New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-10
xLV1M CONGRESS-IIId SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROC EEDlNGS.
yrpo,r ~ THE SENATE on TIE PURCHASE OF
CONFEDERATE PAPRRs-A BILL TO Pay FOX
ARMY EQUIPMENTS LOST IN THE WAR-lhh
FoRTiPiCATIoNs BILT.-THE ELtCIokAL D'Bht'
.WAsHINGrON. Dec. y. 1851.
In the Senate to-day communication was
rereiyed from the Secretary Of War IN regard 10 pu
hn, the private papers OF the Confederate Generals
Bragg and Polk. reiating to the late war Inc 'oN
papcrs are Temporarily III the hands OF the G"Ver"e
The price asked for the entire collection IA slOoco
The Bragg papers. well MS tho Polk collection were
appraed in 1878 at $4,000. and could. doubtless now
he purchased AT that The Secretary says mat mere
iof re- no purchases for tho archves nave D'c"
made from Federal officers and only The transh ssls
lsslpp the dney JOnnston AMI The Snceu phPrs i"i
derate m Tne great bulk OF the acgh5llOh-
nave SO far "a tile SccrrihIl EnoM' hr ony
G Federation. II u for C)ugress 10 say wne ri lstCu
to Bose who nave freely given most impuFtan, uoe"-
i communication from the crei1iy 81 Stc VS. re-
crlyed transmitting, az TIE quest OF ga iale
IA. ana ninth volumes OF the 80 Genes Oi We
Tuir late President al the Feuc Republic They were
ordered - be selt 10 The library ,,,., e..
NJ. PADDO. X (tep, NcuJ presenter u peut'V" iO'
thr extension Of cOpyricht TO foreign au iorS. .,
m .ttpy n ,irs IN Irollre wI.nnr III United states
GU dnes and grounds at L"''le h'ch' AIM "o
MIR PENDLETON tDem Ol!ol III red q resolution re-
I, rrin- Selcci COnmit,ee 10 cX2nc Tue ecl'Ii
resort M an carly day % nuca Pr sIhnnt's Ms
sag as r,icrs civil service reform, nO-asse-shent
oftyruurnt employees iOf IL. ~ purpose, IiccuVh
al riupnyes the MI r Ct Ei hrag, t.c. h~feta 10
Mr. PlNDLErON introduced Il JOINT resolution ior
,hc pu, pose oi ODfd rlvllcge O. Opens a loaI
and highway through British America 10 fOli "ih1Boh
an sIika. Refer a. -, -
IN. senate b II Tor the relief OF Mary A. Lord was
t,Xru up Alter DEBATE. the senate By VOe U ID 20
30 refused e. have bii a al uhTd lime ~ mus
drops , ......
of iae Washington IOnuu"nt Commission. l. recon-
M II IL IN appru, ltion 100000 Or coniiulg the
wura during tl- II 3lln- year .,
lie senate h providing h sale OF The remainder
ot rpsety.to u O lie runledcIa OOc ard M4ssouria
uiirs a., lu.trs m N-braska and HI sas was pass d.
MonUay urxt ne " Il ask the senate 10 consider me b
Tor lie rclief OF FiZ Joan P"r,cr
me s-ats bli 10 s-ture TIE saie keeping OF money
pad INTO tOuri pds .ed. ,,
On motion uf hir PIU,IB 0tep, Kan) tie senate OIL
to end tie IL, c ul nEg cldi for horses aud gum
neuts 10y iictIs ana enlisted men IN ne heiV.. q"
the United States taxi up. IL poNidrs that 'hc
Iue for mug sLCu Gains, whcI expired d. I'm IA
dos. Oa tr 3ls day III December. $50. DC tXio"uei 20
twO q a Ell I. e pasBiIsi oi ti'b ACT
Mr.. THURMAN % H., OhOl ihcugni me bih wOuid
tanc nj lcdst 100000 oul OF the treasury Il com
aratIvrly sual sum, perhaps; but Ia ne ist uH' e."
ns u, ocratic COngr.s dId nOt seem IL 10 open he
door to aius upOn the Treasury. lie Oe4eNtu mus
a. these anus must doubtful ANA III tnc hands Oi
ella M agents on speculation. Ihcy suOuu nave Dctn
Or scented / II reasonable lime.
Without as rOsiuy o. ma ter The senate Tfn in'o
executive sos,lo aud The doors were reOpencu az
80 -. H.. adj lurued til .iUHGa,.