Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-01

the bill for The construction Of sesel
cruisers. The Quagtioo - on a
| amendment Of Jones', Of Florida, 20 the
amecdmeat Of Sevell. 0sWsll's smsnd-
meut provides for the boildinR Of the
ships at one q more Of the Rovsrnment
navy yards. Joneo's ameadment pro-
videa thas the boilding shall be appoe-
tiooed amooR the Different navy yards.
After debate the smendmeats Of Jones
and Sevell we're voeed down.
Morgan withdrew his objection to the
vessels being built BY pRivats contract,
aud the amendment offered BY him Vas,
After modification, accepted BY Hale,
embodyin9 in the bill By direce vords.
aud not by description, merely the sub
stance Of the aots OF 1882 and 1888, to-
Rether With proviso that bids may be
accepted not only from builders Who
may nov Be ready to build be vessels,
bat Also from those Who may DO able TO
satisfy the Secretary of the Navy that
they can in three months after making
the contract Be ready to do so. The bill
then passed BY % yeas to Ii maya
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Education report
ed back the resolution Of inquiry a. TO
the management of institutions using
the fands Appropriated for the benefit
OF agricultural colleges. Adopted.
The House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar vas that
to authorize the retirement Of Alfred
PleasantOn as q Major General. An
amendment recommended making the
rank that of BriRadier General. The
bill vas advocated by Bayne, Belf0rd,
Rosscrans and McGinnis and opposed
By Steele. StoskslaRer, Brown and No
MILAN.
Cutcaeon would make the rank that
of Colonel.
White (Ky.) opposed the bill and in
the course Of his remarks said that
General Pleasanton, though deserving,
vas NO moro deserving than less hon
ored men Who served in the ranks.
R0seorans inquired whether the gen.
tleman belonged 70 the latter class.
White replied that he did not, but
even though be were not an interested
party, as some persons seemed 70 bs, he
could cast an intelligent vote apon the
measure.
kossorans, in . low tone, said some
thing about casting doubt upon the gen.
tleman's mental ability.
White-"If you mean 10 insult me,
you had better retire to the land grant
in California, where yoa have got I'M
justly thousands of acres which BE-
longed to soldiers, and which bat for
that would have gone to them"
Rosecrans was walking away when
this remask Was made, bat subsequent
~ being informed Of what had been
al A.
What he meant by it.
saids and stand on the record"
II want to know it now whore You
are responsible" exclaimed Roseorans.
time that gentleman refused to yield
further.
Cutcheon's amendment, providing
that General PjeasantOp b retired With
the rank Of Colonel was adopted, and
the bill. - amended, vas laid aside fov
favorable report,
The committee then ross. Steele
meved to reoommit tho bill 70 the Com
mittee On Military Affairs, With in
structions to report back bill placing
ON the retired list with tho rank OF |
Colonel all soldiers of the late var suf-
ferinR from total disability. A point Of |
order Vas rajssd against the motion,
but pending decision several dilatory
motions we're made, and the roll call |
consumed the time until 8 o'clock.
The post Office appropriation bill, a.
reported BY T0wnshend. was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
The House then took q recess until
7:3O, the evening session to DO held for
the consideration of pension bills.