Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-25
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

.
tHited States courts lb- sum recon-
tn-ud-d is Seo0cO. The Attorney Gen
cral states that the urts ale III session
all over the Country. and there Is no
money t. pay juror or witnesses
Favorable reports from committees
were made.
by P.at.. from the Committee ou Ter
ritorIes, the hi. to provide for the sd-
mission OF Tacoma as State OF the
Union.
Petitions were presented and re-
ferred. by Miller, of California. from
tie Chamber Of Commerce. of San
Francisco. representing the h-lp!ess
ceEdition Of The Iharbor OF iha, city.
and urging the early completion OF the
N"na1nock.
b ii VS. passed providing for the
disposal % abandoned military reServ.-
tons. IL authorizes the President.
/ whenever IN ms opinion ANY p,r;ion OF
any military r--etv ,tIou becomes Use
less, he shall place II In charge of the
Secretary II the Interior, who shall
n We II surveyed. subd ,vided, appraised
aud sold.
1 ne bill amending the revised statutes
| relating to irespassers on Indian lands
passed. 1t adds Imprisonment to the
( MIC "LEriOE tEu'lucu Tor.
L Il ch ,ir laid before the Senate the
uniln shed business. b"in9 the bill to
I provide for a bureau of animal indus
! try aud suppress cattle disc .ses.
Mcpherson thought the bill defective,
and moved its recommlttaI
Morgan said the bill provided for a
number Of inspectors, who would Dc IN
te.ested III keeping alive the impression
/ that that disease existed among the cat
/ tie of the country. The continuance OF
! tue oil'e depended on tine fact, or sup
/ posed fact, that such disease existed.
! l he Commissioner of Agriculture should
not be given power by which be might
| ga INTO any State and slaughter animals
| without I'll. consent OF the owner. The
own of property should have an OPP
| pnrtunlty tn be heard, and the bill
should provide for such a right.
| While Piumb's attention Was diverted,
/ The question vas put Oh the motion for
recommitts.l AID carried on a era voce
vote, and The char had got SO far as to
announce that The ayes seem to have
! 1t. when Plumb rose to speak. The
cnair SAID the only thing in or-
T.; der WAS AS to whether there
: SHOULD be division of the Senate. On
. the suggestion of Hoar, however, the
, matter VAS treated as though the Ques-
| tlon had not been put.
; Plninb theu addressed the Senate in
| reply 10 the objections made to the bill
and IN opposition to the motion to re-
| comu4it. a recommlttal would be de-
| structlve to the bili and an Indication
| that the Senate did not want to pass
| any bill on the subject of the cattle
! disease at this session. All stock
growing associations had passed rosolu-
tons favoring the bill. and ever intel
| lIgent stock grower favored 1t. As to
McPaerson's criticism, that there WAS
| no pieuro pneumonia i'll the country,
Plumb pointed to the resolutions OF the
Legislature of New Jersey admitting
Its existence.
Coke said the great interest OF his
State had been assaulted and libelled,
| and its value In consequence depreci-
ated by officials OF the United States.
The bulk of the testimony before the
Senate went to show that there WAS no
pleurn pneumonia III the country. One
gentleman had told hin he had ad-
vanced 100000 on cattle. He would
lose half, If not all, his money. The
cattle lnteres were sutferlng and W Ouid
saIter from this Constant agitation.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill for the relief of +. g.
Schwatka. of Oregon, passed the
House.
GlaSscock, from the Committee on
Commerce.. reported the bill establish
ing Iacuua and Seattle, W. l., ports of
delivery. Referred to Committee of
the whole.
Lamb. from the Committee on For
eign Affairs. reported tie resolution
authorizing tn" President to enforce
the claliq of q. +. Wheeler against the
Venezuela Government. Placed on
House calendar.
ALL xauder. from the Committee on
Territories, reported the bill to reOrgan-
ize the Legislature of Utah Territory. |
Pllcsd on the House calendar.
The House then went INTO Commit e |
of the whole, aud Converse offered for |
consideration the Senate amendments |
u the navy appropriation bill.
When the amendment appropriating |
$40, 900 so complete tho ordnance ont |
iii was reached. Blackburn IuCved Don
currence. He would vote, b. said. for !
nun-coucurrr nee In all the Senate |
amendments except this one. Agreed |
to by IA tn %.
hdIutl khSc upAiCc tiht itt WILMA
demand the yeas and nays Ill the House. |
ONeil, of Penusylv iuia. moved to |
concur III the amendment for add |
tlonal cruisers, with an amendment |
providing that at least three of the Yes
sells be constructed in the United States |
N,vv Yards.
sM,ller opposed the pending amend |
meats, b -causs ae could demonstrate, il |
he had time. that it Was a stnpendoui |
freud for the purpose of buying the |
next Presidential election. and u WAS
to be done under the pretense OF being |
tho laborers' friend.
Hewitt stated the true reason of the |
Democratic opposition to bniiding a |
navy. An extended discu sion fol |
lowed upon the qu ,liticatIons OF the |
Secretary of the Navy. during which |
Hewitt cha rged that the Secretary las. |
September. under auth ,rity Of Con |
gress. disposed of vessels AMI materials
no longer of use t. the Government to |
the amount Of )l.00: and that |
though this sum WAS payable within
thirty days from date of purch .se, up
to within three weeks ago the proceeds
of tho sale had not been turned into
the tire asury. The Speaker did not be-
lieve the Secretary would appropriate a
dollar OF TINS ts'ney, our "nen he i-it
it in the hands of some subordinate III
New York or Boston, he neglected his
duty. He Hewitt had found that
$4,000 had been received FROM the
purchasing agent at New York on an
open check. and the Secretary of the
| reasury was unable tn say from what
account IL came. except that 1t was to
the credit OF the Navy Department.
He would not trust "A public officer VIII
did no. see that money which came
into his custody was properly placed III
the treasury AS the law r, .Hired.
Cannon quoted from the annual re-
port of the Secretary of the Navy 10
show that all money received from the
sale Of Old material had been placed on
deposit with the Treasurer of the United
STATS. subjec: to check by the Secretary
Of the NAVY. rs the expenses connected
with the sale We're TO be paid ont of the
proceeds.
Ctlkius sent 80 the clerks desk aud
had read telegram from the Secretary
stating that the proceeds of the sale
had been immediately deposited III the
treasury and there they remained. The
reading pf the talayrtn WAS received