Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-03
Congregational.
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HOUSE.
WAsHrsoTos, Feb. 2.-The Hsusa "a
ported bill TO the Senate establishine
3a5 new post roads, principally in Ia,
West and South.
McCook Of New York presented me
mortal OF the Chamber of CommercA a,
New York urging Congress to PASS !
Dill limiting the coinage of silver dol
iars to the requirements of the people
!, fetitions were presented protesting
against the transfer of the revenue
marine and life-saying and coast survey
services to the Navy Department. !.
After the appointment of confreres
on the postotfice appropriation bill. the
house went into committee of the
whole on the tariff question, the pend
ing amendment b ing that offered by
carter OF Pennsylvania, to increase the
duty on tanning barks from 10 to 20 per
cent. ad valorem.
| SENATE.
A joint resolution was introduced in
the Senate providing for an amendment
to the Constitution to authorize the
| resident to veto any one or more
Items in an appropriation bill. The veto.
however, viii not effect other portions
of the bill.
hoar presented petition from Prof
| Elliott and other professors of Harvard
asking that none but professional as
| tronomers OF experience be eligible for
| the position of Superintendent of the
United States Naval Observatory.
Biographical sketch.
| ST. PAUL, Feb. 2.-Dwigtt M. Sabin,
the new Senator. is q native of Connec-
L N .nryf II T. L.
lie he had aspirations for the law, and
commenced his education with that end
IN view. Failing health, however, rem
dered it necessary for him to give this
up and come west. His Minnesota ca
reer Is connected closely with the mater
ial interests of Saltwater, where he set
tied nearly l5 years ago. The business
started then has grown under tbs execu-
tive ability OF Mr.. Sabin into one of the
largest industries in the State, repre-
senting million dollars of capital.
The Next Reciprocity Treaty.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Mexican
reciprocity treaty has not been sent to
the Senate. 1t was reported last week
that the treaty had been signed, and
Gen. Grant had departed for New York.
Ii was learned at the State Department
~.
1t is rumOred that the treaty NAV not
be sent to the Senate this session, but
that as there is to be a called session af-
ter the 4th of March, it will then be for
warded with the Presidents recommen-
dation for immediate action.
Entering tn Judgment.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The following per-
sons and corporations today entered up
Judgment agains. the Union Iron and
Steel Company: Amasa Stone, Cleve-
land, $4,000; Bank of New York, S25,-
0e9; American Exchange National Bank.
$1,000; Russell Sage, $l6.S00; Second
National Bank of Boston, $l2, 500; Union
National Bank of New York, So, 800;
total, 81 1,06G,8co.
| A Meeting Called.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The following
circular was sent to each Republican
member Of the House: A quorum Of
Republican members is demanded for
Monday, February 9TH. 1t has been fully
demonstrated that if the important
business of this session is to receive final
action, LAT Republicans must be in their
seats from IL am. until the adjourn
| ment."
A Trick Discovered.
Fifty-seven petitions, asking the pas
| sage of bill to extend national aid to
common schools, were presented in the
Senate this morning by Messrs. Blair
and Malone. The uniformity in the
| signatures to great majority Of these
memorials created some curiosity as TO
their Renuineness rs representative Pc
titions. In uany instances all the sig
natures on petition, to the number of
30 or 1Co, were found to have been
written by the same person, with neither
cross marks nor memoranda 10 explain.
A rather singular fact in one case was in
a petition purporting to come from
Aiken, s. c., where the names of min
listers of the gospel we're signed to the
petitions by the same person, and among
the Virginia petitions presented by Ma
hone, the same handwriting, in blue
graphite, was found in memorials pur-
porting to come from Lynchburg and
Salem, and the counties Of Nansemond,
Pittsylvania and Gloucester. The petit
tions were not dated, and with but one
exception were from the South.
Discarded War ships.
The following list of vessels was
stricken from the navy register under
the provisions of the naval appropria-
tion Act Of 1882, they being unfit for
further service: The Congress. Guard,
Kansas, Massachusetts,, Sabine, Connec-
ticut, Iowa, Niagara, Oregon, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Virginia. Florida, New
Orleans, Colossus, Java, Susquehanna,
Burlington, Supply. Anti-ClanA Dicta-
tor, Frolic, Relief, Pawnee, Benicia, Old
Monadnock. Narragansett, Mack, Tus-
carora, Worcester, Capandaigua, Shaw
nut. Savannah, Santee, Wyoming and
Roanoke. Most of the vessels men,
toned will be broken on the stocks
while few will be sold at auction.
Deep snow.
RAwLrNs, Feb. 2.-The snowstorm in
Wyoming exceeds in severity anything
in the history of the Territory. Great
loss of cattle can only be prevented by
the ranges being cleared of snow by the
wind.
Carney. bnt Mighty Poor Shots.
FoRr WORTH. Feb. IA game Of
poker in hotel here led two of the
wealthiest men In Texas to draw re-
volvers. In the settlement eight ran
dom shots were fred. the only person
injured being an occupant of the next
room, who was shot through the right
leg. As the combattants are gamey and
proud, the Coroner II still In hopes Of .
fee.
The Eject ef had Reading.
WINFIELD. Ks., Feb. 2.-Young Cobb,
who shot and mortally wounded Sheriff
Shennsmann some days ago, and who
few days before shot and killed con-
stable in jefferson county, was taken
out Of Jail here this morning by party
of masked men and hanged to rail-
road bridge. Il is stated he had been
led of 70 the commita Of lawless acts
by reading the exploits of Jesse James
and other dcsperadocs.
Awfal Sts.y.
ATLANTA, Feb. "A horrible story
| comes to the Coasfitafioa from Marietta,
of q young woman giving birth to an
illegitimate child, then killing the babe,
and remaining in bed with the decayinR
body eight days, A little brother, Who
cooked for the sister. and their father,
were the only occupants Of the house.
| Married.
New YoRx, Feb 2.-Biiou Heron and
| Henry John Miller, formerly Of the
| Vfuss,n GVua "a Thaafar vapo ma PPiad tn