Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-11
EASTERN NEWS.
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senaaor Jones 1sterviewed.

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senator ZONES Interviewed.
CHICAGO. Dec 10.-Durina the cours
of a conversation yesterday with a n
oorter Senator Jones expressed the opin
non that this country was evldentl
verpins toward hard times. The re
nortsr asked: What ia your opinio
Of the political situstion?"
The Sanator answered: Carlisle
election, Of course, means that tn
Democratic party il corn.-itted - tariff
reform, and |, for one. am glad to seei I
II will cau7e healthier state of poll
tics, this dividing of the two parties OF
a live issue. than to have gone into an
other Presidential contest with simply
Offices at stake, or ON war issues or sec
tional issues. Indeed. no portion OF tbs
AnQlo-Sa1On race IN this country vii
ever consent to negro equality socially
or polite ,lly whaD be may be In = nu
Derical a,cendency, and the rest OF the
country will have u come ~ under
stand this, and the sooner the better.
Do YOU suppose that all the people OF
the United States could ever II AXE the
peopIe Of the Pacific Coast tolerate the
Chinese, supposlng the latter We're nat
nralIzsd and outnumbered us! 1t Is al
vays 10 a political question the force,
and the greatest force Is found TO get
the supremacy. The. .allot simply repre-
sents certain forces, and IL IL does not
represent greater force, 1t amounts to
nothing. Realizing that they are
greater force morally, liteiiectuaiiy ana
physically the whites OF tue oootn VIII
never respect the ballots Oh negro ma
jorities. pa.,;
"Whom do you favor Tor the hepnbii-
ran nomination next year!
..No one particnl.rlv; tn re are half
aozsn GOOD men fro n am ong 10 choose:
think that President Arthur Is thor
onDbIv acceptable. The feeling on the
Pacific Coast in regard to this question
ia not, as yet, matured."
RepubIican senatorial Courus.
WAsHrSGToN, Dec. l8.-The caucus of
the Republican senators was we'll At
tended, and Malone Was present. The
report OF the caucus committee spon
the membership of the Senat. commit
tses was adopted. az follows: Char
man Of the Committee on Foreign Re
lations, Miller, vice Window: Manu-
features. Riddlebsrger, vice Conger
Post Offices and Post Roads, Phillips.
vice Ferry Pensions, Mitchell, vice
Plat Mines and Mining. Wilson, vice
Hill; Revision of Laws, Conger. vice
Miller (lowal; Improvement Of the
Mississippi River, Van WICK, vice
Mitchell Transportation Routes. Aid
rich, vice Harrison Sundry Branches
of the Civil Service, Culiom Nicarau-
qua Claims, Hill, vice Davis w. Va.
Public Building Grounds, Malone, vice
Collins. Sherman and Wilson We're
placed on the Committee on Foreign
Relations. Miller New York fills the
vacancy on the Finance Committee
Frye holds the fourth place on the Com
meroe COMMITTEES. The remaining
changes we're unimpOrtant.
Senator Edmunds WAS not present,
but the following letter from him was
received:
To my Republican brothers, Senat ors, |
gentlemen AT the close Of the last |
session. when large number of the |
Republican Senators elected had no
voice in the selection Of President pro |
feni., and when none Of those IN Office |
reelected could be chosen for the place |
yon did me the great honor to place me |
in that office, bnt had your range of |
CQOlCc bCch RIChLGt. tko ~ INV IN. dtlOt
Senator would have been your choice,
az no would mine. The difficulties
then existing are now relieved, and | |
gladly hasten to return to your hands
the trust which the Senators imposed |
on mo, and invite You to proceed to
elect another President pro tenn. With |
grateful thanks for tue unsought proof |
Of the confidence shown in mo and |
9Th tho ~ lS h Tn ha raftAu..1 / |
g. F. EDMUSps.
The caucus postponed motion on
the letter, for the reason that Senator
Anthony has not been sworn in for the
present term, but Informally determin-
cd that when The time of action was
reached Senator Auth,ny should re-
oeivs the nomination of the caucus for |
the Presidency of the Senate.
motion WAS carried consider the |
question of election of officers of the |
Senate at the caucus on II ursday.
New Running the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.--ln the absence |
OF Secretary Fo!eor, Assistant Secretary |
New il Acting Secretary of the Treasury. |
Secretary Folger il suffering from an |
attack of biliousness and his physician |
has advised him to remain away from |
the Office for few days. |
ROsecrans Bills.
House bills we're introduced by Rose |
Graz inde.uifying California fer ex |
penses incurred during the Indian wars; |
also against the undue DISCRIMINATE III |
III railway transpor, alton: also to incor- |
pOrate the maritime canal of Nicar |
augua.
Hunters Drowned.
BUFFALO, Dec. l0.-Five III u who
hunting on the Niagara river were
drowned by their boat capsizing.
A Political Dodge.
NEW YORK. Dec. l0.-rhe Republican
members of the Common Council will
issne card embOdying q stateme..t 81
the facts relative to the non-appearanco
mt the last meeting Of the Democrats
majority when lively discussion of ex
uavagances was expressed. The card
states that the action was to prevent a
quorum and discussion before election
VI matters which would be very damsg-
ing to the present CITY government and
the members thereof seeking re-eiec
ton.
Clearing House Report.
BosToN, Dec. l0.-Spscial dispatches
TO the Post from the managers of u
leading clearing houses in the United
States give total clearances for the
week ending on the Sth. with percent
ages of increase and decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1882, as
follows: Total, fl.l2S, 925 ,319; decrease,
H.; outside New York, $780,, 2ls. 545: in
crease, &c. The exhibit this week ia an
unexpectedly favorable one, both when
compared with last week and with the
corresponding week Of last year. The
gain il mostly at the leading trade cen
tiers, and while there has besn no great
improvement in speculative dealings, IL
must he ascribed to better feeling in
legitimate trade.
4 Coed Blll.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I0.-Sumner has in
troduced bill TO Tx and establish the
maximum rates on Pacific RAILWAYS.
ketioGsss Case.
The case of w. p. Kellogg. indicted
for having received, while United St stes
Senator, money for procuring increased
pay for certain star routes, came up to-