Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-25
EASTERN NEWS.
.,,.rrp PRESS DrsPArcHEs.
congressional
HOUbE.

rn press DIsPATcHEs.
Congressional
HoUsE.
ox Ian. 24.-MoOre. OF
rlsssaasUts endeavored to have
80 ont the proviso for the com.
6sn eus u",ouitors by contract, so the
cn q IL .p be done in navy yards.
q sn moved an amendment py
loosson s,anse permitting the work to
Il!ng : nav nsyy Yards, provided it can
ep0s ~ - cheaply, and'with as much
= tne - ~ The government as by con.
Adopted. .nsnea IN a mo
lEch ch,VsilI. during which Belford,
aM..do ~ = said he knew nothing
tobill We bill. had never seen the ocean
- ~ sSy mmmer, and he represented g
bnns. 10 cents a pound was paid
~ " sus' vst be felt a duiy, as an en-
hdi statesman, to discuss the
S0u. daughter. .,:.; g.,
c. Id listened to this discussion iol
m and had been edited and
&@S by the discourse of Rear Ad,
% %rsItin. of Indiana, and Commo-
- |asreo,,. of Kansas, the western
= those State did not contain
..onch 10 freshen salt macker-
Il - vas positively delighted with
4 III ~ d;essrtatien of the gentle
esG s".r Georgia, Blount, whose Wis
..snad TO rest in the sand hills
= ,hsre il not water enough to vel
reet potato. (uaughter.)
~, further remarks, he referred to
.nding tariff bill as great nation
rsmrs. and concluding, said: "In
1900 of God, let statesmen from
= rair;s States, who have no water,
rnect none, allow the House to ex-
~ tbe passage of this bill" (Laugh-
4 md APPLAUSE ,
s.,tsry Of the Navy, in the case of
- oot done in navy yards, to invite
~nsaIs from all shipbuilders whose
- are fully equipped, was adopted.
n motion Of Oates, of Alabama, Sat
IN February Sd, was fixed as the
= = eulogizs the late Representative
n. House then wont into Committee
"a whole on the naval appropriation
N ths pending paragraph being that
1 .L;,c erpyoariationa for the Bureau
dCocstruction and Repair.
lf,er the Chair had Oyerruled several
I rinis Of order against the paragraph,
/ y kCommittee proceeded to considera-
| ilu Of the paragraph providing for the
| pnplstion Of the double turreted mon.
| ~.
Ths Committee on Rules this morn
| =. IN view Of the action of the caucus
trsss the tariff bill, concluded it il
nirpsdisnt to re-enact the pound rule
IN session for proceeding to busi-
= On the calendar on the Speakers
|nAk.
District Attorney Vazeil, of Utah, be-
/ - the House Judiciary Committee
~ continued his explanation of the
menity 70 enforce the testimony OF
/ - wives with view to breaking the
! |Nld polygamy.
Harris, Of Massachusetts,, said that
[&ontract for completing either 0i
- vessels will be approved by tn,
Iml Advisory Board, instead of thu
~ Board, as provided by the bill. Ap-
|eFed.
Atkins gave notice he would ask a
~ Of the House.
The Indian Affairs Committee of tn,
Acuss today agreed 10 report favorably
70 Georges bill for the settlement ol
he claim Of Louisa BADLY, growing on
4 depredations Of Modocs in 1872.
Also Gunfher's bill authorizing III,
- Of timber lands reserved for tn,
lMonineo Indians in Wisconsin.
The Baily Investigating Commits
- not yet decided whether TO summon
l. hte clerk Of the House, Adams, o
Insucly.
Atihs morning meeting Baily said b
Mussted the tally clerk of the last sci
"a 70 say a good word for the gas cou
ryto members with whom he wa
unlquainted.
SENATE.
Dawes presented Hoar's credential
|dNsleCti0n.
Vooshees presented a memorial from
-. Herman Stuvin, of Indiana, sci
it, forth his claim against Mexico, 70
ing In the expulsion Of the Frenc
M from Mexico, and the re-estab
lnent Of the Republic.
SWfhees offered q resolution pr0vid
lAat hereafter the reciprocity treaty
Nmaidered in open house, and gave
- he would ask action upon it a
~ = possible.
aAtfisou introduced concurrent re
eetion providing for a joint rule I,
lbid The reception of an amendmen
1posinR general legislation on irrele
~ anendmsnts to the general appro
niion bills.
Y she close Of the morning busines
snfln bill was taken up, the pendin,
'on being on Camdsn's amend
n make the duty on iron GO cent
loens amendment to make thu
@ iron 60 cents per ton was lost.
sey moved to strike ont iron ore
.oeef 70 put 1t on the free list.
nons amendment reducing tn,
~ pyrites containing not over 3I
a, ~ n or copper to 90 cents per ton
s1 cents per pound additional TO
containing moro than 81 pc
~ unanimously agreed to.
10Y s1en moved to strike out the
Faph - amended.
Fearful Acciaen l...Thlrtee
rersens Killed.
m W. Va, Jan. 24.-One of th,
efnble and fatal railroad acci
nat ever occurred in this part O
eat5y happened on the Georg,
~ 9 cumberland Railroad today
Sloal trains, consisting of engines
~ s, and ID gondolas, all loaded
nom Cumberland coupled to
~. MN one engine in the front
u the middle, and one in tn,
q eolnQ down one Of the steer
|Se.; ~ ENGINEERS lost control, and
4. a ssitsd down the steep inclins
~ si ui rate. The train kept thu
~ ul tnsy got on the trestle work
= ~ csesse curve. The front en-
IN ~ new the track, dragging al
~, sn m and locomotives after It, al
- hM hMilng and tumbling down thu
~ ~ between 10 and 100 feet hiph
~ 20 bodies were found with th,
- 80 sao more are missing. Eacl
- Ssed OF the conductor, brake
- emsn, and engineer--in air fif
~ Mooe OF whom can DO founs
II f names were not obtaina-
CAsekea est or Court.
~ ioax, Jan. 2a.-The Court dis
- sae suit of Jas. NJ. Selovel
I'M n's'0me B. tChaffee, to recover
selected q. Q. senator.
-" Kan, Jan. AIN Joint ses
~ ~. es Leeislaturs Plumb vas do.
seo States Senator.