Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-16
EASTERN NEWS.
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NHnno9o..' Foreion Affairs oonsid
0I ~ Hsvsiian sugar aoesoon .cIn on1
60 and sftsr adoP!lnR = "l1 ~.
pas;,c for information iloIn ~;
- sSkH H.r Departments, postponed
So ~ na,";deration Of the matter nm
No. . neetina Of the Committe'
i ~ nIss Is,;dsvs. There was NO hear
~ tce nss.stsd nd parties at the meetIns
"a nosDinR. though sn snsi: d.a;,s su 10 b
y eentiemsn VINO oss'i' "
~ iof the sugar 'faos.
Csnsressisnal.
.,;..,v and agricultural appro.
~ h;ils vere referred to the Ap'
Gst;ou Cummittee. n
esS3,sssed the Senate on rem,
~ G,;i service bill, and expressed
-: U .sst the passage Of this bill
b..,% an important era In Amer
~ ooiitios, and 10 re9aioeo !" .us~.s "nr
sousi 70 the adoption OF . no"
.ibsttss Constitution.
-. Hooss Pound, Of Wisconsin. .
;..ea Of the Committee on pu0i;o
- ,.oortsd back q resolution osl-
- ~ secretary Of the Interior Tor
Mssico "A 70 whether any lanos
.<s,s orsnted by Congress TO any
..sS cnmnany TO aid in construcss0n
ns..sd-end 70 which such company
.s sctitled 20 patents at tho time
~ neiod expired within wnie9 ,. sIcn
.;,,csd ~ required to be compleseo-
- - ustsnted to sucn company
~. ths expiration Of that period, ana
.hose authority such patents were
~ ucnss then considered tho post
siiI Cosvell explained that the
-; e;o.,n,;stion o vas Sl3. $4,000, bo
- - Tali1O below that OF last year,
"a ~ 600 less appropriated Iof post
.sstss than the estimates.
NcNillan noticed the star house sef-
.~.s ,eduoed 32.700,OW from tho
N - last year, which was reprenen,,
- usrsimony, ualess tho oshsr Dill
nWksynRAnt.
....s,i ssid the present service cost
MMfl0 and the bill made an appro-
ssiss;on Of $5,m.00. ...
Riount said be objected II tho amount
= not sufficient, but merely an eco
G.nnon defendsd tho action Of the
ossmittee on Appropriations in failing
= -sks nrovision for special facilities.
isdsreou suggested that Massaohus'
.As.-s. c.@t;n0 sonethinQ out of the
noeial mail facilities.
Rohinson. Of Massachusetts,. stated
- iXteen States paid their own pos
n billeand the bills Of all the rest. Inc
~ n On ths list include New Eng
Had ond the four Middle States.
Ryan-Ws have given the Postmaster
0eGeesl money, and " have given him
peuse 70 uss Il in seouf.nR special mall
kilifiss, and be has not chosen to do
-
Roheeoo aid the reason the facility
Ind had not bsen expsnded on the ton
~ running West Was because three
- which ran ont Of Chicago West re-
I'D 70 contract at reasonable rates,
"a he Postmaster General was not
ahle TO put them In competition against
saeh other. bscause they pooled their IL
~
BlneAam delivered . speech on the
subisoe Of The reduction In the rate of
pogta9o.
ifsaxan entered protest against the
reduction Of the rate Of postage. he
belisvsd postal cards furnished all the
nssdsd facilities for cheap postage.
Adjourned.
Pelltics and the Tariff.
WARRINGTON, Dec. b.-Horrison, of
Illinois, vss favorably disposed at first
Inward the Tariff Commission bill, but
hvas stunned BY the sweeping reduc-
Tn which the Commission proposed.
h Ike bis fellow Democrats, had pro-
Desed y believe that tho appointment
{ tho Committee was q subterfuQe on
y pa5t Of high tariff interests which
90 not propose TO submit to any Yeduc
u whatever. When, however, tho 70
Rors at ths Commission Ia in, and it Was
G1oovered that the Commissioner
nbedule did propose q reduction rang.
= from 20 to fifty per cent, hs yielded
zaeseuuy to the requirements; and An.
sosaeed that he expected 10 sustain it's
!eummsudati0ns. Nov, however, he
- changed his mind. He has found
nas Notwithstanding the reduction the
rcpoeed tariff ID still Q protective one,
- hos Tor revenue only. He said To-
This report Of the Tariff Commis-
- u fraud and a cheat on the face
u II seemA TO make great reduc-
sao9 and % far IL meets my approval.
- faee q. IL 10 . cunningly devised
1eeoe Tor protection, which makes
~ little practical reduction upon the
= . whole. Tho free list, about
vaaoo % much has bean said, II q
uaeo. too, because there 10 scarcely
9sAing added tOit. In chemicale the
Seeetion n considerable, but beyond
eAs ve cannot say much in favor Of
y. ~ new bill. Il recommeuds the abo-
sl,oo Of charges for fees and oommis-
- which ! have been trying 70 have
tealed Tor the past ten years. II 10 20
~ euoh amendments In our taEid
solAston that the administration OF
- hw has shown TO have been unnec-
~. Again, it, groups and clasaad-
1uons are good, % far - ] like tt, and
ss.en ] have enumerated theee points
aavo aid all there 10 10 cay in favor
1n The Ways and Means Commit
= giving the matter very little oon-
nacation, and b skimminQ through Il
s'shout any attempt 70 investigate the
topoeed changes. The testimony Of
mons upon whose etatements the lista
pese prepared by the Commission ID
- read, and ] have euRgsseed that Il
, Are only 10 have Q consideration ol
y report shall We mot beeter 20 RICH,
once 10 the H0uoo With it and pot i
Y in Just a it isf think, practically
b what will b dSns Ia the end"
DO you think the bill Of the Com.
aiaion viii pan the Houss practically
= 4 scandal"
Yes, ! suppose Il will; bat ! will givu
kick ~ Il goes through.
DlsAeaessy ia Nigh life.
. CUcAoo, Dec. ia decided ssnsa-
- hAs been created here BY the publi.
laeo Of the arrest Of 0uerdon Cor
-, last Monday, on Q charge Of OBJ
nnine $4,000 from Alfred Booth, Jr.,
u tales peetsuses Both the young
"A oslon0sd 20 old and we'll known
.ailies in this city. Most strenuous
- we're made 70 keep the matter
- tho public with success for time,
foos rumoro are afloat about the
-, ono being that young Corwith
Dot only his friends money but
~ OF his own. together with vaTi-
eeaes sums borrowed; and that his
~ On the board amounts 10 over
0. Another rumor 10 70 tho effect
" young men parties in . deal and
yoon0 Booth finding that he was
lay down" On his partner. The
r. n nees viii probably never b known
eoAncss are the matter viii Be
- without further legal procssd-