Show hunu f in his annual report john russell young tonne the librarian shows that the government sur emment of of the united states owns la in the elty city of washington volumes of liter literature of these about one half or are in the congressional library the remainder are an scattered through the various executive departments part ments the largest collections being in the patent office the of education the smithsonian ulan institution and the state war and navy departments ahers the libraries lie are larg largely e ar composed 0 of f books on special subjects subject a another interest bract brought out in M X r y tonnes report repot tt the b ber e r 0 of f ce readers rs in the th averages aTer agea SAM about persona anand in ns ue the in members mf at bo both houses and aleh of the government are entitled 10 draw books take them aw away from the and the average tin number ber loaned out oat la in such buch a way Is ir 1448 it Is in a tavo favorable commentary co upon the honesty and care cam of our public men thata that ur 1 I a P period moa of if thirty years the MIN nimr orbo tf of books olca it lost or not ret returned was only five aye in a thou land za irn olden atmo |