The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-14
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
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 Application was made to the war de- partment to-day for tents to shelter the people driven from their homes by the flood waters in Tennessee. Secretary Alger immediately telegraphed the oe- pot quartermaster at St. Louis, the nearest point where the tents could be had, to ship the required number Tn charge of an agent if necessary to se- cure quick delivery
 Just before the close of office came the following telegram to Secretary All ger from Representative Robertson or Louisiana:
 Eaton Rouge, April IS, 1897. Have just arrived and find the levee situation in Louisiana extremely critical with the result of the struggle problematical Should erevasse occur on the MISSES sippi river in this state there Will De great Restitution among the people and much destruction of property would suggest, therefore, respectfully that portion of the appropriation TOT relief of overfowed sufferers be re- served by the department to meet contingency"
 The senate to-day confirmed the nom nations of Alfred K. Beck of Georgla to be minister to Japan and James Boyle of Ohio to be consul at Liver pool.
 An agreement has been reached among the leaders of the various par ties in the senate under which the ap- propriation bills which failed to be-
 A1.. I1r,,A ctn gress, will be taken up and passed The Indian bill will be called up py Senator Pettigrew tomorrow and as soon as it is disposed of the agrlcul- ture and sundry civil bills will be con- sidered. The general deficiency Dill has not been reported The Indian ana agricultural bills are not expected 10 provoke much debate, but there will In all probability be considerable discus sion of the sundry civil bill.
 The navy department is endeavorlng to hasten the arrangements for the trial of the gunboat Annapolis built by Lewis Nixon, so that it may be run off next Thursday. The date fixed orig inally was found to be undesirable by reason of It's falling on Good Friday, which jarred the sailors superstitions.
 With the approaching completion of the battleship Iowa and of a number of the small gunboats the need of more men to man the vessels of the navy is made apparent and to meet the needs of the service, it not being possible to increase the number of sailors, Secre- tary Long is about to put out of com mission several of the big cruisers so as to be able to use their men to make up the crews for the newly acquired vessels.
 Responding to a resolution of inquiry the secretary of the treasury to-day sent to the senate copy of the cir cular letter sent to customs officers in- structing them to delay liquidation of all the entries subject to change of rates required by law" The circular owes it's origin to the retroactive sec ton of the tariff bill, but the secretary, while admitting this fact, says that the circular was issued under existing law and that it relates solely to certain proceedings of the customs officers which do not in any manner obstruct the entry of imported merchandise and the payment of duties nor abridge the rights of importers.
 The president has decided to recom- mend to congress an appropriation as indemnity for the killing by mob of iynchers of three Italian citizens at Nahnville, La, August last.
 A bill was introduced in the senate by Senator Proctor to-day making oleo- margarine manufactured outside a state and transported into it subject tc the laws of the state to which it is talk en just as the home product may be-
 Senator Mason of Illinois to-day in troduced a joint resolution in the sen ate providing for the representation of the United States at the Paris exposi- tion of 1900.
 The observance of Memorial day is enjoined at army posts in a general or der issued to-day by General Miles.
 The state department has been advis. ed that yellow fever has broken out al Panama