Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-17

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WAsHIxorox, Jan. l6.-Miller q New
FORK presented = memorial from I
committee of tbs National tttook Con
ventiOn at Chicago, on the subject a
European Decentralization against Amer
loan cattle and meats. In connection
With tbs memorial Miller presented Z
bill entitled "A Ill 70 provide means
for tho extirpatioa Of ple0r0- pnsomonis
and other contagious diseases Of do.
mestio Animala," which, he said, mel
the views Of tho cattle breeders. 10 VA
read second time and referred TO the
committee on agriculture.
Plumb. bv request, Submitted joint
resolution proposing an smsndmeot q
tho oonstitasi0n pe0hibgting rs Uanu-
faeeure o. sale Of tnt0xioa4iug l5Quogs ia
The United Heaees. Roeogrsd.
Beck submitted m amendment TO
the resolution u Anthony, relating 70
Europesn exclusioo Of Amsriosn meats.
'fhs amendmeut il ~ follow "And
the Committee on R0geign Relations il
further instructed to report what dis
egimiaataOus are snAds AGAINST eyports
from the United 6tates by the tariff
laws Of the principal countries of Eu-
ropo ard America, especially kS0noo,
Germany, Mexico and Brazil, by reason
Of commseCial OF other sgeoial treaties
Of more favOrod nations, ord 70 report
the GAUSS which led 70 snoA diaogini-
nation, aud what eGoTts, II any, shOsld
b made 20 remove thsm, and what
Legislation h neOe0Ary 10 place tt1e
United Statss on An equal footing with
more favored nations. This leQislasioA,
k<-~~s - 49, - A>lav th~ 1894 - <as<.
oommittee In the 6rst branches OF In
quiry ordered printed"
The Senate then vent into executive
session and soon sftsr adjourned.
Wempjs introduced bill for the i'm
provsmsnt Of the Eris Canal maintain
ing that fer the same commsrcs the
United 6tatse appeopriates el,0o0.0uO
annually. Referred.
Vaualystine, fro,s the Committee on
Expenditure for the Department Of Jos
tiee, reported q resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Treasury for state
moat Of the gross net earnings per an
nuTu Of each q tied States Marshal, At
toenSy and Clork from ths llssal year Of
1873 % 1888. Adoptsd.
Shelly offered . resolution requesting
the Seosseary of War 10 report on the
nsoessity 0l makin9 immediate sppro-
pgiations for continuing the work On
impugtant givoe and haSboH Improve
ments until the appropriation Of the
next fiscal year 10 available. Referred.
Debriu offered Z pooul utiOu calling on
the Secretary Of State for information
showing how many foreign ministers,
oousols and agents have been absent
from their p0aao since January LIST, 1882,
anA Whether tbsis nlary has been paid
during such absence. Referred.
Hlooum introduced joint resolution
authogiziuQ the Secretary of War 10
and Jose SevolA, Of Nicaragua, TO re-
tary Academy without expense 10 the
United States Government. and sus-
pendinQ In their case the prOvid n Of
shs lav requiring militar, eerviees
NuttinQ introduced Q bill authorizing
the construction Of ship canal around
Niagara Falls. Referred. m
struotinR the committee ON ways and
nle~ns - inquire int the expedlency OF
abolishing or oonsolid atinR customs and
internal revenue districts. Referred.
Coagr0ve, from the committee ON post
ofiCes and post roada, reported bill
providing for the more speedy delivery
Of letters At delivery Offices.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole, with Coz in the chair, on
the senate bill appeoLriatin2 $1,000,
90 for continuing The Improvement Of
the Hississippi River. After extsnded
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