Mr. HOWE. Well, Mr. President, the Li brarian who has charge of the Congressional Library did say to the committee that it would be of great convenience; it was composed in the main of a class of works which were very convenient for reference in the practice of the Court of Claims, and would relieve the books now on the shelves very much of the demands made by those practicing in that court. That is the evidence upon which I made the remark that we needed it. It is not a precedent which calls upon us to vote a bounty or a gratuity to every one who under adverse circumstances shall have been true to the government of the U.S. No such thing is proposed, and I must depreente the remur thrown in by the Senfrom Maine that not all the family of the late Judge Petigru are loyal or have been loyal to the Government. I never have heard any imputation upon the loyalty of his widow. It is for her benefit, and her benefit alone, as I understand, that the money which is proposed to be paid for this library is to go. f his children were less faithful than he, one or all of them, it is enough to say that they are not to be benefited in any way by this purchase, or I am greatly misin formed. I must say, Mr. President, in conclusion, that I do think it is well enough for the government of the U.S. to show a little atitude for any exhibition of distinguished fidelity. I can myself subscribe to the truth of what the Senfrom Maine has said, that his fidelity is no more to be commended than that of a person less distinished in social life than himself, less eminent in position than himself; and yet I am not sure that it is entirely correct as he states it. I think I can understand that the temptations thrown about a man in Judge Petigrus position. that the inducements to him to be untrue and unfaithful to the Government; might be stronger than those around a person less eminent than himself; and I if so, he is to be distinguished and commended for his fidelityin proportion to the temptations he had to go astra. Without entering at large upon the merits of Judge Petigru, for I am in no position and in no mood to attempt any eulog upon him, if the Senate do not eel any grat itude I cannot invoke any or create an. If theyA do feel any disposition to be grate ul for sue services as he rendered, here is an opportunity to show the gratitude of the Senate in as cheap a way as gratitude was ever exhibited to a man in the world. Ypu can do it without much cost to yourselves, and I think, under the circumstances, you had better do it. The JtResolution was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to be en glpossed for a 3rd reading, and was read the t ird time.