The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-25

annals OF the river, and Is TlslnR between
| s. Louis aud New Olaans al the rate o
| two and three inches day; that tue APP
palling celamity OF overlooking city o.
800 900 souls Il i'm minrnt, involving great
| l1As Of life aud property end that an RpprO
praiion OF $3.50. 900 be made Immediately
available 90 be- expend6d In the discretion
of the secretary OF war IN preventing the
overflow Of the city OF New O.eAnB aud the
country adjacent thereto.
Dunn reserved his objection until be
should hear sons explanation OF the reso-
luton. He wished 10 know by what sort
OF leqerdemain the committee on appro.
priations had ieaped from the Ohio river to
the city OF New Orleans. disregarding the
appeals made By 200 600 people OF Arkansas
aud Mississippi. f. -.
Ellis excepted TO the word lcgsrdemain
used 60 Chilly by the gentleman from Ar
kansas. The object OF the resolution was
not for the relief of sufferers but 10 pre-
ven; what might DC the appalling
the river W. To the top of the leyses
aud whei evef .nv lood waters went over u
leyeo tina, ! wee WAS doomed. There was
nothing between the city OF New Orleans
and river sixteen feet above the level OF
The citv bu. dirt wall The calamity that
must ensue il the waters rise higher could
not oe depicted by human tongue. IL
would be the calamity OF the age.
Dunn withdrew any objection, but called
attention % The fact thai Ia his distr.c. the
Mississippi was ninety miles wide There
was q rise coming from the Missouri river,
suppl8mentsd by great rise out OF the
Ohio, There were to-day IN hi4 district
100000 people whose homes were il)oded.
Rec objected TO the resolution, saving 10
shou d b. considered by the COMMITTEES on
appropriations. -
Ellis appealed 10 Rice to withdraw %
0bj9c ion, predicting IL there WAS any Ge-
lay the house would ba called upon To cor.
slider not an ounce OF prevention but many
pounds OF cure. The city OF New Orleans
Was doing all IL could 30 prevent the cates.
tropne but the state legislature was not N
session.
Randall said the resolution had been ir-
formally considered iavorably by the
committee on appropritt ons and IN view OF
his statement Rice withdrew his obiec
ton
Hunt said he had received a Letter from
one OF the engineers of the Mississippi
river commission, predicting tho greatest
disaster that could possibly be con-
cgiyed OF il precautions were
not taken 90 prevent the over
flow OF the city az New Orleans. He hoped
no one would object to the resolution, rs a
delay Of one day might cost the govern
meut many times more than the paltry
amount asked for.
Ostea doubled the constitutional power
Of congress 90 appropriate public money
for the relief OF sufferers By hoods, fire or
storm
Money moved 30 refer the resolutions to
Che COMMITTEES on appropriations, with in
struCt'ons O. report back Immediately q
rcsul utiuu Hpproprgting 100000 TO be- ex-
pended by the secretary az var IN prevent
lax un overflow A. New Orleans and t1 re-
l.vp persona rendered destitute by the
overflow NJ the Mississippi river. II lactai.
Inc joint resolution Was l1st-yeas, %;
news, 100 but by unCnimuus consent was
re-,utrojUced by II IRE mud referred 10 the
90 m tee on appropriations.
Raadail submitted ths conference port
on ihe senate resolution adding $40 go 20
| tle senate CONTINGENT lund, Agree! o..
| lhe house receccd rom the amendment
which couiues the expenditure sum 90
investigations previously ordered ana
| ngreeB to the amendment which confines
| the expenditure 10 the payment Of current
expenses of special and select committees.
Bili were introduced and referred as toll
lows:
BY Notwithstanding the right.ofway
| through the Incian territory to tie South
! ern Kansas RailroSd company.
BY Morrill, Providing q uniform grade
rating for invalid pensions and abOlishing
oil distinction on account OF rank in PEN
sIons hereafter granted.
BY Money-To secure cheaper correspon.
dence by telegraph
BY Hardy-ro prevent fraudulent reuse
OF empty cigar boxes; elso, making honor
ably discharged soldiers elig bic 10 certain
government appointments without passing
civil service examination.
BY Culberson, OF rexss--To repeal the
restriction on the coinage of silver dollars.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
grafton of district business and shortly
thereafter adjourned.
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