Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-29
WASH NOTION.


WASHINGTON. March 2S.--The Dan
willie investigation "a, resumed today,
and twenty witnesses are being
sworn ut once.
". J. Dance, who occupied the office
where former witnesses said arms we're
| stored ny whites. denied The truth OF the
| statements. and said that Ill the negroe !
| he saw. twontg-iivA or thirty, mad
pistols. Iha whites did not shoot after
| the negroes ran.
Approved by the President.
The Presid mt has approved the joint
resolution for iha relief of the sufferers
| from the overflow of the Mississippi
river.
Atd for the Mississippi Flood sufferers.
In furnishing supplies for the relief
of sufferers from the overflow Of the
Mississippi river. the Secretary of War
| will follow the same general plan en-
ployed with SO much success in the casa
Of the sufferers from the OHIO river
| foods.
The Inspection Of Meats
The House Committee on Commerce
| has agreed upon bill PROVIDING for the
| in AID. elton of meats for expectation. and
proh biting the importation OF adulter-
,tei articles of food or drink. The
committee adopted that portion Of the
Senate bill recently reported from tie
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
| which referred to adulterated food o.
drink. Tue clause in the Senate bill
proposinp retaliation whom unjust dis
sriniunt,ons are made against any
| product OF the United States by any
| foreign power. was disagreed To. Inc
| House Committee also disagreed To The
c,ion of the Senate bill providing
| that the Secretary Of the Treasury may
cnuse to he made careful Inspection.
etc. and substituted section providing
Tor the appointment OF SIX inspectors
| in each Customs district.
Clsrdy will probably m Ike minority
report He is opposed to the system OF
inspection proposed by the House Com
| mittee. and ftvors that recon nende1
| by the Senate Committee.
The Woman suffrage Resolution.
| The Joint resolution proposing On
amendment to the Constitution Ia eX-
| tend the right of suffrage TO women. re-
nor,ed fayorab,v to the Senate today
from the Committee on Woman SUI
Trace. by Senator Palmer. provides that
the Legislatures of the several States he
asked 10 raiify the following article,
| which it proposes ~ An ameno~en' ~
the Constitution:
Section l. The right of cit'z ms OF the
United States q vote shall not be d"
MED or abridged 10y the United stAtes
or bv any State, on account OF sex
Sec. >. Congress shall have p'ver' o,
appropriate legislation, 10 enforce IN
provisions of this srtlee.
Third Glass nad Branch Post Omces
srhe House Committee on Post w
t;ees and Post Roads today instructed
REPRESENTATIVE skinner to report favor
ably a bill authorizing the Post master
General to lease aud pay rental FOR TN
use of premises for - cond ana tniru
class and branch post offices
M.,t~r.ou on the News Capyrt2h
Ktii.
The House Judiciary Committee To
day heard Henry Watterson IN expiaua
ton and advocacy of the pronosed Tor
weight .,our news copyrigh hiii liner
was a full attendance, and the member
~ +. a coumittee manifested muef IN
..,..t in III. topic of inquiry. Waiter
sou's preseu,ation of the matter Wa
,nhs.sr tally identical With his areu
m.nt before the joint Library Coin0ni'
!, tee on the 4th lust.
hallway Clearing H"use
The Trunk Line Executive Comm.'
tee held q meeting today At Conmh
. sioner Fink's office. The prsncipsi 'op'