74TH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 3. FEBRUARY 2, 1935. meetings concerned with the work of the Securities and Exchange Commission ; garage rental ; foreign postage ; mileage and witness fees ; rent of quarters outside the District of Columbia ; rental of equipment ; and other necessary expenses ; $2,234,494 : Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec. 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the Securities and Exchange Commission when the aggregate cost involved does not exceed the sum of $50 . For all printing and binding for the Securities and Exchange Commission, $30,000 . Total, S ecuritie s and Ex change C ommissio n, $2,26 4,494 . SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION For expenses of the genera l administrat ive office, S mithsonian Ins ti- tution, compensation of necessary employees, traveling expenses, purcha se of bo oks and periodic als, sup plies an d equipm ent, and any other necessary expenses, $36,326 . International exchanges : For the system of international exchanges between the United States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smithso nian Ins titution , includ ing nece ssary em ployees, and purchase of necessary books and periodicals, and traveling expenses, $44,262 . Ame rican eth nolog y : For continuing ethnological researches among the American Indians and the natives of Hawaii, the excava- tion and preservation of archeologic remains under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including necessary employees, the prep- aration of manuscripts, drawings, and illustrations, the purchase of books and periodicals, and traveling expenses, $58,730 . Ast roph ysi cal Obs erv ato ry : For main tenance of the A strophys ical Observatory, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including assistants, purchase of books, periodicals, and apparatus, making necessary observations in high altitudes, repairs and altera- tions of buildings, preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and illus- trations, traveling expenses, and miscellaneous expenses, $30,846. N ATIO NAL MU SEUM For cases, f urniture, fixt ures, and app liances requi red for the ex hi- bition and safe-keeping of collections ; heating, lighting, electrical, telegraphic, and telephonic service, repairs and alterations of build- ings, shops, and sheds, including approaches and all necessary mate- rial ; personal services, and traveling and other necessary incidental expenses, $125,672 . Preservation of collections : For continuing preservation, exhibi- tion, and incr ease of collecti ons from the sur veying a nd explo ring expeditions of the Government, and from other sources, including personal services, traveling expenses, purchasing and supplying uni- forms to guards and elevator conductors, postage stamps and foreign postal ca rds and all ot her necessary expenses, an d not exceedin g $5,500 for pre para tion of manu scri pts, dra wing s, a nd i llus trat ions for pub li- cations, and not exceeding $3,000 for purchase of books, pamphlets, and periodicals, $594,578 . NATIONAL GALLER Y OF ART For the administration of the National Gallery of Art by the Smi ths oni an Institution, including compensation of necessary employees, purchase of books of reference and periodicals, traveling expenses, uniforms for guards, and necessary incidental expenses, $34,275 . 15 Proviso . Minor purchases . R.S.,sec.3709,p.733. t.S.C.,p.1S03. Printing and binding . Smithsonian Institu- tion . Administrative ex- penses. Intern ational ex- changes . Ame rican eth nolog y . Astrophysical
Ob- servatory . National Museum . Equipm ent, etc . Preservation of col . lections . Contingent expenses . National Gallery of Ar t. Administrative ex- penses .
