The daily gazette., 1882-03-18
SECOND EDITION
CODgFess Yesterday.

In the q. 8. Senate yesterday. n reso.
luton was reported from the CoInmittea
on Commeroe authorizing our Govern-
,1ent 70 accept an invitation from
Holland to take part 10 genel al colonial
ana export Trade exposition, to be held
ing $1,000 for the purpose. It was nIaced
on the calendar. Fhe Post Office Appro-
priatlon bill was passed with the frank
Ing amendment, offered by Mr., Enmunds
on Thursday. The amendment offered nv
Mr. Miller, giving $4,000, 900 annuaiIy
Tor ocean mail service was ruled out bv
the chair on point of order, and was
not considered: The Fertilization APP
preparation. bill was next taken nm and
passed. On motion of Mr.. Miller ths
Secretary Of the Navy was directed to
furnish the information collected by the
Bureau OF Navigation, In regard TO the
problem OF inteT-oceanic mmunicAtion
hy the is.hmu3 Of Panama. The House
bill to promote the efficiency of the life
saving service was substituted for the
Senate bill ON the same subject ana plac-
ed at the head OF the calendar. The
Tariff Commission bill waa taken up. and
debated by Messrs. Pendletou. Morrill
and Beck. Mr., Pendleton thoukht the
committees OF Congress were competant
as any commission to revise the tariff.
Mr.. Morrt II supported the propesaI for
a commission and Mr. Beck reDled TO
Mr. Morrill,. Before M. Beck had con-
eluded the Senate went ihto executive
session, and then adjourned uutll Mon
day.
In the House, Mr.. Page asked upau,m-
Gus consent to have private business dis
pensed with III being private bill day),
IN order to resume consideration OF the
Anti-Ohinese bill, he promisInk to call
the previous question this afternoon.
Mr.. Rice Of Massachusetts, Objected.
Mr. Page then moved to suspend the
rules, but the motion failed for want OF
q two-thirds vote. The Speaker present.
ed ommuDication from the Secretary
OF War In response to HOu resolution
Of inquiry in regard to the Mississippi
floods. The Secretary estimates the num-
Der OF persons destitute at ", 900, divided
as follows: Missouri, 2200; Illinois, 1000;
Kentucky, 300; Tennessee, 5000; Mis-
sissippt, 10000; arkansas, 20 900; Louis
lana, 26,O00, and he states that $4,000
Iatlons have been distributed to date.
The appropriation already made is su-
ficient to purchase 800, 900 rations, aud
he estimates thar the supply will be ex
hausted in Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana about the 2lst instant. He
goes on to y: "No estimate can be
made ofthe time during which the necfs-
sity for Congressional aid will continue.
N . futther demands are expected from
Illinois aud Kentucky, but they are ex-
pected from Missouri, Tennessee, ,Arkan-
sas aud Mississippi. The Department. has
Information that the necessity for subsis-
lence will continue for q period vari-
ously estimated at from thirty 10 sixty
days. The Department has no informs
tlon from Louisiana, but 1t Is thought
that 1t may be placed in the same
category as Mississippi" Mr.. Dunnell,
from the COMMITTEES on WAYS and Means
reported a substitute for the bill redue-
IRg internal taxation, which was ordered
printed and recomJnitted. The House
adjourned, after ordering that to-day's
session should be for general debate only
on the AntI-Chinese bill, Mr.. Page vain
y endeavoring to have concluded in the
arrangement an agreement that the
previous question should be taken this
evening.