Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-09

uouns, 6s<o explaiued fhnf Il - I
mere renewal foe ~ eum2na half -
% s1s uUp aBpeopria1joo wnde -
year. Dc thoo9hs lho 0enn1a Gkonl,
nke up and refex % Z uew eomfe~-s,e'
eommi1p1on the regular spurourisfios
ola which une IN o0nforoucs 81 - -
q tne iaot neeni0n. eeuecinIIv - -,
oil eontained IN important prcvisiou
relaIlnR 20 the now nhipk
Mitchell read . letter from Genern
strans relating 10 The bill reeeuaIy n
troduoed - give him Q pension. Gen
ofant expreontd The hops thai - 81
uooid - Withdrawn, q under no cir
eumstanooe could he nceopt peunfuu
even Il the bib pzsnsd bo9h ho1ass M
reeelsed the approval Of the President
MitchelI statsd that be had infro1ueed
the bill bec4nss he was chairman of ~
Committee On Pensions, and the Preei
dent had recommended : peuaion "a,
General Gxnut He (MitohelIl had Il
ways felt that General Grant OUGHT &
BE- placed whsse BE- vns when 10 aoeept
the Preaidsnoy - laid down tke rrsa,
0fzloe be won IN the var. ID 1efesouo1
10 General Grant, wishes NitckeII vifh
drew the bill.
A message beine rsoeivsd from tn
House announcing the INCONSISTENCIES
Of that body IN tbs Senate anend-
nents 70 ths bill foFfeikiuR The uneazu'
- lands granted the Atlantic and Pa
cilic railroad. tho Senate insisted on its
amendmsnt, and osdsred COMMITTEES
on Conference. The chair appointed q
such committee MoRRan, Blair and
Plumb.
Bills wers iufrodussd and referred:
By Blair-for m approximation oi
y50,00 30 promote the coiured peoples
Worlds Exposition. to BE- held ia Chi.
oaec in Septen5ber, 1885.
By InRaIls-To amend the revised
statutes 30 a. 20 make the day Of tia
Inauguration Of Q President Of She
United States legal holiday in the Dis
triot Of Columbia.
Allison submitted joint rssolutiou.
which passed, extending the time fxsd
for the submissi0n Of the report Of The
Joint Commission appointed 10 conssder
the organization Of the Eiena1 6ervioe
and other bureaus Of the Goveelment,
Dolph called upths bill reported from
the Committee on Railroads ct the last
session, providing for the incorporation
Of the spokane Falls and Ceur d'Aisne
Railroad Company, In the Territories Of
Idaho and WashinQt0n.
Harrison criticized the bill as cover
ing . class Of leeislation properly be-
longing TO the territories. From the
number OF branches provided for by The
bill. he thought IL likely the company
could monopolizs all the passes through
the mountains. and frsm other proyi.
a. u ek@ ~<<~~~ ~<>s.IA
cure land eno0gh 30 absorb the public
swo territories named.
DoIph defended the bill a. containing
only the customary provisions.
Piatt said IL bad come 20 be the
fashion In the United States 20 build
railroads without any cash capital, and
that the fashion Of building railroads
on paper was working INFINITE mischief.
Whsa railroads were SO built the people
were taxed twice a. much for freiRhts
as they would be IL the roads we're built
for cash. in order that she roads may
pay dividends on ths amount Of the
capital stock.
Vest Inquired if the r. Armstrong
named in the bill as one Of the incor-
porators was one of thc Railroad Com
missisners Of the United States.
Dolph replied that he did not know.
The amendments proposed by Harri-
son we're agreed 10, cutting o6 the oom-
pany's right 10 consolidate with other
roads or build branches. Further con-
sideration was postponed by Limitation
Of time. and after an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Keifer. from
the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the Military Academy sppropia-
tion bill. Referred.
The Speaker laid before the House .
letter from the Postmaster General,
asking for an appropriation Of $1O0, ,000
for tho railroad postal car service for
the remainder Of the current hscal year.
Referred.
BiIls were introduced and referred:
By Townshend. proposing constitn-
tional amendment, providing that treat
ies shall be made BY and With the con-
sent Of the House as well as the Senate.
By Buckner, 10 suspend the coinage
Of silver dollars. The speaker said that
under the rules this bill should be re-
ferred "a the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures. Buckuer asked
that is be referred 10 the COMMITTEES on
Banking and Currency. The bill was
referred a. indicated by the Speaker.
By Robinson Of New York, for the
restoration Of inaugural ceremonies 70
Jeffersonian Republican simplicity.
BY Cox Of New York. Q resolution re-
QuesfinQ the opinion Of the Attorney
General whether the provisions of the
eight-hour Law shcuid apply to letter.
The House then resumed considera-
ton Of the interstate commerce bill.
Findlay advocated the bill Of the
committee. especially the section pro
vidiuR for commission
OsNeill Of Pennsylvania said tie
railroad companies desired proper iogis-
Iation. and had sought 10 In the State
legislatures. varioos States bad iaws
regulating railroad transportation. and
he did not see why Congress should
seek to bring into the hands Of the
National Government the control Of
these corporations. He favored Q com
mission only for the purpose Of obtain.
inc information.
Warner Of Ohio maintained that the
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srnmeut should assume direction OF the
inter State traffic on railroads. unrsa-
sonsbls preference for certain shipper.
and unjust Discrimination againsi
others Vas the most crying evil -perpe-
srated by railroad companies, and steps
should Be- taken 10 eradicate that evil
Rockwell and Ries opposed she kea-
can substitute. Pending further dss'
cussion, che matter went over.
The senate joint resolution passed
extending until ths hrst Mondas g
January the time within which tns
Joint committss appointed 10 in4uirs
into the conducs Of the coast and geo
assic surveys. the signal ofiioe. eec-
may report.
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