Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-10
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wAszrxorox, Dec 3. Ate. toe intro
dacsIon and references OF number OF
T bulls, the Senate al lilo p u. adjourned
Following are the bills which were ia
srodaeed and referred:
By sevsii. 20 amend Section 1861, he
vised Statutes, making an annual appro-
priasion 10 prsv1de arns and anm1ri-
tiar for the militia.
I Also. TO au;hoFiZs Col W. Getty, re-
tired, 10 be placed on the retired list
With the rank and pay OF brigadier
General.
By Callors, to reimburse the several
I States sog tue interest paid on var loans.
/ By Jones, Of Arkansas, 10 provide for
/ the deposit IN the Treasury of the re-
/ ce4pts Of the money order system and
fcf tue payment Of It's expenses oct OF
appropriations
| Also. 10 secure cheaper telegraphic
I sspoudence.
/ By Wilson, to prohibit mailing news
/ papers containing lottery advertise
/ me - and prescribing a penalty for
I violation of the same. IL provides that
/ IL sball be unlawful to carry By nail or
/ TO deposit In aDy receptacle for mail
I matter any newspaper or pnblIaatlon
/ containing the advertisement sf lot
terry, and provides penalty of 500 for
each violatio4 Of the act
BIZ Plumb, 90 forfeit the urearned
/ laaos granted the Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad Company, TO aid Ia the con-
I struc,ioo Of a railroad aud telegraph
/ line through the States of Missouri and
Arkansas TO the Pacific States, and to
| restore the same TO settlement.
| BY Van Wyek. TO tax the unpatented
lands owned by railroads.
The following joint resolutions We're
introduced by Mr.. Blair: Propos nR an
amendment to the constitution OF the
| United States and extending the right
| of suffrage to women. Referred. Also
| proposing an amendment to the censtl-
tuition in relation to alcoholic liquors
| and other poisonous beverages. This,
| at Mr.. Blair's request, was laid on she
tabls for the present.
MIR. Hale offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to:
WHEREAS, Ii is alleged that S. 8.
| Brown, a citizen of the state of Maine,
has been instrumental in procuring the
removal of certain p0stmasters In said
State, and the appointment OF others
| to serve in their stead, and
Whereas. Ii is farther alleged that
said Brown has written to certain par
ties whose appointment he has secured
| as aforesaid, letters in form and sub
stance like ths following:
DEAR SIR:-I have secured your ap-
| pointment as postm aster at your place.
Your papers will be sent in day or two.
| IL you feel like sending q small sum to
help defray the expense of attending to
| our Maine matters, you may do so.
Respectfully, ). 5. BRows."
Therefore resolrsa, That the Post
master General be and is hereby di-
| rected to furnish to the Senate a list
of the postotfioes in Maine and the
| names OF persons removed and those
| appointed postmssters at the same,
where S. s. Brown has favorably recon-
mended the same or endorsed the ap-
| plicatisns therefor.
| The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Vest, was agreed to:
Resolved, That the President be re-
| quasted, II not incompatible with the
public interest, to transmit to the Senate
the correspondence held by the Govern
ment of the United States with the
Governments of Italy and Austria Hun
gary in relation to the appointment by
this Government of A. M. Kelley as Ea-
voy Extraordinary aHs Minister Pieni-
potentiary, first to the Government Of
Italy and then to that of Austria Hun
gary, and also any other correspond
enee or information, which may be
deemed by the President of Importance,
pertinent to the subject matter of this
resolution.
| A resolution offered by Mr.. Morrill,
WAS agreed to requesting the Pre- sident,
II not incompatible with the public ia
terest, to transmit to the Senate any in
forms alton or documents received from
our Consal General at Pari-, or from
our special agent sent TO the financial
centers Of Europe, in respect to the es-
Enlistment of such an international
ratio If gold and silver coinage as would
permit of the coinage of both metals at
the minis of those countries and our
own.
A resolution, offered by Wilson of
Iowa, was, at his own request. laid on
the table for the present and ordered
printed. calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for copy OF each report IA ade
by the Government directors OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company from
the date of the first appointment of
such directors 70 the present time.
House.
WARRINGTON, Dec. S.-lhe Speaker
asked and received the permission of
the House to appoint the committees
on Rules, Accounts and Enrolled Bills.
| Morrison of Illinois offered rssolu-
ion for reference to the Committee on
Rules, when appointed, continuing 10
force the rules of the Forty eighth Con-
Rress, with certain notifications,
among them being one for the distribu-
ton Of the work Of the Appropriation
Committee among the other standing
committees Of the House.
Springer of Illinois presented for i'm
mediate action code of rules prepared
by him, which have already been pub
| lishea.
Herbert OF Alabama raised point of
order against the proposition, but with
drew IL for the present to enable
Springer TO explain his proposed code.
Hammond Of Georgia offered reso-
lntion declaring that pending consider
alton OF the proposed code and until
the proposed rules be adopted, the
House be governed by the rules of pre-
cedurs of the last House. 90 far as sp-
pllcable. aud by Jeferson's Manual.
Considerable debate ensued ss to