Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-23

WAsan1o1oa. Dsa 3n-Ths Hou.. !.
Ce1neo oon.tdexaston of ths Lnsss. 6tef,
Oommenoe bill
Hsndessun of Iowa movsa . aerih,
oos ~ seeeion prohibteinr rnfiroe1
xrem enAH11na Nxoo1Gw oumunnn nnffnr
~ tkaneR0ttu4 fsofxht i ohor1ee -
aion9er dfSonneo. n helioVod 20 -
slon vas deadIy % - inSererf ef -,
psn of she country - repeessutod. the
Rrgae agricultural inteneGk
Reagan 0pposed ths mo&iou. Not 4
pr0h1b1t Rrooteg MT foe : akoree.
fnau longer haul vas 20 submit Is ~
railroads the regulation 81 - enfirr
commerss Of ~ country.
Daring the progress Of The deb IL On
tno Inter 6eate Oouueroo b<fl HnaC~r
was asked By RaDdali % pormi1 hi1 ~
report toe e0nloronon diGnQkneunnf -
me IemperaFy Naval Appsourinsion bfII
Randall sxplained tie poin5x 81 li6~v.
enoo botwoeu the Houos and the 8onafe.
and long debato e0saed.
ao0mAs wns Oppceod 10 She tempoxary
uiii IL was olipohod astenut a ~
duty.
Cannon aid shs strs.esus sreomens
aQaiusS the rnsiloafiou " oorfain freaf
- was that IN oase the unitsd 81
saw proper TO follow = polioy which
would rebound to So orodis IL stood
p0werIeos 70 enter upon that poliay. hs-
cause q Vas eripplsd - far = he navy
Was concerned.
Randall moved that when tts Houas
ad5eurn today Il b 10 meet Wedneedsy.
soe 14sn inst. The ooustitutiou, be sajd.
pronioit0d Adjournment for more than
four days without tbs oonourxooce az
the senate. Ho asked unanimous con.
cant shas Ie should ~ agreed that % the
z4th further adjsurnnasnt bo had un-
I'll ne 9Th, then 20 tho 3luE, and then
until ehe 9th day Of JAnuAzy, ana thaf
On tnoec days no business b srnusacted.
This would asoomplish the judemsnt 81
sns House on ths question of . holiday
roCoaD.
Thsrs vas barely : quorum n the
house today, and u will b impussibIs
20 Get one next week. Randslt's mo-
tion was agreed 70, but unxninous con-
sent vas not given to the agreement for
further adjournment.
The House insisted on ita disaQree-
menf TO the senate amendments 70 the
nayai bah, and further conference vas
ordored.
Confederation Of the intsr- state com-
msrce bill having bean resumed, Reed
called the attention Of the Speaker 10
the railing made yesterday, By Springer.
when he was Speaker pro tenn. to tie
elect that . motion 20 close . debate
was mot debatabie. He thought tempo
rary Speakers should ~ inssructed In
that knowledge Of parliamentary Law,
courtesy and good sense which q dis
inGuishsd the permanent occupant 81
the chair. LAuRhtsr.l
springer replied thas when he made
the ruling yesterday he believed it 10
be- correct. and belisvsd Il still. There
was nos an opinion By any prsvioos 90
cspAns o. sPs chair taking an opposite
view. His deoision was based on COM
mon sense, and on that he stoSd, though
u might NOS commend him 70 the Rentls-
sian from Maine.
The Amendments Of Henderson was
defeated, ayes 81, nays lis. Further
consideration Of the bill was postponed.
Randall introduced q bill making
provision for tbs support Of
tse navy for the month Of January,
.s8.
A joint regulation was passed dsolar-
inG Christmas and New Years day holi-
days for all per diem 6ovsrnmsnt en-
ployees.
Tho House then adjourned until
Wednesday, December "a. Though
there 10 no definite agreement that no
business will be transacted Wednesday,
there is tacit understanding 70 that
effect, and Il Ii also understood that
consecutive adjournments shall be taken
for business days ut she time until JAM
uary 9Th.
wAsHmoTox, Dec. 20. Vest called up
his resolution, objecting TO sending the
proposed surveying expedition to Mica
raeua.
Morgan moved that the mattel be
considered In secret Legislative session.
The motion was seconded by Cameron
Of wisoonsln and the doors were or.
dsred closed.
During the secret session the doors
for few moments were considered
open, for the purpose Of receiving re-
qness frem the House for further con-
ference on the Naval bill, which request
was granted.
When tho secret legislative session
closed the Senate then went into execu-
tive session. when the doors were
opened Hoar msved TO take mp for con-
alteration the House resolution provid-
ing for adjournment from today till
January Sth. The resolution vas taken
up. and Hoar asked Allison. Chairman
Of the Appropriation Committee, - to
the condition sf things In oass ths SEN
ate should agree TO the resolution tn
question.
Allison said II the senate passed this
resolution, and the two hoasss should
adjourn 70 the data named, there wouid,
on the 1st Of January, Be no money
from which the navy could be paid
every Senator therefore could judge fer
himself whether 10 was the duty Of che
Sauata IN adiouru