New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-18
SENATE DOINGS IN BRIEF.
A "REQUEsrn OF THE Observation-Disclosures
MEASURES PASSED.

A "REQCESI" OF The POoIhhSiEh
MEASURES PASSED.
WASHINGTON June 17.-ln the Senate to-
day Mr. .wyer offered resolution requesting" the
enera to furnish the Senate Information
as 20 the additional conpensatons allowed to posmast-
ers under Of March g. 1888 for which no pro-
vision had been made
Mr. Iusails said that it customary for the
Senate to "request subordinate officers OF the Gov
eminent to furnish information He hoped the usual
word would he inserted. The usual form directs tbs
officer 10 furnish the information called for
In connection with the suOject-matter OF the resou-
lion Mr. ingalls, remarked that he had already offered
q similar resolution. The Postmaster. General had in
reply stated to tue Senate that IL would take large
force clerks fourteen months to furnish the norma-
ton Mr. ingalls, had to believe that the response
Of the Postmaster General was not correct Ihat was
the mdest term he would employ in CRITICISM The
Post ONCE Department was determined that these
amounts should not paid If any obstacle could pre-
ventit There had been too many concurrent express
sons on the subject TO leave any doubt OF that.
Mr.. Sawyer then withdrew his,resouton
Mr. Ingalls, offered resolution requesting tho Presi-
deu; If In his opinion not incompatible with the public
interest to furnish to the Senate Information as to tue
appointments and removals OF clerks embraced within
the PROVISIONS Of the Cyi Service act Of January l6.
1883 also of chief clerks and chiefs OF DIVISION The
resolution went over one day.. ,
calendar. Among the measures passed we're tue foo~.
Gey.rnment OF Creat Britain to enable that Govern
indemnify the owners OF the British bark Chance
for their whaling voyageto the Arctic Ocean
IN 1871 and rcscuing nneysx Amerc an seamen from
or this bark was most humane ana cIedtsole: having
heard American vessels were so placed as 10 Involve
The destruction OF all hands not speedily relieved. the
Inrk promptly abandoned ITS business for the
son and went To the rescue OF the Americans. Mr. Frye
thought shame iba this claim had for 50 many years
been before Congress without passing $500
bill providis5 for the appointment OF an additional
Assistant Secretary oil The treasury 10 hou ONCE ior
one year 49,, ,,.,, o.. ., o
AL pros peri
Fryes bill authorizing the President OF the United states
delegates from Mexico ana Central and south America
10 meet In Washington, October l. 1881 to meet dele
gates of the United States TO consider snch
questions aud recommend such measures as shall be 10
tue MANUAL interest and common welfare OF the Amer
expenses of the conference Is 100000 The delegates
OF the United states are 10 be twenty four In number
and serve without compensation.
The legislative Executive and judicial Appropriation
bill received from the House Of Representatives,
and referred to the Committee Oh Appropriations
ABUSE OF THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Secretary Lamar
has ausmitted to the Senate. in reply to resolution
OF body. statement OF the number Of people en-
ployed in the Department in receiving. folding
and distributing public documents together with their
rates OF pensaton showing an average OF twenty
employees a cost OF between $4,000 aud $4,000
year The Secretary there ought TO be established
some better system OF distribution OF the publications
of the Government. Were the work systematlzed saw
ing OF 5000 600 might be effected annually without i'm
pairing the results From 5000, 900 100000
expended annually in printing aud binding documents
for gratultous distribution by members OF Congress-
past policy to he continued. and from Two
70 three million volumes published to be gveu away,
some plan should he devised to prevent the giving
OF two or copies TO the same party while
others equally deserving thereby left uDsupped
The cost Of document does not apparently enter
scment into the consideration Of the manner In which
II shall be distributed. Examples may he cited in the
instance and valuable works recently Issued
OIL Vertebrate the Tertiary Formations OF the West
BY Professor Cope, costing $40 aud on Creta
ceous and Tertiary Foras OF the Western Territories
By Professor L-squereux, costing 50 copy. which are
distributed The folding rooms, the House
folding rooms, the Department OF the Interior and the
Geological that possible Tor the same
party four copies In short time IL VIII De
Impossible for one 10 obtain single copy except on
payment OF a large price. Duplication does not how
ever result solely from tue facts that documents are
distributed from two Offices. 1t Is occasioncd
also by the fact that IN tnshy Cases the
same document Is issued In two or more
different editions which characterized by different
IL is recommended that The Congres onoi Record,
utes at large and bound volumes OF The Ccat gazette
be added special resolution OF Congress 10 the docu
by law regularly supplied TO dcpOslto-
Ties. There exclusive OF repositories many large
public college libraries in all sections OF
the that but partially supplied with pubic
docu ments. These bi Tor the most per-
manifold and service. No argument Is
needed support OF the proposition that definite prov
sOns should lie made Tor their being supplied Regularly
with such publications Of the Government