New-York tribune., 1874-05-06
XLIIIp CONGRESSES SESSION.


SENATE. .wAsHISaros, May s. 1874.
Mr.. FENroN Glib Rep, n. W moved that
tne committee Commerce be discharged from further
consideration of the bill introduced by him to reGu-
late the service the collection OF customs at the vari-
cus ports OF entry the Unted States ana the olspos
ton OF fines penalties and forfeures incurred uhoer
the Customs laws He he had consulted the Chair
mau OF the Committee Commerce, who DID not ooec'
Tho motion was agreed to. and the bill was placed on
pS %S. ED%uNDs er W., from the Judiciary Com,
mittee reported fav0raby on the Dill 10 coIPeI h
lmond n Randolph for legal services rendered sne
no COO To nav Randolph legal services In the Castelar,
cain Ia California, some years ago. =, ,,.,o =, PAN
.Sb rEAt TsSoreS Back she bin BIZ aendatoy act
granting pensions 70 CERTAIN 70 te pension rolls
whose names Tsge 10 the oyornmen Placed
on the calendar - -,
THE BuI FOR TIE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS Bf
THE FLOODS.
Mr. MORRILL, (Rep., Me.), from the Committee on
tprropra,ons reported back the bill for the rehe1 Oh
persons suffering from the overhowing OF the M'sss
,ppi River which appropriated 10000, with an adu-
onal section directing the Secretary OF War 10 Issue
envorsry supplies food and army clothing 70 tnSse
suffering, and appropriatng $4,000 aualtioha' ioi 'n
M EDMUNDs Rep Wy moved an amen amendment 1 pro, NS
viding that the provisions OF the Dill shouio eAHo "
Mr. PFAsR tRepMiss) spoke OF the suffering existing
in his State account of the overflow ana tae IhaOS
Of the State authorizes TO relieve the desntuuon
ALCoRN ep Ms saS care sCG%d % e re
fcrred to telegram published THIS morning, tnas tGe
around Memphs were nov deGnns a 70 S0Ia, %
alleging that the Government OF the Jneo oltes was
going 60 feed them aud cothe thon The dnicuty was,
come demorszed He had 100 negroes on his plsuta-
tion but he did ask the Goyernnent TO 1eed them
more ali would starvo together. The people OF
Louisiana aud Mississippi had Deen taGe1 @ hoGnId
have been properly made 10 resist the freshets;
N the money had properly expended the desired
oNt haze
had spent s2Jo 900 upon tne mississippi eyees ana Ine
State OF Mississippi had spent s1o0OO00o since the war
for tbe same purpose. Five millions OF dollars honestly
and properly expended would have been ssiliclens 10
protect The STATE Of Mississippi from oveTn9"; Inc
troub ole was, money had been squanoereu oy IRE
spopsbe ard reckless persons Several OF the coan,es
in Mississippi including the one III Whcn nc LHeu naJ
been for levce purposes much on every pound
of cotton raised Boards OF supervisors were appointed
for the various counties To- direct the oa e Us
money Tie Board Of Supervisors iOr ths p9Ipose "a
could neither read or write and one white man. VINO
such that he people would sooner nave the
had responsibility, no share IN tue disposlon n OF
thor own money! and hs was he IeaSon WY ~ was
Mr. CONhLING pisp., n ~ inquired IL the Senseo. @
had any objection to stating Who those persons were
Nj hLCoKN said he did not wish to mention any
names now. He had given them upon the stump IN
Miss,ssippi lie was talking about the flood ami
how IL might have been pre- ented lie hdd no
nO"' it had been exaggerated. The Secretary OF
War should hayf e exsIiye t oS mar the Governs
mont going iced those cOlored people there would
be more Work DN tleb. Inc Ctdto VI h'hdioiS
should also bo INCLUDED III the b as there was sler
tag IN thai well as IN Mississippi ana I.oulsiana
He thou Et Mississippi able 10 take care OF Jus poor
but the Legislature could be convened Tor fifteen
twenty days, and by that time those III want would be
Mr. CoNRLING said that before hearing the Senator
frOm Mississippi ne tnous3t he would have voted Ior the
bl hut hId stated that the state was
able its own poor any aid that Congress
gives should b. In the nature OF an advance, 10 be re-
turued TO the Government hereafter As no one in Mis-
ssspi dfraucised, ne did not see how IL was the
people had no voice in the management of Their own
afaIs lie inquired OF tue senator OF the per-
son VINO tue President OF the Upper Levee Board.
