Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-08

full mud proper execution of tho patrn. laws. aud
would M: To any grent extent incoTioac the fate':'
Office. ;,
II will require further appropriation to complete
IN. west wing Of tic Patent CEice building. The
cnst wing rest SOU 100. Owing IN the decllElty u'
the grade an additional story Was required IN TIE
west wing II was found necessary ~ In construct
its bssein.t sub placement, uI principal story tint
each u,lt lc converted iaIo large room when
the requirements of the Patent Office demand IT, 10
accomplish this object marble and granite piers ana
archravcs have been introduced winch are MOI III
tie corresponding stories vi :!Ie ems! WIZ lhcst
and nih.r additions eos; a5od; $lOJ,GG3 and ycI the
yh,l. expenditure will not exceed that of the east
wing.
The north part Of the builiin: should be CON.
rncncei. The estimated cost is sla0,c0a, without
pnrti:u. 4 partial estimate for lis construction Jus
been submitted.
There is large room in the Patent Office, ''.e!Sna
ted the Nuo nal Gallery, which IL not used Tor any
practical pu rpose. Ii has hcrn made the depository
If the curiusitics of the exploring and olher exped
tiuus and of other articles worthy oil prescrVh
iiun II they could be removed 10 more suitable
place it would be very advantageous TO the f"tcn
Office This room s one of the largest in the build
iu.. being two hundred aud sixty feet long and sixty
two feet siy inches wide; aud the cases II contains as
mn informed, cost son,e S3O,DUO, drawn from the
| pgtrmt fuuG. The annual cGurge To the Govern
| mcnt for merely tukiug csre oi aEH supsrinlehu
ug it is S3lS1. The rnuE Is reluiiea lor ih'
per Gispusu and exhibition ut rejected Inoueio, ;p
| which il IL su well calculated and was probably de
| sinuc,l. The Commissioner could then dctcrh''h'
which of the models could be treated rs useless ai'
| which placed on pxhibifinii aud thus would u
brought To light n set ui Endrs, never seen ny th
public, of scarcely less importance tihn ih"sc no" ~
well exhibited in the cabinets &" models ~ fa'c''.c
| inventions. This would be n great acquisition 10 u
vcmtnrS. one of The most merit"rious ana descrvln
rlussrs oi oar citizens. The collection III Inc Thicr
q very curious, interesting nn1 Instructive one,
constantly omen tn, uud attracts large numbers
vs;t.rs which in itself il very proper; hut, when IA
ken in connection with The secrecy and seclnsloi :
which the inventions ma! discoveries are ch'Ue
| whil.t under examination, il lrcnLirs privilege
Lnub,ful pr,,pr,,v calculated, it is 10 disturb tn
rmpIoy.rs OF the Patent Office III tier business, an
In infect in some instances, the interests % me III
| ven;or4 The collection has no connrAon whatrfe
with The Pstent Office, and may well therefore
! placed elsewhere.
The appropriations for agricultural purposes has
8 been usriu!ly and judiciousy applied; Inc SGD
were we'll selected and distributed, ana from All u!
information received the most beneficial results ar
anticipated.
J JruIcIAL DEPARTMENT.
The appointment Of mnrshals and district attorney
of he United States belongs to another department
, and The supervisory power over their accounts
well as those of the clerks of the federal courts
1 connied to this. The system does not work vel
and il is impossible correct lis many defects Will
out a thorough revision Of the laws relating 10 an
regulating it, Perhaps the best dis position that cuul
be made of il would be to assign the accounting pn
D 10 the Treasury Department and contde the othe
powers 10 the Attorney. General. q judIciuus an
well matured revision would remedy the many evil
that have quietly crepi in, Restore that harmony
the compensation of all the Judicial officers Ilat shout
exist ubvate the necessity of the large discretion
this Department, which may with iupunlty be abused
T restrain the officers from imposing on the Govern