Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-10

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planning ths work Of Conerso ~
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him shaa possibly Mr.. Osvslsnd -,
have voiss IN sbs sslssaine of n
C&binet.
Aemben vhe hare arrived il shs city
sxprem ~ ovinioa tk>t Conessm ulIl
not Ind tinss NJ ssnfon % afisunpt
sny very inportsnf laetula1ios. Bs6B1ss
ne sppropristien hi1Is, ~ land erent
forfeiture Question vill psobsbly 81
taken up. and 4 promises 70 bring
about lonR and hittss 6eht. Seus
of the nsmbsrA. hovsvss. have nos
Given up tho $3.50 toohline - naxfG.
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stood, II psimed fog another nehA He
looks apcn ~ s1oeoosof IL Douosra1to
party - n fndoeuomeot of taxiG ~
form. and has sxpeessod The opiniou
that some1hine shoald b. d0ue this
winter 70 redpes the sossnns. III Con-
erom h dIaposo1. h0usssl, 8 a1ske !
busy and evsnffui ssanion of q. there
h no lack of material u ~ shape Of
psndine legialasiou. There 4, for in-
stance, the silver ooinaeo Qaos1iou.
which uFgsntiy ealls foe attoufion. q
very ronpuo1able elsrnsnt + oallinQ Tor
bankruptcy law; tkere h q great d.
sirs In leRal and basdnsn eiroleo for
ae4iun which shall expsdise she wosk
Of the Snpreme Court; much remains
TO be settled respecting The rotations
of railroad and lad corporations 70
the Gosegnmont; ard thoso ere yasiuus
private. canal and railsoad echeuss %
which ConGreao will b nsked 10 Rive :
bsipiuR hnnd; the pension Laws are uct
yst satisfaetogy 70 eops inflnenGial
classes; and tbs friends of the ahippin0
iutsFesss l0oA upon lAss wintsr's leQisIs-
tien - msguly preliminary, ond -
anxious 70 follow is mp 81 beoadsr
measures; the sdueation bill psseouss
| it oIaims 70 The Houus; and tuo or
thrss Tsrritoxiea which have now large
and ambitious popnlations ase olomoF-
| ing for ths rights and dfRnitioa Or
States. It vijl - seen readily, thers-
f0re, thai even u OonRyeos pgufegs 10
ignore ths tariff and fellow procsdenfs
pretty closely in tbs appropriatiens,
thsss h IN abundance Of impostant
subjsota which u can pe0iltably apsud
| the winter.
Among ths 6rss questions presented
e she Captsal today viii be Q rseoiusion
| In the House calling for Diplomatic
| investigation Of The action Of the French
| In prooecuting work ou the Panama
canal, and asolasina In favor of the
American policy Of prodominauce on
| this continent. Several leading Demo
cEn&s have the matter in charge. and
| 10 IL indeed Qratify ing TO ses s0us in
clinxtion toward enforeing the Monroe
doctrine. The representatives Of the
three great Isthmus inter r-oceauic transit
projects are gathered here In Aptioipa-
| ton Of some action By Congress on this
| important question. The Panama peo-
pie are simply anxious 10 BE- lee alsne.
| The NicaraguAn people want substantial
recognition. The Tehuantspec people
are willing 70 take anything they can
Get. James b. Eada, tho father 0f the
| Tshuantepeo scheme, wunt 10 London
last summer 10 get some money. don't
understand that hs got any there, hus
he has apparently gotten some on the
way home, for he 10 exhibiting quietly
TO New York capitalists Q working model
Of his inter r-oceanic ship railway Walsh
cost him $l0,O00 and occupies 20 feet Of
space. He is now arranging 10 exhibit
| ID at New Orleans.
The Washington Monument IL NOV
| Ing along toward completion. The Gap
stone will be set this week. The tip Of
the capstons will be composed Of alum
mum, and u the largest device ever
made Of that metal. Il 10 about four
feet high. and 10 a. sharp a. . modsr-
ately dnIl needle at lie apex. There are
several reasons Why this particular metal
Was used. 10 heGin with, il 10 good
lightning conductor. and viii serve a.
the top Of the lightning rod; then Il does
not tafnish, bat viii always remain
bright. Is hes much tho same appear
ance 40 silver.
The most distinguished military tri.
bunai that has assembled In this coun-
| try since the close Of tho war ID now In
session in . small upper rsom In the
ICorcofnn buildina. One major general
and Sin bri0adier- generals Of the regular
army, danked BY three colouels Of the
line on either hand, occupy the long a.
BILE. Schonsld, Terry and Miles-it
wouid BE- hard 70 fnd three men who
look moro distinguished. The stan
Generals R6ehestsr, Hclabird, Murray
and Newton are men Of dignity and
power. I believe % 10 she FIRST time Ia
the history Of the country that man
hslding the rank Of brigadisr-Rsnesal
has beSn on trial 10 time Of peace, and
the court 10 making short work OF 0sn'
Swain. LENex.