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 books to the readers and put them back in their places, (4) the uscieri (porters) and servants. The ordinatori may be recruited from the distributori or ragionieri, so that a career is opened to talent in humble place.

United States.—The salaries of higher-grade librarians may be estimated from the scheme for the new Congressional Library at Washington. It places the salary of the librarian, "to be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate," at $5000, and provides for the appointment by the librarian of a chief assistant librarian (superintendent of reading-room) at $3000, twelve assistants at from $900 to $1800 each; there will also be a superintendent of maps and charts at $2000, and two assistants at $900 each; a superintendent of periodicals at $1500, and three attendants at $720 each; superintendent of manuscripts at $1500, and two indexers at $720 each; a superintendent of music department at $1500, and three assistants at from $720 to $900 each; superintendent of Congressional Reference Library at the Capitol at $1500, and two assistants at $750 and $900 each; superintendent of law library at $2000, and two assistants at $1400 each: in all, $92,020. The copyright office of the library is to be in the charge of a registrar of copyrights, at $3000. The custody, care, and maintenance of the library building and grounds is put in charge of a superintendent at $5000, who shall have charge of all disbursements, and the employment of all necessary employees. This officer shall give bonds