Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-10

HlaAsenan's TAIN.
WA1noeua, Dec. Ella ~ lean.
1stte Court today Ninderman said that,
In h1s judgment, everything possible va
done 70 eject the rescue ok the ersvs
of the afst and second cutters, and that
b had no charge 20 make against any
one contested With the expedition.
Congregational.
Several amendments we're offered and
an exciting and rambling debate fol.
lowed. Robson held that the opposi-
ton came from metropolitan nowspa-
pers In the interest Of aggregated cap-
ital. KAason of Iowa claimed 70 oppose
the bill, and members surrounded the
speaker and interrupted him with laugh
ter and applause. KaaBon adverted the
amendments phraseology, contsndinR
that the Secretary of War could not ro-
port any work unnecessary, - every
brook was Of local importance.
Today, just before the passage Of the
resolution, Page said the River and
HarbOr bill vas . good thing, despite
the fact that bowling had cried IL down.
Tho Secretary Of War ought TO be r.
quirsd to explain Why he did not send
in engineers estimates for the work Of
next year.
Cox Of New York, In q funny speech,
opposed the resolution. The opponents
seemed to have had Q majority in his
(PaRe's) district, and. in fact. they had
Q majority all over the country. Tho
people had ct the seal of their disap-
prevail on the River and Herbor bill.
Those River and HarboR bin members
Who Were not reelected criticised tho
President severely fos vstoeing tbs last
River and Harbor bill. McIDan called
attention 70 the fact that because New
York had twenty-ssveu feet Of water in
her harbor they object 10 the improve
ment Of harbors in Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Mobile, New Orleans and Calves
ton. Applause.l II there ever was
veto which deserved to be overridden it
was the bill vetoed by tho honorable
gentleman who now holds . seat at the
end of the avenue.
Pages resolution was finally adopted,
and the House took up the consular
appropriation bill. passed II. and 3D.
journsd.
Morrill, today introduced in the Senate
an amendment TO the bill for reduction
of taxes, which is really tariff bill with
full schedules recommended By the
Tariff Commission al . substitute for
the present tariff Law.
PendletOn ask d unanimous consent
TO take up the Civil Service bill and
make il q special order for Monday.
Voorhees, objected.
Beck called up his political assess
mont resolution, aud after discussion it
was laid over.
The Senate resumed the bankruptcy
bill.
Hero sf the jeanette sq1abblc.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Tbe Navy De-
partment to-day made public an extract
from the memorandum Of DeL.onQ. re-
specting the unpleasant state Of feeling
which existed between DsLonR and
Jerome Collins. Collins 10 charged with
greeting the Captain With much disrs-
spect, disObey orders, etc. The extracts
say that when Collins went on the ship
to make observations his practice was to
remain longer than Was necessary. De-
Longs charge of disobedienoe vas em.
phatioally denied bv Collins.
| BosroN, Dec. 9.-Judge Otis Lord, Of the
Supreme Court Of Massachusetts,, has r.
signed on account Of feeble health.
The Governor has appointed 10 the VA
caucy Oliver Wendell Holmes. JH., An
attorney Of ability with Ans var REQ
ORD.
An y. c. nsnsred.
! PARSONS, Kansas, Doc. 9.-Citixsns
gave q banquet to the founder Of the
town, Col. Il. Stevens, Who has been
third District OF New York. He va
the builder Of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railroad.
Grain Figures.
CHlcAoo. Dec. 9.-The 1ecsipts Of the
wesk are: Flour, 1900 barrels;
wheat, l47,OOO bushels; corn, 1880
bushels; oats, 476,O00 bushels; rye,
$1,000 bushels; barley, 237 900 bushels.
Shipments: Flour, $4,000 barrels;
wheat, 5000 bushels; corn, $4,000
bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels; rye,
1900 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
The movement 10 large compared with
last year, and the stocks in store In
creased over 100000 bushels.
In Process ef setsleoent.
Nsw Y ,Rx, Dec. S.-Ths northwestern
railroad difficulties Wefe referred to q
committee Of one representative Of
each road, and tho meeting adjourned
until $50 pm. Monday.
The committee consists Of knight,
Parker, Merrill and Gable.
NEW YoAK, Dec. 9.-Ths Grophit
prints the following fr00 Warrington;
| IL <>A that thA nv1vinnARn ~ -
Panama Canal have made . radical
change in their plan Of operations. The
intentions Of tho projectors was ia
mako a sea level canal from ono ocean
TO the other, without looks of any
kind. Information now comes ont that
they have found it impossible for any
sum Of money which could b raised tC
overcome tho natural difficulties of such
AN undertaking. and they have decided
to adopt tho ordinary plan, that Of lock
ing up and down the grades. Othel
schemes involved in the operation oi
digging q canal for some distance
through great cuts, which would havl
been several hundred feet deep, invOlv.
ING An amount Of expense, the like OF
which was never attempted BY human
hands.
| Temporary AAjearnDeat.
| ATLANTA, Dec. 9.-Ths Legislature ad
iourned tonight. Il reoouvenss the first
Wednesday in July.
olepeA.
PnrLApRlPHIA, Dec. 9.-0eoSge Rus
sell. of the firm Of Russell & Russell
loan and collection agents, has disap
psared.
These RrslgAes.
NV YoHx, Dee. 9.-Thefe 10 no mate
rial change in freights via Cape Horn
In fact there 10 really no reason for Z
change. except il - for Improvement
and for that there u no immediate pros
peos; ret New York will witness quite q
rival in this trade, for there 10 faCtiol
at work which may produce good ~
suits, and that il the dissatisfaction
among . largo proportion Of s6ipper
nov doing business With railroads. ans
Who claim that during the pass year Ga
roads have very much interfered viii
their trade that the outlook for th'
coming year 10 anything but promising
Undsr the present sysssm OF granting