The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-25

mr.. Ellis excepted 10 the word .'leger
ee.nain, used so glibls by the gentleman
from Arkansas. The object OF the resolu
uon was not for the relief Of the sufferers
pur was TO prevent what might be the ap
paliing calamity Of the age. The water o'
Tue river was up % the top Of the levees
anu whenever the flood-waters went oyel
ieNee that levee was doomed. There wal
morning between the city OF New Orleans
anu 'ne river, sixteen feet above the leve
vi the city, but dirt wall. The calamity
e"ai must ensue II the waters rose higher
gouiu not be depicted by human tongue
AZ would be the calamity OF the age.
mr: Dunn withdrew anv objection, bu
cahed attention 10 the fact that in his dis.
trict the Mississippi river was ninety miles
VIDE. There was rise coming from the
MISSOURI river, supplemented by the greal
rise and overflow OF the Ohio river. There
were 10 day In his district seventy thou
SAND people whose homes were flooded.
Mr.. Rice, Of Massachusetts. objected to
tbe resolution, saying that il should be
considered 10y the Committee on Appro.
priations.
Mr.. Ellis appealed TO Mr.. Rice 10 with
Draw his objection, predicting that II there
was any delay the House would be called
upon to consider, not an ounce Of proven
uon, but many pounds OF cure. The city
OF New Orleans was doing all II could To
! prevent a catastrophe. but the State Legis-
lature was not in session.
Mr.. Randall, Of PENNSYLVANIA. said that
the resolution had been informally consid-
cred favorahly by the Committee on APP
preparations, and in view OF this statement
Mr.. Rice withdrew his objection.
Mr.. Beach, Of New York, and Mr.. Y ork,
OF North Carolina, expressed their opposi-
ton to the resolution. but made no formal
objection.
Mr.. Hunt, OF Louisiana. said that he had
received letter from one OF the engineers
OF the Mississippi River Commission, pre-
dieting the greatest disaster that could
possibly be conceived Of If precautions
were not taken 10 prevent the overflow Of
the city OF New Orleans. He hoped that
no one would object to the resolution, as q
delay Of one day might cost the Govern
ment many times more than the paltry
amount that was asked for.
Mr.. Oates. Of Alabama. doubted the con-
stitutIonal power Of Congress to appro-
pirate public money for the relief Of suffer
ers by food, fire, or storm.
The joint resolution was lost-yeas. % :;
nays, 11j-but by unanimous consent It
was reintroduced by Mr.. Ellis and referred
10 the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Randall. Of Pennsylvania, submitted
the conference report on Senate resolution
for the addition OF $4,000 to the senate
contingent fund. Agreed 10.
The House recedes from its amendment
which confines the expenditure Of this
sum TO Investigations previously ordered,
and agrees to an amendment which con-
fines the expenditure to the payment Of
current expenses Of special and select COM
mlttees.
MIR. Randall, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported back the Little de-
ficiency bill with Senate amendments re-
commencing concurrence in some and
non-cODcurrence in Others of those amend
ments. The recommendation were agreed
10.
Under the call OF States a number Of
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred.
The House spent the remainder Of the
days session in legislation local to the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Adjourned.