Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-26

DIR ard % protect employees and ser
vents engaged in foreign ard int-rssa;.
IN T'erca wen. over.
Nils Joint resolution Vr0vidiuc 70
the Pr, ment of iaborers in government
employ th9 same wages for HOLIDAYS ~
f'r nther days Was passed without d.
bate.
Ihe following bills were reported
fayorah!y and placed on the calendar
BY Ingalls,, from the Committee or
Indian Affairs, to provide for the sale
OF Indian reservations in Nebraska and
Kansas. and the Issue Of a patent for a
reservation for the Iowa tribe in Indian
Territory.
BY Palmer, from the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, Cor tho 70.
adjustment Of compensation for tra1s-
portation Of mails on railroad routes.
The Senate then took up the Educa
ton Bill. the pending question being
Harrison's amendment to require the
States 20 contribute each annually equal
amounts to that severally received by
them from the nationa, fund. Harrison
supported the amendment, and express
ed himself strongly in its favor. He
also favored the bill, but agreed With
the views expressed By Allison tina. the
logical way would be to begin with q
small appropriation and so permitting
growth By the adoption of means to the
end.
Maxey opposed the bill on the grounds
OF expectancy. He thought that every
State could do better without the ertl.
ficial stimulus provided by the bill.
Sherman regarded il the bounden
duty of the national government to aid
IN the education Of the illlterate o 1uu.
latlon. He cid not think il right to
trust to the Southern States tie ifnpor-
tant questions growing ont of the policy
of education. He believed il would not
be wise to confer on the South
ern States absolute power over the
educational fund contemplated and
the expenditure leading to it, HIS view
was not from a feeling of injustice to-
ward the people of the South, but from
a conviction that owing To preiudices of
race, and the influences OF slavery which
had d.rkened their minds, and would
probably continue to darken them for
some time to come. they would not
lmpartially distribute the money.
HOar defended the bill from several
detailed criticisms.
the Senate then went into executive
session, after which it adjourned.
HOUSE
On motion of Bedford. the Senate
bill was passed authorizing the State of
Colorado to take lands in lien of the
10th End 36th sections, found to be
mineral lands. and to secure to that
State the benefits of the act donating
public lands to the several States and
Territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit Of agriculture.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
back the bill making it a felony for q
person falsely and fraudulently to as
sumo to be an officer or employee act
ing under the authority of the United
States or any department thereof.
The House then went into committee
of the whole (Dorsheimer in the chair
on the bonded extension bill.
Potter briefly gave the reasons which
impelled him to support the measure.
He urged that Congress should not pre-
cipitate financial disturbance on the
country when there was plain, open
way of avoiding il.
Kelly arguel in favor of abOlishiug
the entire internal revenue system,
which he said was for the benefit of
whisky men, large tobacco and cigar
manufacturers and brewer, thus main
tanning An army Of 10000 officials to de-
stroy the business of small! fruit grow
ers and manufacturers of tobacco. Ice
government did not need the revenue.
he said he had changed his mind since
the introduction of this bill. and WAS
now convinced that no discrimination
existed against the whisky men and
that tho passage of tho bill would
create discrimination in their favor.
FOllett, Foran and Jordan supported
the bill.
Hard said it was not question of
loaning money to the distillers. but of a
remission of penalty, on the same prin-
ciple which governs the Executive in
granting pardons.