Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-28

COLONEL BLACK PROPPED UP
IN BED.


Twenty Per Cent. Dividend from the
Freedmanss Bank-The Tariff De-
bate-RepubIican Congregational
mmfttee-PIedgenI In FavOr-The
Agricultural and Post Omee Bills
Another Batch Of New Measures
Mexican and IndIan War Pensions
The Preside nts's Widows Relief
Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 27-This has been
the best day Of Representative Blacks i'll =
ness. His favorable condition continues to-
night. He is doing well. To-day, for the
first time since he was stricken, he was
bolstered into q sitting position, and re-
mained that way for some time. He talked
cheerfully, and his mind was as bright as
ever.
FREEDMAN's BANK DIVIDEND.
Owing to the purchase of the Freedmsn's IS
Bank building in this city, to accomplish
which bill has just become law, the de-
funct Freedman's Bank will be able to de-
clare dividend OF 20 per cent. This diyi-
dend may be divided Into 10 per cent, to
be paid at very early date, and 10 per
cent. to be paid in September, or the whole
dividend may De delayed until September.
1t seems very probable that the latter
course will be pursued.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Messrs. Butler and Hampton presented
memorials of the Charleston Chamber of
Commerce in favor of q free ship canal
between the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays.
The bill for the admission of Dakota as a
State was recOmmitted TO the Committee
on Territories along with the protest of the
Yankton county bondholders against the
admission.
The Committee on Public Buildings re
ported with an amendment the bill for a
public building at Shreveport. La.
The bin pensioning Mrs. Garfield, Mrs.
Tyler and Mrs. Polk was passed.
The Committee on Appropriations report
ed back, with amendments, the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The tariff commission bill came up after
one O'Clock, as the regular order, and pend
ing its consideration Mr.. Dawes moved to
take up the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. BAysrd deprecated any interruption OF
the tariff debate, In view Of the unanimous
agreement for vote upon the bill to-mor-
row.
The Senate coinc.ded with Mr.. Bsyard,
| aud Mr.. Van Wick was awarded the floor.
He opposed the bill.
The Senate informally took uD Mr.. Calls
resolution, on motion of that Senator, de-
clsring that good faith requires the pay
mem with interest Of claims for losses and
damages under the treatv with Spain in
1891 for the cession of Florida. Messrs.
Call and Jones, of Florida, spoke at con-
siderable length in advocacy of the resolu-
ton. No action on the subject was taken,
and, at $40, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Williams, of Wiscon-
sin, offered a resolution requesting the
President to inform the House whether any
protocol has been signed by Mr.. Trescott or
other dip omstic representative Of the Uni
ted States, setting forth terms for ending
the war In South America, and, If any such
protocol has been signed, to furnish the
House with copies of the same and also with
copies of The correspondence relating there
to not already communicated to either house
OF Congress. Adopted.
The Appropriations Committee reported
back the post Office appropriation bill with
the Senate's amendments, recommending
concurrence with some and non-concur-
I6LCH WIFI OlutT5. hElGIEtQ ~ LUC
tee of the whole.
Under the call of States, the following
bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Wheeler, OF Alabama-AuthOr-
izing the Commissioner of Agriculture to
furnish seeds for planting purposes to per-
sous in destitute condition.
By Mr.. Williams, of Misunderstanding
lands to the State OF Alabama in aid Of the
st. Louis, Montgomery and Florida Railroad
Company.
By Mr.. Finley, Of Florida-Authorizing
the Commissioner of Agriculture to secure
one hundred and twenty-eight acres of land
for experimental farms in each of the States
of Florida, Illinois, Louisiana and Gala
fornia.
By Mr.. King, of Louisiana-For the ap-
pointment of q joint committee of five
Senators and ten Representatives to proceed
forthwith to the Mississippi Valley to inves-
tigate the present disastrous floods in said
valley, and to report what measures should
be taken to prevent recurrence of the
same.
By Mr.. Robertson, ,:of Louisiana-To pro-
vide for closing such gaps In the Mississippi
levees as have occurred since November 25,
1881.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
legislation local to the District OF Columbia.
Among the bills reported from the District
Committee was one incorporating the Gar
field Memorial Hospital 1t was explained
that the object OF the bill was to make the
hospital perpetual. Some of the members
opposed the bill and argued that, II it should
pass, the government would be called on to
erect building and maintain the iustitu-
tion, and that such was the design of some
OF the incorporators named in the bill.
Mr.. Wilson, Of West Virginia, offered an
amendment providing that whenever the
corporation shall apply TO Congress for aid,
any appropriation made for the purpose
shall operate as a repeal Of this act. Pend
ing action, the bill and the amendment were
recommitted to the Committee on the Dis
trict of ColUmbis, with instructions to
that committee to report an amendment to
the general Incorporation law of the District
of Columbia, by means OF which the hos
pital can be Incorporated and be perpetual.
Under the present law no association can be
incorporated for longer period than twenty
years. Adjourned.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL.
The amendments OF the Senate Committee
on Appropriations 10 the agricultural appro-
priation bill change House items as follows:
The appropriations of $25, 900 for expert
mental manufacture of sorghum sugar, and
81 900 for the continuation of experiments
IN connection with the manufacture of sugar
from beets and for the cultivation of beets,
are reduced 10 one lL6m OF @lU,UUU lot
all such purposes. The House provisions
appropriating $4,000 for investigating the
habits of insects injurious to wheat culture
and S., 600 for continuing the exploration
of the breeding places Of the Rocky Noun
tain locust are consolidated, and the aggre-
gate reduced to $1,000. The committee
wholly strike out the House item of $1,000
for procuring and publishing data respect
ing the agricultural needs of the country
west of the Rocky Mountains.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Republican Congressional Committee
met to night, and elected Mr.. Hubbel, Of
Michigan, Chairman. Senator Kellogg and
Representative Darrell the only Republi-
cans in the Louisiana delegation, were un-
able to agree as to which should represent
their State on this committee, and the mat
ter was referred to the Congressional Com
mi.tee. to be settled by their vote, and Mr..
Darrell was chosen.
SERGEANT MAsoN's SENTENCE INVALID.
Judge Advocate General Swain has made
his report to the Secretary of War on the
fiodlngs OF the court martial in the case Of
Sergeant Mason. He holds that the SEN
tence of the court martial is invalid, by
reason of certain irregularities and in
formslities in the proceedings OF the court.
CLAIM FOR COTTON.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
have agreed to report upon the claim of the
heirs of Emanuel Wilson for 5000 for