New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
HELP VOTED BY CONGRESS.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR DIRECTED 10 BENZ
TENTS AND OTHER MEANS OF RELIEF

THE SECRETARY OF WAR DIRECTED ~ eH'D
TENTS AND OTHER MEANS OF RELIEF
TO ST. LOUIS.
Washington May GA concurrent resolution
providing for the loan OF tents by the war Depart
ment and such other relief the Secretary may
deem necessary to the sufferers by the 81 LOUIS
storm was introduced on the meeting OF the HOUSE
TODAY bv Mr.. Bartholdt and agreed to without as
crsslon or objection. Later the Senate amendmeh'
making It a Joint resolution was agreed TO- anu q,
4:3O o'clock Speaker Reed announced that ne haa
signed It. A.,
Mr. Bartholdt said that with his colleague MT.
Hubbard he had called at the War Department
this morning and had been told that In ADDITION 10
tho tents the Department II Congress 80 au,"o'
lied would send to ST. Louis eight or ten ooa.'
Jefferson City. engaged In the improvement vi ''e
Missouri River. In view OF the great anu ue.".
necessity of the case, he asked prompt "'''' -
the House. ..,,,s,
I.a,,a ~ absence was given to Representatives.
parthod, and Hubbard to visit st. Louis MI.
Barthodt said that his colleague as meuea -
might be able to render personal assls'a"@e ~ -.
sufferers the news received this morning IRON. ~.
scene OF the catastrophe being to the erect '"a. Wv
local MUSICIANS were unable to attend promptly "
IN ~ nornded They started for St. Louis I'M
medately. a.. aa,,
The Senate chaplain, in his opening prayer 'o-u"s
dwelt on the terrible storm which struck 'he e'''
St Louis yesterday saying that the peope 49,
aghast at such awful tokens Oh t'e b'
and majesty, when the earth ueinpeu o
foundations Of the hills were shaken ana 'Hpiol's
mercy for the stricken city, succor Tor the ,'l"ie
and afflicted protection and aid for tho nose such an
administering relief ,i and P pra,S '''''
concurren, resolution from the House for sns
loan of tents 10 the stricken cities was receisr' ~
MIR Vest said that although IL m,sn,ii 70 saw
hs 1nss Received Within @
showed that the accounts Oh fie Wished to say for
ST Louis and for Missouri that Wlthou. oS the7r
that CITY and that State could take care u ~ had
neople under that any other MIST tune &c ,.n,s
himself received information mat tnoss W nas
were needed No harm could be done by tne pa -
sage of the resolution but he wanted 70 eMp
dissant from the custom Of States ana coHilnuIus
that were entirely capable OF meeIns ;ha isnited
rushing TO the seat OF government OF the S,''eN
statas to seek assistance all such occasions.
MIR Harris expressed himself In iui ~ i thp .
with Mr. Vests remarks, but Suggested tnat t
oIution should be amended by making u a JOINT TOO
oiution. and that amendment was mace. .,sr. mas
NJ t,uiiom agreed with Mr. Vest that there was
nrobab:v no occasion for the passage OF tne JvIls
resolution. He was grained 70 earh mi The mar
,h,s morning The States Of Illinois and missouri,
would be able take care OF all tne in.e.e &c.
the people on both sides OF the Misslsspp. Lt
u, s s he as we'll for the senate also to pass ~
The Joint resolution as AMENDED was men ~,
II was promptly sent to the PRESIDENT anu se"e W
"' as result Of the visit OF Representative HUB
hard and Barthodt to the War Department tnis
morning Assistant Secretary Doe directed Ieneiai
Cra,gh Chief OF Engineers. to teiesrsapn s nv
Channels and Keokuk TO render az assistsnce b IN
tber mower &c the people OF Ct Louis and It's nelsn.
horho6d The boats of the Engineering department
Will be used in the work OF rehef'