Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-23
ConxPesslonal.
SENATE.

railroad companies to pay taxes on lant
granted by the government. It provide,
that lands for which the cornpan les ar,
entitled to on payment of the expensI
OF surveying. and yet refose to take pa.
tents Tor, shall within one wear afte1
the time the company become entitled
to patents be forfeited to the UnitaC
States and made public domain. The
Union, Central and Kansas Pacific. are
stld TO be the Companies principally af.
iected b. this measure. 1he amount OF
lands involved. approxirsafing ljO OOO.-
OOo acres, located in Kansas. Nebraska,
Colorado. Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and
| California.
Sherman moved to consider the bond.
| ed whisky bill.
Hale hoped he would allow the Ciyi;
Service bill to be disposed of first.
bdyard bnd Ransom requested Sher-
man TO withdraw his motion.
de complied, and Bayard called up
tue tobacco resolution.
Marshall moved to amend 30 as to
give ample notice If the act passes re-
ducin9 the tax. Debate follows. Adopt
ed by % to g, and the resolution was
adopted. The resolution reads:
Resolred, 1t Is the sense Of the Senate
whichever the Internal kevenne tax on
tobacco, snuf or cigars removed, unless
previous notice of the time when the
Act IL to take effect be given, a proper
uonate rebate 6f taxes paid on stocks
ON hand should be allowed.
The bill extending the bonded period
On whisky Was then taken up.
Morrill, offered an amendment that
spirits produced after January lst, 1884,
snail be Withdrawn in one year from
the time entered, or deposited in the
distilleiy house. Rejected by 30 to IL.
Ihe Civil Service bill WAS called up,
and Sherman said he would call up the
whisky bill as soon as that was disposed
of.
Kelly, under the instruction of the
Ways and Means CoIumittee, moved the
douse adjourn tomorrow until Wednes-
day next. No quorum being obtained,
the motion Was withdrawn.
Hi,cock offered resolution that after
recess the House meet daily at IL a. M.
adopted.
Kelly again moved to adjourn tomor-
70 y Till wcdnesd ~.
kelly's motion to adjourn till Wednes-
day Wac carried.
The House went into Committee on
the Army bill.
Townsend said the provisions Of the
bill are that hereafter all officers in the
retired list, except In the Case of the
general of the army, Will be borne on
tue rolls of the army and receive the
pay of the rank ey actually held in
tho army at the date of their retirement
This gave rise to debate, but was
hnaily passed over informally.
Thomas, of Illinois, offered and advo-
cat-d An amendment providing that
aides-de-camp, except those of the gen
oral of the army, shall not receive any
additional rank or pay by reason of
having been detailed 10 .taff duty. The
amendment was agreed to by vote of
40 to 81.
Butterworth gave notice that he would
ask for q vote upon this bill In the
House.
Brown. of Indiana. offered as An
amendment the following provision:
That Whenever "a vacancy Occurs III the
office of paymaster general, assistant
paymaster general, deputy paymaster
General, OF paymHster III the army, by
death, dismissal, resignation, retirement
or otherwise, the same shall not be filled
Dy appointment or otherwise. When-
ever the force in the pay department.
shall not be sufficient for the due pay
,n-nS of troops, the Secretary Of War Is
authorized and required to detail, under
such regulations AS he may PRESCRIBE,
al sffi:er or officers in the quarterndS.
tor department To supply the deficiency;
aud when al paymasterS arc dead, dls-
missed, resigned or have been retired as
hereinafter stated, the p ,yment OF the
army shall he wholly transferred to the
quartermaster department, under such
regulations as the secretary of War may
prescribe. Whenever, however, IVA
oanoy oocurs In the office of p.ymaster
general, the duties of that Office shall
devolve upon tke next officer III rank IN
the pay department. He advocated his
amendment, stating that, for an army
of 1869 men, there We're 55 paymasters
and "a payuiaster clerks. IL is we'll
known that, during the war, there was
scarcely n volunteer p,ymaster who did
not pay as many men ~ are now In the
whole army.
Upson opposed tho amendment. con-
tending THAI under Its operations there
would be many moro cases OF robbery
and theft than have been witnessed III
the past.
Pending action on the amendment,
Whitney gave notice of an amendment
which he would offer to the clause re-
latine To the compensation OF the Pacif-
10 railroad companies for army trans
portation, and providing that IL any
company shall deem the compensation
allowed insufficient. IL shall have the
right To bring suit in court of claims
against tho United States to recover
| such further SUN rs shall be required
To provide fair and reasonable CON-
pensation; II shall have the right of ap-
peal to the United Statss Supreme Court
and both courts shall give 1t precedence
of all other business.
Dunsrk gave notice of an amendment
| directing the Secretary of War to fix
Rates which shall be allowed, not to ex-
ceed. however, the rates paid to other
companies.
Tue question recurring on Browns
amendment, the vote stood 81 to4.
| Epson raised a point of no quorum.
The roll WAS callec, and disclosed the
presence Of only l29 members- The
committee arose and reported the alb
sentees to the House.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment OF HIT. of Illinois, on the Com-
| bistcc en Coici&u Auhtb. anu McAoAii,
of Missouri, on the g ,mmi,tee on Pen
slons. Bounty. aud Back Pay.
Anderson OF Kansas obtained leave to
have printed n proposed amendment to
the Army Appropriation bill providing a
compensation to Pacific Railroads for
Army transportation of two cents per
mile for Passengers, and one cent per
mils for freight.
| Eight leaves of absence we're granted,
making total Of l3l members absent
on lsave.
The Honse then adjourned with the
understanding OF there being no busi-
ness 10 be transacted tomorrow.
| Mishap 81 the Rsad.
BsrpGEroRr. Conn, Dec. "a pas
seneer train from New York. on the
New York and New Haven Railroad,
ran into switch engine here. ditchin0
the sm,king and first passenger carr
and smashing both locomotives. Care
l~ssness csused the accident.
Great pas at Piy0eush.
PLYMOUTH. Mass, Dec. 22.-Fore-
fathsrs' dsy Was great day here, and
was ushered in by the display of hsgs
firing of saiutes and ringing Of bells
Plymouth Band, Standish Gusrds and