Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-13
WASHINGTON.
DooA Cagl-Ceo. noeGeDssess CooA1.

Tbs condition Of Gen. uacKsuzie II
considerably improved. Tha report
made b. . stat 0lnses Who visited HIM
at BIoominRdale u that the medical Of
6cers Of the asylum refrain from an ex-
preston Of opinion a. 70 tue chances
of his recovery. Is isRenefalfy believed
that the pFcssot impsove@eot - tempo
nary, and that . reaction viii follow.
His restoration u regarded - an impos-
ubility.
A vacsncy will soon occur in the grade
Of BsiRadiSr Geseral by the retirement
Of Gen. Wesley. Col. D. h. Seanley, Of
the Twenty second Infantry. 10 pvomi-
Dsntiy mentioned - likely 70 receive
the promotion.
TIE ChaDese 0uesslsn.
The SENATE CommittSe on RoesiRn
Relations nj The meeting today took up
the bill prepared By the Pacific coast
deleRsti0n and introduced by senator
Miller of California, amending the Chi
nees emiQrcsion 81. The discuui0n
Vas long one and not confined 70 the
merits Of the bill in hand, bus involved
original questions not developed when
the Chinoas bill wna under discussion.
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and Wilson. The tone Of the debate
gave vaFrsut that the committee have
in purpose the correcting Of the defecta
Ut the present law and the prohibition
Of the importation Of Chinese laborers.
The 1eseees Isssa.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
written letter 10 the Collector Of Gus
toms At Nsv York in regard 70 The cor
rcctness Of q former decision relative %
the provision Of the Law of March 3,
1888. placing duty on leaf tobacco nj
for wrsppsrs. That decision held that
II vas dutiabls y ID csnts per pound,
when unstemmed, or u when stemmed.
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ano IuIses, suss Al y. s"I cao Ao~.
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y NJ 'oI 1IAppsn, 10y " OF soM
cIens il9nsnss OF seAso!o 70 .oqoIte
more snsn Ivy lesve, 20 xe'en : poono'
per ciass, u Ieond nor 20 oooIolm % .ne
INTO the ps0v,sson TOT $4,000 n 20 osa.
elwise paov'cSo iSs, ou...o.e = % cS ~ !
per pound Inc 0ectosAiy sAys: I'm
reasoning makes soe ca0 OF soosOoS
Tue sost' sno aos sne qu:oss'y ooase:noo
10 tne packa9e. ana l tnin1 teese vicH 4.
emitted 20 serious oons.ostasson. No
evidence mas Deen p,essoseo oo sns pes'
OF importers since the oase va oriRi'
nAiiy decaded - vfesiminafy 70 any Io!'
ther decisaon 10 the matter. ne Col
lcclor has decided. 70 act under the o.
o'sion before referred 70, and oiassinss
wrapper tohaooo found IN PACKAGES -
cording 70 the standard before indi.
Gated, leaving importers, II dissstistiee
With the olano6eat'0n, shs ALTERNATIVE.
OF presenting the case by protest and
appeal.
Daseases u Cattle
The sub committee Of cattle men ap
pointed 70 prepare q bill for the SUP
preston Of pleuro pneumonia and othe,
contaQious disaaes Of dosucstic animals
completed the proposed measure which
vas Submitted 10 she entire oommitte,
Of cattle men, appointed at tho recent
Chicago cOnvontlOn. IL proposed l0Qis,
latie,n I'm thu euhineA. and the aoesr,saf
tse on Agriculture 1t the capital today.
The lungs Of three head o. cattle in
tended for the Washington market yer,
examiued TODAY. One showed sigus O.