Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-23
WASHINGTON.


" ava bN0 AON.
Elaa1iHias ahe Dsesses.
wAsHNoTox. Jan. Ex-senator Hale
ins'odoced a Senate bill today to secure
the medical profession equal rights in
tho service Of the United states, and
provides that the same appointments
Tor the medical service under Govern
meut may be made from gradu ss4s Of a
legally chartered medical ins,itu ion.
without discrimination in favor of or
against any school or theory of medic Il
practice.
Thank1nG She Pressaeus.
delegation from tte General As
semblv Of the Presbyterian Church.
consisting Of Justice Strong and Rev.
Dfs. sutherland, Of Washington. John
SOD, OF Chicago. Spinning, IF C!eve-
land. and Hon. John Hill, OF New ysr-
sey. called on the President and ex-
pressed thanks for the action taken by
nim relating e. the restoration of the
Nsz Perces Indians to their home in
Idaho.
The Reagan BIDl.
Reagan's interstate commercial bill
was discnssed by the House COMMITTEES
on Commerce this morning. An amend
ment making the oill applicable to all
common carriers eaRaRed in transports
ton OF property from one ) ats TO an
other whether BY land or water vas dis
agreed to.
PesspoUed.
Consideration Of measures and reIa-
tions with France and Germ INV was
postponed 70 the next regular meeting.
Newspaper POSTAGE.
The Honss Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads agreed 70 report favor
ably bill TO ix tbs rate Of one cent for
three o0nces on Newspaper periodicals
by others than publishers or news agents.
The Greeley Relief Dsn Passed.
The House passed the Greeley relief
expedition bill.
aevisisa Of the Peaslsa Laws.
Commissioner Dudley of the Pension |
Bureau Vas before the House Commit |
tee on Invalid Pensions today and ex- |
pressed views relative to Representative |
Mattson's bill, providing for the revis-
ION OF the pension laws hy a commits
sion IT five persons. not more than |
three of whom shall be members of one
political party and not less than three |
hOnOrably discharged volunteer soldiers.
Commissioner Dudley recommended
that the commission consist of eight |
two Senator'S, two Represen-
batives, the Commissioner of Pensions,
The Medical Referee Of the Pension b.
roaH, one surgeon and one iawyear.
The order Of the Rtsimg see.
The Emperor Of Japan has conferred
I'm L.,
the second order Of the Rising sun. 10 |
mark his apprec iation of the valuable
SERVICES rendered by the latter to japan.
especially in the development of the
ls.Anu Vt Yesso, the most northerly Of
The Jspanest group. This is the first
lime that the order has been conferred
On u foreigner.
After the Lotteries.
Hoar introduced bill in the Senate
With the object Of preventing tho circu-
ation in tho mails os this country Of
lottery advertisements coming from
foreign countries.
% . Saune.
Arthur, Folger and Teller left for
New York today. They return Friday.
The Aa@issien Of Territories.
Representative Hardmsn reported
from the sub committee of
The House COMMITTEES on Territories
The bill providing that no Territory be
admitted to the Union ~ State unless
ID has . permanent populatioa equal to
that required in a Congressional dis
riot. The subject was considered by
The foil Committee without action.
BaskiaG aad Carrency Matters.
The propositi ion Of Representative
Potter, Of New York, to substitute two
per cent. 25-year bonds for the bonds
now in existence. was discussed by the
House committee on banking and our
renoy today. No vote Was taken, as the
IL awaiting the action of the
senate committee before deciding on a [
dill to report to the House. u
Representative Hunt offered resolu-
ion declaring that the public welfare
demands that the national banking sys-
em be substantially preserved and con-
inued for the time being. The resolu- {
ion was informally discussed, but no
Iction WAS taken.
Considerable opposition has been man
tested to the bill recently introduced i
~ Buokner, to provide for the issue of
reaaury notes without n legal tender I
|uality to take the place of bank notes ,
DING Oat Of existence. The bill has +.
lot been considered, but a mem Der said
hat the expressions Of opinion regard
NJ it on the part Of nen,bers Of the {
ommittee have been sufficiently gene 1
NJ to warrant the positive prediction
hat the bill will not receive the ap-
roval Of majority Of the committee.
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