Morris tribune., 1882-06-29

SENATE.-Mr. Window introduced bill
for a $685. 900 public building at Winona.
After long debate, Messrs. Sherman and
Allison making the principal speeches, the
bill providing for the extension of national
bank charters passcd-4 to 13.
Senator Allison made a strong argument
in favor of a double standard of gold and sill
yer, in which he was ably seconded by Sena-
tor Vest of Missouri. John Sherman had
considerable parrying on his hands to ward
off the thrusts of these two financial giants,
but acquitted himself very credita bly,, as he
generally does when his hobby is under dis
cussion. The financial operations of the
government from 1873 to the present were
carefully reviewed. and the evils of single
standard portrayed in vivid manner
although interest in the debate was confined
to few senators.
HousE-AIr Morrison of Illinois made
strong speech in opposition to the internal
revenue taxation bill. Other speeches were
made, and no other business of moment
done.
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas, made a speech
to-day that attracted some attention. He
maintained that the section of district of
population of forty-five and over to the
square mile were in favor of legislation to
benefit capital, and this party had major
ity of 100 in the house at present He
claimed that in this sense Illinois and Indi-
ana were Eastern States, and favored the
reduction of capital taxes, but the more thin
ly settled agricultural states were naturally
opposed to that policy.
FRIDAY JUNE %.
SENATE.-A large number of bills were
passed, including cue creating the Oregon
short line railway in Utah, Idaho and Wy
oming, and one for the relief of Nebraska
and Kansas public land settlers. The bank
ruptcy bill came up and Mr.. Hoar offered as
a substitute what is known as the Lowell bill.
The house resolutions commemorative OF
Representatives Allen (Mo.) were received,
and after impressive remarks upon his life
and services by Messrs. Cockrell, of Mo-,
Dawes of Mass, Brown of Ga,
and Vest of Mo, the usual resolu-
tions were adopted. Senator Vest
is one of the very few orators of the
senate and his speech was a gem. It was
waited for with interest by warm and
hungry senate. 1t was eloquent and simple
as all such efforts should be. Just before he
sat down Vest referred to the custom among
the Hindoo women when their loved ones
lay dying of placing on the Ganges lighted
candle in an earthen vessel and watching it
until it was out of sight, confident that if
the flame burned until the vessel could be
no longer distinguished that the spirit loos
| ing itself from the body before them, would
pass as TRANQUILITY out of mortal sight. so"
said the eloquent little senator, 'the dear
ones of our dead friend watched, through his
| long illness, the t1ickering flame OF his life
| float down the river of time until it passed
| out of mortal sight to burst, we trust, into
grand effulgence on the ocean of eternity"
HoUsE-Debate was resumed on the bill
| to reduce internal revenue taxation. Mr..
| Hewitt of New York made vigorous
speech in opposition to the bill, and Mr..
Dunnell also spoke against the measure.
| Speeches eulogizing the late Representative
ALI Ell were made. Interest in to-day's pro-
ceedings were entered on Alexander H.
| Stephens of Georgia, who wheeled his in
valid chair into the area facing the speaker
| and in weak voice signitied his approba-
ton of the bill reducing taxation. He even
went farther and favored q total abolition
of revenue taxes, including those on whisky
and thbacco, on the ground that it was in
the interest of the poor man to remove the
embargo on the neces saries of life.
Appalling Statistics fthe Iowa Dis
aster.
The editor of the Des Moines Register is
sues an appeal for contributions in aid ot
the sufferers which contain some appalling
statistics of the disaster. The number of
dead now reported reaches sixty-nine and ot
wounded 500, many ofthese grievously hurt
Three hundred homes were ruined, anC
1,50O people are without shelter. The los:
of property is $4OO, 900 in Grinnel alone and
between 100000 and $3,OOO,OOO in the
whole afflicted region. 1t is estimated that il
will take 100000 to prov ide proper relic
and care for the wounded, and at least ST.;
0OO, 900 to provide the humblest temporary
shelter for the houseless poor. Contribu
tions to be sent to Hon. J. B. Grinnell, a
| Grinnell. In Mr.. Clarkson'S account of the
disaster is the following: The fury and
power of the calamity were as indescribable
in their mightiness ofstrength as their havoc
| and power were cruel and complete. Many
people were bereft oftheir houses, not
splinter, not shred of furniture as large a:
skein of silk remaining, and hundreds
have no clothing left except the night clothe4
they had on.
Little children, both of whose parents wer,
killed, were left MANNED and wounded them
selves. Every condition of woe exists tina
most tenderly appeals to the pity of the hrl
man heart-wounds inflicted by the debri
that filled the air like chaos; by the electro
balls of fire that seemed to traverse ever,
inch of space, and that exploded with fear
fully fatal effect. The fury of the storm
which was clearly of electric origin, an,
which, indeed, may be described as havin
may be understood from the statement tina
at various places it took up its great spi
rails or tunnels housas 1000 feet high, ant
took up and carried through the air larg
f1ocks of cattle for thousand
of feet and dashed them dow
deadl in heaps. Many thousands Q
cattle, horses, hogs and other animals nov
lie in the track of the tornado, and adding
! in the hot weather, the horror of putrefac
ton to the foul and pervading odors tina
are being sent off by the millions of tons O
drying matter left in the track of the lorna
do. The horrors of the storm are unspeaka
BILE. The cruelties it inf1icts in the pitiles
woe of its coming in the night when tn
dead were not known and the wounds
couldn't be found. The piteous state il
which it has left hundreds of families befor
prosperous may be described in words. bu
once known TO generous hearts must com
mand the instant sympathy of the liberia
and immediate help.
GREAT EXTENT OF THE STORM.
Additional reports received show that th
distance travelled by it is much greater tina
,, was first supposed. From parties who cam
: from the western part of the state it
learned that the tornado clouds were fir
seen near Jefferson, Greene county, which
nearly in the center of the west half of til
state, and ninety miles west {
, Grinnell The clouds seemed
combine in the whirl nea
that place about half past seven o'clock an
the tornado then started eastward in it
work of destruction. 1t passed south of th
!: Chicago & Northwestern railway, runnin
parallel with that line as far as Marshs
county, where it apparently made a cury
and started towards Grinnell. At Ogder
fifteen miles east of Jefferson, it was see
. passing through the air, but no damage
e reported until it reached point south {
: Nevada, where two or three people wei
killed 1t passed through the northwe
part of Jasper county, dealing death to Sc,
eral persons and destruction to conside
: able farm property, and then passed cas-
a ward toward Kelly, the point named as whel
f the tornado was first. Then it ravaged IL
!, ninety miles of territory, striking Grinnel
n Malcolm and Irish Ridge, fourteen mil
e southeast of Brooklyn on the Chicago, Roc
: Island & Pacific road. There have been 4
+ reports up to this time that would indica
q much damage done between that point an
II. Il.