Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-27

WASHINGTON.
why the Journey Was Taken.

WASHINGTON.
why the Journey Was Taken.
WASHINGTON, April 26-rhe journey
OF the Postmaster General to Florida
il taken for the benefit nf Mrs. Gresh-
am, who ia i'll Ill health.
Representative keagan'~ Condition.
Representative Reagan pissed rest
less unoomfort ,bic night. but was
easier this morning. His physician
says he IL doiag we'll.
The Naval" Outbreak.
No inform alton has been received at
the Indian Bureau @ noerning the re-
ported Navajo ontbre *. The report Is
geueyallv d.scredited.
President Bliss. of the Boston X Al
bany Railroad Company, has ordered
that the train which now leaves Boston
AT q y. IN. be put back one hour 20 start
at y. IN. This order, if carried out.
will destroy the fast mail connection
between New ENGLAND and the West
The Boston d Albany train now con
meets at ALBANY 1T loo II. IN. with the
fast mail train from New York. which
cannot be del .y.d an hour without
breaking the important western conuec-
tions.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail.
rOasla.
At MEETING of the House Committee
on Pacific Railroads today Represent.-
tive Thompson was instructed to report
his bill amending the Ihur,nau sinking
fund act. Representatives Post WAS CIV
an authority To sub AIT minority re-
port. His report will he sigued by four
or five members of the committee. The
bill which Ia will submit with his r..
port il based on one introduced III the
senate hv Edmunds 1t Includes all
subsidized roads. and makes II optiont
with them to settle their Indebtedness
with the government Ill twelve s"mi An
nuai pavmeuts. In tie ease OF q rail
road defaultiug. II Is To be governed bv
the IEurnan act. except til Il the per
cent of the net earnings paid into the
sinking fund il increased from - to -
Der cent. Post. i'll his report accom-
PAVING the sill. SANS the minority Of
the committee think that, in deaf
ing with questions Involving snch
great inter, >is. We ought not 81
show disposition Ia Oppress
the raill>ad oomptnies - ~ To cripple
them in their operations. The only
question resented Is how best tn 81
cure To the Government ultimate paw
msIt. The question Of time " Of sec
onaary inn ,rttnce. We believe The
wi,est pplscv ~ To devise some means
whereby the question shali be settled
now and for ali time, i'll such manner AZ
will put Us beyond the possibility of the
cou.t,tutionalitv of the Thurrunn act
being again BROUGHT before the Su
pr.ma Court. Ii IL conceded nv the
majority in their report that their bill
il only "A temporary measure aiming At
securing an increased Amount from the
railroad companies from that provided
by the Thurman sinking fund act. No
claim il made that at maturity at the
bonds outstanding any great amour; OF
principal will be paid. Then Congress
will be obliged to enact legislation -
extend the time of payment. We he
heve II better To enact law whIoh Will
make IN. Government safe AND at the
same time give the railroad companies
An opportunity to protect themselves
against the cotnpetition OF non-sub-
sidi2rd railways.
The Diplomatic Appropriation Rili'
The Housc Committee on Appropria-
tious tod " reported bill making APP
propristi lions fof the consular ana dipio
M ,t,c sery,cas. The amount appropri-
ate1 Is S9II,I1O. which Is T3hI 20 less
than the estimates. The measure re
tuc.d tho contingent expenses OF ie2a-
tions soy so: of c"nsulates, F26,Oo.
4. No..
Iat.s is reduced $4,000. The annual
,,lAries Of the Ministers to Austria and
Italy are reduced from $1,000 to $1,000
| The Office of agent and Consul Gen
eral a, Cairo Is made consulate at An
anuutl salary of 5000. The offices oi
| Minister 10 knumanis, Servia and
! Greece are abolished and consuls pro
| v,,i.d for in Greece and koumauIa.
similar change is made IN the office o'
! Minister To Bolivia The Consul Gen
ertIship At Madrid aud the Consuishir
=, Honolulu are abolished. - also A
number of unlrupo t,nt consul ,tes NJ
other places. The salary of the Minis
tar 20 Colombia is increased from 800
10 $4,000. aud the Consul General 81
a, Honckong from S4ooo to $500.
workings OF the Tariff Act.
N,mtno. Chief of the Bureau Of Sta
tjst,cs. .oday handed the Secretary o.
the Treasury his report ia regard IN th'
operations of tue tAriit act OF March 5
1883. Is APP ears tina, The act caused I
reduction of about six per cent IN sh'
average advalorum rate of duty On im
nor,s. Some OF these changes IN detail
are as follows: Iron and steel an'
manufactures thereof. reduction o.
i Il 100 per cent. Clothing. VOL re
dnc,lou. = - 100 per cent: combinl
wool, IL u 100; carpet wool, 6l-lU
manufacturers wool. a. 100: nanufac
turer cotton. increase. 52-l0u manu-
faeturars' SIX. reduction. 81 IL
NAL, liquors. reduction, ~ l lJ'; earth
ell chiu,ware. increarse. IL lS; gits
and glassware, increase. 9-In; spirit
aid wines. increas-. Is 25-lul The re
port is very voluminous.
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