Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-13

| getting through both houses
There is only one hope for the passage OF any
BILL public or private, for the District, and that is
| in having certain days assigned in the House for
the disposition OF District matters. Unfortunately
the committee on rules, while they have agreed 10
| give the District two days in each month, have
this proposition united with the to change the
existing rules 1t is said that Messrs. Randall and
Blackburn OF the committee on rules. have agreed
to report the District feature as an independent
proposition, but that Messrs Keifer, Orth and
| Robeson. a majority OF the committee, will not
assent. 1t is also impossible to tack on as riders
either the ats or water bill, to the regular appro
priation, bill because the chronic objectors would
raise the point OF order that such move did t
retrench exp Ettures, andwas out OF order Such
| point, as has been shown in the past. would be
| Hence, II the committee on rules adheres to its
policy. not to allow the proposition for District
days to be singled out OF the proposed the
rules ana be voted upon on its merits, there is no
hope for District legislation, which is pressing To
put District bill the House calendar is equiva
lent to sending il to the catacombS.
Capitol Notes.
Hessrs Lord and Lacey presented to the House
to-day resolutions OF the legislature OF Michigan
! relative to pOlygamy. A memorial from the people
| OF Milwaukee on the same subject was also pre-
The bill defining the qualifications Of Territorial
Delegates, which passet the House on the 9th ult,
was reported from the Senate committee on terri
tories by Mr.. Saunders to-day without any amend
meht 1t provides, among things, that no person
who is guilty either OF bigamy or pOlygamy shall
| be eligible to a seat as Territorial Delegate.
The Nebraska labor troubles came up in the
House to-day in the shape OF resolution offered
! by Mr.. Murch, calling on the President for in
formation to the use Of troops to overawe GER
tain alleged labor movements in Nebraska"
dne mouse er comnltdee nj on on conage weights and
| favorablya bill providing for the purchase of the
| ground adjoining the Philadelphia mint at cost
not exceeding S4G0O61 The committee al.O had
under consideration bills for the erection of new
mints at st. Louis AMI Denver, Col, but came to
| no conclusion upon them.
| Ex-Representative Acklen, of Louisiana, was on
the floor OF the House to-day. He has already been
| nominated by convention OF his district for the
Forty eighth Congress To STAR reporter to-day
| MI. Acklen said he would have walk over.
A bill was introduced In the House to-day by
| Nr. Martin, of Delaware, to abolish the marine
corps, and place 1t under the jurisdiction OF the
army.
The Senate bill to retire Gen. Grant is on the
Speakers table, and will be soon reached after the
| antt-polygamy bill is disposed OF.
The petition. so called, OF the "young men and
Congress to send commission OF Intelligent men
and women to Utah Territory to investigate and
report upon its social condition. is said to have for
| sigHers "yOung men" aged years and "yOung la
dies" OF the same mature age.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF INTERNAL TAXES.
The committee on ways and means will report a
bill tomorrow to reduce the internal taxes be-
tween 60 and 70 million dollars. The tax On to-
bacco Will be fixed at 10 cents pound; on cigars
81 per thousand; whisky. so ents gallon; beer,
80 cents barrel. The bill will also reduce the
tail dealers license on whisky and tobacco to one
hail. and Will remove the tax on all proprietary ar
t1cles bank deposits and repeal the law requiring
bank checks to be stamped.
THE ANTI-POIYGAMY BILL THE HOUSE.
1t is the intention OF the republican members Of
the House this afternoon to make an effort to go
| to business on the Speakers table, the object
being to take up the Senate anti-polygamy bill. A
point Of order was made against the bill when it
was reached last week that, it involved aI,-
considered in committee OF the whole. 1t is under
stood the Speaker will not sustain this point of
order and that the consideration OF the bill will be
| proceeded with.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
The House committee ON appropriations to-day
agreed to the army appropriation bill and it will
be reported tomorrow. The amount appropriated
is twenty and one-half million dollars one
million more than last years Dill. When the bill
is under consideration the military committee will
offer an amendment providing that all officers
s1xty-SecOnd year shall only receive the retired
pay of their rank-no matter whether retired or
not This it is thought will induce officers to re-
tire at thaeage, which under the law they are en-
| titled to do, but which many do not avail them
| selves OF.
Relief Of Flood Sufferers.
ORDERS OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR FOR DISTRIBU-
TON OF SUPPLIES, ETC.
The Secretary OF War has telegraphed Gen.
Amos Beckwth, assistant commiSSary general at
St Louis, informing him that Major Suter, Of St
Louis, has been directed by the chief of engineers
to furnish him tGen. Reckwith) with srwh steam
boats, &C., as he may have available for the pur-
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the foods the boats to be manned by Major Suter,
and the expense of boats and to be paid from
special appropriation just made. The Secretary
further says that it is the Intention that not only
government supplies should be carried ON these
boats, but any which may be furnished from any
other sources, and that they shall assist in the
distribution OF supplies already issued to commits
s1Oners, well as those still in hand. He directs
Gen. Beckwth to communicate at once with the
state commissioners to ascertain the extent of
their needs for assistance OF this character
q a1r adyy
issued will last as follows: At Memphis, for
Mississippi, until 2oth inst; at Memphis, for
Arkansas, probably the same; at New Madrid,
for Missouri, until 31st inst Gayoso probably the
same. From Charleston, NO, the report is no i'm
mediate necessity for sending more. No definite
report from Mound City, except that the destitute
are supposed to number 5000 people, for whom
there have been sent In all 26, 600 rations. The
| Secretary says: "The intention of Congress is
that these steamers and their small boats shall be
used to make most efficient distribution OF stores
at all points where necessary. For this purpose
the distribution should still be made by the state
officers, the boats being provided them for the
purpose. Would 1t not be advisable for the four
officers detailed by Gen. Sheridan to be in these
boats and to look after the distribution. II they
cannot perform the duties they are already ordered
on so well in this way 1t would be we'll to have
one army officer, at least, on each large boat
Upon advice on this subject proper orders will be
given. The OF these boats will, OF course, be
expensive and it is important that an unnecessary
number OF large steamers should not be used.
Information is desired as to how many will be
In answer to request from the commissioners
OF Louisiana for 500O Geo additional rations, the
Secretary this morning telegraphed that the pres
ent appropriation is nearly exhausted, SO that
the government cannot place 100000 rations at
their disposal now: An additional appropriation is
probable The Secretary directs them to telegraph
| from time to time the number Of rations needed
and numbers OF people being relieved necessities
require, and the department viii endeavor to COM
ply.
The Secretary OF War this morning telegraphed
to Gov. s. NJ Cull0m, OF Illinois, as follows: Mr..
Townsend, from Shaneetown district, has inform
alton OF great suffering at and around Shanee-
| town from floods. II you desire relief sent there,
please name commissioner, and ascertain and
advise me OF the number in distress, and will
render such assistance as possible, and to Gov.
Blackburn, that he has Information that 500
people need assistance, to be distributed from
Columbus and that If he will send the name Of
commissioner, he viii order 10000 rations sent
| to that point
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE DEVASTATION IN MISSIs-
SIPPL
Register Bruce, OF the Treasury, has received
| the following letter, dated Greenville, Miss,
March z 1882: 1.-THE situation here Is appalling,
you have doubtless been informed by your Bolivar
friends. The whole country is one vast sea OF
water on either bank Of the river from here to