Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-24

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'.1hA"&AbEs my tLS ILDQ4t
II { prOviie for the mus'sr AID p4,
81 certain officers and enlisted men OF
the volunteer forces pissed
Senate resumed consideration OF the
II Ia provide for Protecting the inter.
ests of the tuited States In respect {.
any incunbrauces IN property wherein
they have interests.
BECK said that under the letter Of the
at the President csud paw of tbs
Union Pacific R4Iiros d mortgage. II,
Wa not prepared 10 invest 80 vast q
power IN an executive officer. The al
norlty to ply out SO 10000 or $60,
vOO,OUO vas n large authority, aud i: w.,
should nay the railroad mortgages and
acquire the railroads, were ne to go into
the business Of running the roads.
Sherman supported the bill, and said
Instances had freq emily occurred IN
which the Government Ipst large sums
of money because of lack of autnori,,
Ia the executive officers 10 pay of prIol
liens.
Slater said that Ia 1895, when the
Central PacInc mortgages mature. ali
obligations and interest would be SIsS
UgDDoJ. and the roads would no, h..
worth that much money, as tkey could
be built for less
After further debate the QUO io- vent
over, and Blair yielded - ,s.ag gbr
Asked and obtained npruIwaas s,1f...r Z
to take up aud d 50 So - tas u..r..,.s-,
appropriation bill. E4.st ss.7 ths., t..-n
up and passed = Re- oa bv .be In
ate Commit
The ls,s1s busgaz bsi. IVES - " ..ks.,
up, and Blair githir r3rrb.r -
Amendments, lsav.ag the hi'i - IA o..
from the House.
Aid1-h ,savsd a ss,st,t,.a ,,b,,s
Was sgrerd tp--aSe- NV. u ma 49,.
oill IS amended tim n,sse.s--vs s. &. 80
nays 2. ihe BIZ A. uas4.d - a. ~,
lows. icing Az chs sal.. tue f.r ~,
. dOuse hili: ' so
Ds = .eted, etc There shall %
ests.oii'us1 "a tie Int@ript Dap trt,AeIt
Of Ii 'pr, Shlcn zbs.i ue nuiaI
lue tAF.e 81 = CoDfatast3ue 80 j. Dor,
ses.i D. appHgt-1 ty tte PresI
flt WITH tuo aGvlce Rr4 sa as~nt of
'is -surt-. h 0bual 1ner of l. H.
.5or stall bold his OF - tor four Years
aud anal bis -sccss .uf all be tppoiut-
81 and Yn5ititr4, uHiesS sooner re-
n3uF ri. Aad "a III received salary Of
100 - ysa.. Tue G 'mlnis-i ,ner sh all
- i-ct l.tortn 'tibu up ~ IN n j ,ct of
.thar. Its relations 10 capt. Il. hours {
Tor and etrnips> ut ID ring msn aud
women. And tue uIs rs of promoting
iseir m,teri,l, social, intellsctd i and
moral condition. The Sec etary Ut The
itsribr shi appuiut \ chI.f CLERK,
wno shall receive a AL Try OF 5000 per
+nnum. and suco otl-r emp, ees as
ih.y tbo nro sstry for such turotu, plo
sid-d that th- tot Il expense. sh Ii nat
exco-d F-5.0D per annun. ID ring the
Ii-o sstry sD-eucu o. tue Commissioned,
when The ottic shall hrc ,iu-- -, aut,
tue chief clerk shall perfor a. the dutirs
~ tue Conmissipuer. In C,ntnIs.
>ionrr snail anin llly III * "A rep ,rt in
Rriting TO III 'crettry of tn ,terI pr
1T all luf, uatiuu Collected aud CON
piled by hIB, continuing such r-cHu-
ineiidHti Us ~ lis. MAY dsc,u o,lcul IL {
1" pron ois the i'd 'Iency of the burs IA
The Y sah hill wts taken mp, aud tue
SENATE went Intn executive SESSION ami
soou liter adj 'ufuod untIl MondI..
HOUSE.