Mr. OONkLiNG said he would Dot remain slent ana
listen To destinations that the National Administration
wAs responsible Tor TIE 'ns o omission aHu
the Southern States IAo piSfue Ia mississippi was
not brought about by c3rpe.Jasgers or nonresdents
and tue Senator fr AicOgnl mISut well charge this
InsadnInstTaton Ae complains o upon the e1ian o.
Mi hLCORN inquired If the Senator from New-York
Ir. COnknus did not know that IN 1867 ana 1865 Con-
rress passed law fUrbldding any one from holding
Office any Southern state unless that person should
from office oath extended even 70 the voter
MIR. CONkLING said he did deny that any man had
been denied the right 10 vote aer tue state Govern
Mr.. GLCORN said 1t was true his was President Of
the Upper hyde bor no DIe S1 h so e n a1 ere
lowed today. Ho took the office against his (Mr AL
cor advice. but probably dd 80 TO prevent fraud, as
SIa contracts were about 10 be gwen out, and he
doubt did large sum of money III that district
OF IL should Ue left solely with the Secretary OF
War. aud put into the hands Of those who were
would get little of it. The officers IN his state were
nUr ee @ Ibe Secretary iha to those saraps placed
over the people. He charged that Cen Ames had re-
moved cil zens the Boards in the districts now
oycrowed aud put IN their places persons VINO h&d de-
"shnVr r Vcr6NKfIN said that the people Of Mississippi
had ratified Ames. and made him their Governor.
all the Senator had said. lie supposed
the gentleman alluded to Gen. Ames when he spoke OF
MIR. ALCoRN said he knew he elected to the
Office of Governor and he also knew that he would not
have been elected Office had II not been Tor the
prestige OF the Government OF the United States 1t
was gwen out everywhere that the Administration was
nj his back and Federal oce-hoider dared to speak
In favor OF him Nlr. Alcorn); ,. ,,. ,,
Mr CONKLlNG inquired by what majority Gen.
AIg' MT kicoRS replied. 1920 out Of Republican
toriiy nm the ate 5000 lie MR. Anes) mad no more
interest IN the he (dr Acornl had in New
York. but he dd not propose to go iIto 'hat question
Mr.. Upton Qib. Rep, Neb.) said that when the dis.
ossiop this O began he was told that the people OF
Missssipp were suffering. II lad been kept up solopg
that be now had serious apprehensions that they had
expired ond lie therefore thought the approximation had
Mr. ALCORN said be held the people OF the South In
eIcusabe for driving The people away from tnsm pgt
denounced the tax imposed upon their cotton US uncon
Mr.. Sargent dep. Cal) moved to rccommit the
bill TO the Committee on Appropriations Agreed TO-
Mr. WINDOW Rep., Mimi. from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported fayorably the bill to extend
the time preemptors on the public lanes IN Minnesota
% sse aa m then resumed consideration of the Supple.
mentary Civil Rights bill $500,
submit amendment 10 strike out the provision OF the
bill giving all persons full and equal enjoyment OF the
oommon schools and public Institutions OF learning
bepeyonce supported ia whole or part Dy general tax
aaoA. 49, - - -, ,, c.pcpNr ,po,
CalJ proceeded to the consideration OF Executive busi
ness aier which the doors reopened aud the Sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. DUNNLLL (Rep., Minn.), from the Com
miltee Public Lands reported bnl providing that in