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J11f 8r1UllOH f RZPOll'I' 

No 1099 

MAUDE P GRESHAM: AND AGNES M DRISCOLL 

.JuMB 24, 1987.-Cuwrultte<I to tbt' C'uanruit.tt"e or tilt' \\bole Jlu\1111! a111l 11nll!J't!d 

t.o be 1mnt.ed 

Mr COFFEE of WaRhmgton, from tbe Conumttl'l' on Clu.111111, aubm1ttcd th<" foll°" mg 

REPORT 

(Tu &CC\1111\l&U)" M 1413] 

Tbe Connmttet\ on C'Jnnns, to "born "as n-Crrrt'Cl tho hill (S 14r,.1) 

for thE" rt"heC oC Mnmlo J> OrNhnm, lun ~nJr rons1dert"<l the twmP, 

l't'port thereon "1tl1 tl1e l'l'C'Ommendat1on th11t 1t do pm11 \\Ith the 

foHO\\ mp: nmenc.Jments 

1'11gr 1, bne 0, stnke out tl1<" figul't'll us8, i SO" and JDIK'rt 10 hcu 

th<"rrol "SS OPO 5G" 'J PnttE" 1, bne 11, 11ftE"r tl1<" nnm" ''Ci"""1111m", lllflert "and A,tnes :\f 

Dl'IA<'Oll," 

Amend tbe t1tJE" of the bdl to rood 

A hill lor the relief' ol Maudt' P Gft'lllham a11d AIP•l'll M l>Neoll 

8TATEME'l:T OF FACTS 

As amendl'Cl, tins bill pro\ 1cll'll for the pa1'1llent of 18,090 55 to 

Maude P Gresham, "1d0\\ ot "ilb11m P GrrSl111m1 lntr romnumd<"r, 

Unitt'tl Stotee No,y, nnd the sum or so,2i;o to Anges ~r l>rlR<'Oll, m 

fuJI nnd t'ompl<"te &(.lttJ<"menli of nil cLmns by snul J)art1('8 ngomst the 

Umted States ans1ng from the 111\ ent1on or the late Commander 

\\ilbnm Jt' GJ'C!81111m and AlrnN ::\[ DrllK'<>ll, \\ lnrh ID\ mhon Ima 

been U('('c.>ptt'tl bv the Nn' v Depurtment ror use.> m oonnttt10n \\1th 

DO\ ol t'Ommumt'nt1on fnt'lbtu.'I 

The m\enhon bena oom1>"rumtoo for has not hN'n '1""ed ~your 

C!Omnnttrc.> nnd 1t• exn<'t n11tun- , .. nut I.no\\ n, but the X11\-y Depnrtmmt 11totN thrtJt srcath l11cft'8.lll'CI thl' &>Ml.'lrnr.) or Rll Important l'Cllll)kllll'llt IMLri or till• 11&\al 

aonm11mlratlo11 a•n ll't' and that Slii,000 ""mild hr a raur ''omJX'1111&tl1111 t hc.omur 

A s1milnr finclm~ has l>N-n madt' by tl1<" Srnnt<" Conumtt('(' on No, al 

.Afl'oll'R1

• \\IU<'h \IP\\<'ll the 11nl'11t1on1 11ml \\lnt'h tound thnt .\pi<'fl M 

DnlK'Oll OAA.hltt'll Ill the dl'lllgD or ('(.lrhun or Jts tuncl111nl'Dt11l pr1Dt'lpll'9 

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REF ID:A70757~ 

[PRIVATE-No 267-i5TB CoNGBEBB) 

[CB.l.PTD 1>83-ls'l' SlllllllOH] 

[8 1'51) 

ANA~ 

For the relief of Maude P Graham and Apel M Drl8COD. 

