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


WASdIN9TON.
rs 9xaesA A0essean Commerce.
WAsHSoroH, March IA bill vas in.
trodsoed in the Senate by Cockerill
authorizing the appointment OF a
special commission 60 visit the priucipal
countries Of South America for the por.
pose OF collecting Information LOOKING
to the extension Of American trade With
those countries. 1t provides for the ap-
pointment Of three commissi sners for a
tern OF two wears, At an annual salary
OF 5000, to visit Mexico, 6uatemala.
hondoraa, Salvador, Nicaragua, Ar
Qentine Republic, Chill, Uruguay, Par
aRuay and Brazil. and for an appropria-
ton Ut 10000 for carrying out the pur-
poses Of the act.
4 Bill % Lseal Interest.
bill vas introduced in the Senate to
constitute Seattle, Washington Terri
tory, port of delivery within the col
lection district of Puget Sound.
The New fast1 Ban.
WARRINGTON. March The substi-
tute for the Morrison tariff bill, placing
coal, salt and lumber on the free list,
was considered by the Ways and Means
4
Kelly 1t was determined to hear tOmor.
row q delegation representing the btu
minOus coal interest. Il was also
agreed TO continue the informal hearing
until final action is taken on the meas
IRE BY the committee. II is generally
understood that vote will be taken in
the committee on Thursday.
giags II half Mast.
The flags at the navy department and
navy yard were placed at half mast at
noon today out Of respect to the mem
Ory Of Minister Hunt. whose funeral
took place at st. Petersburg.
a Pensasn fer the widow Of Frank
?. BlaiS.
The House COMMITTEES on Invalid
Pensions has agreed to report bi to
allow the widow of General Frank P.
Blair, of Missouri, $4,000 and a pen
sion of $50 per month for money ex-
pended and services rendered the
UuiOn cause by her husband during the
late var.
The Jeanette ExaminisG Csmaiaeee.
The House Committee on Naval At
Buchanan, MeAdoo and Boutelle, as q
sub. committee to investigate the man
aRement of the Jeanette expedition,
in accordance With the Washburn reso-
luton adopted yesterday.
Jeaqula Miller sn the Mormon Qaes.
ton.
Joaquin Miller today appeared before
the House COMMITTEES ON Territories,
and gave his views ON the Mormon
question. He characterized the Nor
mons AZ "Cranks and Guiteaus," and
opposed repreasive measures, as only
tending TO incite them to further lawl 90
acts, instead of suoduing them. This,
he said, was the history of all snch
measures. PolyRamy, he thought, was
on the increase, and he favored educa-
ton as the cure for all the ills from
which the people of Utah suffered. The
MormOns, a. q people were, in his opin-
ion, extremely ignorant, and led by
cranks and those who had their own
ends to serve; and all that was neces-
sary to bring them back to the paths of
morality was to show them their true
condition.
Newspaper COpyrlGht Ban.
The following is copy of the bill in
tr0duced by Senator Sherman today,
granting copyright to newsp spers: Be it
enacted, etc., that any daily or weekly
newspaper, or any association of daily
OF weekly newspapers, published in the
United States, or any Of the Territories
thereof, shall have the sole right to
print, issue and sell. for term Of eight
hours, dating from the hour of going to
press, the contents of said daily or
weekly papers, or the collected news of
said association, exceeding ten words.
SEQ. 2. That for any Infringement of
the copyright granted by section of
this act, the party injured may sue in
any court Of competent jurisdiction, and
recover in any proper action the dam
ages sustained from the person making
the Infringement, together with the
costs of suit.
A duplicate to the foregoing measure
will be introduced in the House at the |
earliest opportunity.
Army Tese&raph Operators.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs has ordered favorable report |
ON the bill giving the army telegraph |
operators, who served as such in the |
late war, the same rights Of homestead
entry allowed TO enlisted men.
The Kelfcr.Beynlen CentrevePsy.
In the Keifer- BOynton investigation |
today, General Swain was called to |
testify to the character of Charles ]. |
Garfield, but il turned out that he vas
unacQuaiuted with him.
McGarrahan was recalled, but his |
testimony was without interest.
John Carson, correspondent OF the |
PHILADELPHIA Ledger and clerk of the |
WAYS ami Means Committee of the |
Forty seventh Congress, was the next |
witness. He saw General B0yntOn on |
the night of March lst about II O'Clock, |
as the conference committee ON the |
tariff bill adjourned. Witness walked
downed with Boynton to his Office and
dictated the proceedings to Winn and |
Barrett as far a. any had been taken.
Barrett, Of the Boston advertiser,
testified to being in Boynton's Office on |
March LIST and seeing Keifer there. |
Boynton and Keller we're discussing the |
general action of the conference and
What the probable result would be. |
Witness detailed conversation he had |
had, on tho Inst night Of the session, |
with Keifer. in which the latter used the |
expression: II don't care Cd d-n
for the press" He had told Boynton |
about the conversation.
Chas. Il. ketchan, of the associated |
press, vas CAli0o 0uu ssoeo0 tunt III
March, 1883, he vas the correspondent |
of the Kansas City yaurHal. He vas in |
BOynton's Office on March LIST and saw |
Keifer there, bot did not hear tho con-
versation that took place between them.
Louis O'6hanRhnsssy stated that in
March, 1883, be was = staff correspond |
emit Of the Compserri03 Gazette. He COR |
roborated the testimony of the previous
witness a. 10 Refers presence in BOyn- |
tons Office On the night of March lst.
This witness created . good deal of
amusement by the tsrse asd direct
manner BY which he answered the ques-
tions peopounded on croas examination
and Of the statement by which he could
recall tho date Of the conversation in
Boynton's o63cs. He recalled il thcoaRh
the fapt that on that night be vas en-
gaeed in looking up the Tabor Wedding
and AhA Vhinkv hill