Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-06
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The following rspOst q proassdiia2s
IN the Hoass r. silksa b % from sbe
faa0y.n,sgssl Rsozza q PED. Issbs
Mr.. Breu.s-Mr. Chairman, ! o3sr an
Amendment 90 c0s3s 10 a. Tue sEsd %
lins 701. send Is 70 the Clerk . sssz 70
M Clerk read hegmendneus sssrea
BIZ Mr.. Treats A. f0liows:
Az the sod Of line 70i insert ssss ios-
lowing:
sx,d 6sattls, rs Washington TsFT1sSsy
saaiI Be and il - htseoy Essds pfsss %
delivery, and the fIepaty 00ueesof sLa s'
shSlf - stationed at each o. tfaefg SEAL
receive sueh coBpsDsatloo, nos eAess'l.
ing fl2O1 per aDu1fa, - TIE 2sGfstsfy "
tie Treasury shall lSEeseFIos.
Mr.. Cor. Of New York; make tie
s,aint Of order that Il - DeT ls4is8assSss,
and does not retFeneb expenditures
The ChsfruaB--'rhe Coalr vii nfraF
the qsnfienan fEOEa Washington IsiTi-
tory on tbs point Of order.
Mr.. Brsnss- Mr.. Chsifman, tbs NAY
be new legislation, bat think u VIII %
found, uten sxAminssion, thar IL does
noe increase eIpentl&urss.
Mr.. Posser--DossI IL reduce sxpeEs1l-
s1fesf
Mr.. Brsnts-It nag nDt redaee tb@n,
hot can modify Is. - THAI Il vii. IL
that point Il made, Eiil modify ths
arssudmeus 20 a. 10 make the salary
aIiyg Der annurn, and thus save 20 tnis
knanoveFisbsd Government g year
These deputy ooihetOrs wlll TAKE 1ls
plaes Of the tnspeci0rs nov rsgalsea q
those ports At . saliIry OF tlzoo each.
am sufs that the gentleman Slil BOT ohiS
withdraw any poin. Of order be may y
disposed ~ make. bat will sappoft th'
amendment because IL IL m the Intefes'
Of economy.
The Chairrsan THE Clsrk will rsp'ri
the amendment A. lnsdibsd.
Mr.. Bfeats-Mg. Chairman, Sish u
say, IN sapport Of this smsndment' thAl
the Secretary Of the Treasury under TIE
Authority given in the Revised Statutes
Of the United stateiL haa designated ins
ports Of Portland. Oregon, and For
Townsend. In VAST ingtisn Territory, a
ports besssan Whtsb and tbs British
colonies Of North America merchandise
nav he carried In bSnd. This DeFeh9n-
disc and there IL & great amount OF y
ia carried By The railroads which ter
inmate Al thoss twe eities and has 70 b,
srAnshipped 10 the oeean vessels uia'
toaoh there.
In order that there may b. bonded
warehouses Al those ports this smend
snenf must bs made, creating those eitie'
sorts OF delivery, and the principal Oh
Ieot of the amendmsnt IN 10 provide thai
she warehouses whi sh have been erected
by the merchants aud shippers may b
houdea. 20 that this merehnndise. while
being translfspped from the railroads q
the sleauaers and from ahe steamers 70
the railroads, may be properly stored
and of course II 10 obyious that toe
large commerce. Of those cities will be
greatly facilitated by sDch q provision
OF Lag.
The Chairman Ia IL upon the point
Of order that the chairman desifss to
hear ,he gentleman from Washington
Territory.
Mr.. Brents point Of order has
NOT been made against tbs amendmsui
a. modified. and We have nov entered
upon the discussion Of the merits OF Tue
proposition.
The Chairman The Chair understood
the gentleman from New York Mr.. Coz
10 make ths point Of order.
Mr.. Brents-The Gentleman from New
York lMF. Coz maee tho point Of order
against the auondsaent In the form IN
shich IL stood originally, but be did not
make the point against the amendment
a 1 modified Il, ard 1 have been far
some time discussing the proposition en
its merits.
The Chairman be gentleman Mr.
Brentsl modified his amendment, bai
the CHAIR supposed the gentleman de.
sired 10 be heard on the point OF order
and the Chair thinkH that the gentleman
from New York Mr.. Con had right y
pFsaame from what occurred that tht
gentleman PROPOSED 10 discuss the E'oiai
Of order.
Mr. Ksifer The gentleman from New
York Mr.. Coz doeil not insist upon ths
point.
Ths Chairman Toes the gentleman
from New York Mr.. Cox insist upon
the point Of ofderl
Mr.. Brents-MF. hartman, / insist
that the gentleman from New York AIR.
Cox cannot make she point Of order
apsa this amendmeilt al this time. He
has listened 30 me dissnsainR this prop
oeition upon It's merits, and has sat IN
bic seat and made no objection. and
insist that be has waived the point uf
order. and il u now loo late foI him 10
renew IL,
Nov, / submit Il IL too late for any
point Of order to DO nsisod, and certainly
10 seems 20 me- the (ikair Is going very
far IN Suggesting 10 the gentleman from
New York thai he raay now make his
point Of order, when perhaps he does
not desire 10 do 30, and ~ any rate
has waived his right. do not init
mate, of course, that the Chair wishes
20 do ANYTHING unfair, but l think the
gentleman from New York understands
tberules Of the HOUSE sniiieiantly 20 take
care 81 himself In AtaAssex Of this kind;
and, having allowed r1s 10 70 on and dis
ouss the merits Of this proposition. be
has waived his point Of order.
Tie ChAignan--The Chair does not
think the gentleman from New York re-
quifes taking care Of; and u he did. tbs
Chair woald not undertake. 20 do II.
lLauRhter.
Mr.. Brsnts--koi | do not think the
Chair would.
The OhaiTman- this connection tho
Chair desires 20 be ifsdulgrd in state
ll,ent % the facts. Toe gentleman from
Washington Territory Mr.. Brentsi Of
fefed his amendments, the gentleman
from New York made his point Of order;
and the Chair than requested che eentle,
man from Washington Territory 10 sd
dress himself 70 the psint VI order. The
gentlemen procsede,l, stating that he
weuid tnodify bin aHaeadment. Those
are the facts; and the Chair thinks that
tho Renileman from Washington Terri.
tory, having been called upon 10 SPEAK
70 the point Of erdaf, cannot prevent
TIE gentleman from New York from
making the point. II lac insisss upoa IL.
Mr.. hreass-l instEt, Mr.. Chairman.
thai The amendment ~ rlot subject Co
the point Of order. II she Chair over
rules my point that The question OF or
DER comes sao late, thea am willing a.
diecuss The point Of aFdaE with the gen
tlsmAn from New Hotk. 81 am willing
70 snbmla u 30 The tiesi9ioia oG tbs EhAir
without fsFther arnutnent.
Mr.. Con. Of New Yesk-Mr. Chair
man, propose 10 dsfelop all The CON.
mstce tAss h possible al the plAers Il
vhich The gentleman h interested, and
since the 1ommitsee on Appropfia,
tons does not raise Amy Eoint u order
aeon the asssndmeniL | viii withdraw
my point.
Nc. nssns.I thcs,,hs Won woaaA.