, 1881-02-11

lug taifinhtc3 nfo fnnde Tor n building fnch Al
hns hcen tl"scrthctj EnvErnR n lot 40 feet
eluarc, laya st"res high including tho t,nsomcnt,
n,n having H. 4 Msapacty ot shelving tNo million
stnp!c SGT claractor'stto icsisn.. Tho i",!i;'ins
Is ID l' nl'sosn,ely rcpreoC. with brick wills and
ern with porous tcrra cottn other fire resisting
material. Tho nors III the baa&- rooms VIII he ut
ror az nu 1a N tS In ,,a. n 1se " stnnc
mil tile. Tho ct,st of tho building complete. In
ni!inH tho steatn Gprnrnt''s for cntnR; but not
tnru, will tu siiODn. Tho htn,k -cnsca md ahciv-
Ing. which will BE- nf hardwood. will, with tho
q ..d ti, v building in rea1!ncss for occupancy
IN THE AFTERNOON !.
DR.. II. 4. Holmes. Librarian of tho New
lapcr or "Ibrar::s @ t siiscs'n's" MIX ,ts'i. pr.
1lollncs warmly advnGatcs museums In con.
'iection with public libraries. on tho grouMt :.
well ns Of their nttracsvcness rs mrnsls Of
public enjoyment anil recreation. Iii homo
comments 9'I lllc {mler, Mr: s $, Green. ii,
.Wnreester, Mass. related some Interesting
facts nn!iccr'tiig u rGuent successful effort 10
establish closer relations !letween tile H.
brasy nnd tho Natural History So
Mr. Green n's statement was exceedingly inter-
Gstt,lg, mt! showed how much may lie tlnne
by ~ live IIbr:r Ian. to stimulate public Inter-
eS, ant thMs e1.il:tAce ttio snlac Of tho books
ia0st Interesting features Of tic afternoon
sessfoil was sl!e reading and tho lively discus
sion which followed of tho repov. Of tie
Committee TIL
TIL: :l,fsrluurrtoS,or PUBLIC DOCUMENTS,
which was printed. Some Of the uinre lin
pDTt1tt statrIA.nta and conclusions nf tho
report nrr as follows;
t: IT, = ;,c = crf % brG1'Hn q the w",eestes a s9
nf I'nblo D,'cumonss, AuDinIts in
TUT sapfff for tho s loper Go!tS@ reo g.
son. e eae', iaoc library: where i vii Ie ae-
present system. cns', u cited where Il pcrson
Wishing to proeur9, y vt nf ti,o t,oagrsxxionas
'lho bIn!is cost s:&@; volume: The indtseriial-
sss 'sts'%s IFS Ss %nn s'' j sIsS e:ssS %sss
Ssu!'Ss I r. d %ss'aeat 81; Inv pus!sssa i
hrcn- fosr,hs or lcse. phcations it h; to sccn-
h1uts stores, 10 be snla for triiie IN broken SETS
by sisn authorized nIIIcr, o, orders given by
G@anyrsssn's1l @ M nl others; :o that thoso pub
s IL a' CT se GEE ho s Sse Of ee. an
nrn re- G.Mmens.l - The M total ;s cYst Of hIe Print
tho sArs Of puilu tlrcumcits rcac,ed tho s,,u OF
over *9t}KN. There w,.s alsoa recommendation
tl,.t tug present Inv allowing 4 tonEressinsn 10
5'osltorles IF ttlose documents. to n.nctial III ns
In rrytn IL tlanra If I1t1lrbHttnti hy ruG sl,t.-
c,s3lyc Congressman, thus cayl,lg great con-
iusion.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND =
that, besides :" Executive bocsltnnnfs, nli pub q
ltsAtions ,nule by thn Government. With q few
;,ir t'Sse1,tinns sh?t,!I ln snnt tn e'uh OF tho
~ rdr3 mM to'r ihr T"va. anM ntGe pnn r
M ,, 'F t m!hcF ,,'',ut ,,,t,s,,sat, TT,
h"e; SSn W. ~ .mo anaaou,na Gm nl'o'iea"on isa,.l
IL Tho Govern,,,unt; that ,iic Instruments slul,lu
II, through tho n,iss freq of I,ost0rs.. ETC. 4
eo,nn1!tt.v II draft n lll nnlbolyng these rr-
forms 70 DO presented to congress is also REG.
t'1n'ncndc'l. ~,,,rt, ~, ,,,,,t,,.,s
took part IN tic .tiscussinn which followed
the reading of the ret,nrt:. Tile 1stv: J. q.
4tlnes, Sllpur'ntentlcnt Of Documents III tho,
Interior Department, III the course Of aoine
remarks ADVOCATING i ,tltlre liberal trcntnlcl,t
OF rlbIic libraries lii The. distribution Of gov
ernnent publications, showed tint It would
l,e EASY for Cullsress 10 exercise s,lell lib
er,'lty without additional east. II the
expenses for sucllo publications .wero
more than lU.uGO bills hnye bcun introduced