Show 4 f CISCO ASKS FOR HE HER DESTITUTE tr r Congress Responds With an Ap Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation of I 5 Passed Unanimously Every Part of f Country Raising Money Ships and Trains Being Loaded i i S With Provisions S SAN April 19 The Th following appeal for ald has been sent out by Mayor to Governor Pardee ancl an shows the destitution of the people and the dire need of I food and shelter I Send all supplies and tents possible to Golden Gate Park Have bakeries in small towns bake all the bread they can We want bedding food and tents i 5 r M f 4 M t f Washington April 19 The pres president president 4 4 ident at 6 clock tonight signed 4 4 the joint resolution appropriating 4 for far f r the San Francisco 4 sufferers t t t t t t t t t S Washington April 19 Soon after the senate was as called to order to day Mr Perkins introduced a joint resolution authorizing the secretary of war ar to use rations and quartermasters supplies for forthe p the thc relief relie of destitute persons in the region devastated by earthquake and fire fira in California and making an appropriation appropriation of to relieve the suffer suffering suffering suffering ing Following is the text of the tio S I whereas erea The most terrible disaster es v bi i has ever taken t place on this con continent continent conS S has hM occurred din in the state of California in which of the city of San Francisco r has been practically destroyed by earthquake and an fire and andI I ma inay i towns town t and cities along al ng the coast co st ha c ed similar devastations and nd Great Loss of Life S I tax a In all aU the afflicted o H ht hf 5 f Las I lS been l wrought ht auch ruin fib J t in n gr a i t IMS c of oft f fi ut t tJ i t fiu injury rf nf ot P f 3 H Ti i 1 S Viii roas t The Th destruction d of or dwell dwelling d w lI lIin ing ng in houses has rendered homeless one onehundred onet hundred t thousand Inhabitants of ot San Sn S Francisco alone and andS S Whereas There is most urgent need ed to hury bury the dead carS carl for lor the injured and nd shelter and anel feed the homeless and andr r Whereas The rio local administration will vilt ill for some time be bp b unable to cope CODe with n O th Lh the situation and extend such aid md r nd assistance as is immediately necessary sary y therefore be he it Appropriation of Half a Million 5 Resolved That the sum of 0 such uch part thereof as may be necessary saty sary is hereby appropriated out of any in the treasury treasur not otherwise appropriated 2 to be expended by b and under the direction of the secretary of v tr r in ht the pur purchase p and distribution of ot quartermasters and anI d ary ar stores 1 t such injured an l destitute persons may require a si In the dis distri I tri t devastated bv Jy earthquake and andr f r cI And the secretary of or war is au nu aut 1 t horned to use UEe the steamers and other S IH US and nd vp aels belonging h lon ing to or now d b hy bY the government upon San hey bay bR 01 or adjacent waters in inS j the transportation and distribution of S I supplIes furnished I hy by y the United states tat ate or 01 Individuals to and 4 sir 1 suti destitute and md suffering surf pring people and andI andiS i I h iS may nay employ uch n ether her means meSas off of I 11 n as a ho lIP 11 my mav deem dem n es eslY lY 10 w carry the o purpose e of this tills Joint jo nt n in into n ef ct lk Passed Pass d Unanimously U I Si 1 b I tending of 01 the th journal was dis r I d I with fth in ii order t rd t j permit th the ear i 1 es ibe ibl Pi of the res imi r In offering it Mr r Perkins a t K v for 10 imm consideration i era cion liun dig dis reu pell mgr mg with the formality of reference TO tn committee No Xo objection was vas I M r the r wa Ta cd wUl i comment On request or of Mr I P kh an t order was wag passed directing f T N to l l tran transmittal of the r reso so j Ta en to n 0 th hou r of represent I |