Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-25
FORTY.EIGHCH CONGRESS-.
The Mississippi River Floods Discussed
in the ROuSe-In the Senate.

w WASHINGTON, Marcn Z4.-AOUSe.-Alr.
Ellis presented the views of the minority
of the Committee on Foreign, Relations
relative to the action and sport OF the
committee on the subject of the exclusion
OF American meats from foreign countries.
Mr.. Ellis asked unanimous consent to
introduce joint resolution recording that
the waters of the Mississippi river have
risen to the high water mark OF 1874 at
New Orleans, which is the highest known
in the flood annals of the river, and are
rising between st. Louis and New Orleans
at the rate of two or three inches day;
that the appalling calamity of the over
flow OF city of 100000 souls is immi-
nent, involving great loss of life and
property, and that an Appropriation of
$4,000 be made Immediately available
in the discretion of Secretary of War in
preventing the overflow Of the city of
New Orleans and the country adjacent
thereto.
After some debate the joint resolution
was lost-yeas, So; nays, 105-but by
unanimous consent it was reintroduced
by Mr.. Ellis and referred to the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
MIR. Randall submitted the conference
report on the Senate resolution adding
$4,000 to the Senate contingent fund.
Agreed to. The House recedes from the
amendment which confines the expen 1i-
ture of the sum to investigations previous
ly ordered, and agrees to the amendment
which confines the expenditures to the
payment of the current expenses of special
and select committees.
A number of bills were introduced and
referred, after which the House proceeded
to the consideration of District business
and soon after adjourned.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Senate
to-day was presided over by Senator Sher-
man, designated under the rule by the
| Vice-President for that purpose.
| Senator VanWyck offered resolution
directing the Acknowledgement to furnish
| the information called for concerning the
| compensation of special attorneys in the
star-route cases, or give, his reasons ffoi
| neglecting to do SO. Under objection by
Senator ingalls, the resolution went over.
Senator Harrison moved to make the
| special order for Thursday of next week
| the bill organizing into a State and ad
mitting into the Unien the Territory OF
| Dakota.
Senator Cockrell said the bill could no
be passed this session, and it would be
waste of time to make it special order.
The vote on Senator Harrison's motor
resulted-yeas, 80; nays, %; not the nee
essary two-thirds. Before the announce
ment OF the result several Senator
changed their votes, stating that they un
derstood the question was regarded as
political one.
The Senate then took up the bill to in
crease the salaries Of United States distric
judgt to 5000.
After debate, the question went over
and the Chair laid before the Senate th,
educational bill.
Senator Garland said the people of Ar
kansas have done all in their power Il
educate the colored race, but from circum
stances absolutely beyond their control
they could not meet the great evil 0
illiteracy.
Senator Frye inquired whether Their
was, on the part OF the educators OF Ar
kansas, any prejudice against the educa
ton OF colored people. In asking tn,
question Senator FRYE expressed entir
confidence in both their judgment an,
humanity.
Senator Garland replied he knew there
was none, on the contrary there was
feeling that it was absolutely necessary t,
educate the colored race. When he
Garland, was Governor of Arkansas, b.
had appointed colored man to the prin
cipalship of school. He thought tha
the bill before the Senate should b
passed, whether in its present precis
form or not he would not say Fl
thought it the most important one tina
had been before the Senate since the war
its passage substantially rs at presen
drawn, would be the most powerful evi
dence that could be adduced from th
whole country that We We're one unite,
people.
Senator Coke made constitutional 8,
gument against the bill.
Senator ingalls, made long speecl
against the bill.
In course Of the days debate a messag
was received from the House announcin
the agreement OF that body to the repor
OF its conference committee on the Ser
ate joint resolution appropriating Si0,00
for the contingent fund, and further an
nouncing non-coneurrence OF the House i
the Senate amendments to the urgenc
deficiency bill The Senate agreed to tn
report of its committee of conference o
! the joint resolution, and adhered to II
amendments to the deficiency bill, and o.
that ia committee of conference was al
.. pointed.
The Senate then went into executiy
session.
| Adjourned