The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

out of honest variance of opinion among
senator's in relation to doubtful points in
the rules. bat were not caused by any
thoughts of unfairness on the part of Mr..
Hobart. nor by unkind feelings toward him.
THE era of prosperity to be inaugurated
by the new Dingley tariff law may not be
realized by in New Mexico and other
wool-producing sections of the Union until
the next wool clip is ready for market"
said Mr.. Frank w Clancy, of Albuquerque,
who Is here on legal business before the
President and in the executive depart
ments, but the expectation of good prices
viii stimulate activity and encourage wool
growers to produce good wool. They have
been greatly depressed and discouraged by
the low prices Of wool the past year-only
about 615 to 7 cents pound for wool which
It costs cents to produce. Under the new
law the price of the woods we raise will
surely increase to u or 10 cents, and prob
ably it will go as high as 10 or 16 cents per
pound"
Now that we've got Congress off our
hands, the work of removing the library
OF Congress-more appropriately designated
the National Library-into its magnificent
new building will be carried on vigorously.
This will clear a large part of the old GEN.
trail portion of the Capitol building and
will afford opportunity to both houses of
Congress to secure a few more rooms,
which are greatly needed for the accommo-
dation of committees and also better ac-
commodations for the private library of
each house. These so-called private
libraries Of Congress are distinct from the
National Library. The latter, the public
library of Congress, containing books on all
the various branches of history, literature,
science and on miscellaneous subjects, is
accessible to and may be used by the men,
bers Of both houses of Congress, the Pres
tdent heads of departments, the judges of
the Supreme Court and other public off,
GERS. as well as by other persons, under
certain rules and regulations applicable to
them according to circumstances. The pri-
waite library of the House of Representa-
tives and the private library of the Senate
are intended for the special use of the
members of those bodies. Each has a
librarian and assistants to take care of the
books and furnish them to the members
when desired. They consist of the journals.
documents, reports and debates of the two
houses of Congress- the laws treaties and
other books and publications, which con-
tain full and complete history of the
national legislation, the principles govern
ing the same, as illustrated by the reports,
debates, statistics and information upon
which the action of the government has
been founded. All this information is con-
stantly essential to the members of the ma
tional legislature, and is at all times access
sible to the convenient use of every men,
ber- Some idea may be formed of the scope
and extent of these private Libraries when
1t is known that each of them has nearly
q quarter of a million of volumes and each
is constantly increasing at rapid rate.
The Philadelphia Commercial Museums
which were opened a month ago with a
grand demonstration, in which the Presi-
dent of the United States and representa-
tives from the governments of Central and
South America and of several European
countries participated. have just made an
excellent appointment-that OF Henry L.
Bryan to be the secretary of the board of
trustees No better man could have been
chosen. Mr.. Bryan has wide acquaintance
with the leading men in the legislative and
executive departments of our own govern
ment and with representative men of for
eign governments. He is very popular, and
possesses peculiar fitness for the duties of
mis- new office. He enjoys intimate ac-
Quaintance with many influential people
throughout America and Europe made dur
ing his connection with the United States
Senate and while he was the confidential
secretary of Secretary of State Bayard. and
subsequently in prominent positions in the
Bureau of American Republics. In these
several vocations he acquired the very kind
of familiarity with international CONNER
cial affairs which is deemed so essential
and important to the welfare and success
of this new American enterprise.
While he was in this city yesterday Mr..
Bryan Informed me that, while it was not
one of the immediate objects of the pam
American commercial congress to sell
goods, to procure orders for our mills fac
tories or furnaces, there have, however,
already been substantial benefits from that
congress, the assembling of representatives
from the American republics and European
governments, the Inauguration of the COM
mercial museums, and the subsequent visits
by those representatives to the trade CEN
ters and manufacturing districts OF the
United States. Mr.. Bryan says he knows
or single contract entered into as a re-
suit of this visitation which will amount
TO upward of $3,0000O0 and other orders
aggregatlng more than the amount just
mentioned. Another and even more impor-
tant result of the visit of these representa-
tive gentlemen from other countries is that
they learned that their people have been
buying our goods through English German
and French dealers, and paying a needless
intermediary profit thereon. OF still fur
Their and perhaps greater Importance is
the consideration that the entire Western
harniSnbp1.a noS
fact that we are in the market for bust
ness and are capable of supplying all bust
ness requirements to better advantage.
whether with respect to quality, price or
convenience, than any of our European ri
walls at distance of three thousand miles
across the Atlantic w. G. NICHOLAS
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Why More Babies Are Boys than Girls
Cleveland Leader
In Chicago at least thirteen persons lost
their lives on the Fourth of July by drown,
ing and other accidents. It will doubtless
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