Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-23
WASHINGTON.


sasernai Resezse CalIeesssn..
WAssnoTos, Jan. 22.-rb. ,n,l.,..s..
ansssnsi revenue for the an month.
=. ~ - l nscsa year vas &5sy5l9 900. being
- .L.ou less snS1 for the same period
PFeparaffeas for the rhsser.
Tie House Goxniftsa On pnha;.
health hss decided thaf hT rsasesn ~
zoe late stage Of the session. ara ,he
crowded condition Of the eaIenda, Z.
sll DC impossible 70 pass az iris sssssor,
loe oiH TO protect the public heairb- "a
oentay prepared by delegates frorn ~.
vario1s State Boards Of Health. Ths
soInnittes, however. has decided Ia
tsoom mend the appropriation of s2s
wv TOT SOC National Board OF HssIth
ana vSeu.OJo 70 be ased at the disrreti1r
OF TIE Pre<ids1t 10 preventing A.
Npfsad OF cholera, shsold i. auuear r.
snls country before the next Conersss
assemblies.
Home Materials
The senate Conmi.tee On Naval AZ
fairs has agreed 20 recommend Ire "a q
cage Of AitchelI's bill, requiring the az.
elusive uss of domestic mstarisi IN ,ha
construction aud repairs of All Govern-
inent vessels and steam boiiers. and in
the manufsctore of ordinances. vhetbs,
oy contract OF At GoVernmeat works.
Dsath % the wife Of Justice Matthew.
Mrs. Mary A. Matthews, wife of stan
icy Matthews, Associate Justice OF the
supreme Court VI the Cnited States
died this morning. The frneral seryi
Na VIII he held as the residence on S.,.
1rdsy morning, and the remains will
stlen be taken 10 Glendale, Ohio. ana
irterfed in Spring Grove Cemetery.
The Oregon Central Fsrfeisare.
WAsHrsoToE, Jan. 2.-Tbe Oregon
Central land foffeitare bill, the Senate
amendments 20 which we're conquered
Ia by tbs House today, is the first fer
TEXTURE bill that has passed both houses
on the present Congress. Ii 10 sabstan.
italy the same ~ the bill originally pre-
pared by the Astoris Chamber of Com
naerce. With the addition of an amend
nneEit offered in the House by George
for the pnrpose of projecting settlsrs.
10 foffeIts all the unearned lands be-
swesn Forest Grove aud Astoria.
ssnf1rmatiaa.
Carol ID. Wright, of Boston. as Com
missioner of Labor.
The siearaguan Treaty.
The Senate remained In secret session
Tor two honrs this afternoon discussing
fhe Nicaraguan treaty. Senator Nor
gan naished his speech and Edmunds
consumed the remainder OF the session,
both are Ia favor Of the treaty.
The National Womanss suffrage As.a-
citation.
WAsHrSoTos, Jan. 22.-At the secret
session OF the Woman's Suffrage Asso-
station today, Mrs. Stone, Chairman of
tee Committee on Plan Of Work, made
. report, which was adopted, recom.
tnsndinR that the women Of the several
states labor With their legislatures for
the passage Of suffrage laws, and marx
every member antaRonizin2 a measure
10 favor of women, In order to Oppose
him; work before Congress for shs
passage OF the sixteenth amendment, ia
to be considered. The w0neu in the
several States are also requested to op
pose the re election of senators and
Representatives voting against woman
suffrage.
The vice presidents Of the association
were requested 10 obtain, il possible, the
pass .Re Of resolutions by their respsc
tive State Legislatures. recommending
10 CONGRESS the adoption Of the sir
tenth amendment.
Among the addresses Of the closing
session this evening, was one by Laura
Deforce Gordon, Of California.
sharoa's washinztea Property.
WAsHrxoToE, Jan. 22.-In order 10
obtain q clear title to certain propsrty
here, L. j. Fisher, real estate dealer,
hied q bill against VIM. Sharon and
sarah Aithea Hill, otherwise Sharon,
aakinR for a decree establishing that by
conveyance from John b. Alley and
wife. Sharon acquired NJ beaeficisi in
tereet in certain lots Of ground, and
that no right of dover accrued u said
Sarah Althea, and that she be enioined
from setting up right of dover 10 the
lots. the title OF which was in John B.
Alley, and was conveyed to Sharon and
by him 10 plaintiff. He farther AYERS
that the defendant, Sarah Althea Hill,
claimed TO be she wife of sharon, and
in December last decision was made
Ia San Francisco declaring thar she was
the wife Of sharon, and by reason OF
such decree she has an apparent right
Of dover.
supervtsiag taspeessrs Of steam
Vessels.
The Board of Supervising Inspectors
Of Steam Vessels began its annual sss.
sion 10 this city today. After the tran
saotion of routine business, the Boar
discussed the bill before Congress- pro-
etdiu9 for the repeal Of section 4ii9 OF
the revised Statutes concerning tue use
-. .1aS -
The same question was Submitted TO |
the Board az the last session and Was |
disapproved, because 10 was believed |
tue effect of repeal would be 90 con-
pei the use OF certain steam registering |
cages on steamboats,. Tbs same view |
OF the matter was taken today. A |
10 pending before the hard |
W amend the rules prohibiting passen- |
gers from entering plloshousss Of steam |
srs while under way. 50 that the rule |
shali apply only during she hours be- |
tween sunset and sunrise. A test vas |
The vaiae of hand Rrenades as q means |
Of extinauishine Ere on steamboats,.
a Aah-Csamtssee 90 ReSernsers.
wAsHmoroN, Jan. 22.--Muiehier, Ly
man and Barksdale have been Appointed |
4 SUB committee bv the Chairman OF |
the Committee on Reform 10 the Civil
Service 90 consider Representative FAY
l0r's bill 30 prevent the discharge from
employ of any soldier or
sailor without sutficient cause
eehwaska Mast &c.
The Secretary Of War has refused the
request OF Lieut.. Frederick Schwaska 20
"a aiiawasS 4. ,riAhsfrau hfa raaacnas i<,a
which has heeR accepted. 20 take eject
Jan. Siss. ut the expiration Of a years
laxve Of absene4NrAnted him when be
resigned.
The weather.
For the north Pacife Coast, partly
eloady weather aud local rains.
FOREIGN.
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