Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-26
WASH .NGTON.

WARRINGTON, March H.-No:hinp i
knows at the Department Of State re
gardinR the alleged complaint of the
Grand Vizier of Turkey against the re.
cent conduct Of United States Miaiste.
Wallace.
The Nississtppi valley IN laInnd Sea.
W4sHfSoToN, March 25.-Hon. J.
FLOYD King. member of Congress from
Louisiana, has received the following
telegram
RoDSgY Miss. }, March 25.-Ksmpla
ievee gave way at l2:15. This makes
the disaster complete, and the Missis-
Appi Valley one vast inland sea. This
will make the loss beyond calculation.
to say nothing of loss Of life and the
suffering OF the people. Congress must
come to our relief and feed the people.
Lofts OF houses and floating RATS will
be the only places Of abode. believe
the best mode for the distribution of
supplies ia through tbs engineers in
charge of the river improvement.
They have every appliance necessary.
and less waste aud imposition would
attend their efforts.
f. l.. WHrrsEY.
Nominations
The President today sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations David
j. Brewer. of Kansas, Al United States
Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial
Circuit JLlius G. Burrows. of Michi-
gan. as Solicitor Of the Treasury J. A.
Eynsr, of Iowa, as Attorney Of the
United States for Wyoming: Colonel
David s. Stanley, of tbs Twenty second
Infantry, "a BriRadier General.
Bridge at 81. Louis.
The House Committee on Commerce
has directed that a favorable report be
made on the bill authorizing the CON
strUctiOn of bridge across the Missis-
sippi nsar st. Louis.
The Democratic Caacus EndOrses the
Morrison BilI.
WAsTrNGToN, March 25-Ihe Demo
cratic caucus tonight was largely at
!ended. 1t was called to order shortly
after < o'clock. Morrison offered p
resolution endorsing the bill reported
by the Ways and Means Committee.
In explaining the resolution, be said a
full opportunity would be given to offer
amendments 10 the bill when it came
before the House. Randall made a
short speech. He, in tnrn, WAS fol-
lowed by Relgan, of Texas. Rand ali, in
his remarks, said the bill, as it had been
presented did not meet the wants of his
constituents. He offered no substitute.
Reagan endorsed the bill. Carlisle made
q fifteen minute speech, the Eve minute
rule which prevailed in the speeches of
other gentlemen, being extended in his
case. He said the Constitution allowed
every man to vote as he desired, and no
man could be bound to vote except
AZ his convictions dictated. Black
burn took the ground that the nc
ton of tho caucus should be bind
ing. Representative Hopkins offered
u resolution providing that no one
should be bo1nd to vote by the action
of the caucus. Morrison moved az a
substitute for Hopkins's resolution a
declaration that, after amendment in
the Committee of the whole, the bill
should be passed. The debate I'M
der the five minute rule cOntin-
ued at great length. incidentally
a number of propositions were sug
eested. among them one to refer the
whole subject to a committee. consist
ing OF one Democratic member from
each State.
About IL o'clock. Eaton moved to ad-
iOurn. This motion was defeated by
large majority. Morrison's resolution
was then adopted by ll6 to57