Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-06
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WAMM0roN, Jan. 5.-The House
Committee on War Claims today agreed
to report favorably Roseorans bill al
lowing the State Of California $4,000
for money paid by the State on account
of expenses in Indian wars, and au-
thorized the Treasury Department to
settle.
The House Committee on Naval Af-
fairs will ask an appropriation to build
| heavy armored cruiser of 1000 tons.
and three cruisers of 200 tons; also for
| dispatch boat and torpedo boat, all of
steel; also that half the work be done at
public contract.
They Probably Saw ufA.
The House Judiciary Committee, at
the suggestion Of Knott, tabled his bill
which declared all Northern Pacific
land grants forfeited.
Randall said he was unavoidably alb
aent from the House yesterday. Had
he been present he would have voted
for ths passage Of Pendleton's civil ser
vice bill.
Singleton, of Illinois, did not hear his
name called. He would have voted
against it.
The House theu in Committee of the
Whole took mp tho District of Columbia
appropriation bill. It appropriates
$3.A3,847, being 981 ,642 less than the
eatlmate: Inc Dill y soossantiauy me
same a. the present law.
In discussing an appropriation for
iiRhsaag tho District BACK charged that
trolled Congress, and that the company
has man in the employ Of the House
VINO 1epe them INFORMED OF measures
introduced, affecting the gas interests.
niecock suggested . resoioti6n OF m
quuy.
SENATE.
At2 o'clock the Presidential disabil-
ity bill came up.
Van Wyck, presenting the petition
for pensi0ning leRless or armless sol
diers, said the Pension Committee will
probably report ON Tuesday, or soon
after. Plat said he hoped 90, but was
NOS conndent.
.I!s aS pI1 mx p.s.oI ~. shs s.e
os,,,,s;.;c.. .S, o. ,ai;.rt * anJ VA
NJ rt;.ar ''-'>-
Vest dsnied thia. and said Republi-
cans as we'll Democrats oppose it, bas-
| ING their objections on facts.
Garland said Hale made the first OBJ
jeotiou ON account of the manner
Yonkton county handled it's creditors.
Hale said he did object because the
Territorial Legislature had sanctioned
the Yankton repudiators.
Ah;l, m. ra...a m.k;ro an ammo
c,;.t;or for ! mr~ev c 4" sscarta;n The
s" .s..;na,.;i;.. % - ,,,;y,.;rn a. 49, 90, 80
duents Of the Missouri and Columbia
Rivers by canal.
Vest, from the Committee ON Terri
tories, submitted . report relating 70 tne
ie,iowstone fsrk, ana saio no Wouio
csAl II Up ~ sn oa1'y o"y'
...er S
AHwAuxxE, Jan. o.-M. Z. halmDacn,
prowiaent metcnans OF dreen hiver,
was asIeete0 on me cnat0e OF opra9ue'
warner = US- OF Cnica0o, tnat ne en-
Dezzed $4uO OF ene tonos ensrusseo %
1A'AA1 ~ 'AAs oooA. S'
ee
| herr Aeses enorts mere arc nos no
| ce:eful; most OF the former SOCIALISTS
oein9 now properly oWnee2
4 Great Rlre.
NBwBunoH, N. T., Jan. 6.-The build
ing Of Ward, Stanton 4 Co., boat build
era was damaged by nro 70 the amount
OF t6OUV; Insurance., ?AoU: IAe nre
orlglnesed N the wneel Ras OF roilin0
an. OH ~ so.Penooo on sioay ~:
= -. ~. - - ...,J ~ 20
~ nic6f the vhsel ~ frozan in the
ut. Tho enrineer bssan thavinc 4
ont bv the uenal urooeaS. Vhen bv eome
accident the oil caught ire and the
MSmes spteao vitn wooocIol taRiolty.
Ine nrsmSn aio sp'enoadly, and soc-
-, o..sSeS ~ ~ ~ -. % .h;Hh @ ;.,o. ~ csn
~. crss SU;tt;rc =, -. manyres.tnsv "y, S1 moss
rss,Sd A. n~vsr =. .aer Trs;de ~ enc
hour from ~ dime ~ oil took ire in
the vheoI Of. the entire works had
bean oousuiped. and nothing vas left
but the furnace and their chimneys.
i The total lon ON rolling mill stock is
eu!ance about t15.OO. Ihe names were
driven to tho pilot mills, which were