Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-07-17
THE CONGRESS.
The Question Of Pan-American
Library in the Senate.
OPPOSITION STRONG NOTHING DONE.
Several Minor Bills Passed-The House In
Committee on the District of Colum-
bla-No Quorum and Ad-
ment.

NASHlN6ION, July lO.-huen bu0
Senate met yesterday the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill was taken up.
Among the amendments reported from
the Committee on Appropriations and
agreed to by the Senate were the fol-
lowing: Increasing the item for repairs
of the Chicago custom house from S45,-
600 to 800, 600; increasing the item for
the transportat on of silver coin from
S25. 900 to $50, 900; increasing an item OF
1885, 900 for improving, extending and
repairing vaults in the treasury build
ing and for constructing new vaults or
safes therein.
The amendment to insert an item OF
$500, 900 for establishing in Washington
Latin memorial library, the site to be
selected by the Secretary of State and
the building to be erected under his
direction and supervision having been
reached, Mr.. Vest opposed it as being
part of the sentimental programme to
secure commerce with the South Amer
lean States. 1t was nonsense to expect
that any glamour could be thrown over
the subjuct in the way of sentiment that
would bring such trade. 1t could only
be brought by making it to the inter
est of the South American States to
trade with the United States. Besides
there was now being erected mag
nificent library building at a cost of
| Sc, 600, 900 and certain rooms in that
| building might be dedicated to the pur-
pose indicated in the amendment. The
Senate was asked to appropriate 500, 600
| for spectacular performance and that
at time when there was not room in the
public buildings to transact the abso-
lutte and exigent public business.
Mr.. Hawley said that he concurred in
every thing which Mr.. Vest had said.
The library of Congress had already a
| very fine collection of old manuscripts,
maps and books relating to the early
history of the American continent, and
he suggested that instead of dividing
| those resources it would be very much
better to take a section or branch of
that library and entitle it the Latin
| American Memorial Library. He Of
| fered an amendment to that effect and
appropriat ting S25, 900 for the purpose.
Mr. Edmunds remarked that it was
obvious to any scholar or student that
| the separation of historical documents
of one particular country or set of coun-
tres from those of all other countries
was really the destruction of the value
of both.
At the suggestion of Mr.. German the
amendment went over without action.
Mr.. Spooner moved to increase the
limit of cost of the public building al
Milwaukee, Wis, by $40, 1t was
agreed to.
Having disposed of fifty of the ia
pages of the bill it was laid aside and
several minor bills were taken from the
calendar and passed, after which the
Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The House
went into committee the first thing yes
terday on the bill known as the Atkin
son bill, supplemental to the act au
thorizIng the construction of the Balti
more & Potomac railroad in the District
of Columbia. Mr.. Moore, Of New
Hampshire, moved that the bill
be reported to the House with the
| recommendation budG III DO ISSOnLuACGOS
to the committee on District of COlum
bia with instructions to report back ;
substitute providing that before Janp
ary /, 1894, the railroad company should
remove it's present station from Sixth
and ''B" streets to the intersection o
Virginia and Maryland avenues, Thil
was agreed to-89 to 81.
The committee arose and reported 1T
recommendation to the House. Th'
recommendation was agreed to-59 Il
Sand the bill was recommitted will
instructions as stated.
Mr.. Hemphill, of South Carolina
moved to reconsider and also moved h
lay the motion on the table. The stand
ing vote resulted O. to IS and the yea
and nays were demanded, pending which
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, movet
to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost-yea
90, nays 92. 100 members being an
nounced as paired
On the motion to table the vote re
sulted-yeas 30, nays 5s-no quorum
and the House adjourned.