New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-28

q rule not meeting the actual expenses. ana that nl-
rccty indirectly the liite Smithsonian income was
already being depleted to meet the difference.
Tho appropriation FOR the Museum has been cut
Gown 10 what it WINS when IFS collections were only
about quarter Of their present Size and this In the
face Of the fact that the work Of tho Museum Is only
possible under tho actual appropriation because n
largo proportion OF its officers give their services
gauitou,ly Tho appropriation for tho Museum. for
which ls2.jOO given by the last Congress and FOR
which s323.J0O asked T. now reduced to $40, 900
The system Of exchanges largely employed now In
carrying purely Government papers, for which the
noycfmucnt appropriation OF Sl7.OOO last year only
partially paid tho actual cost. l. reduced by the pres
cnt Appr Platlons Committee to sl2,0O0 ard on In
other cases.
in 1880 Congress gave 100000 for creating n
National Geological Park within the limits OF Wishing
ton. declaring 1t to BE- National" primarily FOR the
advancement OF science" and sccondanly for the In
siruciion and recreation Of the people" The admins
,ration Of this National and scientific charge was
placed not improperly upon the smithsonian lnstitu-
ton and after the ld1 acres had been bought upon
such terms that they could now b. sold for than
double what Congress paid for them two years ago, The
ierns 30 h S park own fY mall pr,ae ccerton
Of elk buffalo and other native animals.
When The hiSt appropriation for the maintenance Of
Congress proved to Ice divided In their opinion about
for wholly or IN part by local taxation: the senate
that 81 should be- paid for by the Nation. FOR whose
purposes 1t was organized. The House had Its way
and the local aNpay cr>, who naturally cared less for
the Interests OF tie Western Territories than for
gc,,lnr entertainment ior ihsT money; Insisted on
plct"ly from It's original purpose and IA mike II n
local pleasure ground and mcnagcne. Natunlly. too.
they Wished 70 pay nothing which they could help for
the burden Ind been niprs-d upon them without their
consent and m"mlcr who had opposed the creation
~ the PARK on any terms and wished q see IL abolished,
supported by this local sentiment passed au nppWpria-
On bill on n srale vh'cl made permanent basis I'm
possible though the last Congress IN general not
mn, raj toward scientific interests. leaving upon the
Institution not only tho task Of managing scheme
lut that ~ nafng good III. deficit
Tho Institution struggled through year OF this
most unreasonable buFl n In the hope OF ob'anins
relief from Congress-: but now that hope HIS been
DESTROYED. FAR rs the House Is concerned for Mr..
IIomans committee hns cut down tho nppr prta'ion
I'm further. The Rcg'-itS having decided tiat II Is
ont ~ the question 20 20 through another year VEh
the means appropriated last, also clare that they
private fund confdci 10 their charge which shond b.
the utter impossibty OF maintaining the park for
another year ON the sum given last md asked to
II seeing the animals die thcr hands II such A
miserable sum rs was then given was to be renewed
The House Appropriations Committee has however.
neither relieved tho Regents Of responsibilities by
allowing them 30 sell or shoot the animals. nor pro
,ded the indispensable mr"nS f@r rsdIns pn ,, GUAR
than one bali OF that one half which was gwen In the
previou. year that Is onc,ali o. The mos'y nnae,
which the Institution had just formally protested With
mi, ease Of the park. which involves tho suNr-ing
~ unfortunate animals brought, under the order, Of
congress where they cannot care for themselves mp
peal, more Instantly To every ones comprehension
ilnn the Injury done 10 the Governments other
establishments under the charge - the institution
Hut II II equally true TINT the case i aS had with
these aud thar the little fund OF the In~trton. to
which the Nation undertook 10 stand GUARDIAN
ought have been at NIL times kept for the purposes
designated ~ It's founder.
Some idea Of the extent 10 which the Smithsonian
Institution IS 20 be crippled and H. money taken
from II Tor deficits not properly ch,rgcablc TO its In
come NAV De gathered from the following table, which
shows the appropriations for last wear the estimates
for this year and tho sums actually allowed