The daily union., 1852-09-05

S2l 900 year II was then said that il necessary
~ order TO accommodate the public offices at that time
ba y was distinctly understood that whenever Congress
should indicate its iDeHton to make the necessary adj
duona appropriation for buildng the additional wings
20 the Patent Otce then this building would be OF no
further 10 The government, and that consequently,
al The end OF i've years It's rental would cease.
The building which is known as Wlnders build
ing, IN my opn,non; is not such one as The govern
ment of the United States should own IL is not one
that the government OF the United States should hold
az permanent building for It's public Offices. This gov
ernmenl should have ITS public offices built under its
own direction, and devoted 10 It's own You hold
now the Office of the Secretary OF the Interior in build
ng rened IRON an Individual because Congress made
Appropriation Tor erecting public building for that de-
parlmenl OF The government portion OF the otfices-a
very large portion OF those attached TO that department.
are now In the building which il proposed that the gov
rrnment oil the United States shall purchase. In this
very bill which IL before the Senate there is ap-
preparation OF $l5o0o0 TO commence the building of the
west wing OF the Patent Office Since have been here
appropriations have repeatedly been made building the
east wing of the Paien Office. Objections were made TO
II, on the ground that it not wanted for the pur-
poses OF the Patent Office but the other hand. il
said that il would be wanted Tor OF the public Off
ces have urged that the western wing should be put
up because u would also be required and parcu
larry Tor the Department OF the Interior From my
versalions al that time with the then Secretary OF the In
terror, and from my conversations with the present Sec
reary OF the Interior know their desire to be that these
Patent Office wings should be built. because then all the
offices connected with the Department of the In
terror could be carried there, and be concentrated
iace, without interfering at all with that portion of the
Pent Office given TO the patent department partc
ulirly,
Now you have the Department OF the Interior proper
in one building The Pension Office, and some other
portions OF that department, are, believe in another
bndlng- be I've the one now proposed to be purchased
and portion oil the Land Office is somewhere else
In this bill provision Is made Tor erecting the western
wing OF iie Patent Office yet asked to ap.
proPrate 100000 for the purchase of this building,
which cannot want for than three years longer
he lease OF the government already extends for il three
years longer; and it, at the expiration of these three
years. the government should want it, the lease could be
renewed.
object to this purchase. also. because this building
Is not such one as the government OF the United States
require Il is built according TO somebody's taste, and
whose, Heaven only knows, do not; but it is OF
the last buildings that should have been put up with
the design that It should be public building AS its
efficiency and strength know nothing. have
examined it, but report speaks unfavorably Of it. There
Is around 1t no public ground II is an isolated building
from the public grounds; II has no connexion what
ernmen OF The United States had no place 10 erect build
ngs such as suitable for uses. matter OF
cessity it might perhaps be well enough to purch this
buildings but while the government has plenty OF ground,
and is making appropriations iron year to year for the
purpose OF erecting the wings OF the Patent Oce this Is
| not necessary.
Let me say TO gentlemen here that according to the
original plan Of the Patent Oice-whch was, believe,
adopted by General Jackson, at least designed under
his special instructionstheTe to be not only two
wings to the Patent Office, but also northern front,
comparing with the present southern front Whenever
these buildings shall have been completed and Whenever
portion OF the dsposiss IN the Patent Office which have
been brought by the exploring expedition shall have
been placed n the Smithsonian Institution, where they
are intended TO be placed there will be in the Pat
ent O.bce for all the models OF inventions which
qured TO be deposited there, and you will have peny of
tor all the various offices OF the Department of the
/ Interior.
| Why should this building be purcbased' Let me tell
you that II will not be than three years from this
day when the ves wing OF the Patent Oce is built,
and you will then abandon this buid ng IL you pur-
chase 1t al the price now offered. You will abandon II
as being building totally unworthy for the government
of the United States TO own, possess, and occupy. As
TO the efficiency and strength OF this building know
nothing. have never examined H. But | say
| IL Is but dug OF a style OF architecture entirely
beneath and below the style which the government
should adopt, and is such building the United States
should not own. TIE government has only taken II as
matter OF necessity, being rendered 10 II because
moved It's archives there from their places OF deposte and
placed them in position there sort OF partial
cenlraton OF the offices connected with those
chves The purchase OF the building think is entirely
unnecessary.
The present lease OF this building believe, has three
years to run Wnen II expires you have nothing 10 do
but 10 renew IT. u, by that time, you should not have
our buildings fuced with some regard TO Ter.
manecy and character to which you could remove your
departments But do not look upon this proposition as
being the direct and proper method OF legislation propo
son is made The bill as IL comes from the House TO
pay the rent U this building for the ensuing year, and
that IS appended an amendment to appropriate 100000
Tor purchasing H. What do know about the cost OF
II aud its value! d. any OF kaov anything of the
value OF The land Do know any thing OF the cost of
the structure, Do we know anything about its archec
iuraI poporlions9 ask you, Mr. President, do you
know whether Il is such building as, your Judgment
the government OF the U0iel States should purchase as
one OF The permanent public Offices for the OF any
branch or portion OF the executive duesi think not
Bat II proposition be made purchase the bulIdng,
should like TO see up directly, and that
mtee be appointed 10 examine IT Let its locality It's
construction, its yenence, the method By which the
public Offices are to be accommodated, be examined
Let committee whether il IA such building this
government should purchase. think il is not. | think
that when IN this bill you making appropriation OF
Slj0000 tor continuing the wing OF the Patent
Office which, when suilt, will supersede the necessity
of this building, there is why should pur-
chase i--no reason in the world For these reasons
am opposed to the amendment.
bay, M ~ !, M I Prsssdsn the 9ormaon which
unanimous report made by the Com'nttee on Public
Buildings OF other House There three consider
atons which apply to the subject, The hrs y an eco
nonlca one We are now paying Tor this building
yearly rent OF sl95OO and il Is indlspensaby necessary
ior the service OF the government The government IS
payior other rents besides this All the rents OF the
government in this CITY amount 10 about $4,000 annu.
ay OF which about 81 500 are for this building and
believe, at that rate, Is rather cheaper than any other
building which the government rents IN Washington
II very manifest therefore, that If the government IL TO
use this building for any length OF time, should be-
gin by purchasing II for 100000 rather than
pay this rent for il every year suppose that the
cessity TO continue the renting OF the building likely 10
last number OF years longer, certainly not less than
eis hi longer for, although IL is proposed TO finish
the wings OF the Patent Office, yet we know very well
that is sad that the entire wing the sde and
portion of that on the west side of the Patent flee
building will be required for the use Of the Patent Office
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