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port and testimony were tabled tenn
porarily and ordered printed.
The Senate then went into execu-

Poiarlly anu OrQereQ printed.
The Senate then went into execu
tive session.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-On mo-
ton of Senator Harrison, House
amendments to Senate joint resolu.
ton making further appropriation to
relieve the sufferers by the Missis-
sippi overflow were taken up, and
the first, increasing the Appropriation
$4,000, was concurred in.
Senator Harrison asked non
concurrence in the other, which dis
rects the use of portion of the ap-
preparation for the hire of laborers
to strengthen the threatened levees.
He thought the whole of the money
was needed for relief, and objected
to the creation of separate levee
fund, as involving expenditures not
foreseen In the supervision of the
work of the laborers and, further,
that the people threatened with dis
aster ought to contribute their labor
to protect their homes from the
flood
Senator Hampton conceded in the
belief that as the damage done by
the flood had been so disastrous,
money ought not to be applied in
any other way than in relief of the
sufferers.
The latter amendment was then
nonsconcurred in.
Senator Anthony presented, and
had read, memorial from 10000
officers in the line, and the staff of
the navy, representing all
the grades of rank in
from rear admiral down; protesting
against the restoration of officers
who have been dismissed for drunk
enness, been forcibly retired, or who
have resigned to escape court ma
tial.
The memorial was ordered printed
in the record with the names of the
signers.
Senator Sherman presented pro-
test from many Union soldiers
against the passage of the Army bill.
restoring to the rolls OF the Army,
Fitz John Porter
BY unanimous consent the regular
order of business was laid aside, and
Senator Logan addressed the Senate
upon the measure introduced by him
to appropriate and expend the entire
income derived from internal revenue
taxes on the manufacture and sale OF
distilled spirits for the education OF
all the children living in the United
States. At the conclus on of Sena-
tor Logans remarks, the bill was
referred.
Senator Miller of New York, re-
ported from the committee on post>
offices, proposed an amendment to
the pending post Office appropriation
bill It authorizes the Postmaster
General to make contracts for the
ocean mail service, between the
United States and foreign ports. by
American vessels, at specified rates
of compensation.
A message was received from the
President, transmitting the report OF
the Secretary State, in further re
sponse to the Senate resolution OF
December 18th, crlling for the Perd
and Chill correspondence. Referreu
to the committee on foreign rela'
tions.
The sSenate at 3 o'clock resumed
consideration of the post Office ap-
preparation bill, the question being
on the Senate committee amendment
increasing the appropriation for spe
cial facilities, from $500,000 tt
100000, and changing the tern
trunk lines" to railroad lines" an(
adding the proviso that ''said facili
ties shall be ratably distributed a
near as may be on the railroad line
leading to and from the principa
cities in different sections in tn
Uuited States