Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-31
WASH NGTON.


" Aoa MUM.
The Interstate Cssaesee Measure ..
/ - Repsvse1 Adversely.
WAsHrSoToH. Jan. 9.-Rumors oirco
lated yesterday of the profitable failur,
Of ReaQAn's lnter-Sts ate Commerce biIElir
the the Committee appear To have beer
well founded. and 1t - quite certain his
bill Will not be reported fsvorsbly, il Al
all. At the banquet Of the Natioua
Board Of Trade, composed Of banker
and merchants. held in t.is city few
evenings ago Reagents bill vas dis
cussed at ienRtb, aud .efore breaking
| up their diHner repress ntative mer
chants declared themselves almost
IN anitnously against the measure. II
10 not stated that any other bill Was en-
dorsed. but the msjority were IN favor
| of commission to regulate conmerce
BY Fecommsnda' iona to Congress. In
this gay, the merchants think. no in
jury can b worked to transportation
| interests by hasty and ili-considered
action. a. any recommendation BY the
| Interstate commerce commission could
| see light and he fully discussed before
being acted on. 1t IL thought this OBJ
| position Of mercantile interests will de-
| eide several members Of shs House
Commerce Committee, who heretofore
have been undecided, and that when
the vote is taken kea9an's bill will be
adversely reported.
Judge Reagan himself says the oppo-
sition Of merchants 70 his plan will not
| only produce an adverse report from
the committee, but probably reduce the
chances Of the bill passing the House.
There are several other plans before
the committee, notably one by H0rr of
Michigan, bot the chances of any being
reported are now exceedingly slim.
Reagan's committee held meeting
this morning, but no one was present to
argue in favor of bis bill, and adjourn
Inent WAS had till tomorrow. L. 5.
Chittenden, formerly Register of the
Treasury, but now head Of the National
Anti Monopoly League, will appear TO
advocate keagan's measure.
Mesassiass PFeseaaeA by slater.
Mr. Slater presented in the Senate
this morning memorial of more than
aO citizens of the State of Oregon, rep
resentiug that for more than twenty
years odd numbered sections Of land,
forty miles wide and l49 long, have been
withdrawn from settlement for the ben
efit of the Northern Pacific Railroad, to
the great damage Of the people Of the
State of Oregon, and praying that said
lands now he restored to settlement.
Also a petition from citizens Of Oregon
Who have settled upon land reserved BY
the Northern Pacific Raiiroad included
within the limits Of lands Of The Dalies
Military Company, said company hav-
ing heretofore refused to allow settle
mont or improvement of any lands held
by them, and praying that the lands be
restored to tho railroad company and
opened to settlement. F aI
gaaeral u Representative Maekey.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. All public
business Is suspended In the Senate and
House and the funeral ceremonies of
the late Congressman Mackey, of South
Carolina, is progressing in the hall Of
the House Of Representatives, in the
pressuce of tbs members of both
branches of the National Legislature,
The Pisx John Porter Debate.
The Fitz John Porter deb tie will be
closed on Friday or Saturday. In the
course Of the debate last Saturday Gen.
Slocum, who has had charge Of the bill,
interrupted HOrr, to SAY shat he had in
his possession the original letters of
General Garfield, saying that he wa in
favor Of he commission. Gen. Slocum
said further that these letters will be
produced before this House by a gentle
man on sour own side, aud one whom
you have confidence in. 1t il learned
that the Republican 10 whom General
Slocum referred ia Phelps, IN. j. who
il to close the debate in defence Of POr-
| ter, Gen. SlOcum who opened the Ques-
ton, yielding his hour to Phelps, who
WAS selected AZ an old friend of General
Porter, and because the latter has, since
the war, been n resident of New Jersey,
and she district which Phelps repre-
sents in Congress-. 1t is understood
that the friends of Porter placed in
Phelps hands private letters and other
evidence OF q notable character, which
will fatty and authorita.ively contradict
the various assertions made by the Op-
ponents of the Porter bill in Washing
ton.
a Pow.wsW.
Chief Charles and his delegation Of
Flathead Indians had conference
with the Secretary of the Interior today
upon the proposition to remove the
CbutuoVubp uOW bth SklO DtttcB xbsOb ' III
ley, to Jacks Reservation, in Montana.
ASstate Dlnner.
The President gave the first State
dinner of the session mt the White
House this evening. The east room
was beautifully decorated with tropical
plants, ferns and exotios, the marine
band being stationed at the further end
of the room. President Arthur, as
sisted by Mrs. McEiroy, received the
guests. who were as follows: The Sec
Rotary Of State aud Mrs. Frelinghuysen,
Secretary of War and Mrs. Lincoln,
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Chand-
Ter, Postmaster General and Mrs. 6res-
ham, Attorney-General and Mrs. Brew
ster. Secretary of the lntarinr AMI Mrs.
Teller. Speaker of the House and Mrs..
Carlisle, General and Mrs. sheridan,
Admiral Porter, Senator and Mrs.
Vance. Senator and Mrs. Harrison,
Senator and Mrs. Coneer, Senator Saw
yer, Senator Sewall, Senator Aldrich,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hiscock, Mn. H.
g. White, Mrs. Edward v. Kinsiey,
Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen, Mics 0rss-
ham. Bishop Simpson and wife. Secre-
tary Foleer was absent from the city.
Psreine 0lpieoa~y.
Secretary Frelin0huysen has ad-
dressed to the President the commu-
nication whish he transmitted to the
House Of Representative In response
to the resolution asking for the papera
relating to the exclusion Of hog prod
ucts from foreign countries. He sub
mits TO the President copies Of all the
pertinent matter found on record in the
Department of State, and gives in detail
the history Ut the exclusion of Ameri-
Can meats from France. Germany and
other European Countries in March,
| 1881. The Secretary advises that the
President recommend that Congress
abstain fr"m any immediate Legislative
action until the report Of the commits
sion appointed by the President to in
vsstigate the matter has been present
ed. He believes the friendly nations
which have put forth DEGREES against
the importation of our meats would an
null those DEGREES a. soon M they b.
| came satisfied of the hcalthfulneea OF
American meats. If any nation with
which We are on terms of intimacy
should by legislation discriminate
against trade with this country rnthel
than 70 prutect the health Ut the people
| it would then be the province Of the ex
esutive to call the attention Of sneh ma