Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-11

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sided over the Senate today.
Tbs chair laid before ths Senate "a
fnvifation to that body from the Com
rniss1uners Of the New Odssns Exposi-
tior. 10 parsssipase In the openinG Of the
ExDosition on the 18th instant. The
comm unieation vas laid oa the tabis,
that being the usual formal disposiliJn
Of sneh documents Ia she senate when
no special on Immediate deposition 10
demanded By any senator.
Vest. in behalf Of toe COMMITTEES on
Comsnsrce, requested that the commit
tee Be- discharged from conaiderafioq OF
the Ocespie dhip Halfway bill. Vest
stated that hs bad received . letter from
Captain EsdA saying thss certain
changes had bean made IN the conctsr
SION from Mexico, whieh made u neces-
sary 70 Withdraw the till.
Ihs eommittse vas accordingly dis-
charged from eonsidsrat50o OF she bill,
whieh was ordered Withdrawn from the
Giles OF the senate.
TIE Senate took 40 the Oregon Gem
trail land forfsisnre bill.
AZ 2 o'slook the bill was laid aside
until tomorrow and shs DAKOTA bill sas
Vsss sddrssssd the senate in opposi-
tion 70 the admission Of Dakota. be
commended that the population was not
enoogh 70 snsitle it - q representative
ID Congress, and n would 70 ; certain
extent disfrAnchise the States already 10
the Union 20 give the present pop0lar
ton Of Dakota two representatives IN
the United States senate 40 we'll ~ q
Representative 10 the lower house OF
Congress. Inc demands said 70 have
been made sincs 1910 for the admission
Of the Territory had been the demands
Of ambitious polfticians-
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
wasHrxoros, Dec. 1O.-A joint reso-
luton for continuing the work Of the
Census Bureau passed, and the House
vent into committee Of the whole on
the Military ACADEMY appropriation
bill. 50
Ksifss offered an amendment provid.
ing that hereafter al appointments %
the grade Of second Lisuteuant In the
army shall be confined TO graduates Of
the Military Academy and msritorioua
non- commissions officers recommend
cd for promotion in the manner nov
provided for By Law. Al the suggestion
Of kosecrans tbs amendment YES mod.
lied By including enlisted men within
It's provisions. and BY making the Law
inspplicabIe In time Of foreign war.
The amendment then passed.
The COMMITTEES rose and reported the
bill 10 the House. A yea and nay yots
having been demanded on keifer's
amendment, which was agreed 30 IN
COMMITTEES, Il vas defeated BY yeas s.
nays $50. The bill then passed.
On motion Of Morrison, the Com
mittoe Of the whole was discharged
| from further consideration Of she Psesi
dents annual message. Morrison thef
offered resolution, which was adoptet
without debate or opposition, distribut
ing the message appropriately amonS
the standing and select committees o
the House. So much of the message al
relates 10 the revenue provision Of tn,
treaties with Hawaii, spain and Mexics
are referred to the Commistee on Way
and Means.
Morrison offered q resolution provid
ing for holiday recess from tho sd o
December until the 9Th Of January.
The House then resumed considera
ton of the inter. State commercs bill
In reply to question VI Townsena
Reagan expressed hope that the vot,
on the bill will be reached tomorrow.
Townsend said in that case be wouls
call up the Reagan bill as soon ~ tn
pending measure vas disposcd Of.
Stewart Of Vermont took the foo
with speech In favor Of the appsint
ment Of the commiseion.
Turner of kentccky supported th'
substitute and claimed its superiorit
over the common bill, which did moth
ING but create useless and ornaments
| Offices.
Budd. while he favored the genera
features OF the Substitute, vigorously al
tackled the provis on OF 10 prohibitin
railroad companies from charging NOR
for q short than q long haai. II tha
provision were retained he would b
compelled 90 vote against tbs measure
Pending further debate the matte
went over, and the Speaker laid befor
the House message from the Pres
dent transmitting the report OF the Sec
retsry OF the Navy. showing the neces
sity of immediate Legislation for th
purpose OF bringing the statutes of Oh
United States under conformity WIT
the international regulations for pre-
venting collisions NJ sea. which hav
been adopted By all the leading mar
time powers OF the worl1 except thi
country. Referred.