Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-24
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wAsHrxsYoS, Feb. ii. 1854
r..,. were very lively times at the
80 during the past week. A spirit
- dscidsd animation seemed 70 have
,ns.red into both branches of the
s..;oosl Legislature. In the early part
- =. week Mr.. Morrison introduced
.,ch. mooted tariff scheme in the
go Bot in this be had the field all
..I,msslf, as Mr.. Converse had decided,
~. m.ture deliberation, not - intro
~. his counter resolution upon the
-.a,ct OF the shorn lamb that after
hut on some other afternoon.
~. had the effect Of ,dampening the
..do, Of Mr.. Hord. who thsseupon kept
=. ,sace also, 80 that cornplete order
.;ened in the tariff camp. Then the
80, House resolved into debating
.ooisty on the rules. ever member hav-
=. . chanoe 70 enter and champion his
~sot.,v. while Mr.. Randall stood like
t.isIafive Sullivan knocking ont, IN
- ,ound of three minutes, each OF the
49,, narlia meut rians in turn. The
s...r from Mr.. Randall's COMMITTEES
Rr,se rrovided that the rules Of the
uorss Of the Forty sixth Congress, rs
.n'.srdsd nv the present House, shall be
ia role, for the Forty eighth Congress
antil further ordered. But about four
,.sn amendments We're thereupon sub
,o;ttsd. nearly all of which were op-
nssd by Mr.. Randall and suffered de-
IN. Mr. AndsrsOn's amendment for
biddinQ the floor to ex -meInbers who
nsed their privilege Of admission for
lchbyinc purposes was lost; but Mr. Cox,
-;th his usual tact and good luck. car
,,sd the House with him on his motion
~ continue the Census Committee. Mr.,
R.Iford and Calamity" Weller enter
tanned the members by their observa-
tioos: the former In ,vOr Of his amend
neut providing for clerk for each
member of Congress not the chairman
f a committee, and the latter by We
hemsnt speech attacking the national
hank system. Mr.. Heed also talked
risht out in meeting" and gave the
HOsss and the country some needed
facts on the inability Of Congress to
oope with the business OF Legislation
under it's present rules Of procedure.
Hs claimed that Congress does not reach
eight per cent. of its business. In the
lat Congress, ont of a total Of ten thoa-
and bills and resolutions introduced,
only thres hundred we're passed. But
the physical impossibility, a. claimed,
for Congress ~ deal with more than q
small fraction Of its business might be
materially lessened by giving a greater
measure of tune to legislation. Al 1t is
nov, Congress ia in session less than
sns- half Of the time, and, when in $685.
sion, gives itself many holidays. Ex-
espt at the end of the session, Saturday
10 always holiday. and Friday Rener-
alIy ~, aud IA out Of "a months are spent
in vacations.
The House also managed to spoil all
prospects for picnic, to minele indig
nation and pleasure, by a refusal 70 au-
thOrizs an investigation committee to
visit the Arkansas Hot Springs. to over
haul the wicked contractors andoenjOy
tho revlvifying baths. But the appoint
uent OF Con. ROynton's committee to
investigate ex-Speaker Refer, which
vas made by Speaker Carlisle, savors of
decided picnic. and il il reported that
Boynton will conduct his own case be-
fore the committee and personally ex-
anime Keifer.
The hill providing for new Congress
sionsl library has been made the special
order In the Senate for next Tuesday,
md there in reason now to hope that the
eeost to provide the Congressional libra
" with suitable accommodations will
not much longer be frustrated. The
library Ia growing steadily, year after
year. Twelve months ago IL numbered
t60,O6 volumes and 10000 pamphlets.
Il usw contains 5l3,44l hooks and l65,
900 pamphlets, not half of which can
b made available for want Of proper
seAe One has only to enter the rooms
y obtain the ocular proof Of the great
nsed Of larger accommodations. The
telal ultimate cost of the proposed new
baildine will be $3,s2, GOO, and 1t will
aeeonmodate 3, ,O0O, ,OOO books.
Fred. Douglas, the eminent cOlored
Gator, is having the truth Of the old
adags impressed upon him, that the
coane Of true love never runs smooth.
nm CofOmatlc MATRIMONIAL venture 0Aa
caused much family unpleasantness,
md nov his ex-housekeeper proposes
% me for 5000 for services. He il
naid to nov have a fortune of 500. 600,
W foundation Of which WAS laid by u
9M Griffith, an ERglish abolition on
Ausixst, who entered his family AZ a
nsmber Of il. bought him house, and
u him mp as the proprietor IF news.
rpes In Rochester, just after he secured
- freedom.
We have had an inundation from the
ahmaippi River In the snaps Of u con-
ssatson composed of delegates from the
ulalee bordering on the Father of Wa
len. They came to discuss plans for
~ improvement Of their river, and to
sood Congress into recognition Of the
seeseAry measures toward this end.
LENox.