Weller rose TO qaesiiJn Of priv.
ileg-, saying that he had been r-feI red
wv VIZ "a NJ w tuo tlbANt anu W. TUG
news PAPER, after having votsd for
Pc-le In tl- Indiana contested Election
case, IN consulting with w. II. Enlllsb,
tue father of the contestant, and then
leaving the House While another vote
VAS pending an the same snbi-ct with
out being paired. He explained that
he went tn the train TO meet his family
He hoped that the inv stigailng com.
/ tsa.4 III fanlr mt h..s
Kellogg took tue Il -or for a personal
explanation, saying that in the invosti
CATION 81 the Star route cases by the
Com iuittee Oh ExpeudI ures IN the DE.
ptrtment of Justice, evidence had been
taken rejecting On his character; that
he had requested tue COMMITTEES to nc
thoroughly into tie matter, but that
they declined on tire ground that the
committee had no authority. He as.
serted that the proceedings in court
against him were pr )nIpted by mtlice,
under a statute garter of century
ole. ana which, though 1t had been VIZ
lated thousand times. had never b..
fore been invoked. This was not men
toned ~ n palliation, however he
would prove his innocence. he offered O
resolution reciting that in the invrstI
x WIN ~ w thH RipfttaNA'h w tu'
Star route GASES before the Committee
on Expenditures in the Department oi
Justice, evidence had been given which
retieots upon his character. and direct
iug that the committee investigate the
subject of his alleged connection with
the Star ronte service, and whether BIZ
Received money for sersi ces rendered In
| II alters pending before one of the de
| t,.a 80 NJ h.. a., nj
whether he paid money TO any officer on
account OF or In connection with sale
service. In speaking on the resolution
Kellogg referred To his recent trial and
tieui-d that he had pleaded tue statut,
of limitations. The presiding Jndg,
had made that point of his own mo
| tion.
Blanchard slid that since the dismis
sal OF Kellogg on chnioil grounds, be
| had been waiting fer hls collssgus T.
vlndioats the honor f the House ano
| the State of Loaisisnt. Yesterday b,
| informed Kellogg ihss unl.ss he ask-,
for an investig ,tiou, he blanchard
wonli do 81 himself.
K-ll"ve'- solution was finally re-
| ferr-A the Committee on Judsci ,rv "a
| ie ,,ds whether the Hon ~ n 4. authority
7 w tac NJ vs. " sn"tHCos
before hiss term of serv o. b.2sn.
fh- House then went into Com mitte'
10 the whale on tie priv ste cai-udar
aud tie till providiny f,r ths. retirein-u
of ,oionel Henrs j. Hunt a. Mi " G'n
-rd v,s takes NJ. TINS gave rise 10 !
s-.ns deal of disctfssia
La .x,Dsiu1 tn mets1re Syringe
Tux ,shba To spe Ia str ''g c',n
Il nnaii ~ 10 the hail to r.tirs q firra
Graut aud t. give hin u I'eiSib
at Sln.lJb year simply d rtlse b.
IN b.-n major uasts d, Wall stresi
IL Vas ~ 4 that Gsuer u q snt hal ru
been sw ~. uf the deslIpvs of h's ptr'
n r.. BAT th tses rrfnsin-si that no hs
asesat, ls l Ia nsslf slth sIsss''llAfors W.
we're inva'v a ia ia, IN *: d,srepnI 'bi
~ etlcs-s whita d "a " bst,n arsrt {"
ga tht. s.ll .tr. a. d s-rss only par,
ia miner ,uatyies nv fsa ~ ltn SEA- IN !
b aud dam Laws Alississi NJ scnrm'
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IN instances sn,fl ,ilvd % COngres
t. Ga 10 Graus's ralssf.
The hill w. lad aside with favb n
abb. recommendation.
Ih- hitl for the payment or Y iirf@l
mast.rs' cltim-, knnsn ~ the {th
Jaiy clsims, wss { ,kea oui OF the rcet
lar order. OF sid-red and laid astd
With 4 fsy n mi. r..'s,m N .udatioH.
spprspri t,es $50 ooo. alb ,ut oae-naif