Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-11

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| NanaimO.
Cleared-British steamer Wellington
for NanaimO ship Howard D. Troop
for Port Townsend.
Sailed-Steamer Columbia, for Port
land ship Challenger, for Nanaimo.
Miaing Stocks.
SAN Francisco, Jan. lO.-Bodie Con
solidated $3.50, Bullion Sc, Chollal
$3.50, CrownPoi $1.10, ExcheQuer $50
Gould q Curry $3.50, Best Il Belche
$2.85, Hale q NOrcross $2.15, Mexican
1.95, Alpha 1.60, Northern Belle 500, Ophil
$3.50, Overman go, Potosi $1.O5. Savage
$i.05, Sierra Nevada g. IS, Union $500
Utah $1.30, Yellow Jacket $2.25, Con
Virginia 300, Grand Prize, 15c.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-RoeeOrans in.
troduoed bill for tho relief of Colonel
Thomas WorthinRtOn. Referred.
Springer offered a resolution author.
izing the Committee on Expenditures Of
the Department of Justice, in making
An investigation, to send for papers and
persons. Adopted.
Lamb introduced q bill fixing the
hours Of work of laborers for the gov
eminent. Referred.
Adjourned until Monday.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before tho Senate a
communication from the Secretary OF
the Interior transmitting copies of the
correspondence concerning matters al
Yellowstone Park. It shows that the
only authority granted to hotels since
last session is contained in lease exc
outed to Hobart Douglas and Rufus
Hatch. There havo been trespassipg
aud depredationa in the park, game
killed and timber out in violation Of the
rules and in violation of tho Law. The
Superintendent is pOwerless to prfveut
such violations of law. and there is q
great deal of bad feeling between The
Improvement Company's people and
the Superintendent.
Petitions we're presented by Sherman
from ex-soldiers and sailors asking for
*f By voorhees,, from Posts of the Grand
Army Of the Republic praying for the
passage Of bill now pending respect
ing statutory regulations of arrearaRes
Of pensioners.
By Plumb, from 1900 citizens of Kan
sas and Missouri, praying that land
known a. Oklahoma Land, in the
Indian Territory, be open for settle
ment.
BY Logan, from msny OK soldiers,
asking for the opening of the Sioux
Reservation, also asking for the passage
Of an Equalization Bounty bill.
Miller, Of New York, presented joint
resolution of the Legislature of New
York stating that the lung plague il
prevalent among cattle and requesting
the Representatives and Senators of the
State in Congress to urge the enactment
of Law TO carry into effect the recon-
meudation made in the Cattle Oomnis-
sion Report, transmitted to Congress in
Feb, 1882, for the extinction of the
lung plague.
Voorhees, introduced bill to equal
ize the bounties of soldiers. This bill
of Voorhees,, il is said, 10 a copy of the
bill passed by Congress nine years ago,
but vetoed by President Grant on the
ground that il would take more money
ont Of the treasury than the public in
t@rests warranted. but there il 20 much
nov said about surplus revenue and the
abundance Of money, that he would in
troduce the same bill nov, and hoped it
would meet with early consideration by
the COMMITTEES.
The Senate took up Van Wvck's res
olution, directing the Secretary Of the
Interior to suspend action a. - ISSUING
patents or certificates Of land granted
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
psny until Congress shall during THU
session determine the questions in
vOlve1 in tho claims of said corpora
tions. Van Wyck stated that be had
prepared a substitute for the preamble
Of his resolution. The preamble and
resolution agreed to are a. folleWs:
Whereas. Il 10 claimed BY the New
Orleans Pacific Railroad Company that
inasmuch 40 the Attorney General haa
decided in favor of that company ~ K
the lands demanded by them, and thu
Secretary Of the Interior has felt con
strained 20 act upon and accept SAID
opinion, and the company also claim
that Congress has no further control o.
authority over said lands or demands 81
oaid company; therefore.
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
interior be requested to suspend action
il issuing certificates and patents FOL
said lands to sAid corporation until
Congress during this session determinl
the questions involved In the claims d
said corporation.
VOORHEES, offered the folio wing which
vas-agreed to: Resoieed. That the Sec
rotary of the Treasury b directed 10 in
form the Senate vhesher since January
lst. 1854, duties or tonnage has BEEN
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