Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-26
WASHINGTON.


Of STATE received cable this mornino
from Minister Foster at Madrid. 40
nouncinR the death, by suicide, at Ali
cante, spain, Of James X. Partridge,
residing there on account of his health.
Partridge was in the United States d.
PlemAtic service for many years 1T
Brazil and other South American couo-
tries, his last station being at Lima.
The sAippaax RiH.
The Shipping Committee this morn
ing took up the bill 10 admit foreign
built ships to the American register free
Of duty. and voted, 3 to 6, to report II
adversely. fhoss voting In favor of the
bill were Slocum, Throckmortou and
Deuster; negative, Dinelsy. Long, Hun
ter. George, ONeiil and Love. Dibble
did not vote. Findlay being absent it
was agreed that DineDsy should prepare
a report EN- sOdying the views of the
majority, and Slocum embodying the
Views OF the minority. The report will
60 on the calsndar for consideration.
The o'0ssnell RessIusasss.
| The House Committee On Foreign
Affairs made public today letter from
British Ainisser West to Representa-
tive Hewitt in relation to the O'Dnnnell
resolution, offered by the latter in the
House, in which Minister West adverts
to conversation he had With Hewitt
and various accounts which have been
widely Published. The Minister says !:
did not regard what you said &, me
IN the light OF An apology for the reso-
luton, but an explanation Of the pecu-
liar circumstances which prompted il
on your part in she interest of the
friendly relations which exist between
the two countries. | could not pre-
sumo there was any evidence from What
you said Of any want Of sincerity on
your part in moving the resolution in
| question"
The Remains Of Dr.. Amber.
The remains Of Assistant Surgeon
Amber, one of belongs comrades in
the Jeanette expedition, we're buried at
i Markham, Va, Yesterday. in the pres
ence Of large number of naval officers
aud residents Of Farquhar county. rhe
0asket was covered With the Union Jack
and the floral wrsaths which had been
accommodating ali the way from Siberia.
The Oenvslie lnvesaiGasisa.
| The first witness before the Danville
Investigation COMMITTEES, WAS Con-
gresham John l.. Wise, who stated
/
ainia campaign. The funding party be
thought psrpetuated the race issue. He
introduced papers to show that whites
brought on the difficulty at Danvills for
political purposes, having despaired of
| winning the contest otherwise. senator
Sherman asked il the funders we're in
spired by objections 70 persons or the
| race. Witness said il Was an DIGESTION
to race. The men appointed were un-
Questionable. Witness said that DAN
vile and Pittsylvania are the most law
less communities In Virginia. Pittsyl-
| vania county and the adjoining ooun-
ties Of North Carolina were alike in
this. Senator Vanoe-" That's Re
publiosn county BY a large majority,
SIR" Witness" Yes, and wherever
there 10 . Republican majority there
will b Bourbon sh0tguns." Senator
Vance" There will be large number
of convictions 70 the penitsntiary."
Wituess-"And crowds will 90 down
before tho mouths of Bourbon shot
guns" Vance, do not know AZ there
il any necessity for you to asssail North
Caroiina here, air." Witness" al
lude 10 these matters with regret"
Nominations.
H0ratio c. Blu -chard, of Illinois, for
Director Of tho Mint; Commander WIN.
G. Temple for Rear Admiral in tho
Navy; Samuel V. Shirfy for Receiver
Of Public Moneys at Las Cruces, New
Mexico.
Csnarnatisns.
Frederick G. Q. Lord a. Collector Of
Internal Revenue for the district of
Nevada X. Wharton a. Register of the
L md Once at San Francisco Orlando
Evans a. Postmaster at Reno, Nevada.
Sew Penslsn Dill.
Senator Harrison introduced in the
Senate today, u bill of great Importance
to soldiers and their widows. 1t pro-
vidss that q pension be given to eli
soldiers who served during the var Of
the rebellion, in military or naval SER
Woe, for the period Of six months. and
| we're houorably discharged, provided
that thy are now disabled. Tho bill
proceeds upon the theory that there are
MANY soldiers and sailors who did not
contract disabilities during the war
Of such specific and we'll defined
nature a. to enable them 10 make
proof Thereof ~ required 10y existing
laws, but in truth aud in fact they are
now broken down in health by reason
of hardships aud exposure 1" service.
Il 10 bill that grants relief to that
GLASS Of soldiers who had the phys,cal
strength to bear the burdens Of war
without receiving hospital treatment,
but by reason Of their long and faithful
service have since become invalids.
The highest rate Of pension granted
n ga, which il made divisable accord
ing to the degree Of actual disability.
the bill increases tho rate to tl2 TO all
widows Of pensioners who contracted
disability in aud since the war of the
rebellion, and Who are nov drawing -,
and fixes tho rate Of such claimants at
tl2 per month for future pensions
Il also provides pensions for wid-
ows Of such soldiers AZ may
10 pcnsioned under the 6rst sestion Of
said bill, and also the widows Of these
Who served in the var OF the rebellion,
ing laws tor disability, without the vid
ow beine required TO prove that death
WIS from cause due 10 service. The
bill does not grant pension To
all widows, bot ~ the widows
IL eeldiers Who are or would b.
como pensioners. Ii grants relief
| to many Wurthy claiIAants. whose hus-
bands we're disabled BY reason Of their
military service and were destinea not
| to die from soms specific disease from
which they we're lingering, but an acute
dissass intervening and causing death.
tn, claimants were barred owing TO
the immediate cause Of death not being
due to service. Thi. bill 10 the reeult
OF demands the Government 10 unable
20 meet under existing lava. 4 soldier.
for example. Who vas in every battle
fouRht By tho Army Of the P0somac
from 1861 to 1855. bot who WAS neither
wounded nor In the hospital, nov be-
comes disabled by disease contracted
| in the service. Under existing laws the
Government cannot help such soldier,
bat this bill proposes not only TO pen
sion him, bat also TO pension his
widow.
In an interview today senator Harri-
con eaid that while this vas . radical
change in the pension lac. he had care
fully considered the matter, and be did
not hesitate 10 say that in his opinion
every true frisnd Of Union soldiers
oould afford 20 sustain suoh = ueAsure.
| It vas needed, and ought - become .
Law u onos. All pensions under this