New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-15
XLVIITH CONGRESSES SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.


A BUSY DAY IN BOTH HOUsEs-rHE EXTENT OF
THE SUFFERING IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THE ANTI-POLYGAMY BILL PASSED IN THE
HoUsE-THE ANTI. CHINESE BILL.
SENATE. .WAsHTSGroy. Tuesday. March IA. 1889
On the assembling Of the Senate this morn
ing Mr. MORRILL, rep, VT reported back the House
bill to repeal discriminating duties on tea ana
Coffee tho products Of the possessions OF the Heher
lands, with amendment In the nature OF substitute
making the measure general one. The bill as re-
ported reads that 40 much OF section 2,5o1 ns
levies discriminating duty OF 10 per cent
adyalorem on al goods ~ares and merchandise th9
Hope when imported from places west OF the Cape OF
Good Hope. be ana 80 same Is hereby repeaeu "oi"
favorable report made from the Judiciary Com,
mittee by Mr. GARLAND dem, Ark on the House bil
places etc. for holding OF the District and Circuit
Courts in the Northern District Of New-YoTk ,o.,
Mr.. HARRISON rep, lnd), from the Military COM
mttee in response TO the instruction to inquire as to the
proprcty of increasing the Appropriation under inc
by the Mississippi overflow reported that the committee
was unable to state with oven approximate exactness
the number OF such persons the difficulties OF communal
he foo led regions preventing the state agents
for the distribution OF supplies and the Army Officers
sent by the Secretary Of War from enuneratng the suffer
Many OF these the report states are CROWDED pon
the levecs and higher points of ground surrounded by
relief boats The Secretary Of War il Of opinion tat
10000 people have been driven from their homes by the
1000 in illinois 5000 in tennessee; $4,000 ia Missis
sippi; $1,000 in Arkansas; l.500 in Missouri 300
Lee Of the officers sent Into Mis-
sisspp that the number needing aid there has
been greatly underestimated IL also believed that
the number Of the destitute III Louisiana Will be largely
increased IA the food Is only nov reaching that state
IrlOr reports AZ the war D"plrheh ln9cl ca ta the
ratOns distributed and on hand would suffice 10 feed
those entitled TO relief anil after Aprl Later nforma
non showed TINS calculdon 10 De lhcOrTect captain re
suggests that 100000 ration' In addition t. the $4,000
About 100000 rations available at the date of the
last order for distribution March IL. Since then
that some measure of relief the suf
rers for at least sixty days to The committee
uaace Of the relief until the destitute are again able to
maintain themselves prefcrring to leave this 10 the
voluntary action of the people, but "a the
work of relief has not been sufficiently organized because
of the belief that the public appropriation would meet
the case they OF opinion that there Il SIN pressing
demand for food supplies that cannot be met by private
effort They a ace rtported loht fesolnt0h az
Mr. EDMINDS Rep, VT introduced a bill tie pro-
mote the efficiency United states Army by the
trement ofohicers, voluntary or othtr"se after certain
but after careful examination Thought one deserving
consideration
The morning hour was extended until D. 10 p. m, and
the Senate bill the calendar to release the right #
across lands Of the United states at Plattsbug N
on motion Of Mr. PLUMB Nep., Kan) the Tariff Com
mission bill the unfinished business hid aside in
formally and the Postal Appropriation bill was taken up
and laid over the regular order.
Mr. CALL dem, Fial then addressed the Senate upon
ChiiPeru matters as presented by his pending resOu
ton IN favor Of settlement OF the controversy by he
united states recommending Congress OF Govern
mCnts of North. South aud Central America in Washing
ton some just method of settlement Of al qaes
ti0ns between them, claiming that commercial
interests were to be substantially benefited by nteryen
ton to prevent the disintegrati0n and practical extinction
of Peru. He quO;ed the decaratiOns Of Clay and
Webster in defining the Traditional neutrality OF the
United states TO SHOW that our Government has not
been Indifferent 10 the fortunes OF south American states
In their intenccne conflicts Referring to the OF
the with CALI be said that the estimated value Of
the AMI nitrate deposits in the section OF terri
tory whose ownership disputed over
$500 100000 and detailed the complications by which
the Euro holders OF Peruvian bonds and creditors
of the European Governments had endeayOrcd TO secure
the armed int rycntiOn OF their Governments to benefit
their personal Interests.
Upon the conclusion Of Mr. Calls remarks, the subject
was Laid aside without rc;lark
The Postal Appropriation bill was proceeded with, the
Holman Amendment re aiIng TO subCUut!acts giving
rise 70 discussion. The House provision Is tina,
a Star Route tractor subjects his contract M
profit the Department may annul 1t aud make new |
Contract with tho suD-cUntractOr for the annual pay
given him by his employer. The Senate Committee
makes this apply only TO contracts hereafter made aud
allows PostmaserCenoral to make the transfer
his discretion etc. After some debae on this point
without action, the Senate, at 1870 D. m adjourned until