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Show SKNATK. Wailiingtoii, Dec. lo. 'ihe senate was noL in e.-siou. 1IOISK. Siiapp, of IMinoi.a, o'leroda resolution fnr flic abolition of printing and transporting trans-porting public documents at the public expense, which was referred. Several private billi were passed. Garfield from the com millon on appropriations re-! re-! ported a bill authorizing tlio secretary of the treasury to purchase at private sale or by condemnation the remainder i of tho square of ground on which tho j post oflieo building at Chicago recently stood, not now owned by the govern-, govern-, mcnt. If the same cannot bo procured j at a rea?onnblo price, then purchase I some olber .sijiinre not moro than two j squares distant Irom that locality, and I proceed lo liavo orccted thereon a lire-proof lire-proof building for tho accommodation uf tbo custom houso, sub-treasury,. pst ollice, U. ft. court?, pension and internal ; revenue offices. Tho bill appropriates two millions of dollars and provides lhal tho tolal cost of llie 6ito nni building build-ing shall not exceed four millions. He explained its features and advocated its prompt passage. Tho house passed the appropriation hill to carry out tho "Washington treaty and thou adjourned until Monday. |