Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-30
Forty-Eighth Coneress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, May 2


 SENATE MT. Allison reported, from thu Committee on Appropriations the House join resolution appropriating $100, GOO for the re lief of the sufferers by the overflow of th, Mississippi river and it's tributaries. Tn, Senate committee do not favor the appropria tion in the form presented nor the amour mentioned. They recommended the appro priation of the unexpended balance of the ap propriation made for the Ohio river suffer ers, which MT. Allison explained was abou SAC, ,00O and which in the absence of specific information the committee thought would meet the exigencies. The amount would supply about 400, GOO rations The Senate amendment reducing the amount to abou $40, 900 was agreed to.
 The conference report on the agricultur appropriation bill was agreed to. The re port retained the appropriations of $50, OOC for the cultivation of sorghum sugar and $15 ,000 for the encouragement and develop. ment of silk culture and rejected the amend ment of the Senate appropriating $2O, ,OO0 fo, sinking artesian wells on the plains.
 MT. Dolph introduced bill for the better protection of life on steamers and sailing vessels of the United States.
 MT. VanWyck offered resolution, which went over, directing the Secretary of the In terior and Attorney General to prevent the sale of land granted the Atlantic and Gull and West India Transit company until Con. RTe86 AuG0OrlZeB Gno same.
 The District appropriation bill passed as amended by the Senate committee.
 At 5:10 the Senate went into executive ses sion and shortly afterwards adjourned unti Monday.
 HoUsE-After routine business the House went into Committee of the Whole on the legislative appropriation bill. A spirited de. bate sprang up on proposition to place the selection of the additional 150 special exam iners of the pension office in the hands oi the civil service commissioners. It was charged on the Democratic side that they would be political appointments and on the Republican side it was claimed that if the appointments were to be made by the civi service commissioners it would cause delay of several months in the selection of exam iners to serve but year and thereby retarG the settlement of claims of pensioners. Int Smendment was adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Curtin, of Pennsylva mia the committee went back on the bill and fxel the salary of the first assistant Secretary o State at $4 800.
 The paragraph relating to internal revenu, officers, which had been passed over, wa next considered. MT. Thompson, of Ken lucky offered an amendment reducing thu revenue districts to 43 after June 30 and tn, number of custom districts to 69 after Octo ber 1.
 F. n1eCOCk dpp6aAoU LO ku0 DcLuOCEdIIS side. as this was an entirely new question, tc let 1t go over to the sundry civil bill. He re minded them that the Republicans were absent at Chicago.
 Messrs Thompson, Morrison, Randall and Holman objected and the debate proceeded The amendment was advocated by Messrs Thompson and McMillan, of Tennessee, anc opposed by Messrs. Kssson of Iowa. Calkins of Indiana, and Milliken of Maine, in fvs minute speeches.
 Mir. Holman offered an amendment to the internal revenue clause providing that there shall be no increase of subordinate officers and no increase of salaries to such officers MT Holman's amendment was adopted.
 MT. Thompson offered an amendment abol ishing the office of storekeepers for small grain distillers and placing them on the same footing as fruit distiilers . The committee having reduced the number of special agents Of the internal revenue ser vice from thirty-five to twenty five. Mir. Ca bell, of Virginia, offered an amendment fur ther reducing the number to five; adopted. MT. Holman offered an amendment cover ing the items in the bill passed a few dayi ago creating a government for Alaska adopted.
 The reading of the bill was concluded, tn. committee rose and reported the bill to ths House and the previous question was order ed. At 7:20 p. m- the House adjourned unti Saturday.