The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-24
Congress FIRST Session.
WAeHINGTON, February ., lss2.
SENATE.

immediate deficiency bill. Tie gave notice
+ he would call up the same 10 1870 O'Clock
tomorrow.
Mr.. Harris presented q memorial and re-
port 81 the Memphis Cotton Exchange
anon the danger 20 The river front Of Mem
phis from the encroachmcnts II the hi,,is-
-ippi.
Mr.. George introduced Joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary 0i War 10 issue
rat,ons for the relief of The .lboring classes
in ihc district overlooked by tlt Ni,-is-
,ippi river. which was read. Or also ic.c-
cram from Governor Lowry, Of 1i-s!--
-ippi, urging immediate measure, Of r.
Lief, representing Che dc-tTurl0n Of proc
perry and stock o. immense and -iar'ation
imminent. 20, the overlooked district COM
uri.c- the be.t portion ri Mississippi. and
the white, and blacks are suffering alike.
Nr. George. a- explanatory 0i the mag
ni.udp ~ the disaster, said tsc district III
undated embraced ail the Ni.-i--ippi delta
between Memphis and Nich,bur(, about
80 miles IN length and 40 in breadth. This
eutir. orrq was now either under wafer W
would De iu q short time. Four iIit.s ol
lis u0ralat.On j. composed Ol C0lurrd lie
borcrs. who have not the means OF support
during the period for which This overflow
viii necessarily interrupt labor.
Mr. lu2gll, inquired a- to Tie estimated
number Of laborer- rendered destitute.
Nlr. George Thought 10 would range from
/ N. 900 % -J.Gop. Ile added that The over
+ jow, I'm that section ~ the Mississippi
bottom generally continued from iour 10
iX weeks. and pending be subsistence %
the water there is q total -u,p n,i0n o.
labor. Ilc had confined hi- remarks 60 the
drstituii0n OF Mississippi. Contiguous
district, on the western banks oi the river
in Arkansas were also -uicrin-.
Mr.. Garland spoke o. The widespread
destruction IN Arkansas hy the overflow -
absolutely appalling and unprecedented.
Il had swept away the barns. gIanarie-.
and stock 81 farmers. De urged prompt
action in cEicnding relief. though De was
NOT prepared 20 say W!lai form the measure
u relief should take.
Mr. Hampton explained That the part OF
the valley under water WIS thc most pro-
durtivc and finest cott0n-sr0wiug country
i'm }i,,i--ippi. 81 thi, point The water cN-
tended from the lazoo hli., on the one
side and tine Arkansas bluffs on Tie other.
II the river was o. high a. dispairhc, this
morning represented, there would De- hard
ly any and within a strip oi 100 miles 10
width above the overflow. The de,truc-
ton. n0t only q stock but Of tIr incoming
cr0n. would be- SD great. 100 bis opinion.
that hr had no hesitation in -ayIuE that the
dispatch IRON lhe 'oNtIhoI 'i MISSISSIPPI
gave but % faint ldc1 I tle "'''i-"'''u anu
starvation that WouIo l'Ho".
+ Nfr. Allison. d Iowa. suggested. in Wow
Oh the dc-iFaDien'~- oi li'!Hp. ''l,oi. '-.y
reference OK me --.i.ct I'D '..' -hli''.I.
+ committee VINO ''ul' ''N''-l " ''' .'i.
secretary ei NaI ul''" ~, '-'o'.' .o'
ISSUING ma Trans loIHi- '"'i',' '
40 Nhieh 'uey are mo-. I,'' .i., ,..f,'l
sufferers were I' ie lei,E w 's "a 'i.','
>tIlr~ 'of iiiih'H' Wv .'''l ".
'AIelur9 'AIou-l .Iy -. t.. ,,'. ~
ah" I'' ''""-4 i' ' ~. 10
.tlti was o'i'i'"'''' '..' .i ~
-iis'i->'ppl N'"'!' "''
lle tributaries.
The suggestion 'i AI- -i'.'''" 9'i''-
crpiajir 10 Dir. q. ore, was --i ''" 70 '''u
the reference 10 the Military commute OF
dcrcd.
me Senale 1ieh s''N ".I '. .,.' .
ami bills were pissed 10 aulHoIl"' '4l,
crfiary OF W T u sem lAc l"liIi.4t "'l ''i'
and lands upon Whi'l my -I, lo'' ,'i. ili
savannah ana i'I"'''i"-
state, fri-uiff t' if ''"-i '''''' .'.." .
ric>, ETC.. ih q COM il~,".t ,"'' '- ''...
when arose al -"' "'''" 90 ''i.
81 l.lc Ntha''' .. ,.... ...
ihe anlhl'".u D"slli
tnrmeni-".,' tl',ll up ......, ,......,. -
tlf' D'! .Iu Hlo',l q" ..''.' '',' -.
Iulih- 'H.i'lui " Pr, .,.'t j.. go .f.ait
I'-i' h' w .''- -. ...,.,.. f., Id
nave scr q" Oh .I"! ~ az, 800
Oilict, VINO Sha.' nave I'li "a ',3'' ''',
q sum annually GuIlns n.s 'l' '-,,
one loNlIh part OF tii annual -
salary Dut tlis mol 70 ne pa" 81" '''' w 90
second presidential ltIlh' .,
After ionS ur,a'e III. pay ga q" ','''' 'i''-
ment Na, relrclcu- - ~ yl.
I'm ainthdilfhi ny lI' -. 'i'a" ~
vailed without ul'Su,'i'l' ,'.,N.i ~,
p',,' - ~ ~. -,
m I;il then pa.sed--aves. 81: noes. L..
/ NJ Rrown Call. Davis 0f Illinois.
. D.yi. of we VIRGINIA. Jones Of Florida
and Ransom voted Ave" with the Re-
nnbficgn-. otherwise the vote would have
Leeu a ,,arfv one.
. MIR LOGAN rerorted back from the Mill
taI-v Golnmitt.e the Joint resolution intro
duced rgrlier in tn dav bv Mr.. George 20
nroyide relief ON account of thc overflow
:, Of the dissis-ippi. with 40 amendment in
t1r nature Of a substitute. The Joint rcsO-
hTflon Ma, n once taken up. the substitute
adoDtel. and the same passed without de-
hate. II aupropriafc- Sl0l0O 10 be used
by the Secretary n War I'm the purchase
e .vd distribntion nj subsistence store, for
b. tbe raiiof ~ destitute nsrsone lin tine dis
70 ,ricr overaoOed bv the Niesi.-iDpi and 81
.,.;f,,,.,s aud ,,,fi,o,.-ze. fho e. .cref1i-v 10