Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28

ylotton shall be nned Dot TO excetu @l WV
Or imptisOboient not to ex ised three
ptsr,, or h,tu. in ths diecrauou OF the
,ourt" The b IL is urged by the com
missioner OF peusio.s Mr. Sherman IL
reduced joiLt reso. uiioD, for which ie
asked and obtained immedi iats considera-
lion, sppropriating $4,000 for the con-
.ingent fund OF the Senate. The imme-
iiate passage Of this measure was neces
sary, Mr.. Sherman said, to enable
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions TO carry on their investigations.
The Joint resolution was read three times
aud passed. The Gu ENJOY bill was then
taken up and distu sed by Msssrs
MCPHERSON, Maxey, Plumb, Butler, Coke,
Harris, Allison, Beck, Ingalls,, Bayard,
Morrill, and Aldr oh. Pending discus
sion, the Ssuate, after an executive ses
sion, adjourned until Monday Jus,
before adj ,urnipg, message WAS
received from the President transmitting
a Communication from the Secretary OF
State apprising Congress and the country
of the generous contributions made by
her Britannia Majesty'a government
toward the efforts for the relief OF |
Lieutenant Greely's exploring party by |
presenting to the United States the Arctic |
steamship Alert.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the Senate
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported two original resolu-
tions, which We're agreed to, relating to
railroad lsuds, one calling on the Secfe-
.sry OF the interior to inform the Senate
Rhether any Of tue railroad companies
mentioned in the act of May
7th, 1878, had failed to comply
with the requirements of said
act and when and in what respect they
complied, and further whether said com.
psnies had paid dividends and what
steps, II any, had been taken to enforce
the provisions Of said sot. The second
resolution called on the attorney general
to furnish similar information.
Mr.. Ransom offered joint resolution to
appropriate $l00, 900 for the relief OF the
sufferers by the recent great wind storm
in the Southern States. He said that
over 500 people we're killed and many
thousand wounded and the suffering re-
sultiup from this storm was awful.
Mr. Brown supported the resolution In
fseihg words. He thought it case
.learly calling for the interposition Of
Congress-.
Hr. Pugh also supported 1t. He
.hough that whatever claim WAS good for
he reliet of the sufferers by the Western
floods was good for the sufferers by this
wind storm.
| Mr.. Harris said while he would be per-
sonally ady to aid to the utmost extent
his power in contributing to the relief of
| the distress caused by the hurricane, he
would not vote dollar out of the treasury
for any such purpose as he believed he had
no constitutional power to do 30. Part of
| Tennessee had suffered by reason OF the
storm, but he had no intimation Of call
Of the aid of the national government.
Mr.. Morgan said he had not been In.
formed of sny request of the people Of
Alabama for government aid In this matter
and he would reserve his judgment upon
it until he should hear of some
such request. He thought the new
line of policy dangerous one and sy m
pathizsd with the opinions of the senator
from Tennessee (Mr. Harris) with regard
to 1t. We shouid probably hear later OF
loss Of ship at sea by the same storm and
might be asked to extend our benevoienoe
so as TO take such loss alsc into account.
Mr.. Morgan WAS not now prepared TO say
whether the matter under consideration
came properly within the constitutional
limit.
MIR. Brown inquired il there was any
distinction between this case and the oase
OF the sufferers by the western foods.
Mr. Morgan sad he did not wish now
to discuss the matter. II was enough
for him for the present to say that ht
had not seen any wish OF the people o.
Alabama expressed through the press oil
otherwise for the bsstowal OF public
charity on them.
Mr.. Garland thought there was NJ
doubt Of the oonstitutionality OF the
measure. He would take opportunity
when the resolution should be reported
back from the committee to give his
REASONS for supporting it on constitu
tional grounds.
Mr. Voorhees, thought the immediate
supply OF food, clothing and shelter in 6
case Of great public calamity, such as tn,
recent floods in the west seemed indis
pensable in the cause of humanity. Tn,
question of how far the policy ooulG
safely 60 was, he said, undoubtedly al
important one, but II the unlortunates
were to be left to private
charity merely, they should be mad
acquainted with that tact He though
they should not be left entirely to pIivat,
charity. Mr.. Ransom had not, he said
received any intimation from his stat,
that he should ask for the helping hanf
of the government. He was glad to say
, he did not wait for any suoh intimation
The case WAS urgent aud so plain that h,
} had no doubt of his duty In the matter
, The resolution WAS referred to the com
mittee on appropriations. The SENATE
then, on motion Of Mr.. Baysrd, resumed
consideration Of the currency bill ant
Mr. George addressed the Senate In oppo
si.ion to the bill as reported from tn,
, oommitteee on finance.
After the introduction Of 3. veral bill
/ and resolutions, the consideration o
tie currency bill was resum.
aid ater 1t was discussed BY
dessrs. George, Plumb, Baysrd, Call aue
BrOwr, 1t was passed by a vote Of a;
yeas to IL nays. The chair then laic
before the Senate the bill for the con
. struotion of seven steel cruisers for tn,
navy, 30 that 1t would come up to-day al
unfinished business. Mr.. Mcpherson
offered, for the purpose Of having printed
: an amendment to be- proposed to the bill
' reducing the number Of steel vessels t.
four, instead of seven, and providing thai
all the vessels shall be built under con
tract by the lowest bidder after 80 days
advertisement in five leading newspapers
OF the United States, and that no vesss
7 shall be accepted except upon tn,
, strictes. compliance with the require
ments Of the contracts, plans and specif
I cations. The Senate then went into al
> executive session, and when the doors
were reopened adjourned.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the Senate
Mr.. Sewell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorably the House
} bill for the relief Of Fitz j hn Porter, and
J on his motion it was maze the speci
. order for Wednesday, March 18th.
, Mr.. Wilson, from the committee Of posi-
J offices and post roads, reported favorably
/ the bill to prohibit the mailing of news
, papers contsining lottery advertisements
The bill WAS placed on the calendar. Mr.
| jackson, on behalf Of the minority Of the
committee, submitted minority report
Mr.. Allison offered resolution, which
, WAS agreed to, calling ON the Secretary
] OF the Navy to furnish the Senate with
all information on file in that department
. respecting the progress of the work Of
t construction of ship canal at the
Isthmus of Panama.
, Mr.. Hale introduced the following ioint
. | resolution which Was at onoa raad IN ra.