The morning times., 1896-12-20
that over copyrights, should not be given

that over copyrights, sheald not be given
to the committee, also.
Mr.. QuiGg answ cred this by an explana-
ton OF the differences between copyright
and patent oper aIi9ns, and said the gentle
| man from Hlin9is certainly must under
stand why the copyright work was put
on the library.
Mr.. Bingham. called attention to the
| fact that the substitute provided for
| new office, register of copyright, and
| said the effort to create this office last
year had proved Intellectual.
| To a question by Mr.. Draper, Mr.. Quigg
said the law FOR the appointment of en-
ployees in the library had not been much
| noticed.
| There have been two kinds Of practice
| in the matter" he continued, IA theoretf-
cal practice and an actual practice. The.
| theory is that the librarian shall appoint
| his suborlinates, but it is impossible TO
tell just what has governed his selections.
| / remember an incident OF the discussion
over register Of copyright last year. The
| bill had not gone very far before every.
body knew who was to be appointed under
1t.
| PRECEDENTS~ AS TO APPOINTMENTS.
II think the practice has been for the
librarian to appoint such persons as he
| thought best. The committee tried to
find out. but it was impossible TO discover
what had brought about the results OBJ
| served"
Mir Quigg made it clear that he thought
places had been given to influential mem
bers OF Congress. The selection ought
rather to. be made for merit. That was
the plan of the committee. He preferred
that the House should agree to the propo-
sition of the bill, but considered it the
duty of the Library Committee to put 5he
facts and needs before Congress.
The committee had taken the advice
of leading librarians of the country, and
they had agreed that the director of the
library ought to be under the rules of the
committee, and that the appointment pf
the subordinates ought at least to be sub
ject to its approval.
They want this library to be of some
! service to the country. 1t never has been
| of any service to the country 1t never
has been of any proper use to Congress
even Nobody. knows what the library
contains Nobody knows even how many
books 1t has 1t mas no catalogue, except
card catalogue, and il a card is lost
| strayed or stolen the book is wholly Use
less. There is no shelf list, no inventory
two things to be found in every vel
managed library, along with a card cata
logue 1t, is possible then to secure G
photography upon any subject Whm c
subject is laid before Congress it woult
then be possible to show every me:noe
just what had been written upon it. Th
! committee, IL permitted, will manage s.
that when Congress has anything To dis
: cuss complete photography of all tn
| library contains will be put in the hand
of every member
Mr. Quigg points out that his prupcsa
, provided for the acceptance of the bull lin,
and the use Of the 100000 remaining i
/ the Treasury, while the legislative bi
4 did not He paid tribute to Gen Casey
ATTACK ON MR. sPoFFoRD.
THE history of this building" he said
) lis unique lin the history of public build
h ings When Gen. Casey took hold h
said the building would be completed i
eight years and within given appropr
: alton. Two years ago he had said
i would be done year earlier than h
supposed It is finished, as he then prt
j dicted, and there. re mains 100000 y
. the appropriation in the treasury.
, there is any -eulogy upon this noble ma
: more illustrative OF his character tia
this recital of facts, it would be a pleasur
g to hear it,
dl He explained that there was a grea
0 ! work TO be done. Somebody must dete