New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-14
DEBATES IN CONGRESS.
MR. REAGAN sTARTIEs THE SENATE.

HE REFERS TO THE VOLUNTARY" DESIGNATIONS
OF PosTMAsTERs-LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS.
WASHINGTON Feb. l3.-Mr RIDDLEBERGERS fight
against secret general and agins the British
Extradtion Treaty in particular gnized in tho
shape large floral harp placed his desk this morn
ing by the Irish Society of the Can-na-Gael.
Among the bills introduced and referred were the fol-
lowing:
By Mr. TELLER by requesp declaring the waters OF
the Hudson River 0or protection OF foreign ana
interstate commercs from the sea- far northward rs
the tide Gibbs and owsto be In the exclusive Jnrsdic
ton of the United states.
BY Mr. VOORHEES,, to Increase the pensions Of those
who have lost limb, or two limbs or both eyes
BY Mr. VEST, to fix the number OF documents printed
by Con Iress, and known rs tho usual number " at
700; specify the number OF certain documents 10
be printed.
In connection with this Joint resolution Mr. VEST re-
ferred to the desultory and unpremc ltaed debate
last Thursday on that subject
He had then taken occasion 70 notice the gross abuse
OF the laws and practice in regard TO tho printing OF
public documents. His mail had, since that debate been
full of applications from all portions OF the United states
asking for full copies of the report for all inc
geological surveys for the medical history OF the wat Oh
the Rebellion for statistical aliases for chronological ana
agri cultural and Smithsonian reports He was not asRcd
for debates Blair bill the documents relat'
ing thereto He had enieavOred to make 1t distinctly
understood that the documents TO which he referred
not such he had just enumerated hut were
largely reports OF bureaus with long of statistical
information which no human being would ever read eN
cepi some sentenced TO death, whose sentence had
been committed solitary imp risonment for life SEN
ator SHERMAN had told him that OF the books Issued 10
him his personal he had been in Congress-
he had now between 5000 and 1000 volumes moi one OF
which he hal ever opened Another Senator had t'ld
him that the only lie had found for of the books
send them to young lawyers In frontier towns,
who placed them their shelves they looked Ae law
books.
Mr. PADDOCK said he should be glad to have a few
thousand OF the Senator's punc documents to distribute
the people the frontiers of Nebraska and other
Western States who hungry and thirsty for know
edge.
The Joint resolution referred the Committee on
Printing
Mr. VOORHEES, offered resolution calling on the
Secretary of the interior for copy of the report made to
the Library Building Commission by Architect smith
never on ebrary l. 1858 lie took occasion III con.
nection with 1t to reply to the remarks OF senator
PLUMB last Thursday on the subject OF the library
building The expenditure OF the S:s,000 commented
upon by the Senator from Kansas represented by
and sewer pipes curstones, etc; there were twenty
seven draughtsnen ard clerks employed and the ionr
and carts were simply the owners OF some OF the horses
Mr. PLUMB said he could not now respond the
fully prepared statement presented 10y the Senator from
there had been on that point he took
Issue with the senator and Thought ne would ne able 10
show the Senate later that he (Mr VOORHEES, was
7 ne resolution referred.
The proceeded to the consideration Of the Blair
f iucationa bill and addressed by Mr. PLUME in
opposition to It.
The bill was lid aside and the resolution in regard TO
ineflcieDcy of the postal service was taken up
Mr.. REAGAN addressed the Senate In defence Of the
administration OF the Post Office Department. lie under
took repel the assertion that removals from
Office the department mad been made for political
motives and he gave the number OF postnasiers who
had left Office by " resignation"
Mr.. BOAR asked Mr.. REAGAN whether he really
claimed believed that these designations vOun
tary-were not commanded 10y the President.
cd at IA lis opl. Of
ton on the subject was the report of the Postmaster
General, in which he spOe of thrs voluntary reslg
nations" There had been very few removals for pnl
zeal reasons, ana these few were for active offensive
craftsmanship
Mr. HOAR remarked that the statement showed n
extraordinary instance OF voluntary designations OF
office
Senators CIACE and ALDRICI endeavored, without
success, to get Mr. REAGAN 10 state why the post
of Providence. Il. L.. had been removed from
Office in face of the fact that the management OF that
postoce had been highy approved by the Postmaster
General.
Theresoution went over.
The bill was pissed appropriang S35O000 for the en-
largcmcnt of the site and extension OF the public build
Ing at Newark, ~ j.