BtJ It tJ7111C't«l by tM Sttnat4 atul Hou.ff of HapNdn.tatit1a of tM 

.flnated Btatu fl/ ..:f.mttnca .,, 00fl!Jtt# atffmblttd, That the Secretary 

of the Treasurl_ be and he 11:1 hereby authm 1zed and directed to pay 

to llaude P Gres\1am,,_.v.·1J11w of \\'1lluu11 F Gresham, late commanderf Uiuted St.ates Savy, the sum of $8 G90.M, and to Agn• M. 

DrU!COI the sum of ~ out of &n.f money lD the T~ not 

other\\ 1se appropriated, &111u sums to be ID full and complet.e Bettlen1ent of all ela1nlS b;) i;a1d parties agu.mst. thfl Umtl'd Stat.es arunng 

frc,111 the mventlon of the la.le Conuwmder 'Wilham F Gresham and 

.Ap:ues ll JJrll:ll"Oll, \\h1c.h hM.Ul 111vent1011 has been acc:e1>ted by the 

NB\.) De1>a.rtment fu1 m1e m C.'01U1ect1ou \\Ith naval cu11amu01cat1011 

f'w 1ht1es • Prorndtttl, That 110 part of tlie a.nauWlt appropnated m tlua 

A< t m ex<.'elll of 10 1>er centuu1 thereof sht1.ll be paid or dehverec.l to 

or n.oee1\-ed b) a.n.) a.geut or agents, atton1ey or attorneys,_ on account 

of Ker\ 1c"PS renc.lered ID comiet.11011 "1th said claim It shall be 

un hl\\ ful for 1my a.gent or a~.nts, atton1ey or attomeys, to euct. 

ooll•'f1 1 \\"llhhold, or n-cc1vo RJI.) 1mm of the amount appropnat.ed 

m t Inc; AM. m e:s:cess of 10 }K'r c<>nt 11111 thereof on account of aerv1cea 

r•rnlc•red m c'fJ1111ect1on "It 1 '-llHI elnuu, any contract. to the con~ 

1101''1tl11-1tu11d111g Any JX'l""Clll '1olat m~ thfl prov1s101111 of this A.cit 

sh.ill he clt"t•mc'll guilty of a m1l4lll'nn>anor and upon convict.Jon thereof 

shall he finec.1 m any sum 1101 l'XC.'t"l'llmg $1,000. 

Approved, Augllllt 11, 1037 

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2 )[ \ll>E P OIU::HH \ll A:\D AONJ-:8 ll DHIHCOLL 

Therefore, thr bill mcludt'M 11n R\\Rnl both to the widow of CommnndCll' 

Greshnm and to Mrs Drmcoll and the payment of these claims IA 

sumlAr to the net1on tnk<'n by the Congr<.'118 m oonne<-bon v. 1th another 

nu al lDYenhon under Prnatc Law No 79, Seventy-fourth Congreee 

It \\ill he noted that the romnutt.ee has reduced the payment to 

Mrs Gl't'8ham by $59 45t which sum WM o\·erpa1d to her husband 

as a l'E'ntnl n.llownnee anct Wll.8 the subJect of S. 1313, Pnvate Law 

No 80, Se,·cnty-fifth CoDgI't'M Thnt law uuthorized a credit in the 

accounts of tJ1c d•buramg officer v. ho ma.de the payment to Comrnnnd<'r Gresham At the hm<', your cormmttoo end<'&vorod to 

ascertum whv the O'\"crpayment was not collected from Commander 

Oreehllm, anti the Depnrtment replied that such aet1on was usually 

taken but that the offieer's death had precluded 1t in the co.se ID 

question As th<' di.sbunung officer v. ns ht'ld hahle for the payment, 

tins conurutt<'i' J'('("omrncnded the bill, the evidt'nr.e disclosing that it 

wo.s 1UJ1de W'ithout negh.gence on lus part and pnor to hlB receipt of 

cert.run pertment mstrucbons Your co:mnuttee IS not attempting 

to ta.kc o. small pom.t.J.On v.1tl1 regard to the $59 45 overpayment, but 

1t lB oonstramed to the oplDlon that it l!l).iould have been refunded to 

the GoYernment either by Commander Gresham or hll!I estate, and 

OOill!lequently v. e can see no reMOn v. by it should not be recovered 

on behalf of the Go'\"ernment. The deduction here made accomphshee 

tbo.t purpose 

Further facts relative to these clauns appear m the report of the 

Senate Comnuttee on N&\·al Alf&ll'B and a letter from the Navy 

Department, both appended 

[8. Kept. No. all, 7ltb Qoas., I.&-.) 

