Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-09

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In the Houss, A0foy from the Com
mittse on Post Omoss and Post Roads
reported beek the resolution calling up
on the Pustmasesr General for iufosna.
ton g 20 whether . British spy. named
O6Iien, vAs allowed 20 tamper With
the American nail at New York
Adoptsd.
Bills were introduced and referred fol
the abolition Of duties on lumber, tim
Der and other products Of the forest.
By Ray Of Nev York, giving Congress
power TO paas uniform laws regulating
marriage in the States and Territories.
| By BaGiey, 70 prUtect applicants foz
pensions and prevent frauds in the PEN
mon Once also 70 purchase trade dol.
lars By fractional coins Of the United
States.
BY Beach proposing the following
Amendments to the Constitution: First,
providing uniform laws On the subject
| OF marriage and divorce; second, giving
the President power 70 veto one or ore
items Of appropriation bills; third,
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against the United States.
By Robinson (of New York;, q reso-
luton calling ON the Secretary of State
for information a. to whether our MIN
istefs u foreign courts, observe the lay
prohibiting them from wearing court
dress, and requiring them 70 wear the
ordinary apparel of American citizens.
BY Cox, Of New YoEk-CallinR ON the
President for copies of the correspond
enoe between the governments Of Rus
sia and the United States respecting tho
condition and treatment Of HEBREW
citizens OF Russia, Also 20 authorize
the purchase Of foreign built ships by
citi1sos Of the United States for the
foreign carrying trade, and for FREQ
ship building; also to prohibit the CON-
age OF the three cent piece; also to re-
lieve commercial traders of license
tax; also to erect monuments on battle
fields; als0 TO prohibit the importation
or immigration of aliens and foreigners
under contract to perform labor in tho
United States.
By 0eorRe-Authorizinz the Oregon
Pacific Railway to construct bridges
across the Willamette river. Also, to
allow the cities Of Portland and As
tOria, Oregon, to levy q tonnage tax.
BY HOpkins--Limiting the quantity
OF public lands to be acquired by
aliens.
By Summer, of Prepos-
ing . constitutional amendment limit
ing the veto power Of the President by
providing that q measure be passed
evor . veto by q majority vote.
BY Brents. providing for the admis-
sion of the State of Washington; also
for the construction of ship canal be
tween Lake Union and Puget Sound.
BY Breckenridge TO extend the money
order eystem to county seats Of all csun-
ties of 1000 inhabitants.
By 4acKi0ly to establish bureau
Of labor statistics.
Tho Number Of bills introduced today
was GA.
The O'Dounell correspondence was
referred to the Committee ON Foreign
Affairs.
Adjourned.
Considerable debate arose ON the pro-
posed rule which relates to apprOpria-
tion bills. Benk maintained the i'm
portance OF retaining all matters of ap-
preparations. In the course Of his re-
marks Beck said there vas not first
class grocery or dry goods house in the
country which would carry on business
a. it 10 carried ON in the Treasury De-
partment.
Edmunds thought il would be decid-
eddy injurious to the interests Of the
people to give to commissioners having
charge of special departments Of the
Government the right to say hew much
should be appropriated to those special
departments. The result of such Q
course would be an enormous increase
in the expense of the Governments.