Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-25
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NAsErSoroS, June A-The Cons nit
tee On Finance postponed further con.
sderat.ou of the trade dollar bill until
next Decenoer. for the reason thai the
House blu required amendment and s
conferences with tie House co0ld not b.
obtained this session
II vas agreed that the Senate meet AZ
II O'Clock for the remainder of the zee
sion.
Consideration of the Mexican pension
bill was resumed at 3 o'clock. Debate
closed. and voting upon the amendments
then began. The amendment was agreed
TO 10 provide that no person shall be en-
TITLED 70 more than one p nsion at one
time under Law Of the United States.
unless that fast be specially stated in
the law. The bill then passed. yeas 81,
NAYS "a, as follows:
feas-Auison, Blair. Bowen. Butler.
Cameron, (Pennsylvania) Csneroa
lWisconson) Conger, Davis, Dolph,
Frye, George, Hale. Harrison, Hall, In
eersoil, Jones (Nevada) Lanar, Lsth-
am, Logan. Mcmillan, Malone, Man
derson, Miller, California; Miller New
York. Mitchell, Merrill. Chalmers, Pike,
Platte. Plumb, Ransom, Reidleberser,
Sawyer, Sswell. Sherman. Van Wyck
and Wilson-S.
Nays-Bayard, Beck, Brown. Call,
Coskriil. Coke, Colquit, Edmunds, Fair,
Farley, Garland Groom. Hampton. Haw
ley. Jackson, Jonas, Jones, (Florida)
Morgan. Psndleson, Pugh, Salisbury.
Slater. Vance, Vest, Wilder aud vii.
hans-27.
The following pairs we're announced:
Aldrich with German, Cullom with
ksuna, Anthony with Gibson, Hoar
with Harris.
House bill to authorize the President
to appoint two additional Justices of the
Supreme Court in Dakota, and one ad-
ditional Justice of the Supreme Court
IN the Territory of Washington passed.
The Legislative bill was then taken up.
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
The Committee Of Ways and Means
agreed TO report favorably, by q vote of
seven to two, the administrative ques-
ton Of the Hewitt tariff bill, as far AZ il
to custom duties. Kasson, Rus
sell and Blackburn were not present.
The division on the bill was on party
lines, she Democrats voting for and the
against it.
Tue Senate bill was passed granting
letter carriers fifteen days absence each
rear.
Ouray, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported q resolution calling on
he Secretary of the Interior for infor
nation relating to claims of certain per.
sons TO q portion of the lands of the
Luni Indians in New Mexico and Arizo-
IA. Adopted.
The House resumed consideration of
unfinished business, viz: bill repeating
he pre- emption, timber culture and |
iesert land laws, and amending the |
Law.
Holman offered an amendment. pro-
riding that hereafter the public lands |
adapted to agriculture shall be sold, ex- |
'ept mineral lands and town sites, but |
hat they shall be reserved for actual |
md bona fide settlers under the home
'tead law. Agreed to.
On motion of Henley an amendment |
vas adopted, providing that nothing
q the bill shall be construed to repeal |
he act for the sale of timber lands in |
OregoR, Nevada and Wash |
ngton Territory.
The bill passed-yeas lat, nays IL.
The Electoral count bill was taken |
Up, and the House bill wds adopted as a |
substitute for the Senate bill-yeas 127, |
nays 50. The Senate bill as amended |
'y the substitute was read third time |
md passed.
Recess until8
During the evening session the House |
passed the following bills For the set |
'lement OF accounts of officers of the |
.rmy who served in the war of the re-
,ellion to authorize retired list for |
privates and commissioned officers
II the United States who have served |
70 years to provide for the settlement
IF claims Of officers and men for the |
oss of private property destroyed in |
service.
The bill appropriating $25o,OOO for
he location of branches of the Soldiers
Home in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas,
lowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon and
Nebraska gave rise to a good deal Of
discussion. On the question of its pas
age no quorum voted, and no action
vas taken.
The Senate bill passed providing for
he disposal and abandonment of use
ess military reservations.
Adjourned.