Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
DAKOTA DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE.
LOUISIANA FLOODS DEBATED IN THE HOUSE.


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| The Senate.
The Senate was to-day presided over by Senator
sherman, who had been designated, under the rule,
| by the Vice President for that purpose.
The chair laid before the Senate a communica-
tion from the Attorney General asking for an ap-
preparation OF $4,000, to be applied to the defense
Oh the United States in cases referred by Congress
ana the executive departments to the Court OF
Ciana Ihese cases, the Attorney General states,
cover claims amounting to IS ,5OOO 900, although the
acC under which the cases have been referred was
passed only last year.
EXCLUSION OF AMERICAN MEATS FROM FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
Mr.. Vance presented the views OF the minority Of
The committee on foreign relations relative to the
action and report OF the committee on the subject
| OF the exclusion OF American meats from foreign
| countries
FEES PAID ATTORNEYS IN THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
Mr. Van Wyck offered a resolution recting that
on the Mth OF January the Senate adopted a reso-
luton calling upon the Attorney General for infor-
nation as to the fees paid attorneys in the star
route cases, whether such fees unreasonable,
etc that up to the present no reply has been re-
celved, and calling upon the Attorney General to
send the Information at once or to explain to the
Senate why he does not send It,
on objection OF Senator ingalls, it went over,
Mr R1ddleberger offered a resolution, which was
agreed 10, lnstructing the committee on commerce
10 investigate the merits OF gas an Illuminating
AAAS@"h ioA OctCoLs, DuOy etc.
THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA DISCUSSED
Mr.. Harrison moved to make a special order for
Thursday next the bill organizing into state and
admitting into the Union as such the Territory Of
Dakota.
M: Mr. Garland GaI thought that day too early.
MI Cockrell said the bill could not be passed at
TINS session. and 1t would be waste Of time to make
| 1t special order.
,, MT Harrison Ia hoped that on this question there
would De no division On party lines. He would be
able he said, to show that all the conditions ex-
isted LOT the early development OF that Territory
INTO great state and he thought it should be the
pocy of Congress to give to the territories the be-
nents OF state government as soon as they were
prepared for them He modined his motion SO as to
make the day for reconsideration Of the bill Thursday
| OF next week.
Mr. Vest said that according to the statements Of
the irlends OF this bill the Territory referred to
seemed 10 De an elySium, but he (Mr. Vesp would
When the time came be able to show that IT was
very iar from that, and that the conditions did not
Union.
NOT TwO-TH1RDs VOTE IN ITS FAVOR
A vote being taken on Mr.. HarrisOn'S motion, 1t
! resulted yeas SO, nays 23
Ihere not being majority OF two-thirds in favor
OF the motion, it was not agreed to.
BEFORE the announcement OF the result several
senators changed their votes, stating that they
had come to understand that the question was re-
garded as political one
SALARIES OF JUDGES
| On motion OF Mr. Hoar, the Senate took up his
Dill TO Increase the salaries OF United States district
| Judges to 5000
Mr. Van Wyck's motion to make the figure $4,000
was voted down.
MI COKE offered an amendment making It nm
iaWiul lor any relative OF circuit dist rct Judge
OF the United States to hold Office In the courts
with which such judges are connected: and making
II misdemeanor for "A judge to knowingly appoint
any OF his relatives to Office in his court.
AFFINITY AND CoNsANGUINITY.
Messrs. Hoar and Coke got into discussion as to
S.af nd
Sanguinity." Mr. Hoar walked over to the demo-
cratic side and was explaining, when Mr. ingalls,
called out: "Mr. President 1t would be interesting
TO know whether this is a private conversation or
debate on public business" The senators were
called to order.
The House.
APPEAL FOR AID TO AVERT CALAMITY AT NEW Or
LEANS.
Mr.. Ellis DAY asked unanimous consent to intro
duce joint resolution recttng that the waters OF
the Mississippi river have risen to the hgh-water
mark OF 1874 at New Orleans which is the highest
known In the flood annals OF the great river, and
are rising between st. Louis and New Orleans at
the rate OF two three inches day: that the an
pang pl ling calamity OF the ovcrtlowng of city OF
3o.H0 souls Is imminent. involving great loss of
life and property, and apprOpriaing 100000 TO be
Immediately available. to be expended in the discre
tion OF the Secretary OF War in preventing the
overflow OF the city of New Orleans and the coun-
Try adjacent thereto
Mr.. Ellis excepted to the word "legerdemain,n
used so gHby by the gentleman from Arkansas.
Mr. Dunn (Ark.) reserved his objection until he
should hear some explanation OF the resolution
He wished to know by what sort OF legerdemafn
the committee on appropriations had leaped FROM
the Ohio river TO the city OF New orleans. tlsre-
gardlng the appeals made by 100000 people III
Mr.. Ellis excepted TO the word "legerdema1nn
used 80 gl1bly by the gentleman from Arkansas
The object OF the resolution was not for the relief
OF suf1ererS but was to prevent what might toe the
appalling calamity OF the age. The water OF the
river was up TO the top OF the levees and whenever
the flood waters went over levee that levee was
doomed. There was nothing between the city OF
New Orleans and river 16 feet above the level of
the city but dirt wall. The calamity that must
enSue II the waters higher could not be depicted
by human tongue. 1t would be the calamity Of the
age.
tention to the fact that in his district the Mssssp-
pi river was 80 miles wide. There rise coming
from M M the - Missouri river, supplemented by great
were today In his district, 10000 people whose
homes were flooded.
ing that 1t should be considered by the committee
MI Ellis appealed to Mr.. Rice to withdraw the
objection.
Mr.. Randall {Pa) said that the resolution had
been informally considered favorably by the COM
mittee on approximations and In view OF this state
Mr. Beach On ~ and Mr.. York IN. C) expressed
their opposition to the resolution.
from one OF the engineers OF the Mississippi river
commission. predicting the greatest disaster that
COulu poSslDly De conceived or II precautions were
not taken to prevent the overflow OF the city of
New Orleans. He hoped that no one would object
to the resolution, as delay Of one day might cost
the government many times more than the paltry
amount that was asked for
MIR. Oates (Ala.) doubted the constitutional power
OF Congress to appropriate public money for the re-
lief OF sufferers by flood, fire or storm.
After further debate the joint resolution making
an appropriation TO prevent the flooding OF New
Orleans was defeated-yeaS 95, nays 115, and by
unanimous consent 1t was referred to the commit
tee on appropriations.
District i'm Congress-.
PETITION TO RESTRICT THE sALB OF LIQUORS
MIR. ingalls, to-day presented a petition In the
Senate, from the WOmens Christian Temperance
UnOn asking for legislation restricting the sale of
liquors in the District Referred to the District
committee.
Capitol Topics.
REPRESENTATIVES,. g CANNON, OF ILLINOIS
Is the first member OF the present Congress whose
return is assured The primaries in his district
have instructed for him. His associates upon the
floor all hope that they may be so lucky; but there
are good many on the anxious seat.
THE PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK INQUIRY.
The preliminary examination into the failure OF
the Pacific National bank OF Boston was continued
before the House committee on banking and cur
rencv Routvpll made an aro,,pent in