The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-14
IN CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES.
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FRIDAY, APRIL i2. 1880.
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SENATE.
DEFICIENCIES IL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. DICKINSON. The action OF the committee would
appear to the Senate be somewhat summary and be-
proper therefore, that should state the grounds
upon which the majority OF ihe COMMITTEES acted 10 pro-
posing to strike out that section Of the BILL Al the last
session OF Congress fifty thousand dollars were appro.
pnated Tor the erection Of the wings OF the Patent Office
Tns money mus has by ihe app,osraIs DIS
amount expended, and an additional appropriation oil
ninety thousand dollars asked Tor the purpose OF pro.
ceedng with the building, and this appropriation was
made BY the bill from the House of Represent
aves The action oitha portion Of the committee who
favored the striking out section was founded upon
the belief that there had been great wrong commit
led by osieto call the error BY no harsner name
practically Ia regard to the erection OF this building upon
its present plan When that building trs projected,
plan framed, or sketcled, or dawa up, oy
chtect, during about the period OF the administration
OF General Jackson, whiehil 10 have been sup
posed would at iuture period be carried into execu
non. This plan, whole, contemplated quadrangle
lar building facing or street, does the present
building. the centre looking down sh street and fronting
also 7th and 9th street. and street. with court
in the This is what been termed by the
original planhe whole idea being based upon the future
action Of Congress- the exgencs OF the occasion should
require. The present Paent Once building was erected
substantially thai PLAN and netting further was done
until the last session OF Congress Duiing the time OF
Mr. ElIswortls administrators Of the Patent Otce he re-
commended from time 10 tne that there should be an ad
ton 10 that building wing particular specica
ton being made 10 ts lengt BREADTH or height lie
simply recommended Ihe erection 81 one wing for the pur-
pose Of accommodating the business OF the Patent Oce,
and for other purpose. Mr. Burke has since held the
Office of Commissioner OF Patents, and while holding that
office recommended 70 number 81 hs annual reports an
wings should be made one hundred feet IN length, run
ming back towards street, and he employed an arch
,ect Mr. Robert Mills the very person who is the archi-
ect upon and has had char thus lar OF the
in progressto prepare him plan, which he did in 1885,
whereby the two wings were projected ninety eight Or
one hundred feet eAgth and The entire expense OF the
structure when completed % amount to one hundred and
ffty thousand dollars. sis
have seen the late Commissioner and conversed with
him on this subject and says that he desired Mr. Mills,
in making his estimate to be sure and have il strictly
correct order thai the expense might not exceed the
estimate TINS plan and estimate Commissioner Burke
communicated TO Congress in lSa5, with his annual
port and recommended its adoption. Mr.. Mills, in his
estimate, uses the following language in submitting his
plan and estimate to the Commissioner:
.Agreeably to your request, have honor make the
following statement in relation 10 the plan subniiied for
your consideration OF the proposed additions TO the Patent
Office building
100 deep and ~ feet ont made thoroughly fife proof
and correspond in thit architecture and matesa with
Or The west wing. which has an extra
The s east wing 1890
I50, 900"
He then goes on TO describe the various apartments
will contain. have the orsiaai plan, which placed
al the time of its submission the flies OF the Patent OF
fce and which, being All official paper, must have re-
maiaed there, well in tue official reports OF the de-
partment, since. THIS plan accompanied Mr..
Burkes report made in December lSl5, and he has re-
ferred to that plan from time 10 time his annual re-
ports and urged IFS adoption, up the last report
made at the close OF the last administration The last
Congress- acting upon his recommendation, appropriated
fifty thousand dollars towards the erection OF The wings
Of the Patent Ofce. The amendment to appropfia-
ton bill, which recommended the erection OF these
wings, introduced by member OF Congress from
Pennsylvania the Hon Mr. Fanely, who is at present
Auditor OF the Treasury for the Post Office Department
have Mr. Farrelly, and he states that, at the
time OF the introduction OF his amendment, he had in
view plan but the plan have spoken OLA plan
drawn by Mr. Mills, and recommended by Mr.. Burke,
for wings Of one hundred feet length, at ioal cost OF
Sl50000 Being in favor OF that plan he offered this
amendment in accordance with The policy OF accommo.
dating the Patent Office IN their business lie did not
draw up the amendment himself but, according to his
recollection, il handed TO him by one around
hm and he snpposng il carried his views. and the
views Of the Commissioner, and that the additions ought
%ade Here e as % M
would call the attention oil the Senate 10 his remarks
"Mr Farrey explanation. said the necessity
iagsmen OF the Patent Office buldng has been nred by
o Pa the epors the asl three
years Tne amendment Is similar 70 offered AT the
last session The law requires classification Of The mod
els; but, Consequence o Of room,
be made Tns models are Piled upon each oher
70 be useless 70 persons wishing 10 examine them, and
Of delay the who Obliged
them There Is not sufficient Tor the
venient notation OF the oicers the upper hall Is
occupied by the collections OF curosities CT The Exploring
Expedtion aud National lltu 0n. IL IS understood that
these can be removed the Smthsonisn building
or three years; bat tine number OF applications for pat
ents ne case m the same they do there will
not be Tor proper arrangement the models within
the hall The models should arranged give
observer distinct view OF each model There
are suicient nunbef OF patented models I'LL the hall,
arranged IN this manner, and would lake least tour
times much space 10 exhibit them properly Il
occupied 10 the room Appropriated them In thee years
five tonsand additional model, will probably be
which would require more room Than the present building
could lufnsh.
rne Palen, oicc und according the report OF the
commissioners announced, on the hrs, Of January, Ists 10
upwards Sz7 900 the sutpiu prose year over
az expenses exeetds $1,000, which gives upwards OF
Sz5,UU0 the treasury fhe credit OF the Patent
Othce ipnd Tue estmHe OF the architect OF the OF
erecting the two wings, according 20 the original pa Il
s5O,0w The Patent office fund Is apat by tor
be made Of this fund than providing necessary buding
JT the Transaction of the business OF hs office and
proper classification and arrangement Of modeis"
read these remarks and state these facts 10 show the
cleatly.dehned intention OF Congress. II was all that
was sald upon that He speaks OF il accord
ing TO the original pan regarding Mr. Burkes such for
ne gives both dimensions and cost in conformity with II
And may well be said that, II II was intended ever 10
erect the quadangular building, this was lar in har
mony vita II. The present plan o construction il car
red under the of Mr. r. Mills. architect
TIE same gentleman who made The plan and estimate for
MI boke, oi which have already spoken. lie there
lore kheW o. H. lie knew What The commission intended,
and had good reason to know that Congress had in view
,his pan, ana no oher The plan being executed
under ne general direction OF the Secretary OF the lnte
nof, ana unae, me mmedaie control OF Mr. Mills, makes
the wings OF the Patent 0cc instead Of es or 100 feet
IN lengb 270 feet in length, each going through 10 G
streets and, instead of estimate OF 600 Inc low
est asknp estimate OF the architect ma ~ -, one Il;