Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-08

oy M. Hoooeon Vas to secure the pas
sage Of the bill through the House, q
that Il agreed upon BY the Senate thefe
would be no difficulty in the way Of its
becoming Law. With barely q hun.
dred uembers in the House this was, OF
course, an impossibility, unless BY unan-
imous consent. l. throw the House into
confusion.
Mills (of Texas) asked for q second
| TO the motion to suspend the rules tu
carry this proposition. Most of the
Democrats refrained from voting. TIE
vote stood, yeas %; nayss 8.
Cox of New York, and Buchanan, of
Georgia, (Democrats) raised q point of
no quorum. After lGng wrangle, in
which Robson attempted 10 put the
Democrats on record as opposing reduc-
ton Of taxes, and Randall, Carlisle, and
other Democrats, charged the Republi-
can caucus in the Senate with being re-.
sponsible for the bill. Mr.. Robson,
after obtaining vote of sixty-four to
fourteen on his motion to suspend the
rules, withdrew it, saying AZ be did 20
that he had made an honest effort to
reduce taxation, but Democrats had de-
feated it, to which Kandah rstsFfed fbat
his proposition Vas mere buncom6e,
it when he offered II. II all nembers
Of Congress in the city could be got to
the House there would not bs quorum.
Successful attempts were made by
Messrs. Page and Burrows to take up
bills, providing for Territorial form
of government for Alaska. and erecting
the southern portion Of Dakota into .
State.
Mr.. Burrows reported q resolution
which provided for tho appointment Of
q select committee Of the HOuse to OK
anime into the work now in progress ON
the Mississippi river below Cairo. and
to report to Congress at its next session,
the committee to take cOgnizance also
OF all matters of interest pertaining to
the different systems, and tho question
OF extending the same for facilitating
the navigation Of tho river. The COM
mltt0e were empowered to set during
recess at such places as may be necss-
sary. The sum of 5000 was apprOpri-
ated from the contingent fund of tho
House for the tour and expenses. So
unexpected was the introduction Of the |
resolution. it was matter Of surprise to |
see it taken up for confederation, when |
q few objections would have defeated il. !
The surprise arising from the fact that |
the Mississippi members had made such |
u hard fight, and to have worked one
day laying plans for commission, and
the appointment Of this commission
looks like revival Of those plans. The
resolution WAS passed, however, without
division, after a few words of explana-
ton by Burrows, Iand remarks in support
6f it by Messrs. Cox and Page. Later
the day the Speaker announced the
OlIOwings members Of the committees:
Messrs. Burrows, of Michigan; Butter
worth of Ohio, Robinson of Massachus-
etts, HazeltOn of Wisconsin, Hancock
of New York, Townsend Of Illinois.
Carlisle of Kentucky, Holman of Mary
land, Ellis Of Louisiana. They form as
highly respectable committee az could
have been made up in the House, and
one which is generally believed to be
hostile to the plans of the Mississippi
River Commission.
The Presidcnt and Cablnet Menbers.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of Congress the President and his Cab
met will enter upon u long planned
summer vacation trip west. They pro-
pose to take cruise in the Z. 3. ship
TalapoOsa. He will bs accompanied by
SndIlulcIs 0u0 RCEnak0 OtQ0I |
members Of the Cabinet. The Secre
tary of the Navy proposes to make an
inspection of the Northern and Eastern
Navy yards. and the Presidential party
will probably visit Long Branch, New
port, Boston, New London and q num-
Der Of seaside resorts, and other men, |
bers Of the Cabinet will scatter at once. |
Postmaster General Howe will leave TO- |
morrow for his home in Wisconsin. and |
will be absent till September Secre-
tary Lincoln had intended to accompany
General Sheridan on his |
summer trip through tbs Yellowstone |
REGION, but the recent death Of his |
mother caused him to abandon the idea. |
He will spend the summer vacation at |
Rye Beach, N. III. Secretary F.lRer
will not be absent for any length Of
time during the summer, but will oon-
teut himself with a brief excursion
northword wherever the duties of Office
permit. The Attorney General will d.
vide his time between Long Branch
and Cape May, as soon as the star route
cases will admit Of his departure. Sec
retary Teller will not leave until he has
disposed of the eight hundred new ap-
pointments provided for in tho leRisla-
tive appropriation bill. Tho appoint
ments begin today, Secretary Freling-
huyseu goes to Long Branch, and from
there he will 20 to Cape May for por-
tiOn Of the a0AaOn