Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-25

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WASHINGTON, Jan. A.-Welborn re
ported bill granting the right of va,
through Indian Territory t. the Gulf
Colorado d Sant4 Fe X abroad.
Blount from the Committee on Wayt
and Means reported resolution calling
On the Secret ~ of the Treasury FOR in.
formation as TO the uumoer Of custom,
and internal revenue and collection dis.
tricts. and the costs of collecting the in.
ternai revenue tax. Adopted.
The Senate bill fixing the day for the
meeting Of Electors for President and
Vice was referred.
Cook introduced bill providing tha,
pensions Of total disability be go De,
month without regard to rank. Re.
ferred.
Sumner (of California; introduced q
bill TO increase the efficiency of the
Slxnal Service. Referred.
Blanchard from the Committee or
Rivers and Harbors, reported q res0lu
tion calling on the Secretary of War fol
information al to tho need of an I'm
mediate appropriation for continuing
the work ON important river aud bar.
Dor improve ments until tho appropriA-
lions OF the next fiscal year are avail
able.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, with Springer in the chair,
On the bill making an appropriation
for tho payment Of the rebate on the
tax on tobacco, and for the payment of
the expenses Of the New Mexico lsgis-
lature.
White (Kentucky) moved to reduce
the rebate appropriation to 37JO. 600.
The reduction in the tax had not been
claimed to be of sny beasfit to the
farmers, a. the money for the rebate
would be paid into the hands of the
clients Of tho late Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, under whose recon-
mendation the Republican house, v hich
10 responsible for this enormity, passed
the bill.
Randall said the bill came from the
reduction of taxation on tobacco of
every description.
White said 1t was only reduction on
ono half.
Kandall-"You introduce bill for
the other half; will vote for it,"
White laid the bill last Year was pass
eG to please the manufacturers, and the
commissioner who recommended It re-
signed his position and acted as lob
byist, claim agent, aud log roller for the
men whose claim would be paid by this
bill.
The amendment was rejected and the
Committee rose and reported the bill
without amendment and it Was passed.
On motion Of Randall the House non-
cOnci.rred in the Senate amendment to
the bill providing for the relief of the
Greedy party.
Vance introduced a bill to make
fraudulent claimants for patents and
fraudulent vendors Of patent articles
guilty of misdemeanor. Referred.
King Introduced a bill providing for
transnittinR of standard time from the
Naval Observatory at Washington to
ports Of entry. aud the placing Of time
balls on custom houses. Referred.
Adjourned.
Hale reported verbally the House
joipt resolution for the relief of the
Greeley expedition. The Ssnate voted
down all attempts to limit the expenses
Of the ex xpedition, aud. after agreeing to
An amendment providing that the relief
party be formed Of volunteers, the joint
resolution was agreed 10.
Jones, Of Nevada, reported with an
amendment the resolution relating to
clerks for the Senators. The amend
ment is that the clerks be- appointed
only for the session. at 81 per day. The
resolution "a amended wa, agreed to.
The Chair announced that the next
business in order would be tue consid-
Grafton of the Alaska civil 20 .ernment
bill.
Sherman inquired when his resolution
relating to the Virginia and Mississippi
elections would be in order
The Chair replied that the resolution
would not come before the Senate in
regular order until tom .rrow, and the
Senate resumed consideration of the
Alaska bill.
Morgan, from the Conmittee on For
eign Relations, reported adversely the
joint resolution abroeating the Hawai-
ian treaty. Tue resolution now gOos on
the calendar.
Sherman presented a minority report
on the Same subject which was ordered
printed.
Logan submitted a joint resolution
for the removal OF the re-
mains Of the late Major General +. ..
G. Ord from Havana to Washington.
By request Of other Senators, LogsA al
10 wed it TO lie over until tomorrow.
Bills we're introduced:
By Sherman-Fvr the preservation Ut
woods aud forests of she national do
main adjacent to the sources Of naviga-
bio rivers and their afiluents in the
United States. 1t 10 the bill presented
by the same senator at the first session
Of the Forty y-sevsnsh Congress.
BY Miller (of New York; to authorize
the President to pay the Chinese govern
ment the fund now under the control
of the Secretary of state, known as the
Chinese Indemnity Fund. 1t WAS bill
Miller said. in keeping with the Japan
eco Indemnity bill passed by Congress.
This money has been given by China
for the express purpose of the liquida-
ton Of certain specific claims. hose
olaims have been liquidated and large
balance is left, which undoubtedly bs-
Tonga to China. aud ought to be re-
turned. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
kk0 Nru9t0 tO0Ou1CAA OSsuSsANs UssOAs w
the Alaska bill, and tue debate was par
ticipated in by Harr son. Plumb. Vest,
Frye, Jones (of Fiorids). Hoar, Van
Wyck and Morgan. The clauss pro-
hibiting the importation, msnufactsrc
or sale Of liquors gave the debate liveli.
nees. Az the clause stood, 1t prohibited
liquors for any purpose. Plumb and
Frye favored that form while Vest op-
posed the adoption Of any rule for
Alaska which did not apply to other
Territories. Whatever views he had
about prohibition he thouoht it would
not do 70 exclude the medicinal use OF
liquors IN q country where the ther-
mometer has frsQssntly indicated a
temperature Of 80 degrees below zero
He Vas mot hypocrise enough, thank
God. 70 vote for bill with such sweep
ing clause.
Harrison defended the bill. and tbs
motion was agreed 10 excepting from
the prohibition clause the liqaors need
ed for medicinal and scientific parpsses
The CLAUSE relating to the mpensa'
ton of the Marshsl Of she Territory
which the bill provides shall be partly
hv aafarv and mrtly by feee, Var