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qua, and said he would move to take it
up as early next week as he could get
the floor. Placed on the calendar
UNDIsTRIBUTED BOOKS.
Mr.. Manderson, from the Committee
ON Printing, reported the joint resolution
for the disposition of undistributed
copies of the records of the rebellion, re-
ports of the Tenth Census and reports of
the Public Land Commission.
VALUE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.
The resolution gave rise to long dis
cussion, in the course of which Mr.. Vest
gave expression to his ideas as to the
value of the publications of the Govern
ment Printing Office. He said he had
room in Washington in which there
were several hundred volumes of public
documents, bound in calf at the expense
of the Government, which books he
could not give away. He could not
trade them off and he could not dispose
of them unless he put them in the fire.
He had asked a dealer in secondhand
books to make a bid for them and his
offer was dollar for the lot-the dealer
thinking that the offer was q personal
favor to him. The upper portion of the
Capitol was crammed to the roof with
books, and he had been informed by the
architect that if spark of fire touched
that material the gas from it would blow
off the roof, and yet there was contin-
ual stream of these publications pouring
out of the Government Printing Office.
The money might as well be taken and
thrown into the Potomac River.
TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
Finally the joint resolution was passed.
1t puts the undistributed copies of the
documents mentioned dhe quota of ex-
members) to the credit of their success
ors in the Fiftieth Congress, and in the
e.of ex-members who have no direct
successors, ON account of changes of
boundaries in Congressional districts,
the copies are to be sold at cost or dis
tributed to libraries yet unsuppIied.
hESoLU1IONS TAKEN W IN ORDER.
Resolutions offered on previous days
were then taken up in their order.
The first was Plumb's resolution as to
inefficient postal service, and it went
over.
NO OCCASION TO CONSIDER 1T.
The next resolution was that offered
by Riddleberger, to consider the extra
dtion treaty with Great Britain in open
session. R;dd!eberger said that he heard
it suggested by Senators around him
that there was no occasion for further
consideration of that matter, and he
thought they were probably right. He
thought that the British ions tail had
been twisted by vote of &5 to 81, and
he only wanted to state this fact now in
open session. Riddleberger's allusion
was to the vote in secret session yester-
day, by which consideration of the
treaty was postponed to next December
RIDDLEBERGER OUT OF ORDER AGAIN.
The next resolution was that offered
by Riddleberger to amend rule 81 so as
to have exclusive business considered in
open session. Riddleberger said he had
offered the resolution looking to a change
in the rules, under which change he
thought he could get so-calied British
treaty considered in open session.
Further remarks by Riddleberger
were cut off by Hawley, who rose to a
point of order and said that the Senator
from Virginia was constantly and de
family violating the rules of the Senate.
II did not hear the remark of the
Senator from Connecticut" said Riddle
| berger.
Il make point of order" said Haw-
| ley, ''that the Senator's remarks are out
of order, because they are a conscious
and willful defiance of the rules of this
body, which he has taken an oath to
support.
The Senator from Virginia, said the
| presiding officer Will not be permitted to
| take up any matter of executive bust
ness when the doors of the Senate
chamber are open.
| Il wanted to ask the Chair" Riddle
berger went on to explain, '.to listen to
what said. That wanted the resolu-
ton disposed of. But | do not propose,
here or anywhere else, to be called out
of order at all times and under all cir
| cumstances.'
Further remarks were summarily cut
off by the presiding officer instructing
the clerk to read the next resolution.
Several resolutions of inquiry were
| adopted.
/ BLAIR BILL LAID ASIDE.
The Blair bill being taken up as I'M
finished business, was laid aside, after a
statement by Hawley that he wished to
speak upon it next Tuesday and that
another Senator wished to speak upon ii
next Monday.
! $4,000 MORE FOR PENSACOLA.
| The Senate bill appropria ting so, ,O0C
additional for public building at Pen,
sacola. was taken up and became the
text for a general discussion as to the
erection of public buildings. At the con
clusion of the debate the bin was passed
AT 4:40 the Senate went into executive
session and at ) o'clock adjourned unit
Monday.
HOUSE.
/ WASHINGTON, February 9.-The Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs reported th,
joint resolution for an international con
ference to secure greater safety at sea
Referred to the committee of the whole
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, from the sam,