Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-04

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WASHINGTON, May BIN the Senat
voorhees, offered resolution creating
committee Of investigation, 70 ascer
tain whether corrupt influences hav
been brought to bear upon any membe
OF the Senate in regard to the bill pend
ing before the Senate Finance Commit
tee to amend the laws regarding dis
titled spirits in special bonded ware
houses; also to inquire into any attsmp
made to bring any such corrupt influ
encss to bear on any Senator to secur
the passage or defeat the bill. The com
mittee was instructed to send for per
sons and papers, and to report as earl,
as practicable.
The Military Committee today sub
mitted report of the investigation o.
the Soldiers Home at Washington, sus
tanning the charges of abuse in tn.
management, extravagance, ETC., ana
introduced bill to bring about a re
form.
The debate in the Senate on tho re
peal of the statute excluding ex-Con
fedcrates from the army took decided
partisan shape. Ingalls, said Southern
Senators had in the last two years extoll
cd JEFF. Davis and Leo. Voorhees, re.
piled, and Hurley took part in the de.
bate.
The Crop Report.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The Tribune says
our crop dispatches this morning con-
tain reports from points in Nebraska
Minnesota, Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois
Kansas and other States. Generally
speaking the outlook in all these States
is very promising, in spite of cold and a
backward spring, which has retarded
farming operations in many localities
Foolish Story Denied.
A story having gained considerable
circulation, that unemployed lobbyists
and newspaper correspondents had
raided the distillers who recently went
to Washington and levied blackmail,
II. H. Shufeldt, President OF the Nation.
al Distillers's Association, who is head
and front of the movement to urge the
passage of the pending whisky bill,
makes most complete and flat-footed
denirl thereof.
A Mystery.
The Iatei.-OceaD makes a mysterious
but prominent announcement that an
advanced step in railroading has been
discovered, which will rsvolutionize
that service, and put it fifty years ahead
of the age. 1t says officials of six OF
the largest and most enterprising rail
roads in the Mississippi valley have
been for two days discussing the new
improvement. the nature of which will
be announced in a few days.
Picking nj the Poor Oniecrs.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-In the course OF
discussion in the Senate this afternoon
on the question Of printing the report
Of tho Secretary of War, showing how
so much money was used for travelling
and similar purposes in the army,
Plumb said this thing of ordering army
officers from place to place, that they
might visit friends or sweethearts, had
become an outrage and should bs stop
ped. He said it was very nice for an
officer to have an order to visit place
he wanted to visit, because the order
provided for all expenses. There was
no necessity for 80 many officers here in
Washington, he thought. When the
Department expended the amount al
lowed by Congress for such expenses, il
ought to be subject for Congressional
investigation.
Through Line.
TAYLOR, (Tex. May AT 6 o'clocl
last evening connection was made q
this point between the extension of thu
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
from Fort Worth and Santa Fc, and tn,
International and Great Northern Rail
road extending to Laredo on the Rio
Grande. Through trains will at oncs
be put upon this route, and it will bt
made trunk line between st. Louis and
the border of Mexico.
Double stage Robbery.
PHo.NIx, "a. IT, May 3.-The Blacl
Canyon stages, both north and south
we're taken in by robbers last might
about 10 o'clock, within two miles OF
each other. Passengers were all robbed
and treasure boxes broken open. On
south bound stage tho passengers were
relieved of guns and jewelry, and about
500 in coin. The mail was untouched
Officers are in pursuit.
Anei.Tenperaaee.
RALxroH, May 3.-the anti-P -Prohibi.
tionists meet in mass convention here
on June 7th.
Coed wheat Report.
CHICAGO, May IA correspondent
saws Commissioner DaQgy, Of Illinois
contradicts the statement that bugs are
committing serious favages in the wheat
fields Of Illinois. He also says that 70.
ports from all points Of the State
traversed by the Central are favorable
Reports from all parts Of the wheat bolt
are, with few exceptions, favorable fol
good crops. In Dakota spring wheat i
up and looks healthy.
Bad Pcaeh Report.
Tho frost last evening ID said to have
serioualy injured peaches and othsl
fruit in Michigan, Northern Illinois ant
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