Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-28
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g.eslon of morning husineas. HAIa sa,,
hs wanted the senators 10 bsaIizs ~
no-t Intolsrabie condition In whi.J
lne senate nnds itself with the or.a
appropriation bills tumbling n unon !
oenng The last seek Of the ssssion- I,
oeoef 70 avoid an extrs sessiar !. 90,
neoe@sary 10 give the approximation hiIL
eFSry po'sslole Advancement.
Ahe Naval bill was then taken m. An,
sns tsading pFocsedsd with.
IN toe daslassson Of tue bill MsPhsy
~ IsVored building larger cruiser,
1AAn toose provided for. and on the sac
eesuon OF Miller Of California, vithoo,
voleetl01 by Hale, the limit OF the mar
AbSn tonnage Tor the tee new cruIse :,
Iecotnne nded BY the senate oommitta.
Nss made goo instead of 1000 tons-
An efaeudment offered by Hale Was
aeresd 70. eppropriatina $ll2OOO for
ias Rarehase Of ETicsson's torpsSo boat.
the Destroyer. >
WIN this exeeption the bill passed
sno-santialiy as reported from the Seu.
ase sommittes on Appropriation.
Manone, from the Commi. tee on Pub
nc bulidinRs, reported fayorably the
hooss bill for the sreotion Of a pabIic
ooAldlnR At Port Townsend, W, T. TO
esst $1,000.
lne Senate then spent an honr in sx-
scailse session IN consideration OF the
nomination Of Edward A. Kris iler. of
Montana, 20 be United States Marshal
OF that Territory. vice A. G. Botkiu. 10
DC removed BOtkin is froHl Wisoon
sin' and the Senators from that State
oppose the continuation of bis suoces-
sof. No action was taken. The point
vas made la the debate that the notni-
hatioH OF hriedlef was due to the infiu-
enee Of First Assistant Postmaster Gen
erA Crosby, who was suppoaed TO have
drudge against BOtkin.
when lhe dOors reopened Legislative
oatiness was proceeded With.
cameron OF WISCONSIN, moved TO re-
sae1e oonsidsration of the House bill
nniisinR toe time for presentation #
claims against the United States.
Morrill, called for the regular order.
being the trade dollar bill. Morrill,
said tnat after the demonstrations
made elsevhers. there was no probabil-
ity That the section repeating tho stand
ara dollar coinage act would become
law. he thought. therefore, that il
would be well to take vote on that
section without debate, and then ths
senate could dispose Of the trade dol
lar bill az It might choose.
Cameron's motion was agreed to by
20 TO q.
Van Wyek obtained unanimous csn
sent that the claims bill be Temporarily
laid aside 10 take up the pension bills
originating in she senate and fsvorably
reported from the COMMITTEES. The bills
favorably reported we're then taken up
IN order, and bills were passed granting
pension OF so m8nth To the widow
I OF General Benz. Alvord. $50 q month
7 To the widow of Commander S. Dana
Green OF the United States Navy, $40
month to the widow OF Commodore
MooFeland Of ths United States NAVY.
and increasing from $50 10 $50 per
month the pension of General ChHrles
IL. Morgan.
A House message announcing a disa-
Rreement on ths iepislstivs, executive
aud judicial appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate, which insisted on ita
| amendments.
conference Oomn.ittee MAS Ap-
pointed.
The House substitute for the River
aud HArbor bill. appropriatin9 5000
0oO, vas laid before the Senate and hav-
ing been read once, Cameron Of Wis
consiu. objected 10 It's second reading.
30 the bill lies on the table, not having
bcen referred 10 COMMITTEES.
Morgan asked unanimous consent to
take up the bill for the relief Of Lett
TIA Tyler Semple, daughter Of the late
rfestdent Tyler. The bill Woald give
her pension Of $50 per month. The
lady named. Morgan said. il neW blind,
and dependent on the charity Of the
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hiddleburRer and COckFell objected,
and vote On the bill resulted, ayes II,
nays IL.
No quorum having vuted. no decision
was reached. and the senate adjourned.
HousR.
WAssIxoroS, Feb. 27.--keaRAn asked
unanimous couseut TO take from the
Speakers table the inter state com.
merce bill for the purpose og cen
concurfing In tue Senate aGsondments
thereto, bat Kean objected.
hossGtans, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported the bin for
the retirement OF Oh. Wright, With the
rank Of Msior General
AZ the regular order of kEsiaess, the
House proceeded With the further . VI
sidegation OF the sundry civil bill.
Horr offered an amendment proyid-
ing that the money appropriated 10 aid
the Nee Orleans Exposition shall be
used, tirsi, 10 pAYment Of the Indicated
ness poW outstanding doe psrsona liy-
ing outside OF Louisiana. including
debts 10 fuzeieAsrs or foreign nations,
aud sunh as are due the States and Ter,
rltories and, second. In payment OF all
premiams awarded by the kxposIiioz
The amendment Was adopted by yeas
2o6. nays -. and the bill then passed ~
yeas 1855. nays lll7.
The SenAss amendments 70 the Lsgis-
iatiye Appropriation bill we're non con
curfed In.
Willis moved 10 suspend the ralss and
put upo0 its passage the bill sppropri-
atine 10000 far the eontinuation
aud completion Of the works designated
Ia the last River and HarboE bill. The
bill contains the following provision;
Thar the work at Galvestoa harbor
shall be treated as u the sons Of fsia.-
600 had been appropriated IN the bill
last year" Willis briefly explained that
it had been thoaght bcst not % allow
the pfnesut works ot the Government
20 80 20 waste and ruin on account OF
laek of appropriations kur this rsAaan
HN 9A&tt 8Atth N1l1aAeaAtHAA VIA =
Der Of gentlemen, brought ia 9 bill ap-
propFiAsine 100000. or one seventh Of
The amount which the corps Of engineers
bad stated could be profitably expended
during the ensninQ year. The bill vas
Submitted - q eotapromsse, hecagse be
knew that the dtscussion OF she regular
bill would cons1me valuable time, and
uaisht enaAageF the passage of other
appropriation bills aud csase an extra
session.
Hiscock, Canson and Others opposed
the bill. Cannon said during the course
Of his remarks that last fall the Demo
cratic orators had told the people that
az last the Democrats we're 10 b at the
heltn. and nov they came In and moved
/ 20 pass this crude measure under the
sEspeiasion % the rules. Tor fear there
might be an EXTRA seesion IN March OF
April. % in othsr vordA they feared 70
trust themselves
The bill vas snpporsed By ONeil,
King. Payne and others.
Tae motion Vas asreed 10 and the
bill passed By ise 20 -.