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or other expenses connected with the transmission from foreign 

 parts to Washington, of any collections thus made. And to such 

 contributions, when placed in the Museum, the name of the officer 

 obtaining and forwarding the same shall, in all cases, be appended. 



[No. 4.] Resolved, That the Secretary of War be respectfully 

 invited to furnish to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs such sug- 

 gestions as he may deem proper regarding the procurement, from 

 the Indian country, of collections for the Museum of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, illustrating the natural history of the country, 

 and, more especially, the physical history, manners, and customs 

 of the various tribes of aborigines on the North American Conti- 

 nent ; that one hundred copies of this Report, when printed, be 

 placed at his disposal, as a means of informing the various Indian 

 Agents of the special character of the collections desired ; and 

 that the sum of five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, 

 annually appropriated, out of the accruing interest of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, for the procurement and transportation of such 

 Indian collections ; and, when placed in the Museum, there shall 

 be appended to each the name of the agent through whom the 

 same may be procured. 



[No. 5.] Resolved, That the public generally be invited to fur. 

 nish contributions to the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution; 

 and that all such contributions, when considered worthy of a place, 

 shall be labelled with the name and residence of the donor. 



[No. 6.] Resolved, That ten copies of the Report accompany- 

 ing these resolutions be furnished to each member of the Senate 

 and House of Representatives, and that each member be respect- 

 fully requested to transmit these to newspapers and to individuals, 

 in his district or elsewhere, who may be likely to take interest in 

 the proceedings of the Institution. 



[No. 12.] Resolved, That, for the year eighteen hundred and 

 forty-seven, the sum of one thousand dollars be, and the same is 

 hereby, appropriated, for laying out the grounds of the Institution, 

 and for the purchase, transplantation, and temporary fencing of 

 the trees therein, to be expended under the direction of the Execu- 

 tive Committee. 



