The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-23
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate,

a report was made in regard to the extent OF
the suffering in tho Mississippi valley, and .
bill appropri.ti1g 500 0O0 was passed to aid
those in distress. q. Mr.. Call addressed the
Senate upon Chili-Peru matters, as present
ed by his pending resolution in iavor OF
a settlement OF the controversy by tho
United States, and recommending congress
of governments of North, South and Central
America in Washington to secure some just
method OF settlement of all questions b twccI
them, claiming that our commercial interests
were to be substantially benefited by intorven.
ton to prevent the dislntegIation aud practici
extinction of Peru.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for a monu,,
mental column to commemorate the battle OF
Monmouth was passed. Mr.. Garland spoke
Mississippi river. Mr. Jonas, sp' aFing in re-
gard to the extent of the present nundatlon,
said that rough calculation he had made
showed that the lands in Mississippi, Arkansas
and an day hGu'Snn danger now C S6ng wGSf
produced in 1880 total of !5OO O63
bales of cotton, the value Of which, at
the ordinary market rate Of $40 bale was
$33, 1852, $685. AS TO the sugar crop the water
would cause its total destruction throughout
the inundated region. he favored i tne no, aPplo-
priaton of s15,000,0 coo to rebuild the leyees.
The bill was sent to the committee ON the Mis-
sissppi river and it's tributaries.
Several petitions relating TO the Mormon
question, the floods in the Mis- issippi valley
and civil service reform were presented and
referred. Mr.. Garland, from the commits co
on the judiciary, reported bill amending the
statutes relating to quorum of the supreme
court of the United States calendar 1t pro-
vides that majority of the court shall consti-
tute quorum, instead of sx Justices as at
present, and prohibits any justice ON sitting
on a case on appeal on which he has acted in
circuit court.
The House amendments to the Senate Joint
resolution making further appropriation to
relieve the sufferers by the Mississippi overflow
we're taken up and the first, increasing the
appropriation by $4,000, was concurred
in. The other, which directs the use
of a portion of the appropriation for the
hire of laborer5 to strengthen threat
ened levees, was non-concurred in Mr..
Logan addressed the Senate upon the meas
ure introduced by him to appropriate and
| cxpend the entire income derived rom the
internal revenue taxes on the manufacture
aud sale of distilled spirits for the education
of all children living in the Unitol States.
| He said the proposition was to distribute
| pro rata to the several States and Territories
| according to population as shown by the cen
| sus returns, an amount a9gregating under the
| present rate of taxation about $4,000 600 q
| year. The proposed distribution on the basis
of population, he sal !. would give the Southern
| States nearly $40 GEO, 010 " year for their
! schools. The bill was referred -. On mo ion
! of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate, by r vote of &c
| yeas to 10 nays, Rassed ap amendment to the
| postofico appropriation bill restoring the
| ranking priyilegeto to Senator's and Represents
| tives. -