The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-10
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WAsuiNGToN, Feb. o. Mr.. Edwards,
from the committee ON iorcign relations,
reported u bill 10 incorporate the Maritime
Canal company, Of Nicaragua, and said he
would move 10 take Il up a. early next
week rs he could gci the lloor. Placed ON
the calendar
Among other bills reported from com.
miiiccs and placed on the calendar were
the following:
Granting the right Of way through the
Crow Indian reservation 10 the Billings &
Clark's Folk Railway company.
To divide portion OF the Sioux Indian
reservation in Dakota into a separate rcs.
crvation and 20 secure the REIMBURSEMENT
OF the Indian title 10 the remainder.
To provide for the sale oiihc site Of Fort
Omaha, Neb., and for the purchase Of n
new site.
Mr.. Manders, from the committee on
printing reported joint resolution for
the disposition of undistribuicd copies Of
the record Of the rebellion, the reports Of
the tenth census and the reports OF the
public land commissioner The resolution
gave rise 10 a discussion, in the course Of
which Mr Vest gave expression 10 his
ideas as to the value Of the publications oi
the government printing Office. lie said
hc had a room in Washington In which
there were several hundred volumes Of
public documents bound ~ calf, ut the
expense Ot the government, which books
he could not give away. lie could not
tDde them Off lie could not dispose oi
them unless hc put them In the fire. lie
had asked dealer In secondhand books
10 mike bid for them, aud the offer was
Al for the lot, the dealer thinking that the
offer was a personal favor to him. Tho
upper portion Of the capitol was ciammcd
10 the roof with books, and be had been
informed by the architect that II q spark
Of fire touched that material the gas from
II would blow OF the roof Aud yet there
was a continual stream oi these publica-
iions pouring out Of the government print
ing office. Tho money might IA well be
taken and thrown into The Potomac river.
Mr.. Teller admitted that there WIS great
waste la that direction, but bis experience
was not like that Of the srnat0r from Mis-
soun. Ilo (Tellcr) Represented a com.
munity that was largely without library
facilities, aud he believe that there was
not a book publishcdb the government
that the people Of Colombo were not will
ing 10 take.
Tho discussion was further participated
in by Mr.. Mandeuon, Who suggested that
Mr.. Vests statement VA the best argu-
ment hc had bcanl for the passage Of the
Blair education bill, but Mr. Aldrich sug.
gcstcd that tcnators from the States In
teresied In commerce and navigation
would be glad 10 take all Mr. Vests docu-
menta on those subjects, and by Mr.. Vest,
who declined 10 contribute. directly or In.
directly, TO the campaign funds Of The ko'
publican party.
An allusion by Mr.. Ssusbury 10 the
Presidents message and accompanying
documents, as something which the pco.
pie took no interest IT, created much
amusement on the Republican side OF tho
chamber. Finally the pint resolution was
passed.
Mr Riddlcbcrper's resolution for amend.
ing the rules so as 20 allow the British ox-
Tradition treaty 20 be ccnsidered In open
session wa r'ached In regular way
Mr.. Riidlcbergcr explained that the
British lions tail having been twisted bya
vote of % 30 u, the passage oi the rcsolu-
ton WIS no longer necc,pary
Senator liawlcy and others called The
Virginian 10 order and he sat down, re-
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