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

dispatches during the rebellion, to shou
that the position taken by the British
Government now IL the same as held By
the United States Government in 1866.
Congressional.
| HOUSE.
WAsHIyoToS, May 3.-Henderson re-
ported the bill allowing the army to be
used as posse comitatus. Recommit-
ted.
Blackburn replied to Burrows's criti-
cism on the Democratic party at some
length, and then passing on to the dis
cussion of the tariff. he declared a
tariff for protection against pillage and
robbery. The Government received its
revenue from two sources, duties and
internal taxation. It was proposed that
the latter should be abolished in order
that protection might be perpetuated. He
acknowledged that the internal revenue
system was iniquitous, but as maintained
it beggared few people; that the pro-
tective tariff. if We abolished internal
| revenue, would be reduced to the extent
OF $135, 100000 year, and to that e1-
tent taxpayers would be relieved but if
the tariff was revised and the revenue
cut down to the amount of $I35, ,000, eco,
the burden of the taxed people would
be lghtened to an extent variously
estimated at from two to five times
that amount. The passage of the pend
ing bill was parting forever by the
American Congress with its power over
the system of taxation. 1t is lily con-
sidersd, hasty, dangerous and unconsti-
tutiOnal legislation.
Kenna, of West Virginia, while main
tanning the proper method of raising a
tax was by legislation by Congress, he
declared his opinion that supporting
the bill was the only possible measure
that could be passed. Under direction
of revision, the committee then arose.
Belmont, of New York, offered a res
olution calling upon the President for
complete dopies of any and all orders
and instructions from the Navy Depart
ment to tho commanding officer of the
South Pacific squadron during 1881. and
also copies of any and all letters, COM
munications or reports of such COM
manding officer to the Navy Department
during the same period, and it was re-
fcrred to the Committee on Foreign At
fairs.
Representative Updegraf, of Iowa,
from the select committee respecting
thd election of President and Vice Pres
ident, made favorable report upon the
bill to carry into effect the provisions of
the constitution respecting tho Presi-
dent and Vice President. A complete
review of the whole question is embrac-
ed in Updegraf's report, which accom-
panies the bill. The report says in ef-
feot that tho bill is compromise of
great variety of views on the part of
the committee. The first eight sections
provide a scheme for the counting by
the two Houses of Congress, and are
substantially the same as tie Senate
bill. Section 8 provides that notwith-
standing this Congressional count the
title to the offices of President and
Vice President may be tried and deter
mined by action in the nature
of a quo warrant. 1t is provided
that proceedings in such cases shall
have precedence over all other business,
and whether it was thought practicable
to limit the time as has been done. It
is claimed that any contest can be set
tied before the 4th of March. It is also
claimed that many of schemes Tor a Con-
gressisnal count, where each house has
one vote and no umpire, there are only
three courses.
The DOiRgs In England.
New YORK, May "a Washington
correspondent of the Maa & Express says
there is nothing talked of today in di-
plomatic circles beyond what is Gener-
ally accredited as the Gladstone back
down, representing both the Constitu-
tional and individual Government of
Great Britain. The release of Parnell
and Dillon is regarded at the Depart
ment and among the legations as point
ing.to Homo Rule in Ireland, especially
since Forster has resigned. At the
State Department they say our Govern
ment takes no interest in Great Brit
aims affairs, except to express the hope
that tho British Government will sue
ceed in doing some wise thing. They
say it is no business Of ours what Eng
land does, and that neither suggestion
nor request or any incident Of this pres
emit affair will come from the United
States.
stage Robbery.
PREscorT "a. IT, May 3.-The stage
which left hers yesterday and the one
which arrived hero today we're both
stopped by four robbers near Bamble-
bee station, on the Black canyon route.
about 45 miles from Prescott. The mail
was not molested. The express boxes
were broken up, and the passengers
held up for all their money and valu-
ables. Tho outgoing stage had five
passengers, the incoming stage none.
The robbers taking each horse from
both stages.
HKNRY VnLARD's HousEs.-In a re-
| view of building operations now in pro-