Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-26
Forty Eighth COnxress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, Februarx 2!

WASHINGTON, February 25.
 SENATE MT. Ransom, of North Carolina offered joint resolution to appropriate $1OO 900 for the relief of the sufferers by the recent great wind storms in the southern States He said that over five hundred peo- pie were killed and many thousands wounded and the suffering resulting from the storm was awful MT. Harris. of Tennessee, and Morgan, of Alabama, spoke against voting money out of the treasury for such purposes The resolution was referred to the Commit tee on Appropriations.
 The Senate then, on motion of MT. .Bayard resumed consideration of the currency bill, and Mir. George, of Mississippi, addressed the Senate in opposition to the bill as reported from the Committee on Finance.
 At the close of MT. Georges speech, the amendment of MT Vest authorizing the issue of treasury notes for the circulation of na. tional banks whenever the bonds securing the same are withdrawn was rejected by 8 vote of IA to 36.
 Mr. Plumb offered an additional section to the effect that banks having paid up capital of $1OO, 900 shall be organization deposit of not less than SIC, ,000 United States bonds drawing per cent interest.
 After some remarks by Mir. Gall the bill passed substantially as reported. It allows the issue of circulation to the amount of the par value of the bonds deposited for circula- tion, and places gold banks on the same foot ing as other national banks in regard to cir culation. The vote was 43 yeas to 12 nays. At 3:50 the Senate went into executive session and at 4:15 D. m. adjourned.
 HOUSE E-Immediately after the reading of the journal MT. Ellis, of Louisiana, rose to 8 personal explanation and had read an extract from Saturdays New York Sun, in regard to Star route contracts From the extract it appeared that George F. Brott, contractor. was reported as having stated that he had paid Ellis money for his influence in securing contract. MT. Ellis said he had learned of this charge two years ago and called at the Postofice department with Brott, who had made an emphat- ic and explicit contradiction of the whole story, which was on Ellis demand placed on file with the charges in order that the antidote might go with the poison. He also presented and had read copy of the card published by Brott in to- days Washington Post, without his solicita- ton. denying ever having said anything on which Ellis said he was not content to leave this matter with his own denial and that of Brutt, and therefore offered resolution directing the Committee on Postofices and Post Roads to investigate the charges. The resolution was adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Singleton of Mississippi 8 Senate joint resolution was passed filling the vacancy in the board of regents of the Smithsonian institution by the reappointment of Noah Porter of Connecticut.
 MT. Clements of Georgia, from the Com mittee of Foreign Affairs, reported resolu- tion requesting the President to transmit to the House all communications between the United States and Russia with regard to the condition and treatment of Hebrews in Rus sia, and especially in relation to Hebrew citizens of the United States. Adopted.
 About two hundred bills were introduced, none of them being of great interest.
 Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, introduced bill appropriating $500, 900 for the relief of sui ferers by the overflow of the Mississipp river referred
 The committees were then called for reports. MT. WllIborn, of Texas, from the