Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-16
WASHINGTON.
Preparing for the struggle.

Preparing for the struggle
WASHINGTON. April lin expectation
that the fight over the Morrison tariff
bill viii take place tod 81. members on
the Republican and Democratic sides,
who We the dutv Of securing pairs for
absentees. were kept busy this morn
ing In seeing that the vote Of no man
should be wasted. and that the pairs
should contain names OF advocates and
opponents of the measure.
The PenRsyivsnia Democrat. and the
| Tariff.
A. All informal conference of the De-
mocratIc members of the PENNSYLVANIA
delegation IN the House this morning.
II was unanimously resolved TO oppose
any tariff agitation whatever.
The Morgan Gold Mine.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States affirmed the dec -ee of the lower
court, With costs, IN the suits involving
the title TO the famous Morgan gold
mine Ia Calaveras couaty, California.
Senior Bates, tie Central American
Minister IN this city. received a tele-
gram from the Minister of Foreign At
fairs for Guatemala and Salvador, say
ing that it is true that an attempt was
made to assassinate President Barrios.
bat no harm WAS done him. and he Is
perfectly well. The dispatch also SAYS
that there is no disturbance OF public
order, and that the attempt At assassi-
nation Is universally execrated. Gen
Barrios - receiving the congratulations
Of all classes of people.
John 4. NEWS successor
Charles T. Coon. of New York. will
be nominated for Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury. vice ohm c. New. resign
ed Coon Is At present Assistant Chief
Clerk of the loan division of the treas
ury.
Agmero's gtIibu>iers.
The Spanish Minister received dis
p Itch today from the Governor General
of Cuba in answer TO an inquiry sent
by him rs to the extent and character
OF the Aguero movement IN Cuba, in
which 1t Is stated that the Aguero party
nnmt ering only Is or 70 men, has divid-
ed into small detachments which are
making for Ciencga with Spanish troops
In close pursuit, and that with the ex-
ception of the movements of this small
body, there is nothing to disturb the
tranquility of the island. Information
WAS also received at the Spanish Lega-
ton today from New Orleans of rumors
there Of the organization Of another ex-
petition in the United States for de
scent upon Cuba, neither the locality of
the organization nor It's probable point
of departure being stated.
The Post once Appropriation Biil.
WASHINGTON. April II. - The post
office appropriation bill WAS reported to
the Senate by the Committee on APP
preparations this Afternoon. As amend
ed by the Senate committee, it pro-
vIdes for 4 total appropriation of $40.
I25, 400. wnioh Is 81, 2&1, $50 ia excess of
the amount appropriated last year. and
81 800 IN excess of the amount
called for by the bill As it left the
House. The principal items increasing
the amounts In the House bill are as
follows: For compeus .tlon of post
masters, from + 10. 80, 900 % Sll. $50 900
for payment of letter carriers and Incl
dental expenses of the free delivery
System, from x3GOCU0 to 81. 0OO. 900
for transportation of mail on RAILWAYS,
from Sll 10000 to 81, $50 coo. An ap-
preparation of flS5,00O, necessary for
special facilities on trunk lines, and of
"a 500 for expenses of delegates to the
Universal Postal Congress, to be held
at Lisbon III October, 1884. were added
To the House hIii The Senate com
m'ttee has stTl k III from tue House bill
TN. proyia ion Tor a reduction of i've per
cent lior auuuit On compensation to be
PAID railroad comp ,nies for Transports
ton of laa,l as liked by the act ~ 1873,
and provision limiting the cuinpensa-
tom 10 be PAID u Ind lIAut Railway
companies for CIR sIng lnnIis to fifty
per cent of tue account of compensa-
ton paid other i.rPy companies for
corresponding postal strvice. 1t has
also stricken from tho House bill the
section providlnI thit periodical publ
cations other than duiy newspapers.
when delivered within the city wherein
they are published, he charged with the
same postage AS Is now or may be I'M
p sed 10y law uVou such publications
when delivered elsewhere iaan in the
city Of publication.
The ohio Democrats and the MOrrison
Eili.
Niue of the tlirtt en- Democratic me H.
bers of the OHIO deleg ,tiou in the House
of Representatives. met Al the house of
Representative Jordan {, night, to take
counsel together AS 10 VIII II their action
should he in respect To taking up the
Morrison bill in the House tomorrow.
The iiiue were Jordan, Follett. Warner.
Seuey, Hurd, wilkins, LeFevre. Foran
and Murray. The absentees were Con
verse. Paige. Hill and Geddes. The
question was fully discussed. and al
though no vote was taken. the confer
ence brought out the fact that five of
the mn. present would vote To take up
the bill. IL WAS also st tied in the meet
ing that two of the absentees had an