Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-22

SEATTLE D
ment. yourself giving the testimony il
The matter which vas propounded &c
me. l think that after the trial o!
Wheeler for the killing OF Matthews
and when the facts are brought tc
light, will answer your question"
Reaaiiaissy LexisIassou.
The House Committee on Commerce
Is considering the bill authorizing the
President to prohibit by proclamation
the importation of articles Of food OF
drink when satified that the same are
adnlterated in manner injurious to
health. and to prohibit the Importation
of such articles As he may deem proper
from foreign country which exercises
unjust Discrimination against American
products and decided to postpone vot-
| ing on the measure until next FRIDAY.
but there WAS an understanding that
the committee would report to the
House substantially of this character.
Instead. however. of limiting the oper-
alton of the act to the year 1897. the
committee will recommend that there
be rs limit.
state or Tacoma.
| The bill introduced in the Senate for
the admission of the State Of Tacoma
provides for the creation of The present
Territory Of Washington and part of
Idaho into a State and its admission
! into the Union subsequent to its fOrma-
ton OF a State government and the
adoption of a constitution by cOnven-
ton of delegates representing the elect
ors of the proposed State, to held at
Walla Walla, and the the ratification of
the constitution framed BY that cOnven-
ton at a special election of the electors
residing within the limits Of the pro-
posed State. 1t provides. however, that
the admission shall not take place until
after March 4, 1885.
q Gable street ksilways for Paris.
The right to the Liehthall patent
for cable tramways for France, has been
sold to II. Woodrow, formerly of Gin
| cinnati, who will shortly leave for Paris
| to introduce the cable street railway sys-
tenn.
Democratic Caucus.
Representative s. s. Cox, Chairman
of the House Democratic caucus. has is
| sued call for caucus of Democratic
| Representatives On Tuesday evening
next.
Not Foot and Mouth Disease.
telegram from Prof. Salmon, Veterin-
arian of the Department of Agriculture,
stating that after a thorough investiga-
| - no a. ho al
sas, he has concluded that it is not the
genuine foot and mouth disease. but is
| due to local conditions. and there is no
danger of its spre aiding to other SEQ
tions. The Commissioner accepts this
conclusion az final.
Customs Union OF America.
Consideration was also given to Rep
resentativs Townshend's joint resOlu-
ton authorizing the President to invite
the cooperation Of the governments of
American nations In securing the estab-
lishment of commercial league to be
known az the Customs Union Of Ameri-
ca, the object of which is to strengthen
commercial intercourse. Rsagon, Wood
ward and Davis were appoidted as q
sub committee to obtain the views of
the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of the Treasury on the proposed union
and to report Tuesday.
The Southern Pacific Grant.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has notified the Secretary Of the
Interior Of the completion of another
section of road 240 miles in length from
Moiave, Arizona, to The Needles. AriZO
ia. The company ask To have this Sec
ton examined by the coinWisslsner who
was appointed to examine the section
completed last year. Pending Congress
sionl action IN the matter 1t IL not
probable that this last application to
the Department will he more successful
than the preceding applications, as the
appointment of commission might be
construed in recognition Of the validity
of the claim of the Southern Pacific to
the land grant of the Texas Pacific.
| Postal telegraph Bill.
| The subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads having several postal telegraph
bills under consideration, formulated
and caused to be printed. as embodying
the views of the majority Of the sub
committee, a bill providing that the
| Postmaster General shall establish tele-
graph offices in all post offices on tele-
graphic circuits and all other post offices
with ia ten miles of such circuit where
the salary of the postmaster IL not less
than $500 per annum. Tho charges for
the transmission of kilograms shall be
prepaid by telegram stamps or by postal
| telegraph cards. and the maximum rates
for kilograms of 20 words or less shall
be as follows: When the distance of
transmission is 100 miles or under. 70
cents; where over 1000 miles and under
300 miles, 40 cents: all greater dis
| tances 80 cents; for kilograms directed
to he transmitted by night, under 25O0
miles, Is cents; for greater distances,
% cents; all words to be counted,
| and for every five additional words or
less one-fifth additional will be charged.
| Government business shall have prior
ity in transmission without prepayment
and at rates annually fixed by the Post
| Master General, all other kilograms to
be- transmitted in the order received, ex
cept night messages. The charges for
transmission of special kilograms to
newspapers and commercial news assO-
Citations, for each 100 words or less. for
each circuit Of 1000 miles, shall not ex
coed 20 cents, il sent at night, and 81
during the day but when copies of the
| same telegram are dropped off at one or
| more offices the rate for each office shall
not exceed 80 cents at night and 70 cents
during the day, and at the same pro
rata rate for each word in excess. Where
special kilograms are delivered at the
same office for two or more news
| papers 10 cents additional shall be
charged for g ,ch 100 words or less for
nanifoiding for each newspaper re-
| caiviny An. same Celeprams shall bo
privileged communications in law to
the extent that sealed letters nov are.
The Postmaster & -neral shall cause to
be issued POSTAL telegraph cards of the
denominations Of Is cents, 70 cents, %
cents, 10 cents aud 30 cents, on one side
of which word spaces shal be ruled for
writing postal teleg raph messages. Such
postal telegraph messages may be de-
posted in any letter post box at post
Office where there is apostal telegraph
conn. ctiou, or III any letter post box
| which ia or may be fixed on letter oar
rier routes, and shall be dispatched by
the postal telegraph. The money order