Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-18

again. 1t Is thought that he will not live
until morning. His death may be expected
at any hour.
The fit of indigestion, which was the prin-
cipal cause Of the paralysis, was preceded
for some time by feebleness of the heart.
To that is attributed the primary cause of
his present condition. He had been under
| treatment for some time for feebleness Of
the heart previous to the attack, which has
laid him low. The members of the Georgia
delegation and his other Congressional as
socistes are assiduous in their attentions
upon the sick man.
| soOTHED BY COCKTAILS.
The distinguished Senators and Repre-
sentatives, who attended the funeral of the
late President, have presented for their
| services on that mournful occasion the
modest little bill Of nearly seven thousand
dollars. There is an item of seventeen
hundred dollars for champagne, brandy,
cigars. and other funeral consultations, and
an entry OF three hundred dollars for ''cock-
! tails"
1t is remembered here that the press was
very carefully aud peremptorilY excluded
from the funeral train. Either the press
was not wanted to enjoy any of the funeral
diversions, or, which is more likely, was not
wanted to tell anything Of them.
MINISTER MORTON AND THE GUANo DEAL.
Minister Morton, in reply to the announce
ment that the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs had the Shipherd matter under in
veStigatiOn, has communicated with the
| Secretary of State what he has to say on the
| subject, aud the latter to dav transmitted a
communication to the committee, in which
he Gays Mr.. Morton's reply is to
the following effect: "The Minister
| stated that he has never at anV
| time, heen. associa ed with any business
transactions needing or expecting the inter.
vention of the United States. 10 the ordi-
nary course of their business Messrs. Nor
| ton, Bliss IL Co., had entered into contract
simply for the receipt of nitrates and guano
sent to this country and the States
of the same class of business
IS has been carried on by the firm for many
years. All the preliminaries OF the agree
ment itself were made by Mr.. George Bliss
| during Mr.. Morton's absence and before his
| departure for his present post. Mr.. Bliss
will be happy, if desired by the committee,
/ to furnish all details of these transactions.
Mr.. Morton concludes by saying that
| it has never entered into his mind
| that It would be possible to use or attempt to
/ use his official position as minister of the
| United States to further the objects Of the
| late contract, and that he has never con-
iemplated any action with regard to the
affairs of Chill and Peru, except to carry
cut in good faith such orders as this govern
ment may give him in the premises.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In ba NJ DaDdIa+0o R-or, Al
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported,
with amendment, the Senate bill for the
relief of the Captain and owners, and officers
and crew of the United States private armed
brig General Armstrong.
bill was introduced by Mr.. Call for
| deepening the entrance to the northwest
| channel of the harbor of Key West, Fla.
Mr.. Hosr, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported in favor
| of the payment out of the Senate contingent
fund of SO 500 to NJ. G.. Butler, aud $4,000
| to VIM. Pitt Kellogg in reimbursement of
expenses necessarily. incurred by them In
defense of their titles to seats. Placed on
the calendar Of resolutions.
Upon the conclusion of the morning busi-
ness the regular order, the tariff commits
sion bill. was temporarily laid aside by
unanimous consent to proceed with the post
office appropriation bill, which was taken
up. The remaining committee amendments
were adopted.
Mr.. Miller, Of New York, moved the
amendment reported yesterday from the
| Post Office Committee, providing for ocean
mail service, but it was ruled out on a point
| OF order.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and
all the amendments of the committee of the
| whole were concurred In except one, which
| substantially restores the franking privi-
lege, upon which separate vote was de-
manded by Mr.. Pendleton.
The amendment was divided, and the first
part, allowing the Secretary of the Senate
and the clerk OF the House to use official en-
velopes, was agreed to without VOTE The
| question recurring upon the proposition to
authorize Congressman to send through the
mails free any letter or package containing
| only written or printed matter not exceed
| ing two ounces in weight, upon a call of
the yeas and nays, the proposition was
adopted by the following vote:
Yess-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Anthony,
| Beck, Blair, Brown, Call, Camden. Came
ron of Louisiana, Davis of West Virginis,
Dawes, Fair, Frye, German, Groome, Hall,
Hampton, Harris, Sherman, Hoar, Jack
son, Jonas, Kellogg, Lapham, Logan, Nc
Dill, Malone, Miller of New York, Mitchell,
Morgan. Morrill,, Platt, Pugh, Sawyer,
sewell, Vance, Van Wyck, Voorhees,, Walk
NaYs-Messrs. Cockrell, Coke, Conger,
Davis of Illinois, Farley, Ferry, George,
HUI of Colorado, MCPHERSON, Maxey, Pen
deton, Ransom, Salisbury, Sherman and
Slater-I5.
Messrs. Plumb and Cameron of Wisconsin,
were paired, with Messrs. Johnston and
Vest. Messrs. Edmonds, Bayard, Hswlev,
and Jones OF Florida, were among the alb
seUtees. The bill was then passed.
The fOrtifcation appropriation bill was
taken up and passed, when general business
followed.
m
as the regular order, and Mr.. Pendleton
opened the debate upon it, and was fol-
lowed by Messrs Morrill, and Beck. Mr..
Beck yielded for an executive session, after
which the Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The House, at the conclusion of the
morning hour, 12:45 D. m, went into COM
mittee OF the whole (Mr. Rich, OF Michigan,
In the chsir,) on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was the one |
authorizing the payment to VIM. NJ. MAY |
header of $3, ,726 In liquidation of defici- |
eucy in his accounts as paYmaster, caused |
by g robbery committed by his clerk. |
Though the measure had been considered |
and discussed upon two previous Fridays, |
an uninteresting debate again sprsng up |
and continued for about two hours, when |
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, moved to strike |
out the epactiDg clause. Agreed to.
The same action was taken upon a similar |
bill for the relief of Major G. w. Candee.
The committee rose, and the Speaker laid |
before the House communication from the /
Secretary of War, transmitting Tin response /
to a resolution offered by Mr.. King, OF |
Louisiana estimates OF the number of per-
sons made destitute by the overflow of the |
Mississippi river and its tributaries, and the
time for which the necessity Of Congress
siOnsl aid will continue. Referred.
The communication estimates the num-
Der OF presons rendered destitute at s., 900,
as follows: Missouri, 1900; Illinois, 1900; |
Kentucky. 500; Tennessee, 8 600; Missis-
sipDi, 10000; Arkansas, 10000; Louisiana,
1000, and states that 7l3, 900 rations have
been distributed. The communication
further states that the appropriation already
made is sufficient to purchase 100000
ratIons of a substantial kind, and estimates
that the supply will be exhausted In Arkan-
sas Mississippi and Louisiana about the 21st.
No estimate can be made Of the time dur
ing which the necessity for Congressional
aid will continue. No further demands are
expected from Illinois and Ken
lucky, but from Missouri, Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi the department
has information that the necessity for sub
sistence will continue for period variously
estimated at from thirty to sixty days. The
department has no information from Loui-
siana, but 1t is thought that 1t may be placed
In the same category as Mississippi.
The House then adjourned.
THE TAX ON SPIRITS.