Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
AT THE NATION'SCAPITAL
$4,000 THE AMOUNT FOR THE
LOUISIANA SUFFERERS.

The senate agrees to the Conference
Report on the Agricultural BnI-The
District of Columbia Appropriation
Bill Passes the Senate-The Legislative
1 Appropriation Bill on the Floor in the
House.
! WASHINGTON, w May 29.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Allison reported from the Com
mittee on Appropriations the House Joint
resolution appropriating 100000 for the
relief of the sufferers by the overflow of
the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
The Senate committee do not favor the
appropriation in the form presented nor
| the amount mentioned. They recommend
the appropriation of the unexpended bal
| ance of the appropriation made for the
! Ohio river sufferers, which Mr.. Allison
| explained was about 10000, and which
in the absence of specific information the
| committee thought would meet the emer-
| gency. That amount would supply
! about 400, 900 rations. On a vote those
/ favOring the committed accommodation
were %, and those opposed 10. Mr.. Jonas
| then called for the yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. Beck SAID this $4,000 would make al
! together $4,000 given for this purpose, and
| Louisiana had pending in its Legislature a
| bill giving $4,000 more. The people of Louis
/ lana had apparently doae nothing vet. Is
Mr.. Jonas said there were 10000 people in
/ a starving condition, with prospect Of five
/ or sin weeks more in what was substantially
/ sea of water. Many families were COM
PEELED 10 SIT on the top OF their cabins, wait
| ing till the waters subside that they may be
enabled to get down to help themselves
| Many of these starving people were cOlOred
people. political friends and supporters OF the
| majority of the Committee on Appropriations
and the Senate. The amount proposed by the
| committee would not be enough.
Mr. Beck said that other States affected had
/ liberal r~iaff ions
l their sufferers. Louisiana had not done any
/ thing.
| Mr.. call opposed the amendment and sup
| ported the House resolution. The yeas and
nays resulted in % yeas to Is nays, so the Sen
/ ate amendment reducing the amount to about
| $4,000 was agreed to.
| The conference report on the agricultural
! appropriation bill was agreed to. The House
! had yielded to the wishes of the Senate relat-
! ing to the appropriation for the cultivation OF
| raw silk and experiments regarding the eX-
| traction OF sugar from sorghum, while the
| senate had receded on the item relating to
/ artesan wells.
The District OF Columbia appropriation
| bill was passed. The Chair laid before the
| Senate the Utah bill as the regular ORDER
| Messrs. Voorhees, and Williams endeavored
| to get up the Mexican pension bill, but the
/ senate went into executive session, and
| when the doors were reOpened, adjourned till
| Monday
Yesterdays report of the debate on the
| Mexican pension bill errOneOusly re-
| presented Mr.. Logan as opposed 10
| giving pensions to soldiers OF the
| Mexican war who afterwards fought in
| the Confederate @my. What Mr.. Logan said
| was that he was opposed to restoring to the
| pension roll those of the Mexican soldiers who
were on that roll prior to the late war and so
| forfeited their pension by entering the Con-
| federate army. The bill, as it passed the
House of Representatives, gave them a pen
| sion of SIS per month. This provision Mr..
| Logan supported. The amendment proposed
| hy tine Senate Committee would, in Mr.
| lOWNQ7S in ia
| the IS a month, of restoring them to the regu-
lar pension roll, winch would give them an
advantage over Mexican soldiers who had not
| entered the Confederate army.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day the Speaker announced
| the appointment of Messrs. Slocum. Dibblc
and Dingley as cOnferees on the shipping
| bill. and also the appO inment of a select com
mittee to inquire whether or not any eX-mem-
! bers have abused the privileges of the floor.
Mr.. Lewis, of Louisiana, from the Commit
| tee on Public Lands, reported a bill to pro-
| mblt the confirmation, certlhcatiOn and pat
| tenting of unearned land grants. 1t was
! printed and recOmmitted.
on motion of Mr.. Cox, of New York. it was
| ordered that when the House adjourned to-
| day it be to meet on Saturday next. The
| House then went into committee of the whole
| with Mr.. Cox, of New York. in the chair, on
! the legislative appropriation bill.
| A number of amendments were offered, but
| in nearly every case they were ruled out On
| points of order. A paragraph for the appoint
ment Of an additional force of special exam
lner5 IN the Pension Office having been reach
ed Mr.. Randall. of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment, which, after long debate, was
adopted, striking out the prOviso that these
| examiners shall be appointed by the Secretary
| Of the Interior upon the recommendation of
| the Commissioner of Pensions. This leaves
the appointments subject to the civil service
rules.
Mr.. Thompson, OF Kentucky, offered
an amendment providing that from
and after the Soth OF June, 1884, there
| shall be no more than fOrty-three internal
revenue collection districts. 1t further au-
! thorizes the President to consolidate and re-
| organize the customs collection districts of
| the United States on or before the lst dav of
| October, 1884, so that the same shall not eX
| ceed in number siXty-seven. The amendment
prescrlbes in detail the methods OF carrying
| into effect these consultations.
| Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, briefly advOca-
| ted the amendment as being in the interest Of
| the public welfare.
| Mr.. KassOn, of Iowa made strong speech
upon the folly of acting upon proposition
| which upset the whole system OF the customs
| service without proper consideration by the
| Ways and Means Committee.
Mr. Randall said that the proposition had
been substantially recommended by the Sec
retary OF the Treasury. The amendment was
agreed to-
Mr.. Thompson offered an amendment in
sTuctlng the Secretary of the Treasury to eN
| empt all dlstilleTies which mash ten bushels
of grain or less per day from the operation Of
| provisions of title 35 of the revised statutes
except as to the payment of taxes, and au-
thoriZing these distilleries to run as fruit dis
/ tilleries, provided that the stOrekeepers and
| gaugers who are assigued to distilleTies with
a capacity Of twenty-five bushels or less shall
| receive 81 per day when actually employed.
This was agreed TO.
Mr.. Cabel, of Virginia, offered an amend
ment reducing the number of internal reve-
| Dne agents to five. This was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Bland, of Missouri. an
amendment was adopted prohibiting any gov
ernment clerk or employe from performing
| any private service for any Senator, member,
| head OF department or campaign commit
| tee.
At 7:l5 o'clock the committee rose and re-
| ported the bill to the House. The previous
| question was ordered, and then without fur
| ther action the House at :35 o'clock adjourn