Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-05

SENATE.

SENATE.
| MAsauoroH, March A.-LoQan. from
the Committee ON Military Affairs. re
ported favoeably . bill 70 relieve tn,
msm6orD and the Judge advocate Of sh<
Fitz John Porter Court Martial. of the
secrecy imposed on them BY their oaths
At The conclusion Of morning bosi
neoa, the military academy appeopria-
ton bill Vas placed before the Senate.
Logan said he was authorised BY thu
Committee on Appropriations to ofFel
an amendmeut providing that hereafter
any cadet dismissed fer hazinR should
not be eligible to appointment. He had
consulted many of the best officers who
had been in authority At the academy,
and 1t vas his and their opinion that
hazlnR could not be stopped without
such provisions. and he believed such a
provision would stop it The amend
ment vas agreed to- and the bill a
amended passed.
The following bills we're reported IA
vorably:
By Morrill,, from the Committee on
Finance, bill to provide for the issue
OF duplicate checks by government off
GERS IL cases OF she loss of the original.
Passed.
By Cameron, of Wisconsin, q bill to
ratlfy the agreement With the confed-
crate tribes of the Flathead and other
Indians for the sale of a portion of their
reservation in Montana, required for
the use of the Northern Pacific Rail.
road. On the calendar.
Bills we're introduced and z ferred
ny Vest, providing for permanent re-
0eRvHtiOns for the Indians of NOrtharn
Montana.
BY Sherman, a bill granting copyright
to newspapers.
The senate then took up and passed
without debate the bill to punish ooun-
terfeitinR within the United States of
notes, bonds or other securities Of any
foreign government.
The Senate took up tho bill to provide
for the exercise of the Jurisdiction con-
ferred upon the United States in places
out Of their territory and dominion.
This il the bill reported BY PendletOu
from the Committee On Foreign kela-
tons, and provides An elaborate plan
for governing the action of Ministers
and COnsuls of the United States with
regard to the legal rights and RESPONSE
bilities of citizens of the United States
residing in China, japan, BOrneo, Per
sia, Egypt, Turkey and other E stern
countries.
When the reading of the bill was con-
Guided the Senate vent into executive
session, and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Lamb. from the Committee ON For
eign Affairs, reported Q bill to amend
the Chinese immigration act. Commit
tee of the Whole.
Hit submitted . minority report.
Hewitt, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported bill to prevent
the adultefati0n Of teas, based on re-
cent recommendation Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Converse in the chair, to
continue the consideration of tho naval
appropriation bill. The debate upon
the bill was prolonged.
Calkins offered an amendment that
after July LIST the staff corps Of tho navy
ON active list be reduced by reducing
the number Of medical directors from
fifteen to five, medical inspectors from
fifteen to five, pay directors from thir-
teen to five, and placing the officers re-
moved ON the retired list. Agreed to.
After further debate and without
action. the committee rose and the
House adjourned.