The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-18

/, Al, Tho amendments Of the Committee Of the
whole concurred In except one, which
substantially restores the franEing priv
Iegc. upon which separate vote was de-
mandod by Mr.. Pendlcton.
The amendment was divided, and the
first part, allowing the Secretary Of shc
Senate and Clerk OF the House TO use OFF,
cial envelopes, was agreed to without vote.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
proposition TO authorize congressman TO
send through the mails. free, any letter or
package containing only written or printed
matter not exceeding two ounces in weight.
Upon a cali Of the yeas and nays the propo-
siiion was adopted by the following vote
YrAs.-Mcssrs. Aidrich. Allison. Anthony,
Beck. Blair. Brown, Call, Camden. Cameron OF
Pennsylvania Davis Of West Tirginia; pawcs'
Harris Harrison. Iioar. jackson. Jonas Kellogg,
Iapham Logan, MciJiil, Malone, Miller OF New
YORK, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill,. pay, ragh'
Walker, Williams. and WINDMILL.
-Mcssrs. Cockreli, Coke. Conger, I,svls on
Dlsnois Farley, Ferry George, hili o. oo'sia n,.
McPhersOn. MaNey. Iendle .oil' h"ns"'' 0$'"''
bury, sherman, and sIater-io'
Messrs. Plumb and Cameron OF Wiscon-
sin were paired with Messrs. Johnston ana
Vest. McssrS. Edmunds, Bayard, iiawley.
and Jones OF Florida were among the alb
scntees.
The bill was then passed.
The neutrality-suspicious. Dill was
taken up and passed. General business
followed.
The tariff commission bill was taken up
rs the regular order. and Mr.. Pcndleton
opened the debate upon il, and was l0l-
lowed by Messrs. Morrill, and Beck. ar.
Beck Welded for an executive session, after
which the Senate adjourned TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
AT the conclusion OF the morning hour
the House at l2:4j went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Rich, OF Michigan, III the
chair, on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was one
authorizing the payment TO william VI.
Mavnadices of S3.72G in liquidation OF the
settlement in his accounts rs pdymlstcr
caused by robbery committed by his clerk.
Though the measure has been considered
and discussed upon two previous Fridays,
nm interesting debate again sprang mp, ana
continued for about two hours, when Mr..
Holman. of Indiana, moved To strike out
the enacting clause. Agreed TO. The same
action was taken upon a similar Dill lor inc
relief of Major G.. W. Candcc.
The committee rose. and the Speaker
laid before the House n COMMUNICATION from
the Secretary OF War transmitting lin re-
sponse TO a resolution offered by Mr.. King,
OF louisiana estimates OF the number OF
persons made destitute by the overflow Of
the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
and the time for which the necessity OF
congressional aid will continue. Referred.
The communication estimates the NUMBER oi
persons rendered destitute at $1,000, as lol-
lows: Missouri, 2,201; Illinois, 1000;
Kentucky, 500; Tennessee, 1900; MlsslS-
sippi. 10000: Arkansas, 10000; Louisiana,
q. 900: and states that 10000 rations have
been distributed.
The communication further states ihal
the appropriation already made Is sufficient
TO purchase 200 ratious Of substantial
kind and estimates that the supply VIII be
exhausted in Arkansas, Mississippi. and
Louisiana about the DIST. No estimate can
be made for the time which the necessity
for congressional aid will continue. No
further demands are expected from Illinois
and Kentucky, but from Missouri, Ten
nessee. Arkansas, and Mississippi the De
partment has information that the necessity
for subsistence will continue period va
riously estimated at from thirty TO sixty
DAYS. The Department has no information
from Louisiana, but il is thought that II
NAV be placed in the same category as Mis-
sissippl.