Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-18


Greenbackers according TO the usual
political qualifications On positions moi
involving a financial issue, a vote TO-DAY
taken on the passage of the Chiness
bill showed l07 Democrats and 81 Re.
public.ns. A total 207 were recorded in
the affirmative, and 81 Republicans and
) Democrats. p total Of 81. voted in the
negative. These 81 were out-and-out
Implacable and died in the wool oopon-
ents to any restriction on anti -Chinese
legislation. and are to be credited graph
ically as follows; Massachusetts, Z.
Vermont .. New Hampshire 9, Maine
and Connecticut each. New York Iowa
., Ohio 5. Wisconsin 3. and New Jersey,
Indiana and Tennessee l each. The 3
Democrats dissenting were Bragg of
Wisconsin, Hardenburg of New Jer.
sey and Morse of Massachusetts. The
last named member made his opposition
very conspicuous early this afternoon.
and nearly succeeded in preventing ae-
tion on ths Chinese bill for several
weeks by interposing an objection to
Pages request to have the Committee
Oh Education aud Labor called in ed
vance Of its regular turn by Page. The
difficulty was overcome in a manner
which entities him to great credit.
There were II commissioners appointed
on the Education and Labor Commit
tee. each of whom had prior right TO
offer one bill or resolution for passage
under suspension of rules, and each of
thern might consume at least three
quarters of an hour in tho half hours
| explanatory debate allowed on each
motion and the time required for the
quickest possible roll-cail. When, there
fore, it was found impracticable to ad-
vance the Chinese bill by common
consent the prospect Of getting it bs-
fore the House in regular order for pas
sage under suspension of the rules dur
ing Mondays session, even this lsgisla-
tive day should be extended by recess
until tomorrow forenoon seemed hope
less.
Page, however, was determined that
the labor and energy expended in push
ing the bill through the committee last
Wednesday as a means of procuring it's
passage today should not be rendered
useless without exhausting the possibili-
ties for SUCCESS, and he thereupon pre-
vailed by appeal to the Republican
Chairman for the appointment of one
additional Judge for the Nevada dis
trict, who shall have office during life,
and the powers and duties now apper-
tanning to the Office of United States
District Judge for said Court. and who
shall receive the same compensation.
The bill further provides that merely
after the termination of Judge Hills
term of office there il bnt one Judge for
the same district.
A Youthful Mail Rohber.
OMAHA, April 16.-For abont a month
our merchants and bankers have been
troubled about their mail, particularly
that which is sent in tho morning, and
as result of investigation by special
agents Fury and Seabeck, thefts were
traced. to the Omaha postofiice, and ut
5 o'clock this morning they arrested
Oliver Merrill, aged Is years, whom
they oaught in the net of stealing
package of letters. Merrill was employ
ed by the Omaha Republican and trans
mitted the early mail of that journal to
the postoflice. He has stolen hundreds
and hundreds Of letters and only OBJ
tanned about $50 in cash. He destroyed
nearly all the letters and also a large
number Of checks, drafts. ETC., amount
ing, it is now estimated, to $4,000. His
aepredstions have caused much trouble
in business circles hero. Many of the
letters were destined for Chicago.
Young Merrill is tho son of highly re-
spected parents.
Aurora Borealls.
CHICAGO. April 16.-A remarkably
bright aurora boreallis was visible here
tonight. It was perfectly defined, ex-
tending near the zenith. The air was
SO charged with electricity that the tels-
graph lines would not work. The dis
play at st. Paul is reported 40 very bril-
liant.
Ohlrer Assasslnated.
CARSON, April l7.-Shsriff Williams,
Of Douglas County, was stabbed, pro-
badly fatally, last evening, at Genoa. BY
Jerry Raycroft. He was attempting to
arrest Raycroft, who drew knife and
plunged it into tho small Of his back.
Raycroft had been engaged in fight,
and was disturbing the peace.
Judse Hilton ON the Retirement.
New Yoax, April 16.-Judge Hilton
says in regard to the retirement from
business Of A. T. Stewart & Co.. that he
is simplyl.irsd Of business, and that the
firm do not retire from trade because
they have been unsuccessful. The poll
cy instituted by Mr.. Stewart has been
adhered to since his death. Hilton
thinks his attitude toward the Jews was
an advantage to his business. Leading
dry goods merchants declare that the
house has been declining ever since the
death Of Stewart; that The management
was not good; that the removal OF the
wholesale house up town was a great
| mistake and Stewart 4 Co.'s trade was
seriously affected by the loss Of the He
brow patronage.