Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-18
WASHINGTON.
Skaters Forfeiture giil,


WASHINGTON. April l5-S=nator Sla-
ter Yesterday introduced = bill declar-
log forfeited anearus.& lands 1r4u,4>. -
I the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
/ pany for construction of 4 railroad aud
] telegraph line from Lake Superilr TO
I Portland. Oregon. he bill prov des
4 that waere pre- ernp.urs have settled
/ Upon lands within the i.gLI; Of the land
/ grant hereby forfeited. they u I'll have
/ the right tn enter the SAM 70 the eI
/ tent OF l'sD acres, IN the General Land
| OSace. and obtain patents therefor.
"uen persons have crops apon railroad
/ lands under leases from the Northern
| Pacific Railroad Company, time is al
/ lowed by the bill within which they
ay be reno. ed, and for Ali lands sold
| by the company from earned portions
OF the grant, after the passage OF the
| bi!l, they are required To accept not
| more than Sl21 pr acre Slater gave
| notice that gu Thursday next he would
/ make speech upon the general s1D-
/ Jet OF land grants To railroad com
| pdnleS. and for that purpose be asked
| II at the bill lay upon the table. Tue
| request WAS granted. He has prepared
extended remarks, which are nov being
| printed.
The Charges against General swain
WASHINGTON. April I1.-Judpe Advo-
cate General Swain said TODAY that he
intended TO say nothing At present
abp1t the charges preferred against
him by M. Bateman. tie added that
| TIE matter was one for the civil courts
| 10 decide that the coutr actors - whom
| he had given the bill had s1ed Bateman
Tor the amount Il calls for. and IN the
thai everything IN connection with the
matter would become known. and he
| was willing to stand by what would
| CONE out then. A. 20 a court III artlal
being ordered. he said he lrd!v thought
II likely that a court-martial would try
what evidently belonged To- tue elvii
oDurts. WIN questioned further Gel.
Swan said that tie US sure the whole
trouble w,uid he found to have orlgl-
mated from a mistake a d mIsnuder-
standing on the part of Batemtn
The Secretary of War a. Vet mas taken
no action IN the mater. and /, Is stated
that a settlement Is being arranged.
which viii Result IN the with travail OF
the Charges against General swain.
Enesgeiic RESOLUTION.
The House Committee on Foreign Al
fairs today directed Il preventative
Lamb To report TO the House Ia. fol
lowing:
Re.oirsd, That the President be di
rectrd 10 call the attention of the gov
ernn.nt of Venezuela 10 the claim of
Jotu r. Wneeipck, a cirlZ III of the
United States. for Ind mnity for gross
outr .g-s anu tortur-s inflicted upon hum
by Off 'ers Of the Venezuelan govern
ment, and t. demand and enforce, IN
h.a
immediate settlement OF SAID claim.
The report accompanying tue r-solu
ton SAYS: Your committee IL Of tn.
opinion that more vigorous measures
than diplomatic r.rreSp puience is n.
ce ssarv To secure j Is,Ice Ia cit'z .n- of
no United states thus grlovous
wtonRrd." VIII clocks claim Is tor
$4,000.
The work Of the Committees
Al meeting of tde House Committee
| on Foreign Affairs Representative Cur
TIN was directed to report the resolution
calling gu the st ,te Department tor the
papers and correspondence relative t.
the proposed sale OF the American Col
lege at Rome.
Represent i've Hill was authorized to
report favortbly the resolution author
iZ'ug the President To appoint com
mission to attend this International
Prison Congress ut Rome.
The House Committee on Educltion
decided To ask that Bars educ alton
bill. which recently passed the Seuate,
be tn ken from the Sp.~ kerr table and
referred 10 the coIamitt.e.
The Postmaster General W3s before
the Senate Committee on Post Offices
aud Post Roads today, by lGyIt ton, to
give his views respecting the proposed
reaction method of compens ,tlng rail
road companies for carrying tie mail.
lhe bill prepared BY the commission
appointed presents q perfectly new plan
of compensation. The Postmaster
Gcner Il said 1t was a good bill, bst ex
pressed the opinion that tho rates of
compensation named IN IL were too
high.
At q meeting today of tie House
committee GA laws respectlng the eiec-
ton of President aud Vice President, a
proposition H. limit to twelve months
the time IN which the Cabinet officers
NAV perform the duties of President,
WAS acted on f.vorlblv. l. provides
that if the duties of the Presi iency fall
upon member of tina Cabinet rhore
than twelve months before the next EN-
issue n proclaim atom for special eiec-
ton. T. ton WAS directed 10 rep ut THIS
- the Il mae - on am.niment - the
Senate hill providing tor tue perform
.nc. of the duties of the office of Presl
dent III C Sc IF the removal by death.
resignation or inability Of both tue
President aud VICE President.
The Last Gold Bask.
The Comptroller nt m" Currency has
authorized the First \ ,tipntl Bank of
Pet ,luma. Cd. T. begin business with
capital OF 5000. laI, bank WAS
formerly tus First ,tion i Gold Bank
ot san Frsnci -co. and WIS the last gold
bank In existence. all the others having
been changed t. currency banks or
h wing gone ont of existence.
An Amendment to the Bankruptcy
Bili.
Am.ng the amendments agreed to to-
! iav was one by George, giving debts due
| tn tburlup men and domestic servants
| priority over d .bt- due 10 the State or
| the United Sites. George expressed
| the belief that It was time tn do away
with tn. practice hitherto prevailing IN
| all countries of giving debts due 10 the
| government priorIty over hard working
! day tborers and dumestlcs in toe EN-
| pioy Of thu bankrupt.
g. fore adjournment Plumb gave no
| tee that he would move tom ROW 10
Ike up the Post Office bill. whether the
| bankruptcy bill should then be disposed
| of or not.
! lennnefGe nuHntrV.