Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-18


therefore the commendasiop fuzzy predecessor
for Inc establishment OF separate BUREAU % 10 shrds'ed
with the duty of promoting agricultural interests OF the
country. The vast extent aud rapid development ol the
mineral Of the country seen 10 require that ade-
uuate provision should also be made By iaw Tor the coec
lion and ANALYSIS OF the various mHea Substances which
have been or uSy discovered thai their properties may
be understood and their value correctly appreciated.
The purchase OF iar in the vicinity OF the national me
ropos 10 DO uIed and uanage uudcr lie direction Of the
bureau has baen suggested important auxiliary in il
Illustrating the best mldes ocuure 1t this idea sh0uld be
hvoraby received woCld respectfully add that Mount
Vernon whose soil was titled 10y the hands and is
eonsecrated by the dust Of the Father o his Country should
properly belong the HatOn and might with great popr
ETY. become, under It's auspices model farm illustrate
the progress Of tina. putsat which he much doTo
ted.
Csaas
Shortly after the passage OF the Of 23d OF May, 1881
of taking the seventh census and for other purposes SUI
pernenden was amounted and the other measures deemed
necessary to sscere the prompt and faithful performance Of
that duty adopted The returns Whlca ara How coming
daily from all parts Of The UUoH give gratifying assurances
that the census will be completed within the limited
by law aud in manner highly crediabe to all who have
been engaged in it. In lew instances delays may
cur Consequence Of casualties which c)n not have been
avoided aud in two OF the remote Territories,
in the receipt Of the schedules.
The of valuable stitasJica information collected
aid embodied in these will far exceed any thing Of
the kind known in past history aud is therefore i'm
portant that provision should be made at early day for
printing such abstracts may be deemed practical utility,
in style and form worthy Of the subject and Of the
country
The report of the superintendent viii show that addition
al legislation may be necessary do full justice to the mar
shas of some Of the remote and sparsey populated
sections OF the country.
.Iericaa Boo0dGY Surrey.
Ny predecessor reported the President, the lSh
Of May last, in call from the Senate for lnor
NATION relative the progress Of this survey, that the ni
a point the Pacific, aud The point Of junction othe Gil
IA with the Colorado river had been determined and fixed
that the intervening line of boundary had been and mar
ked, and temporary erected thereon for dis
lance OfabOut thirty miles; and that the operations othe joint
commission had been suspended about the lst of February
last by adjournment the first Monday November u
mo. The Temporary monuments alluded to now beIng
replaced by permanent mes and joint commission (hat
on the part of the United States having been recognized pr
or my taking charge Of the Department. having doubt
less assembled FL Paso, according TO the Of their
adjournment, for the purpose OF running and marking the
line thence westward to the river ella.
Ii is the determination Of the Department that this work
shall be pressed mrward to completion with the de-
sPatch 50 that if possible the expectations of Congress,
Indicated IN the appropriation act Of 18th May last, may be
realized.
Public Buildings.
My predecessor in his report which accompanied the
annual message Of the late President Congress- took
casOa to invite attention to the condition of the publ bull
dngs, and to show the tendency Of the Capitol Patent OF
anu ls lIeasUIy DuIdllg W OlldpudNOl, from the
perishabIc nature OF the material Of which they
structed Personal observation has satisfied me that his
fears on that subject well founded Experience has de-
mOnstraed that the sandstone OF which they built when
lett unprotected from the action Of the atmosphere rapidly
dsntegres.
The only temporary preventive which has yet been dis
covered and applied strong coating OF paint, which, By
closing the pores OF the stone. prevents the absorption OF
This expelen has been found DO attended with
partial success in the preservation Of the Capitol and Pes
dents house would respectfully recommend therefore,
that appropriation be made OF sufficient de-
fray the OF coating the Treasury Building thoroughly
with paint But at tho time it should be left dscre-
tOnay to adopt any Improved method Of affecting the
end.
Ia regard to the Paten Office, The wings are to be of
white marble and the ends protected by being JOIN
ed to the wings leaving only the front aud exposed
decay, and not merely dnlega,ion but actual dapida-
ton has already cOmnenced would recommend that the
ene exterior facing Of the front be removed and its place
supplied by yeneerng Of white marble OF the quail
ty as that used ia the construction ufhewiGgs The whole
building would then present uniform appearance and be
rendered comparatively ndeSutbe by atmospheric agency.
Practical workmen have expressed the opinion that
be done small Gust when compared with its beneficial
results and without in any degree eudangerng the securi
ty and stability Of the walls But should any doubt be en-
terIaned the subject, scientific engineers might be
suited and taken the actual in time
for legislative action before The close Of the approaching SEES
sion OF Congress. IT the result should be favorable it
would then be time 10 inquire how far the system
should be pursued IN reference TO the Treasury Building
The extent Of the colorado in front Of the building howey-
er, gives doubt whether the system be
readily adopted in regard 10 it, The only eXpedieut that
is left therefore for the preservation of that massve slruc-
ture is by coating Of paint.
In this cOnnexioC beg leave urge the poprety Of
completing, with as little delay practicable, both wings
ofthe Patent Office. Until this be done the large al
ready expended will sc Of no practical USE and the edce
will present a muila,ed appearance.
But there other considerations Of tho most urgent
character which call TOR their completion. At present the
various officers attached to the Department Of the Interior
are scattered though six different buildings widely separa
ted from each other, 0uro which owned by private in
diyduas Three OftheSe not only unSuted in their in
terror arrangements for the purpose for which they used
but OF combhstiha materials and contiguous to private
dwellings, The officers therefore subject to great in
convenience in communicating with the head of the De
partment, and the public archives in constant danger
from fire.
The rent now paid Tor rooms alordng this imperfect and
insecure accommodation exceeds s., 600 per anuum But
the in the War Department occupied by the Indian
Bureau are needed Tor the purposes OF the Department and
those OF the treasury building occupied by the General Land
Office required by the Secretary Of the Treasury and
poce to that effect has been given 10 this Department
Traditional rooms rented be used instead oCbose W.
Gated IN the war aud Treasury buildings the amount of the
annual rent be paid will be than double and the most
valuable archives Of the Government comprising the mn
nments Of title to many mons ofacres of what was once
the public domain, VIII be placed nj condition of great
insecurity.
therefore recommend that tho two wings of the Patent
Office be finished and that they be appropriated to the ac-
commOdaOn of the Department Of the Interior and the diff
ferent offices thereto attached They will thus be brought
TfIer roof The communication between the head of
the Department and the different bureaux will be greatly
facilitated and the records OF Government safely Judged in
fire.proof building. These advantages which will be
cheapy bought by the expenditure of the sum necessary
complete those wings.
Introduction Of Uaier mo hc City.
The vast engagements Of our territorial limits and the
Of hn