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even at large personal sacrifice In this confidence
they were disappointed.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

THE PAPERS OF THE COUNT DE ROCHAMBEAU-MR'
INGALLS, on HISTORICAL RELICS AND LITERA-
TURE-ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-After the reading OF
journal the oath Of office administered to Acting
Secretary f. f. Shober.
Mr. SHERMAN (Rep., Ohio called up the resolution
authorizing the Librarian of Congress TO receive ana
carefully preserve the papers of the Count dc koch
beau await the action of Congress on the propoSo
to sell the same to the United States Government Mr.
sherman stated that the papers were now IN the Guy
and consisted of about 1400 original letters ana hi
papers from the hand of Washington RochamDeau anu
Others OF which than fifty had ever been pun
lished. They contained also fifty y-nine Orlgal maps vi
forts camps, etc
In reply to a question by Mr.. Cockrell, Mr. SHERMAN
stated that the cost Of the papers was $4,000
Mr. COCKRELL Dem. Mo- said that he had no OBJ
lection the resolution provided thai no oDgauoh'
moral legal equitable. should thereby rest upon the
Senate TO purchase the papers.
Mr. VOORHEES, Dem, Indl said that he WonId Vo'e
for the resolution II the highest obligation should rest
upon the Government to purchase the nalers' ~
rich mines of historical literature The papers were now
in Washington in the possession oftha Marquis de ,oc-
ambeau, a descendant of the Count de k3chaHDttu.
The Marquis would willingly make cft OF those papers
10 the United states If he could afford n, nut ne .u
not The value of the papers $4,000 was, IN his Noo-
hees'sl opinion, very low.
Mr EbMUNDS Ci,ep. VT expressed his Doubt as to
whether tire senate had az present session a-
thortv to direct the Librarian Of Congress to DO any
At ir suggestion Of Mr. ANTHONY Gep r. H. the
resolution was modified instruct the Committee
on Library instead Of the Librarian 20 attend 10 tIe
preservation of the papers. ~,
Nr. INGALLS, Rep., Kanl said that the PLAIN Eng'sh
OF the resolution was the committing Oi inc n'htle w
Of what they contained. The Senator from Indiana
(Voorhees had said that the Morqus dc k@chn%peiI m %
would present the papers TO the Government ne c9ud
ahordit. That au extraordinary attltddc IN Ntlch
place gentleman who was ~ tins time guest OF VIZ
Naflon IL smeHcu l" MN u l5c ". " i, i t,,, nc
shop. dealer in secondhand clothing 90 say thal one
OF the Nations guests was here asking tue G"Nef"ebl
TO make him present at $4,000. Thc friends Oi the
Marquis dc Rochanbeau were placing HMM an !iaV"i
MIR. SHERMAN stated that ihc papers had been
brought to this country at the request Of the COMMITTEE
thOrty OF the Committee 10 make such request Nr.
Anthony stated that had done so for the purpose gi
having the papers examined and their value determined
Mr.. INGALLS, though admitting that these pip-I'
ridiculpd what termed :he atuent scntimeLtaliTn
which had recently sprung M IN regard TO Oh sWOrds
and old papers $4,000 being the price for the former
and $4,000 the latter It seemed to him that tue
declaration which had been made relative 70 tue D'
Rochambeau papers placed the French guests In an I'M
becoming attitude which he did not believe they desired
Mr.. VOORHEES, denied that the papcrs were in this
country through any spirit ot pawnhrOkng or selling oi
old clothes, and ccnended that no one had placed uc
Marquis dc Rochambeau in false light but the Senator
Mr. INGALLS, asserted that there nothing further
from bis intention than TO reflect upon the hiFqui" "e
ROchamheau the French guests
Messrs. MORRILL, Qsep., W. and MAXEf Dem
Texas favored the resolution and II was hnaly adopted
Mr.. SHERMAN offered the following resolution
Resoircd That the Finance Committee be authorized
and directed investigate the accounts for the eNpcnd
ture the sevcral appropriations for the contingent
penses Of the Treasury Department since Jny l. ISL
Including the methods OF making such disbursements
the and disposition Of the purchases made
and the employment OF labor paid from such apprOpla
tiOus and report the subject az as carly day as
practicable and what further legislation II necessary 10
proper disbursement of such appropriations
and that the Committee have leave 10 Red Tor persons
and papers. go
At the suggestion OF Mr.. DAVIS OF West Virginin,wbo
stated that he might desire to offer an amendment the
resolution laid for day and at O'Clock, the
Senate went into executive session
When the doors were TeOpenea the Senate at 2:0O al
iOurBed