The Portland daily press., 1890-07-15
THE LATIH-AMERiCAN LIBRARY.
Senators Differ as to the Way 20 Pro-
vide for IL.

WASHINGTON, July lathe Senate today
proceeded to the consideration Of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Mr.. Allison said
the agricultural and army bills had become
laws; the consular and diplomatic bill was
in the hands Of the President; the District of
Columbia bill was pending in the House on
conference report; the Notifications bill
was in the hands of conference committe;
the Indian appropriation bill would be re-
ported today or tomorrow from the Senate
appropriation committee; the legislative ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was a
law and so were the military academy, naval
appropriation, pension appropriation and
postoffice appropriation bills. The river and
harbor and sundry civil bill were still unact-
iency bill which would probably cover four
or five million dollars, was still behind all
these appropriation bills. With the river
and harbor, sundry civil and deficiency bills
1t is estimated that the amount would aggre-
gate about $3.50, 100000.
Mr.. German does not include tbe
dred millions?"
MIR. Allison-"It does not; it only includes
the regular appropriation bills"
Among the amendments to the sundry CIV
il bill reported from the committee on appro-
priati0nS and agreed to by the Senate were
those inserting items for lighthouse. bea-
cons and fog signal at Lubec Narrows,
Me-, $15, 800; inserting an item Of $14,OO for
fish hatcheries at Craig's brook and Green
Lake, Me.
The amendment to insert $5oO,OOO for
erecting in Washington a Latin-American
memorial library was reached, and Mr.. Vest
opposed it as being part OF sentimental
programme to secure commerce with South
| American states. Such trade could only be
brought by making it the interest of South
American states to trade with the United
| States. Besides. there was now being
| erected magnificent library building to
| cost $5,0O0,O00. Certain rooms in that build
ing might be dedicated to the purpose in
| dicated in the amendment The Senate was
| asked to appropriate $780, 900 at time when
| there was not room in the public buildings
| to transact the absolute and exigent public
| business.
Mr.. Hawley concurred with everything
Mr. Vest said. The library of Congress had
| already very fine collection Of old manu-
| scripts, maps and books relating to the early
| history of the American continent. He sug-
| gested that instead of dividing those
| resources it would be very much better TO
take section or branch of that library and
9ntitle it the Latin-American Memorial
Library. He offered an amendment to that
eHect appropriating $4,000.
nj L, est contended there would he no dis
courtesy even to the advocates of the plan il
an an apai tusent In the library of Congress was
SCI apaTI Tor the purpose.
MT. EdmundS remarked that If was ohvious
W any scnolar or student that the separation
| OF the historical documents Of one narficulor =
country or set of countries from those of ali
value of both. '0Vi'o Vi 'Ne
Mr.. Frye referred to the letter which Mr.
Vest recently had read rejecting IN the
! United States delegates to the Pan Ameri,
can conference. He characterized it as ififa.