Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-10

WASHINGTON, February 9th.-Manderson,
from the Committee on Printing, reported
a JOINT resolution for the disposition of un-
distributed copies of the records of the re-
Delllon reports of the tenth census and re-
ports of the Public Land Commission.
The resolution gave rise to discussion,
III the course of which Vest gave express
sion to his ideas as to the value of the pub
llcahons OF the Government Printing Of
nee. He had a 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 of, and he could not dispose of
them unless he put them in the fire. The
| upper portion OF the Capitol was crammed
| to the roof with books, and yet there was
continual stream of these publications
pouring out of the Government Printing
Office. The money might as well be taken
out and thrown into the Potomac river.
Teller admitted there was a great waste
| in that direction, but his experience was
| not like that of the Senator from Missouri.
Manderson suggested that Vests state
ment was the best argument he had heard
| tor the passage of the Blair educational
| bill
An allusion by Salisbury to " the Presi-
| dents message and accompanying docu-
| ments as something in which the people
| took no interest," created much amusement
| on the Republican side of the chamber.
Finally the joint resolution was passed.
Riddleberger's resolution for amending
the rules so as to allow the British treaty to
| be considered in open session, was reached
| in regular order
| Riddleberger explained that the British
lions tail having been twisted by vote of
n ha or 81,
| no longer necessary.
Senator Hawley and others called the
Vlrginian to order, and he sat down, re-
marking as he did SO that he supposed he
| had right to say so much, and that he
/ did not like to be called to order every time
I he rose
| Riddleberger's allusion was 10 the vote in
the secret session last night by which the
consideration of the treaty was POSTPONED
| to next December.
The resolution offered by Plumb, calling
on the Secretary of War for information as
to why adequate care as not taken of the
Military Cemetery at Mound City, Kan,
was adopted, as was also a resolution by
Plumb calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information as to the charges
made by Registers and Recorders of Land
| Offices for reducing testimony to writing.
! The Blair bill was taken up as unfin-
ished business and laid aside.
On motioni of Morrill, the Senate Joint
resolution for erecting a statue to the late
Spencer F. Baird, Secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution, in front of the National
Museum, and appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose, was passed.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 ad-
ditional for public building at Pensacola.
| Fla, was taken up and became the theme
"a rol III IL.
of public buildings.
| Vest, from the Committee on Public
Buildings, stated in reply to a question
| from Edmunds as to the aggregate amount
OF bills for that purpose now before that
committee, that he was unable 10 furnish
! the information, but the tariff bill and
Blair bill would sink into insgnifcance, as
compared vita the estimates for public
| buildings.
The discussion went on for some time.
after which the Senate went into executive
| session and soon adjourned
The House.
! WASHINGTON, February 9th.-Burns of
Virginia, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported the supplementary ur-
gent appropriation bill, and it was referred
| to the Committee of the Whole
The bill was passed amending laws regu.
lating fees for the exemplification of land
patents.
The next bill o the calendar was that
requiring subsidized railroads to maintain
| and operate separate telegraph lines.
The bill was debated at some length.
during which White of New York argued
| that, viewing the matter in the light of pol
| icy, it was unwise for the Government,
| which was the largest creditor of the Pacific
| railroads and was interested in the manage
ment OF that property, to entail legislation
which would have the effect of reducing the
profits of those roads. He then proceeded
| to make legal argument to the effect that
Congress had no right to interfere with
contracts lawfully entered into.
The matter then went over and the dis
cussion will probably be resumed on Satur-
day. Adjourned.