Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-26
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
500, 900 ASKED FOR RELIEF
OF CYCLONE SUFFERERS.


Pherson Banking Bill Passed by the
Senate With Mr.. Iorrill's Amend
ment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the Senate
to-day, Mr.. Ransom offered a Joint resolu-
ton to appropriate 500, 900 for the relief
OF the sufferers by the recent great wind
storm in the Southern States. He said
that over 500 people We're killed and 900
wounded, and the suffering resulting from
the storm was awful.
Mr.. Brown supported the resolution in
fitting words. He thought that it was a
case clearly calling for the interposition
of Congress.
Mr.. Pugh also supported it, and thought
that whatever claim was good for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the Western floods
was good for the sufferers by this wind
storm.
Mr.. Harris said that while he would be
personally ready to aid to the utmost ex-
tent Of his power in contributing to the
relief Of distress caused by the hurricane,
he would not vote a dollar out of the
treasury for any such purpose. as he be-
lieved that he had no constitutional power
to do so. A part of Tennessee had suf-
fered by reason of the storm, but he had
no lntimation Of call for aid from the
national government.
Mr.. Morgan said that he had not been
informed of any request of the people eff
Alabama tor government aid in this mat
ter, and he would reserve his judgment
upon it until he should hear Of some such
request. be thought the new line Of pol
ICY dangerous one, and sympathiZed
with the opinions of the Senator from Ten
nessee Mr.. Harris with regard to it,
We should probably hear later of loss Of
ships at sea by the same storm, and might
be asked to extend our benevOlence so as
to take such losses also into account. Mr.
Morgan was not now prepared to say
whether the matter under consideration
came properly within the constitutional
limit.
MIR. Brown inquired il there was any
distinction between this case and the case
of the sufferers by the Western floods.
Mr. Morgan said that he did not wish
now to discuss the matter. 1t was enough
for him for the present to say that he had
not seen any wish of the people of Ala
bama expressed through the press or
otherwise for bestOwal of the public
charity on them.
Mr.. Garland thought that there was no
doubt of the cOnstitutiOnality of the meas
ure. He would take the opportunity
when the resolution should be reported
back from the committee to give his rea-
sons for supporting it on constitutional
grounds.
Mr.. Voorhees, thought that an immediate
supply offood, clothing and shelter in ease
of great public calamity, such as the re-
cent floods in the West seemed indlspensa-
bic in the cause Of humanity. The question
OF how far the policy could safely go was,
he said, undoubtedly an important one.
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vate charity merely, they should be made
acquainted with that fact. He thought
that they should not be left entirely to
private charity. Mr.. Ransom had not, he
said, received any intimation from his
State that he should ask for the helping
hand of the government. He was glad to
say that he did not wait
caso for any was such intimatio4 nation The The
so plain that he had no doubt Of his duty
in the matter. The resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee ON Appropria-
tions.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the currency bill, and Mr.. George ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
bill as reported from the Committee on
Finance. At 3:45 o'clock a vote was
reached, and the Senate by 43 yeas to II
nays passed the currency bin as reported
from the Committee on Finance with the
addition Of Mr.. MOrrill's amendment, eX-
tending the provisions of the act to banks
which had been organized for the purpose
of issuing notes payable in gold.
The bill to provide for the construction
OF new steel cruisers was taken up, in or
der that it may come up as unfinished hu-
siness tomorrow. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House, Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana.
rising to a question of privilege, sent to the
clerks desk and had read from the New
York san, of Saturday, extracts from
documents said to be in possession of the
Post Office Department, stating that
George f. BrOtt gave a fee of several hun
dred dollars to L. John Ellis for services
in securing star route contract on the
DOnaldsOnVHle route. Mr.. Ellis entered
a solemn and unequivOcal denial, and Of
fered a resolution. which was adopted,
directing the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads to investigate the charges
rejecting upon him in connection with
the star route frauds.
Mr.. Clements, of Georgia, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
resolution requesting the President
to transmit to the House all cOmmunIca-
tiOns between the United States and
Russia with regard to the condition and
pecially in relation to Hebrew citizens of
the United States. 1t was adopted.
Under a call of the States bills were in
troduced and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Oates, of Alabama-To prohibit
aliens or foreigners from acquiring title
to or owning lands within the United
States.
BY Mr.. Dowd, of North Carolina-Ap-
propriating $4,000 for the relief of the
sufferers by the late cyclone in North
Carolina.
The House, at 2:30 O'Clock, went into
committee Of the whole on the pleuro-
pneumonia bill.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, made a short
but vigorous speech in favor of the bill,
after wheh it was read by sections for
amendments. Mr.. Hatch offered an
amendment limiting the number of per-
sons to be employed under the Bureau Of
Animal Industry to twenty at any one
time. The amendment was adopted.
Dir. Cox, Of New York, in speaking on
the formal amendment, replied to some
remarks made a few days since by John
). Wise, of Virginia. He had not had the
remotest idea that Mr.. Wise was going to
make such a speech. lie had come to him
{ Mr.. Cox indicating that he had line OF
thought somewhat jOcular and personal,
and asked whether he objected. He re-
piled that he did not, and the gentleman
had Immediately made the speech refer
ring to him as pillar of gas by day and
pillar of gas by night. He had exam
ined the Record, and found that he had
not spoken as much this session as had
the young callow tiedgling from Virginia.
The gentleman had said West Virginia
was the bastard offspring of a political
rape committed on poor old Virginia by
the Federal Government, and then turned
his philippe on him Mr.. Cox }, who had
stood here fighting against this untimey
ripping of West Virginia from the womb
of old Virginia. He had been waiting for
the gentleman all day in a friendly way,
but he had not come. Probably he was
over in the Senate doing some work. No
gentleman had spoken to him about that
speech who had not said that it was un-
timely. He would not say that ii was in
bad taste, for he respected the gentle
mans father if he could not in all respects
honor the son. Where did Mr..
Wise get his wisdom IN his
| quotation about the pillar of gas?
it must have been from this Testament,
(producinga Bible). The House knew who
it was that followed Moses out of Egypt
and that the Lord went before as pillar
OF cloud by day and a pillar of fire by
night. One thing he knew, that when
Moses led the Hebrews they did not get
overwhelmed like the Readjusters of Vir-
ginia. by the Red sea Of that peculiar
common wealth. He did not wish to say
more in the absence of the gentleman
from Virginia, particularly as that gen.
tleman had begged his pardon before he
had made his speech. Laughter.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia,
also replied to that portion OF
he referred to- West Virginia as a bas-
"a rd State whom tho ppntIam an had as