Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-12
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zens of konsas. setting forth the dlsad-
vsiitages OF their Position IN view OF the
cozditlon of iegi lation bv a decision OF
tie courts. and prayi.s for additional
legls alton to protect their civil rights.
Ingsll- presented petition, petition
ing that ex prisoners of war and sol
diers and sailors who served ninety
. days dnring the late war be granted l6u
acres of land.
ingalls, also introduced a bill to pro-
tide for determining the existence OF
au inability on the part Of the President
20 discharge the powers and duties OF
his oitiee after the executive session has
adjourned. and providing for his :
moval wien such disability is deter
mined.
Sherman introduced bill for the en-
couragement Of Commercial relations
! with the South American States. Ii
provides that the Pre-, iient e author
| lied and requested TO invite the Rep0b-
lies Of Mexico. Central America. S.uth
| America and the Umpire of Brazil to
send delegates to convention 10 be
held at Washington during 1854 - con-
slider the bes mode of establishing a
firm and lasting basis of peaceful, re
! Iprocai commercial relations, ana to
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| practical TO promote the construction of
| IN international railroad u connect the
| countries named with the United States.
and that $4,000 be appropriated to de-
| fray the expenses of such convention.
| Senator Aldrich announ ed the pres
| ence of his Colleague, Anthony. and
| asked that he BE- swern IN immediately.
| All the Senators rose and remained
| standing while Edmuuds administered
| the oath.
| Beck offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for infor-
nation regarding the sinking fund,
| which he stated had been kept up by
over taxation.
The Senate confirmed Walter Q.
| Gresham AS Postmaster General.
The President sent large mum, er of
| nominations to the Senate, mostly re-
| cess appointments, among them Walter
Evans rs COMMISSIONER of Internal
| revenue. Benz. Bu'terwor.h as Com
missioner of Patents. A. W. Weyma as
Treasurer of the United States, and
Martin s. Chandler as Surveyor General
| of Minnesota.
The Speaker has severe cold. and
Cox of New York occupied the chair.
| Bills were introduced by Hatch to o.
| tablish a bureau 10 prevent the lmpor-
| tatlon of diseased cattle and tho spread
| of contagious diseases among the do
nestlo animals.
BY Burns-To relieve land owners
whose land is destroyed by any naviea-
| BILE river.
BY Vaientine-To compel payment by
the Union Poetic Railroad for the cost
| OF surveying and selecting land granted
it.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the Presi-
dent to negotiate with Great Britain for
the renewal Of the Canada reciprocity
treaty Of 1854.
By HOrr-fo establish q Board of
| Commissioners of Inter State commerce
rs bureau of the Interior Department.
BY Strait-rs reduce the price of
public lands within railroad limits.
By Dockery-rO exempt from Gus
toms duties all timber and lumber
needed for the construction of houses,
fences, s"ips. barges and other boats.
BY Cassldy-rO reOrganiZe the legis-
lative power Of Utah: also to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust
and settle the expenses of the Indian
| wars Ill Nevada.
|
luton of inquiry calling on the Secre-
tAry of the Interior to furnish informa-
ton concerning the purchase of public
lands by foreign nOblemen, 30 called,
and titled aliens, with their names and
the amount of acres purchased; also
for information to enable the House to
formulate n law to prevent the estab-
lish ment of land monOpOlies and land
lord systems IN our country, and to pro-
vide against having the public domain
fall under the power of aliens.
BY Cox. of New York-For the 8brO-
CATION Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
BY Kay-ro repeal the duty on mo-
lasses: also to reduce the fees on post
office money orders.
BY Cox of New YOrk-Requestine the
President to communicate to the House
the correspondence with foreign gov
ernments relati eiO the Mexican claims;
also the correspondence with the gov
ernments of Mexico and Guatemala,
about the boundary question between
said republics. and any offer on the part
of this government to mediate on the
same; also the letters from the Mexican
Minister at Washington and other cor
respOndence relating to the new cOndI.
ton of things created III Mexico since
: projected railroads have put her in com
munication with the United States
: also of the enforcement of the eight
, hour law: also for the return of the bal
ance of the Chinese indemnity fund
also giving notice to the North German
Confederation of the termination of tn,
treaty of 1868; also n general amnesty
bill; also to abolish the test oath: ais,
to reduce to one cent the postage Oh
3 drop Il tiers.
, BY Belmont-The following resOlu
{ ton # inquiry:
KesoIsed, That the Secretary of tn
: Treasury be directed to transmit to tn
House plain and concise statement o
each question arising under tue Act t
;, reduce internal revenue taxation an,
4 for other purposes, approved March
1883, that have been presented TO th
treasury Department for decision, an
wherever such i eisiOn has been il
writing, a copy thereof and each an
every report IN writing made on sue
"a question and that the Secretary trans
l. nit to the House on the first Monday O
l., each month during the session informs
Al ton SO far as feasible respecting dutie
is alleged illegally exacted from importer
during the preceding month tOgethe
with copies of the protests and appeals
Also "A resolution was presented n
o. Questing the President to transmit {
" the House copies of the correspondent
u between this government and Gres
% Britain respecting the extradition of a
legged fueitives from Justice which ha
taken place since the Presidents me.
a sage OF December 3, 1876. announcin
a. that the suspended extrsditiOn unds
the treaty of 1912 had been resumes
d and that the aforesaid corre- pondent
~ be- accompanied by the projects of An
n new extradition stipulasions submit e
f. by either government to the other sine
m the suspension IN lsl6 of operations III
der the tenth article Of the treaty {
r. 1872
BY Bingham-For the relief Ut widow
Of railroad postal clerks killed IN q
r. discharge of their duty; also, fixing Il
rate of post age on mailable matter
a the first class at two cents for ea(
or ounce or fraction thereof: also, = res
r luton Calling on the Secretary of Il
I'd Interior TOR information As TO whe'b
uh i,h has .