Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, March 24.-rhe Senate
was today presided over by Senator
Sherman, designated, under the rule, by
the Vice President for that purpose.
Vance presented the views of the min.
oEity ( the Committee on Foreign Re
latiOns, relative to the report from tbs
committee on the subject of the exclu-
sion Of American meats from foreign
countries.
Harrison moved to make special or.
der for Thursday of next week, Of
the bill organizing into State and ad-
hitting into the Uuion the Territory o.
Oak tn.
Cockrell said the bill could not be
passed ut this session, and it would be a
waste of time to make it a special order
The vote on HarrisOn's motion result
cd AZ follows: yeas 80, nays %; not the
necessary two-thirds. Before the an.
nounoement of the result, ssveral Sen.
atOrs changed their votes, stating that
they Understood that the question was
regarded a. political one.
Thr Senate took up the bill to increase
the salaries of United States District
Judges to 5000, and vanWvok' 8 motion
to make the figure $4,000. WAS rejected
Hoar moved substitute for Cakes
amendment so as to exclude from
appointment all relatives within the
degree of first cousin.
The motion went over, and the chair
laid before the Senate the education
bill. The bill WAS debated at great
length by Garland, Frye. Coke, Vance,
Ingalls,, Plumb and Vest, without
amendment or other business.
In the course Of the debate . message
was received from the House, announc-
ing the agreement Of that body with the
report Of the Conference Committee on
the Senate resolution. appropriatInR
$4,000 for the contingent fund of the
Senate, and further announcing tue
non concurrence Of the House in the
Senate amendment to the emergency
deficiency bill of the Senate. Agreed to,
Adjourned.
Ellis asked unaniu Gus consent to in
troduce q joint resolution stating that
IA the waters of the Mississippi riveI
have risen to high water at New Or.
leans, the highest known In the Hood
annals Of the river, and are rising be
tween St. Louis and New Orleans at the
rate of three inches per day, the appal
ling calamity of the OVERLOOKING OF q
city Of 300, 900 souls is imminent. involv
ING great loss of property and life. anC
appropriating $6OO, 600 10 be immediate
~ expended, at the discretion Of the
Secretary of War, in preventing thu
overflow of the city of New Orleans ane
the country adjacent thereto. Their
vas nothing between the city Of New
Orlean. and a river Is feet above th'
level of the city, but . dirt wall. Th'
ca amity which must ensue If the water
rise higher, could not be depicted b!
the human tongue. Il would be tn
calamity of the age.
The Joint resolution appropriation
| $6OO, 600 to prevent the flooding OF New
Orleans WAS lost-yeas IS, nays n5-bu
by unanimous consent VAS rel ntroduee<
by Ellis and referred TO the Commits
on Appropriations.
| Randall submitted the conference re
port on the Senate resolution appropri
ntipp an additional $4,000 to the Sen
ate contingent fund. Agreed 10.
Randall, from the Committee on Az
negotiations, reported back the def
eieucy bill With the Senate amendment
recommending concurrence in some an
non concurrence in Others. The recon-
mendations we're agreed to.
The following bills were introduce
and referred:
BY Herbert, providing that Register
of the Land Office shall NOS be Above
fee for correcting their accounts.
By Morrill,, providing for q unifof'
grade of pay for invalid pensioners An
abolishing all distinction on account
rank in pensions hereafter granted.
By Mcrey, TO secure cheaper corr
spondence BY telegraph.
By Hardy, 70 prevent the frauduiei
re use Of empty cigar boxes; also NAL
inc honorably discharged soldiers elig
BILE 20 certain government appointment
without passing tho OWL service exam
nation.
By Culberson, Of Texas, to repea! Il
Restriction on the coinage of the silv
dollar.
By Van Eaton. resolutio" calling
.. the Secretary Of the Treasury TOR info
nation in regard to any contracs ente
!. al into by the government IN WHOA y
: TERRITORY Of Alaska and the indussri
! connected are concerned.
|, Adjourned.