Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-23
WASHINGTON.


Crisp Of Georgia 10 report il favoeabi
70 the House. The bill requires rail
roads 70 pay for survevina al earue
land, and the listing Of the same, sh
| object being 10 bring them under Stat
taxation. 1t has been the practice herr
| toforc Tor roads to survey their land
only when purchasers are found
Should il become . Law the bill vii
place large quantities Of land in Utah
Nevada, Oregon, California and othe
States and Territories upo the asssss
ment books Of counties through which
land grant roads run. The Norther,
Pacific 10 exempted from the operation Q
the bill. for the reason that there 10 n.
definite information % to the lanS
earned by that corporation.
Shortly before adjournment of thu
House today Cassidy, Chairman of ths
Pacific Railroads Committee, reported
favorably HOlmsn's resolution request
ing Secretary Teller to inform the
HOUSE whom the line Of the Northerr
Pacific vas finally located, the date oil
filing Of each plot, il more than one plo'
has been died, and the length Of the
line IN each plot. AlsO IL the company
claims any lands on which Homestead
and pro emption entries have teen
made, prior to the definite location OF
the read, and il % whether such claims
are being considered by the Interior
Department. The resolution vas adopt
cd without debate.
The WasAtngten Monunene society,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The annual
meeting Of the Washington Monument
Society Was held today, at the residence
Of General 8. Mckee Dunn, in this city.
The board Of officers for the past year
was reelected. A stone was accepted
for insertion in the monument TO repre-
sent Wyoming. 1t was directed that
the thanks Of the society be rendered,
through the Secretary of State, to the
King OF Siam for the stOEe sent by him
for tho monument, and that q oom-
mittse Of five to appointed to consider
the subject of providing for q proper
celebration of the completion Of the
monument, which event il expected tO
take place early in December of the
present year.
3rpsrt Of the Prstess Csars Of u.
Qalry.
The report of the PrOteus Court of
Inquiry has been printed. Lieut.. Col
we'll, Who vas with Darlington, has been
designated to take part in the Greedy
relief expedition now being fitted out.
The report says it is considered BY the
court extremely fortunate for the expe.
dictionary force that the one officer sent
with 1t, and Who commanded, was 90
ably aided and supported BY the ser.
Woes Of Lieut.. J. @. Colwell, Of the
United States navy, Who volunteered
for duty 90 much more severe and per-
ilous than that to which he had been
regularly assigned en- board naval ves-
eel, and Who brought to the duty be a.
sumed 90 much capacity, courage and
special knowledge.
The Bonded Whlsky Tax.
Morrison has offered in the Ways and
Means Committee q substitute for the
bill under discussion in the committee
ON the extension of the bonded whisky
period. The bill provides that tho
bonded period shall be extended not
exceeding two years from the date on
which the tax has or would have fallen
due.
The Democratic National CenveDllon.
The Democratic National COMMITTEES
met this afternoon at the Arlington
Hotel. The meeting was conducted
with closed doors. When the meeting
had been called TO order the proposition
to admit to tho next convention dele
gates from the Territories was CON-
sidered, and it was resolved that each
Territory be advised 70 send two dele
gates 70 the convention, the question of
their admission to b. determined by the
convention.
The question a. TO the proper date
for holding the convention was then
taken up, aid wide diversity of
opinion on the subject became evident,
members favOrinR dates from she latter
part Of May to August 9Th. BY q vote
Of n 70 II the committee rejected a
motion to hold the convention ON May
2lst, aud . proposition to select Tues
day, June Ath, Was agreed TO BY q TO Is.
Delegations were then heard in sup
port Of the claims of the various cities
~ the place Of holding the convention.
F. X. Ward spoke for Baltimore. Judge
F0llett for Cincinnati, Carter Harrison
for Chicago. A. 8. Willis for Louisville.
Senator Vest for st. Louis and Hewitt
for Saratoga. About two hours were o.
oupied in hearing these gentlemen, and
the first ballot Was not taken till $50.
It resulted a. follows: Chicago 10. st.
Louis II, Saratoga s, Louisville 8, Gin
cinnati l. Baltimore none. Louisville
was withdrawn and another ballot vas
taken with the following result: Chi
oag0 10, st. Louis II. Saratoga 3. A
third ballot was taken immediately and
resulted in the selection Of Chicago a.
the place Of holding the convention, the
vote being Chicago q, 1t. Louis II.
The committee thsn rec0nsidered the
vote by which June 24th was fixed a.
the time for holding the convention and
agreed upon July 9Th next instead.
The following call was pres ntsd by
the executive Q mmittee:
The committee having met in the
City of Washington on the I'D of Feb
ruary, 1884, has appointed Tuesday, 9Th
Of July next a. the time, and chosen tho
city Of Chicago 40 the place Of holding
the National Democratic Convention.
Each State 10 entitled TO representation
therein equal to double the number Il
Senators and Representative IN the
Congress Of the United States, and the
Democrats Of each organized Territory
and the District Of Columbia are invited
~ UO&S0 wv 0os0S0eSos o0O40oe ~ wA4O
decision Of the convention a. to their
admission. All democratic citizens Of
the United States, irrespective Of p0liti-
cal association and differences, Who cac
unite With n in an effort for pure. ESQ.,
nomical and constitutional government.
are cordially invited to join in sending
delegates to the convention.
The call il signed BY all the member
Of the National Democratic COMMITTEES.
On motion Of AcHenry. Of Kentucky.
Il Vas resolved that the next meeting Of
the committee b held At the Palmer
Houss, Chicago, on July 9Th. Ths CON-
mistse then adjourned.
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