The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-17

Some years ago Congress authorized the
late Zen. Ierley POOTe, then Clcfk OF
the Printing records, to conn lie a cdl"-
lUgue of the Government puDiltduyn9
of the United States from september ON
tI-4 Ia March 3th. 1881. The present Con
ercss is considering the atWsdblhty OF
bringing this work Up TO date. me POOR
catalogue makes Il most loFHludble No'
ume. l3J2 pages of which nearly lD pdSto
are devote! 10 the index A doom Oh
reference il has an evident value but one
wound not tUTl 10 d. naturally iJf interest,"
ing reading 10 while away an houI. IL
contains however, much thal Is dhiu9lh7
and interesting for any one VINO WISHES 10
mint tbrouph lis pages. 4 great mani
men find entertainment in inc SttHhthlt!
monotonous occupation OF reading INC
dictionary. There ls eh,@rldHiIh ny 10
be tOuud-entcrtainmehl OF tlIiloSt %
varied a chaIdcter-lh MI / oo' "''
mis- entertainment is in the contrast
betVaen the customs and meas oI me 90
lonial period and those OF sD-idS' J VI
example, according 10 one Ii t ,,.,,e IN,
meuts described in the 'alA')Sue, th'
Colonial Congress provided that touhte!
feiters Of Continental or SldIe p!lS VI
credit should have their ears cut Oh a.
,hould be whipped and tlued. \ do.lai
would go further in those days as StIa
tor Evarts said, ard IL was worth eie"'
deal more than IL IS to-day. ,...,t.
Among the early documents printed p'
order OF Congress Was a Nl7tJIy ot tn0
|nsrican Indians with their custom.
descent from the Jews &c, ,compHtl
IRON official sources by j. Adalr -
bean me study OF ethnology under the
auspices Of the Government "nlCn y
carried on with such success az lhe u
sent time by Major Powell ; bureau. ~.
tha early days Congress had more uIIeC'
dealings with the Indians than II mas no" '
Ii even addressed itself 10 them uiIttl,
There is record OF an address ddleH
December 18th. 1715 i'm which capt w hl.e
eyes. a Delaware chief, Is Welcomed 10
he council fire kindled for all the Uh4led
I'm Anril. 1776. instructions were issued 10
81 MORGAN by the Committee on In
iian Affairs. that the Indians were 10
5e treated kindly and Hospitality. inspired
with sentiments Of justice ana humanity
nj were supposed 10 introduce the ar'S
The men who fought the establishment
Of the Department OF Agriculture a Few
years ago, on the ground thal II was IN
necessary. will perhaps be SURPRISED u
learn that one hundred years ago there
was a Clothing Department ana th1t
Congress issued regulations Tor ClolhleT,
General a state Clothier ReE!mehtal
Clothier. ana SO on. y 'Departmeht OF
Clothing" would excite dcri&Ne laughter
now There was a good deal OF inquiry
and report on the subject OF clothing ior
the Continental army, and AT one tllne
General Horatio Gates reported that the
cost OF CIOtlluE eaCn man WAS so
Congress to-day would be rather sur
pgised at a proposition that it should print
an edition OF the Bible. Yet such propo-
sitiOn was made in memorial or Dr
Allison, on which a special committee
made a report IN September. IN. The re-
port OF the committee was adverse chlei-
ly, II would appear, on the ground or
expense The decision was reached al
ter conference with the printers and
the recommendation was made that III
stead OF advancing money for importing
type and printing this Bible. the Commit
tes on Commerce should order 1000 Bibles
from Holland. Scotland, or elsewhere
Thus n deathblow was given In com
mittee 10 the first infant industry Of
America. In 1852 Congress was asked 10
approve an American edition OF the
Bible, and William White and George
Duhield, the chaplaiHs OF Congress, made
a report recommending the work
At this time, when Congress was TAX
Ing so deep an interest IN the Bible. il was
practising what Blr. Wannamaker sue
ceeded some years ago In convincing Con-
gress was very immoral thiug-promot-
ing a lottery. The Committee on War
Lottery reported la favor OF the issue of
100 900 tickets at SO each, the prizes 10
be 900 in Treasury notes, payable
in Ave years with 4 per cent. interest
In august, IN, the Committee on Treas
ury reported q Recommendation thar the