Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-17

SEATTLE
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General eoeeDao - eAe Rrooe.
WAsHrS0TON. Jan. k.-There il CON
siderable excitement tonight smonf
p0lIsi0sans. orDnssQoept upsn eredife<
run1or that senator John sherman and
ex-Sp- aker ki-frr had conc. uded an al
lianoe TO press Geneeal willlam Tccum
sch Sherman for The Republican presi
DENTAL nomination. General Sherman
= on the Rr0ond. and, although nevel
allied With Rspu blican politics, has becr
taken down badly with the pFeaidentia
disease, IN spite Of prsvio0s proteata,
tions that under No circumstances would
he become . osndidate. Raunor has il
that ovoetnfes have already been made
70 0x-SenatOe C0oklinG to favor Gen.
eri Shernan's nomination, and til Al
ConRresAnan Belfoed vas the embass i.
dor. but the latter statement il dis
credited. CouQrsasOao B-iford did
have oeEtain confeFsnoso With ex-6sna-
toe ConkiinA the supposed objees of
which was 70 effect . reconciliation be-
tween Conkliaa and President Arthur,
tn which missioa he has not % fer
succeeded.
The Solns 0eOobolean Caoeos.
| WAsHISoroN, Jan. l6.-A Joint Re-
| p1blioan caucus of Senators and Rep-
ressntatives was held tonight 90 APPOINT
. Congressional Campaign COMMITTEES
ThsFe were LIS members Of Congress
present. senator Edmnuds presided,
and Representative Miller Of PennsyI-
vania acted a. secretary. In taking the
chair SenatoF Edmunds said the eut-
look Of the Republican party for 1854
waa 1t thas early period Of the campaign
beeter than at any time for tho p0st Is
years, and there - sveTy reason % b.
licve that il would be successful With
only the exercise Of visdom in selestipR
candidate. The following resolutions
sore offered by Senator H0ar:
Rssotusd, TAa4 Il 10 tAe sense OF this
mse'inR that the Republican Congress-
ional Canpaign Committee be immedi-
stoly organized, consisting of enc men,
boe from each State and Territory hav-
ln0 Republican Represout Atiyes, for the
preparation and circulation of dOcu-
ments eonossuing subjeols peuding in
CCngrsss and OtteR puiitioal informa-
ton, and the execution Of such other
work ~ may be agreed upon BY that
committee and the Republican National
O0mmittoe.
Kesolred, That We express our SYM
pathy with aud will extend co-operation
n all practical ways to all southern Re-
puhliCans struggling for the exc rcise If
the vital, fundamental right Of free suf-
frage in popular eIecsions, and no len
do We pledge our friendship and assist
ance 20 all oieissas of the Southern
States who have NOS been Repnblioans,
bat are manfully contending aQainst
the prescription or murder Of voters
and favor freedom in politics. honesty
Of political methods and pablio educa-
ton of The whole people; and % re-
0oL.,mend prompt united action of Re-
publioaus with all such patriotic Oiti-
Gems in combined efforts 70 redeem these
States from the fatal domination Of
false idnas and dishOnDrin9 practices.
The resolutions we're warmly ap-
plaudsd BY the caucus when read, and
after being favorably commented on
by Senators H0ar, Logan and HawIey,
and Representative Hisc0ok aud Nay,
wsee unanimOusly adopted. The men,
bess 81 the COMMITTEES agreed upon by
tho Representatives oe the States were
California, senator Miller; Florida, H.
B. Bisbee Illinois, g. b. Davis Iowa,
Senatof AllisOn; KAnsAs, Thos. Ryan
Massachusetts,, Senator Hoar; Mime
sofa, w. D. WashbuRn; Mississippi,
Judge Jeffords; Nevada, senator Jones;
New Hampshire, senator Blair New
Jersey, Senator Sewell; Nov York, F.
Hiac0ck North Carolina, James e.
O'Hsra Chic, William Mckinley, Jf.;
Penney lvsnia, j. n. Campbell; south
Carolina, W. n. Macley Vermont, ;.
w. Stewart; West Virginia, Nathan
GOD, IT,; Wisconsin. senator Sawyer
Dakota, ]. b. Raymond Idaho, Theo-
dore Singisss New Mexico, F. Lunar
Washington Territory, I. H. Brents.
When the call was made for membe.
Of the committee from Utah. Senator
Edmunds remarked that Of course that
Was represented. Some OF those pres
snt asked leave to present the name of
a member OF the committee at sOme
future time. They were requested to
name such members a. soon ~ possible.
The secretary Of the caucus was author
lied to call meeting of the COMMITTEES
nsxs Monday night at The Arlington
Hotel. At shat meeting the chairman
e. ss . W 0se''
w " sppoaa'eu'
To Caseae 1AaE.Ao9s q - nren
Aeessesn Asse' {
The bill proposed BY the cattle men
for the extirpatiOn Of the lung plague
has been suonitssd for cossidsratlon to
the following members q sne mouse
COMMITTEES on ARricultlre: batch, Cul-
leg, Bibrell, Winans, Wilson and Ochil-
tres.
The senate ball passed whicn Vas re-
ported from the COMMITTEES on Public
Lands, restoring 20, sno puolio CONAN
sne Ian9 etea.so tao isou 1ouns..1
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1osseee u We se.sse
During The consideretleo Of the joint
rules in the Senate today, when ths rule
forbiddin9 the sale Of liquors IN the
OHpitol was reached, Bayard moved to
sedks out the words ''or malt," % a.
sion.
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