The Committee 011 Na\'al Aft'alra, to whom wu refei-red the bill (8. lW) for 

the fl'lil'f or Maud<" P Greahaw, h&vh11: C01111d.ered the ll&Dle, report. favon.blJ 

thorcon, Ttith an1e11dmc11ta, and, u &IM'tlded, recommend that the bill do paa Amend the bill aa follows ~ 1, lh1e 6 to 8 lnclua.lvc, ..trike out the folloTt·lng- "Na!]1 out ol any mone, 

ln the Treaaur> not othenrlec appt"Opriatecl, the 1um of llli~uuu In full let.Uement 

for the late Commander William F Grolham'11 ln\"cntlon wnlch h&ll" 

And lnll'rl in l1P11 t.hcnoof the follo"inp; "Na\":r, the 111m of 18,760 and to Ar;rlM 

M Drilroll the sum of 16,260, out of an) moncv in the Troamry not otherwise 

appropriated, ll&ld mma to be In full and comp'We aettlcmcnt of all claim.I by 

Mid parliel &Jt&in.t ti~ United Stat.es arialng from the Invention ol the late 

Commander '\\1lllam F Grosbam which laid Invention bu" 

Amend the title of tho bill 10 u to road "A blll for tho relief of Maude P 

Gresham, and for other pul'J)OlleL" 

_,The purpoee of the blll la to pay to the 'll'idow of tho late Commander WDllam 

F Orem&ID, United BtatCI Navy, the 1um of 18,750 and to .AgnOI M Drllcoll the 

1om of l6.2M> In full and complete 11Ctt1emcnt of all clalm1 by uld D&rtlos ~n.t 

the United Btato. arlalng from the Invention of the late Co1DD1&Dlier Wllllam F 

Greeham wbleh bu been acct'J>tcd b:r the Navy Department for UM In con.necilon 

with nan.I communication facllltles 

Tho bill wu lntroduc.-ed at. the request of the Na\"y Department. The Department statcB that the blll la In accord. 'll'it.h the program of the Proaldent and lnTolvee an additional coet to the Govennn('nt of 113,000 ~ Conunimder 0fl'tllham ln\'cntcd a deTico that p;roatly lncrm.llCd the etllolenoy 

of an Important part. of the na\'al communication llC?'\ lee Thia device wu of 

1uch a ICCJ'et and confidential nature, anci oC 1uch Importance ta the national 

dcf81111C, thAt the Na\'\· Department oonflllcatod It for tho oxcluafve U9ll of the 

Na\ v and prevented dommander Qre,.ham from obtaining a patent thereon If 

thll in\'entlon had bet-n patented lta nlefnlnca would have been destroyed, u It 

would then ha\·e been opcu to public lnsperllon 

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UAUD~ P OllJ!lSBAU AND AGNES U. DRISCOLL 3 

Prior to bill doath, Commander Grmbam regumtod lbat he bo oompeuuted 

for hla invent.Ion In t.be amount of 830,000. Upon recetpi ol. h1I request; the 

8ooretary of the Na,·y oonvcned a bolU'd or thret! oftloon to recommend the 

amount of oompenaatlon to be paid to O>mmandcr Gresham Tho board found1 after careful oomp&rDon of COmmander Grt'9ham'• Invention with earlier ana llhnllar devlciea, that It p;reatly lncreued the eflloienoy of an lmport&ut oomponent 

part of the naval oommuuloatlon .ervloe and that 1115,000 would be a fa.Ir oom- pematlon therefor 

