Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-29
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AAsHuSGToS. ian. %.-Seysral mes
saess from toe President xer- lad be
fcFe the Senate. transmitting informa-
tsOn heretofore called for regarding the
it8ding Of foreign cables 10 ths United
staies, the awards of the YenezasIan
mixed commission and the stains of
the Oklanama lands, which lands. the
President maintains, cannot, under ex-
issinR treaties, be opened for settle
n2enf
without the Transaction Of Gny other
business she Senate vent inte executive
session.
AT 7.3o p. M. the doors were reopened
aud the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Clay, from the
Committee on Presidential Laws, re
parted concurrent resolution, proyid-
lag that the two houses shall Asse 10 ble
IN the ball of the HOuse at noon on the
llsh of February, loo5. pursuant to the
requirements OF the constitution and
the laws relating IN the election nf
President and Vice President, and the
President Of tbs Senate shall be pre-
siding officer; that one person sh al bs
appointed teller on the part Of the Sen
ate aud two as teilers on the part of the
House, 10 make a list of votes as they
shall be- declared: that the resllts shall
be delivered TO the President of the
Senate, WHO shall announce the state of
the vote and the pc sons elected to the
two houses assembled as aforesaid
witch shall be deemed declaration of
tar peFsens elected President and Vice
President.
heed made point Of order that the
subject matter of the resolution had
never been referred. TO the committee,
and the point having been sustained by
the Speaker, Clay asked leave to have
II referred. To this Reed objected, in
order that he might base an opportnni-
ty 30 examine the resolution.
.Siocum, from the Committee ON Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the resolu-
ton requesting the President to traus-
nit to the House a copy of the reeent
appeal of Fitz Johu Porter, together
with the accompanying papers.
Steele moved to lay the resolution on
the table, which was lost by 50 to ll6.
The resolution then passed-yess l79,
niys77.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the Presid ant, transmit
ting commuHication from the Secrs-
tary Of the Navy, recommending action
by the Government III recognition of
the services, official and personal. ex-
tended in kdssIa to the survivors of the
Jeanette, and to the search parties
subsequently, sent to Siberia. Re
ferred.
On motion of Henley the House pro-
ceedad, by yeas l39. nays los. to s..n
slider the land grant bills on the calen.
dar.
The first bill ON the calendar was TO
declsre forfeited certain land in Miehi-
gan granted to aid the construction of
railways. The question of its consider
alton WAS raised, and the House refused,
by yeas 50. nays 1862. TO consider the
bill.
A similar question was raised against
the next bill to forfeit the Marquette d
Ontonagon land grant, and the House
refused, by yes 50, nays l6l, TO consider
this measure.
Willis, from the committee on Rivers
and Herbors, reported the river and
harbor appropriation bill. Referred to
COmmiltee of the Whole.
McComas offered resolution which
was adopted, recitinR that julius X.
"a .tos, an American citizen, who was
long an instructor at the University of
Virginia, but recently a merchant IN
Bahia, has been imprisoned in Ecuador
since November, 1894, for alleged CON-
plicity in a rebellion and his speedy
execution Is apprebended: and that IL
is alleged that he is innocent; and di-
recting the Secretary Of state TO inform
ina Hanaa as tn what maaaurea have
been taken. and what further action he
intends TO take to secure the release or
speedy trial of Santos.
Van Eaton then submitted various
fillI ustering motions and several roll
calls were taken. During one of the
calls Bland asked if II would be in order
to read the platforms prepared at both
the Republican and Democratic Con
ventions, especially that plank which
declared in favor of the forfeiture of
unesrned land grants.
Finally. vearied out with successive
roll calls, the House adjourned.