Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-08
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WAsHIxoFox, Feb. 7.-Cail offered q
resolution requesting the President "a
prevent the delivery Of Senior Carlos
AQuero, the Cuban patriot now ia pvisou
at hey West, on the demand of the
spanish government, charged with
highway robbery. Call read the pro-
ceedinxs sf meeting Of American citi-
zens at hey West, denooncing the de-
mand OF Spain as actuated by a purely
political reason and defending General
Aguero from the inspirations. Referred
TO the Committee ON Foreign Relations.
1he following bills were reported
favorab!y from the committees and
placed on the calendar:
By Dolph, from the Committee on
Commerce., a bill to amend the Revised
Statutes 50 a. TO authorize the unload
ing OF COAL salt. ETC., in bulk within q
collection district, under the superiu-
tendence of the customs uffice. at the
expense OF the parties interested.
|. Bv Van Wyck, from the Committee
on Public Lends. a bill to relieve pur-
chasers and settlers On the Denver Il
st. Joe Railroad lands. This ame bill
vas introduced by Van Wyck and passed
the Senate at the last session, except
that the present bill fixes the price per
acre At $3.50.
by Con2er, frosa the Committee on
Commerce. bill % amend the Re-
vised Statutes with reference to the i'm
mediate transportation Of dutlabie
goods.
CullOsp introduced bill for the re-
lief of persons 10 whom lands had
been confirmed BY the Government in
the Northwest and in indian Territory.
and whose land had afterwnrd been
sold by the United States.
Beck offered a resolution, which vent
over until tomorrow. directing the Com
nittee on Civil Service to inquire into
the cause of the removal Of John bud.
ley fcolored porter, heretofore ON the
rolls OF the senate, aud directing the
senate to reduce to writing the evidence
1t may take on the subject and to Law
such evidence before the Senate.
Hills bill relating to the lands oocu-
pied by certain settlers, and formerly
believed to form part of the Ute reser
vat.on, was taken up and after An
amendment by Cockrell providing that
the lands referred TO be returned to the
public domain, the bill passed.
The Senate then took up Platt's bill.
reported from the Committee on Pat
ents. amending the section Of the Re-
vlssd Statutes relating to terms for
which patents should be good in the
United States after their expiration in
a foreign country. The morning hour
expiring the bill went over, and the
chair Senator Hawley) laid before the
senate unfinished business. being the
Mexican land grant titles bill. Il was
debated during the remainder of the day.
Brown was about to address the SEN
ate on his pending amendment when an
adjournment was agreed to.
HOUSE.
Springer asked leave to offer a resolu-
ton directing the Postmaster General
in responding to the House resolution
asking for information in connection
with the Star route mail service to ex-
plain what portion he considered detri-
mental to the public service. Rogers
ebjected, and the resolution was placed
on the calendar.
Hill. frOla the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported bill suspending for
five years the operation of the Revised
Statutes in relation to QuanO lands.
Dingley, from the Committee on
Shipping, reported bill to constitute q
Bureau OF Navigation in the Treasury
Department.
The Committee of the Whole then
proceeded to the consideration Of the
Int l. N0,n <>fH
Congress, as amended by this House,
the rules OF the 18th Congress until fur
Their orders.
Weller, in q vehement manner, advo-
Gated the amendment relating to print
ing bills and reports. In the course Of
brief reWarks. he managed to aim q
blow at the national banking system,
to condemn the action of the Republi-
can party IN demonetizing silver, to ex-
press wish for Democratic success at
the next. election, and to state that
the country Randall vas
looked upon AZ a friend of monopOlies.
This last remark elicited some laughter
in which Randall good hHmoredly
joined.
Belford offered an amendment, grant
ing clerk to every member of Con-
gress not q chairman. Referring to the
by Weller upon the difficulty
of members in understanding the bill
upon which action was asked, Belford
raised a laugh by asserting that the
gentleman had not sense enough to
comprehend tho bill, and be wanted to
help him by giving him clerk who
would illuminate him. Look at tho
Senate! Fifty of it's members were
capable of hiring their
own clerks, while 26 of them were poor
devils, who got to the Senate ON their
own merits. Loud laughter.] If these
30 Senators used the public treasury to
employ clerks, Why could not the poor
who had t. study how to
make ends meet at the end Of the
month Members we're nothing but
pack horses and pack slaves, and It Was
the duty Of the House to initiate the ex-
ample Of the Senate and procure clerks
for them. He was net afraid of his
because they were big,
broad hearted, generous fellows.
Cook offered An amendment to this
providing that when q
hires clerk he shall pay him
out Of his own pocket.
An amendment offered by White, of
Kentucky. concerning the WOman's
Committee was lost by 81 to
l02, almost party vote, the Democrats
voting in the negative.
An amendment offered by Anderson,
restricting the privileges of the floor
now granted to ex-members of Con-
gress was lost by . vote Of III yeas TO
100 nays.
On an amendment by Cox, of New
York, for the creation Of q Committee
on Census, the vote stood los to ~, and
tho point as 70 no quorum being raised,
the House adjourned.
PACuElC LAMB BUSINESS
During the last half Of 1885,, the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company sold
lands to the amount Of &l.273. 1854, and
its business vas great deal lsss than
during the nrss half Of the year, the
Gales Of the whole year aQgreGratinG
over three million dollars.
The average price per aore Of the
lands sold in the last half year, Vas
a. ., against t3.n in 1882. This 10 not
particularly significant. however. - il
may have been more valuable land that
Vas sold Last year.