Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-29


WAsRrxoros, Dec. 29.-Ssvall 90.
rosed the Fitz John Porter bill y her
taken op.
At the Close Of the morning hour ths
senate took up bill from the Judici
ary Committee. tr prevent Government
udaces and employees from collecting
from or paying to each other money fol
political purs -.
On motion Of Hoar, the bsnkruptcy
bill was set down Tor consideration or
the 10Th OF January.
Beck offered his substitute cont aiming
some general provisions about pf.,hib
itin2 government officers and employees
from contributing fox political pur-
poses to any body.
Edmund@ oppsed it AZ an interfer.
enco Ut porsnnsl rights, and beyond the
p.pwer Of Congress.
Beck said the Cummittse bill vas M
improvement, and ~ useless as the Law
Of 1876.
The bill then passed. all amendments
being voted down.
Sherman called up the bonded whisky
bill.
By vote of 22 to q the Senate took
mp the bill for the relief of +. J. Porter.
All Republicans but SIN I'll. Cxm~ron of
Psnn.ylvanis. aud Miller of Calif0rnis,
Voted In the negative.
S:ssd.Bve, Rsse.
New YORK. Dec. 28 8-Miss Rose Eyt-
inRo, the actress, in the Herald today
prOtestS against the Passion Play" III
behal Of many members of the pruft T.
sion. Sne says: "If remember right
WAS in San Francisco at the time the
play vas Produced. fhe whole ooIa-
nuuity of that city WAS inexpr-ssibly
shocked. and II WAS in obedience To
outraged public sentim-n, that tho ex-
hibitiOn wa stopped By the Mayor.
WAS told by several intelligent per
sons, wlo have had opportunities
for jud dging. that the p'av, where it was
not revolving, was Hbsurdly dull and
stupid"
Store Burned.
NORTH ArTLEBURY. Mass. Dec. D.
The large j-welry store Ut Felix Whit
ney WIS burned today. Loss. $95, ,OU;
partly insured.
A saak ee Clsse.
JKFYIBsON, D, Dec. 28.-rhe Second
National Bank bias ROne into voluntary
Quidatlon. $jO,OW Of the funds being
uiissing. Individual notes Of the ab-
soOnding cashier, d. F. Fuller, have been
deposited to make up the amount on
the books. Stock speculation in New
York was the cause. II. st. John, as
sistant cashier. was Fuller's a0c0mplice.
Tsaia Disaster.
OwM0svuLK. KY, Dec. 8.-Tbe ex
press train going east collid0d with q
freight tram near Slate Creek. in this
oounty. killing both engineers, the
brakSmen aud baggage master, and in-
jurinR several passenKt ~. No Names
are given.
Motion Demied.
New YoRK, Dsc. &.-Judge Arnoux
today denied the motion Of }. g. RE I,
alaiust tus Western Union re egraph
Com ,,any and Its directors, to restrain
the in,ended issue, by the company, of
bonds with wnl0h tO purchase aud retire
their $l5, ,5y9, ,0Ou stock issued under the
consolidation agreement 10 the then
stockholders OF the Company. The tele-
graph company regard this ~ an lin-
fs,rtant and favorable decision lief .
motion Wan based on stock jObbery, and
was d. signed to depross the stock.
Failing 9atir.~sl sascks.
The Post says the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad suddenly dropped
3h ~ the result Of scare among BOs-
tOu holders, upon the announcement
tn It the aggregate stock and bonds We're
$z6,UUU,UOO. luers was An Increase, It
~ true, but it i, represented by the cost
of the Denver extension, aud by tue
purchase of she Burlington and south.
western kailrcad. An important new
property. The Post believes the scare
Ii unauthorized. and that, d, spite the
failure OF the corn crop last year in the
north west. the Burlington Is earning 3
per cent. Other stocks are following
the Burlington, and the general market
il affected.
On the question of the payment of
due-bills in cd by stock brokers for
dividend On ths Western Uuion stock,
the cJuusol Ut the securities ruled that
the due. bill on suoh dividend would b0
due and payable on or after today.
Dasy wanted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-California
Republicans .ro making arguments to
tho Ways and Msssils COMMITTEES against
the putslnx Ut QuiOksilvSr on the free
llst, IN tho TArin Commission propose'.
k0ss0rans maintains thxt Calii0rnia
produces Ons-half tue qu.cks lvor used
Ia the world, and that huthscniid con-
trolls xll tno quicksilver mines IN Aus
tria and S.saiu. It would. II quicksilver
should bs pl sCsd on the tree iist, rum
an American Industry.
a Newspsper's wrath.
Nww Yosx, Uec. &.-y.stie, the
uthoi Il organ Ut the Hnu luouOpOists,
turiuusly HsaAiis Judge Field AnL 3 sw-
yer, aud itS Sditpri i Is surrounded by n
Olack t~,rder. and hsausd, "L.tSst .nd
uiOss dangerous move Ut corpurats xg.
sro.s,su," lneauinx Thereby sue decis
iuus la the tax suits. After declaring
that CsiiioruiHhs have long csAssd to
seek justice in the court In which these
twu Judges preside, IN any Q We in which
railrO ds are COnccrnru. the article
winds up with an appeal from the do
c,siou to the Supreme Court, and warns
oOrpbratiOn IN .nsxcrs. corporation poli
ti0ians aud cUrporatiOn Judges 10 be-
ware hos they prrss the people further.
They are fifsy nlltion strong IN morAir.
IN ability. Ia nunbors, IN every thug
tsus mouey. You are weak. These arc
yss few faithful lsfs ~ defy your
oribcs, your snmlsy aud Jour powsr.
0satae oasevvueWea.
WAsurNorv,x, Dsc. 3-A reporter for
the Nafiosai keasblicas In srviss ssi
Blaine rsRardin1 Joseph Po!itxsr's STIR,
ab sut bsaius : relations With tue "a lls-
ourys and the star route matter. B.aIn~
kn~w nothing sous ths Fosf Dixps s'ch
or any other Dispatch aui did nos waa,
Ia. Especially he did u Il want IL iaik
through tue Reoablican. which had not
ct anRsd it's course of hostility to HIM
under the neg management. To his
mind IL represented very log order
and gra ie of kep ,blicants,n. Il lack,
Sono Vt the vulgar brutalisv. bus In
moro plltroon than When George &.
0orhaan was its editor. II yuu publish
aa interview With me uss a., aud, by
tue Gay, give my remarks 70 p. Haltou
and n. Chandler.
An Expecsass Tealtss.
Re RE l. enc of the star route defend
ant~, p ib.ishe> card IN winch he says
ne has nos had any coufcrs ace with ths
Government couns-l relative to turning
States evidence. He d,ses not, however.
sav he dss~s NOS coassmplate tsstif ying
against his associates-
0e0eWara 0suad.