Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-06-04
GOVERNMENT AID.
Congress Orders Tents tor the
Homeless at St Louis
GEN. WEYLER ISSUES an EDlCI.
Ittuspends for Onr Year All rivii Processes
Against Observation-Disclosures Au.
thoritisa viii Make FRO
test Against It

WASHINGTON, May 20 Almost the
sole topic OF conversation among the
mem bers Of the house yesterday was
the st Louis tornado. Members stood
about in groups and discussed the de-
tails The St. Louis members, Messrs
Cobb, Barthold aud Joy, and Mr.. Muir
ply, Of Illinois, who lives in East St..
Louis, were almost frantic with anx-
iety. They had no news Of their fami-
lies, except such as came to them
through the Associated press dis
patches In the death lists they rec
ognized many whom they knew. Mr..
Bartholdt, whose family lives within q
block Of Concordia hall. in South St
Louis, was especially solcitous for
news from his family. Chaplain Cou.
den, in his invocation, referred feel
ingly to the sorrow and suffering in
the grief.stricken district
As soon as the journal had been
read, Mr.. Bartholdt, Of Missouri, asked
unanimous consent for the considera-
tion OF a resolution prepared by Mr.
JOY, directing the secretary Of war to
place at the disposal Of the mayors Of
st. Louis and East st. Louis sufficient
number OF tents to afford temporary
relief to the homeless in those cities,
and to give such other relief as might
be proper, etc. He explained that his
colleague, Mr. Hubbard, had called on
the secretary Of war in the morning
and had been informed that If con-
gress would give the authority, eight
or ten boats now near st. Louis in the
Mississippi river for improvement could
be sent to the city to render assistance
and relief. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted. The house refused
to accept the senate amendment to the
sundry civil bill appropriatinv $4,000
for the Kansas City government build
ing and the item was returned to con.
ference.
When the house resolution was re-
ceived in the senate Mr. Palmer of
Illinois, asked for immediate consider
alton. Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, inter.
posed the suggestion that while it
might seem ungracious Tor him to
interpose an objection, yet in view of
late reports showing the usual exag-
geration attending the first hours of
calamity, he did not consider this ac-
tion necessary. The people OF St.
Louis could take care of themselves
and, although the resolution could do
no harm, yet he deprecated the ten
dency to rush impulsively to federal
sources for relief. After some further
discussion, the resolution was adopted
and sent at once to the president, who
signed it at five o'clock. The bond
bill wus then further discussed, Mr..
norioI,s farr;d rIoo for s;lrar aroL;no
an enthusiastic dsmonstration. M
pefrsr also snoke for tho bill
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