Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-04

ing questioned for any remarks spoken
in debate. 1t states that on the Doth Of
January, 1882, Lionel Sackville West was
accredited British Minister in thi.
country. He called upon Secretary Ere
linghuysen, and questioned him as to 70
marks delivered in the House the day
before by Robinson, and expressed his
disapproval of a resolution of the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and it closes
with the following resolution: Resolped
that the Secretary of State is directed
to inform this House without reference
TO its incompatibility with public inter
est whether said British Minister sug.
gested any punishment for those that
had spoken in debate, January 24th
without his leave whether he suggested
the appointment of British Censor to
revise before publication the speeches
delivered in the House and Senate
whether he suggested the person best
fitted to administer soothing syrup to
the British Lion when disturbed by the
Eagles Wing whether he suggested of
fetal recognition of the New York T,-i-
June, founded by Horace Greedy, mem
Der of the Irish Directory, as the British
organ in the United States in injus-
tice 10 the equal claim of the Times
and whether.said British Minister sug-
gested that as we had saluted the British
flag at Yorktown, he thought we had
permanently pulled down our own, to-
gether with as full report as possible
of the conversation which passed be-
tween the British Minister and the Sec
rotary OF State ON the 18th of January,
1882.
Oregon and Washington r. O.'s
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The following
postal changes are announced: Estab-
iished -McCurdy, Lake county, Oregon.
Mrs. Cora Nj. McCurdy: Traske. Tilla-
nook county, Ogn., Carl n. Wagner;
Capps. Spokane county, W. r., w. T.
Caps, Rockland, Klikitat county, w.
L, Adoy Mulushile: Woodinville, King
county. w. T., Susan Woodin.
Indepcndan. OF strikers.
NEW YORK, July 3.-The freight ham
dlers strike continues, but the railway
companies are moving goods more resu-
larry, nevertheless.
PHILADELPHIA, June "a Pennsyl-
vania official announces this morning
they now have full force of freight
handlers employed Mt all freight piers
in New York. and all elevators on the
Jersey City side. They are in position
to promptly handle all east and west
bound traffic. and anticipate no fur
ther delay in the delivery of goods, a
majority having gone to work at old
rates.
Honey Making.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The issue of
Standard silver dollars from the minis
for the week ending July LIST, was 49,
co, against 205,99o for the correspond
ing period last year. The coinage at
the mint for the fiscal year ending June
Both is valued at Sl17,s41,57i of which
So, az, 0S5 WAS standard dollars.
Diseases Needing Looking After.
The House Committee on Appropri-
atoms have agreed to insert in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill a clause
restricting..the operation of the national
Board.of health to the diseases of yellow
fever and cholera.
Trihing Reduction Cut OF.
The Senate Finance Committee vir-
tually decided to strike from the bill to
reduce internal revenue taxation the
House proviso allowing rebate on all
original unbroken packages, checks,
cigars, and cigarettes held by
or dealers ON passage of
the act, and upon which taxes have
been paid.
Prosecution Failing.
WASHINGTON, July g. The opinion is
becoming quite general among the legal
fraternity that the nine star route cases
will be given to the jury, but they will
be thrown out of court by Judge Wylie,
and the indictment dismissed. The rul-
ings of Wylie upon the evidence thus
far presented justifies the conclusion,
and counsel for the Government adnits
they have taken their strongest cases
first, and if the evidence now being sub
mitted is not strong enough to convict
other cases will fail.
Costly narbor Improvements
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Letters from
Mexico say the Government has ac-
cepted Captain Eads plan for the inn
provement and elargement of the har-
Dor of Vera Cruz. The estimated cost
is about S7.5CgeeI The Federal
and State governments are making ar
for the provision of funds.
materials, ETC., and the initial work will
be commenced Immediately.
A WisR PRKAcHgR.-Ths Rev. DIR.