Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-27
WASHINGTON.


80 aSase so1no On koffeft0fet I
WAszrxoroS. Nav IS. - Chairman
Cobb said today that he expected to
call up the land grant forfeiture bill
some tire this week The first one to
be considered will be the Oregon Cen
trail railroad bill. he thinks the North
ern Pacific grant may follow. He says
tue action Of the COMMITTEES on Judi
elary reg .rdiug the grant Of the Back
Bone rallsay, IN Louisiana, d IS not
apply 10 the ether grants, and will not
necessarily inanencs Il . action of the
house regarding them. He takes issue
With tbs report of the Judiciary Com
mIftee. and insists that Congress has
the right to forfeit any of the grants
not earned strictly under the contract
with fhe Goverpm mt He thinks the
House has already committed itself On
this suhi-ct, and that il the various for
TEXTURE bills rench q vote they will pass.
PTepssisx to Amead the seastifutfss.
WASHINGTON, May % Senator In-
gals rrported to the Senate today from
he Judiciary Cos. mittes a substitute
Tor toe 1plnt resolution introduced by
Senator Jackson proposing an amend
ment 10 the constitution la relation to
the terms of Office Of President and
Vice President. The amendment to the
constitution provided for in Senator In
gals substitute is a. follows:
Art ele 2 The executive power shall
be vested in a President of the United
States OF America. he President and
Wee President hereafter elected shall
hold their Offices for the term OF SIX
years. ut the President shall not be re-
eligible, nor shall the Vice President be
eligible to the Office Of President il he
shall havs exercised the same in case of
vacancy therein.
The secretary Approves.
In reply TO = communication from the
House Ways and Means Committee ask
ing for Secret,ry Fol9er's opinion Of
lhe administrative portion of Hewitt's
tariff bill, desitt has received letter
from the Secretary indorsing the plan.
This renders il more than likely that
such chan les in the Law as are recon-
mended IN that part will receive the
sanction Of the House of Representa-
tives.
Tariff Tinkerinx.
Representative Frank Hard saws there
will certainly be an effort made this
session to extend Il 9 free list by the ad-
ditIon OF lumber and coal.
Fast Ridiag.
A 10 mile bicycle race for profession
ais took pla,e this afternoon, The
riders vereJ L. Prince. II. w. Higham,
VIM. Woodsid, aud w. J. Morgan. Ii
was WOE by Prince by 80 feet in 32:46:
Woodside second. Morgon gave up the
contest on the second mile, aud Hioham
broke a spoke and was compelled to
stop on the tenth.
A Nice Question.
The Department of State has been in
formed that the Chimes, Government
proposed to enter a silk loom in opera
ton as an exhibit at the New Ocieans
EIposition. The 90 stion arose whether
the Chinese Restriction ACT did not
prohibit the l,ndins of operatives on
the ground that they were lsborers. The
question was referred to the Treasury
Department, and Secretary Folger to-
day informed the Secretary of st tie
that the Chinese operatives will be sd-
mitted without molestation, with the un-
Outstanding that they will not remain
in the country longer than necessary to
display their exhibits.
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