Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-29

perform their duties as common car
riers. The committee will have a confer
ence with Commissioner Fink on Fri
day. They have signifisd their willing
ness to pay an increase Of Ave cents on
100 pounds, or more than enough to
cover the demands Of the striking
freight handlers.
To ReAistrfct.
CoLUxBIA, 8. c., June 29.-Ths LeRis-
lature will meet in special session today
to redistrict the State. Probably moth
ing else will be done.
Election Contests.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The House
committee on elections decides to give
the seat now occupied by Tilman, of
South Carolina, to Small, the contest
ant. In the Alabama case Of Strobact,
against Herbert, the contest was dis
missed with leave to Strobact to with
draw prejudice. In the other Alabama
contested case of Smith vs.. Shelly. 1t
is recommended that the seat be de-
clared vacant.
Great Temperance Victory.
DEs MONIES, IA, June 27.-The State
Register estimates the majority in favor
of the prohibition amendment to the
State constitution, voted on today, at
10000.
Old Mormons,
There is a meeting of old folks in
Salt Lake, gathered here from all parts
of the Territory. There are 112 of
them over seventy years of age. The
Oldest in the gathering is 1O3. They all
attended the Salt Lake theatre this af-
ternoon.
To Build up Nevada.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Representa-
tive Cassidy, of Nevada, introduced
bill in the House this morning to author
ize tho Legislatures of Nevada and Cal
ifornia to detach from California all
territory embraced within the limits
of the counties of Alpine and Moro,
and attach the same to Nevada. The
bill empowers the Legislatures to make
the needful regulations for the transfer
of the territory. 1t is too late in the
session for this bill to be acted upon in
committee, and there is no fair prospect
OF its being reached in the calendar at
the short session next winter.
The Chinese, &c.
WAsHrNGTON, June Ex-senator Miller
called upon Secretary Frelinghuysen to-
day in relation to the story published in
some of the eastern papers that the Chi
nsse government had formally COM
planned to the President, through the
Chinese Legation here. of the enactment
of the Chinese prohibitory law. The
statement was also made that the Presi-
dent, in view of this complaint, has
promised to recommend Congress in his
next annual message to modify the Chi
nese bill. Mr.. Frelinghuysen told the
Senator that the story was pure fabri-
cation. No official complaints have
been received from China, and the Pres
ident has not promised to suggest any
changes in the present law.
"rhe most impudent request I have
heard of In long time" said Miller, "is
that of the Chinese government to ship
sixty thousand Chinese home from Cuba
via New York and San Francisco. Every
body knows there are not more than ten
thousand Chinese in Cuba, and if they
want to 60 home. why don't they take
the direct route across the Isthmus and
save several thousand miles travel? OF
course, the government refused theii
request"
~ see California people are discussing
the difficulty of identifying Chinese la
borers by the form of certificate" said
your correspondent.
"That is Of but little Importance" re-
piled Senator Miller. "Only one China
man can come in on certificate, and it
is not of much Importance whether the
same returns or new one comes back.
This agitation about certificates is
caused by Democrats, who don T mean
to let the dead Chinese issue rest.''
"What do you think of the Democratic
nomination for Governor"
at is the best the party could have
made. Stoncman is much better man
than majority Of his party, and the
other candidates are 60, I'd men,"