The Navy l>eparf.ment hu reoent;!y conducted a further lnvemtlptlon Into the 

matter and bi ot the oplnlon that Commander Grmbam wu tho 11<>\o lnvontor 

of the device, but that the funcl&meotal ciryptoo'N>hlo prlnclpl.m wblch the 

maohlne WU de.lgned to employ 'Pl'Obably wu ooiicelved by Mn. Drbieoll and 

dl11t11med b7 her to Commander Cir.hani. The oommJHee Im therefore of the 

opinion that Mrs. Dmooll'• rldit. and Interest. In the Invention &l'6 mt.tant.lally equal to thOMI of Commander Ore.ham and that me bi entltlod to a fair peroentage 

of any oomponaatlon which may bfl IP'&llted to Mn Gresham. The oommlttee, 

therefore, reoommenck an amendmerit srantlng I.Ira. Ore.ham t.he mm of 18,760 

and Mn. Drlmooll the mm of 16.260. ~t of compenaUon ln like amount to CaDt. Ru.oil wu.on, United 

8tatel Navy, for an Invention whleh during tho World War 1r&1 the baN of the 

.NaTY'• •YRem. or lleOl'et oommunioatlom, wu authorised and dlreoted by the aot 

of June 13, 193&. 

The eommlttee ham m.peoted thw Invention aod be1Jevs that It a. of ll'Mt 

't'alue to the Government In oonneot&on wUh the MIC5nlt communication f&cOltlea 

of the Navy and Ill of the opinion thaj,,eugh the value or t1i1m Invention to the 

Government eannot be meuured In and cent., 1115,000 Im a fair oompen- Dtlon therefor • 

N .a. 't'T n.,. Aftlll:lfT, 

JV aa.\illfCotl, ,~ 6, 1987. 

The Sn.a.m mo 'l'Blll Hol1UI or B.HuuxTilTrU, 

WasMllfC-. D C 

)rfy Dmu Ma. Suma. There a. tranmnltted herewith • draft of a propOMld 

bDl for the relief of. Maude P Ormham. 

The p~ ol. thla_piopoeed ~Uon a. to pay to the widow of i.he lai.e Commander William F On.ham, United St.ate. Navy, i.he mum of 116,000 In full 

lleWement for an Invention Of i.he late Commender Ol'Mh&m wlilob hu been ~by~ N&YJ Department for me In C!ODIMIOtlon with naval aommunioatlon faallltre.. 

Prior to him death, Commuvkr On.ham requmted tW be be comJ:t•ted 

for hill Invention In the amount of l30,000. Upon reoelpt of th.a. requen 8eore.. 

t&r.1 ol ihe Na'Q' oonnned a board of i.bree oflloen i.o nioommend i.he amonni. of 

oompen-*Un to be p..ald to Commander Grmham.. The board found, after oareful 

eom.pariM>n of ('.omm•nder Gremh&m'• lnvenUon with earlier and mnllar devlC6I, 

that. lt p-e&Uy lncnued i.he eflloieucy of an l.mporlant oomponent i:-n of the 

naval oommanloatlon llerVloe and that 1115,000 would be a fair oompenmtlon therefor ~t ol. oompenatlon In like amount to Capt. Ru.ell wm.on, United 

Bi.ate. Na:ty, for an Invention wu aui.borlsed and cilieoted by the~ of June 18, 

1986 ('9 8'ill. -) 

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The ~ · 1eg1..Jmtlon, If enaoi.ed Into law, would Involve an additional 

to the GoffnlIDeDi. of 116,000. 

The Navy Department reeommeudm that the propoeed Jegqlatlon be enacri.ed. 

Tbe propomdlePl&tlon II In aooord with i.he program Of i.he Prmlden~ 

8ineenly youn, 

Cl..&.UDll A. 8WA.XllOX 

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