Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-18

nisht 10 the revenue bill, and the txc
sians OF reduction OF internal revenue
ana tue revision of the tariff will be re.
ported and admitted 70 vote in both
branches as one bill. The success of
THIS plan depends on the Immediate
passage OF the Senate bill. If the Sen
ats faiis 10 pass IL as soon az the ap-
preparation bills are ont of the way in
tle House, the member in charge of the
mouse Dill Will make determined efforts
70 stop discussion and pass it. This
republican programme may be upset by
a majority of the Democrats voting
with minority OF the Republicans to
pass the Senate bill withou. a change or
an amendment.
Congregational seheming.
1t It Is the intention of the Republi-
cans IN the House to attempt on Mon
day 10 pass the internal revenue bill
under a suspension of the rules. Sim
iiar TO the one recently agreed to IN the
senate. The House passed the revenue
Dill at the last session, and the Senate
amended by reducing the tobacco tax
20 eight cents per pound. The object
OF The republicans In passing another
OH Is to have IL ready for concurrence
as An independent measure if the tariff
bill fails.
we Congratulate Him.
DENVER, Feb. 10. H. Ret hacker
editor of the Tribune, left via the Bur-
iington route this afternoon for Chica
go, where he is to be married on We'd
nesday, the list inst, to Miss McPonds.
Personal Matter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Gen. Hazen
will not, 1t is thought, ask for board of
inquiry TO investigate the charges made
against him by Representative .Bettz-
hoover. he refuses to be interviewed
on the subject, believing, in view of tn.
letter OF the Secretary of War, denying
kis request to be heard before the SEN
ate Committee, that he cannot with
proprlety discuss 1t. In army circles
considerable sympathy is expressed for
the unto tunate chief of the signal SER
vice, and grave errors which he has
committed are imputed chiefly to his
ignorance of civil administration. The
reason given by Gen. HaZen for request
ing an investigation by the Senate Of
the charges IN Representative Belts
hoover's speech, was that he thought
the Senate the only tribunal to which
he could properly make al appeal. The
session of Congress will end in two
weeks. TIE House then expires. The
Senate Is a continuing body, and spe-
clal committee could hold sessions dur
ing recess. So far as can be learned,
Hazen did not consult, before sending
bis letter to Secretary Lincoln, people
who could have told him of the impro-
priety of asking the Senate to inquire
into subject that, in parliamentary
usage, belonged to the House. Ii is no
secret among army officers that the per-
sonal relations between Hazen and the
Secretary of War are unfrisndlv for this
reason, and probably the former does
not think it wise to demand investiga-
ton. Since the battle of Mission Ridge,
during the civil war, when dispute
occurred between Gen. HaZen and Gen.
Sheridan as to the results of movements
made by their respective commands,
Sheridan has been a bitter personal OPP
ponent of Hazen. isis feeling is cordi-
ally returned.
The Haskeli.Townsend squabb!e.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Star fur
nishes the correspondence between
Haskell and Townsend. The latter
wrote to Haskell that ON the advice he
decided not to prosecute the dispute
until Haskell had read the stenograph-
ic report of Townsend's rem rks, and
seen if he hadn't interpreted them. He
asked a response. Haskell, answering,
quoted the most striking passages of
Iownshend's remarks, and his own re
ply. He says those passages assert
that ths Ways aud Means Committee, is
merely an agent of lobbyists. He be-
lieves that he correctly interpre-
ted and properly characterised those
remarks at the time, and his judgment
Is backed by that of all the others he
has talked with. Townsend close
es the correspondence by saying
that he is willing to leave
Haskell where his construction of the
debate place hun, and he intimated he
should have expected Haskell, to ask for
an investigation. Under the circumstan-
ces he Is gratified that no other member
of the Committee felt that he was re-
Elected upon. He never before knew of
a man who believed himself charged
with personal corruption, and sought
relief in epithets.
The High Water.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 1.-THE river is A
feet 6 inches, and stationery. 1t is
raining hard tonight. There is no gas.
A number of houses were blown down
and washed over the falls. Jefferson
vile is completely flooded.
The river is receding and is now A
feet 3 inches. There has been no casual
ties, and the worst is over. 1t Is cold
and trying to snow.
Careful estimates of the damages in
all the flooded districts place that of the
city at $4,000.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE river has
risen nearly foot since noon.
Theatrical.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE chief theat-
rical event for next week will be Sal
WINS farewsll performance at the Acad-
envy of Music, for which there is great
demand for seats. He plays Lear for
the first time here.
1t is announced that Irving makes
his first appearance here as Matthias
in the "Bells of Manhattan" at the late
Germania under Wallacks manager
ship.
Mary Anderson has signed a contract
to act in the London Lyceum next
winter. under Abbey's management.
. De Belleville will probably go on the
road soon in the Long Strike"
Herman Vesin, an English actor of
high repute. plays brief engagement
at Union Square theater next season.
DISCOVERY OF THE "COMSTOCK."
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