratories, and offices. In 
order to furnish the four remaining galleries authorized in the current appropriation 
bill and now in course of erection, the further sum of $10,000 will be required. 
For the expense of heating, lighting, electrical, telegraphic, and 
telephonic service for the National Museum, $15,000. 
Nore.—The cost of all fuel, gas, electrical service, including supplies and apparatus, 
telephones, etc., and the pay of engineers, electricians, firemen, and other employees 
connected with the service are provided for by this appropriation. The occupation 
of additional outside quarters for workshops, in accordance with the provisions of the 
sundry civil act of July 1, 1898, necessitating extra expense for heating, lighting, and 
electrical service, makes it very important that the full amount requested in the 
estimates be appropriated. 
For continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the col- 
lections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Govern- 
ment, and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of 
all necessary employees, of which sum $5,500 may be used for neces- 
