Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-27

Be brought aboos 10 some sxtsut II IN.
banking csasses sho1Id combine a. !
unit ano insfiRate others. who are uu6eI
tLeif fnn1ence, 10 % operate with thsrn
out oenkers ss body have e,o much
preoence and know too well hou large 4
snare they must themselves hesx OF anv
eaiamfty falling upon the busiuess IN.
serests OF the eoantry, 20 he concerned
IN getting up panic.
Gore said the sospensiou Of silve,
coinage voald itself be a Contraction a.
uuuuu year In our carreney, Coke
neneved as much as any Daa m ths
20 q sense and wisdom Of the President
elect, add 70 vas no disoaraeement 10
tnat gentleman for Coke TO say that be
tCokel would not consent that Congress I
saouic Aodloate il Just powers and
sorn them over to tbs discretion Of A
rresloenG Besldes il would be unfast
Tor congress to harden the Execafiye
Mltn duties and responsibilities belong
ing to Congress
inls closed the silver debate for the
day, and without action the matter
vent over. Considerable confusion then
occurred. and several senators soapht
recognition. Aldrich, however, euc-
ceeoed, and called up the bill relating
20 tifses 70 real estate in the District Of
Columbia II had hardly been placed
before the Senate when motions 10 ad-
lo1rn, 70 60 into executive session and
20 call up other bills were made In con-
fusins rapidity.
Van Wyok offered an amendment 10
the Pacific Railroad funding bill this
morning submitted by Ho8Y. The
amendment provides: Firsi, That no
dividends shall be declared, Second,
Lnat the consolidation of 1850 OF the
Union and Kansas and Denver Pacific
be leRalized, and Third, That No stock
shall be considered legal for which no
money was paid. Van Wysk stated thai
II hoars bill vas not 20 Be acted oa AZ
this session, be Van Wyck) desired
that some suggestions regarding il
should go cut. Since the senstor from
Massachuse had invited an exsniua-
ton BY the public OF the matter, Van
Wyck desired thas the public might uu
deresand the enormity Of the Pacific
Railroad debt.
After executive session senate ad-
iourned.
WAsHIsaTos, Feb. a.--A concurrent
resolution was agreed 20. rendering the
thanks OF Congress 30 Colonel Casey
OF the corps of engiaeers, and nis assist
ants and workmen for the admirable
manner in which be and they perform
ed their respective duties In the compile
tion Of the Washington Monument.
Thomas moved TO reconsider the vote
BY which the reso.usion was adouted, IN
order TO Oppose the resolution. He called
attention 10 the fact that ise enect
would Be to extend the period during
which Colonel Casey weald be on the
active list by ten years. He did net
wish 10 detrsct from the achievements
of Casey, bat did not want the thanks
OF ConRress TO be held too cheap. he
did not think il right that Colonel Ga
sey's term should be increased ten years
for achieving this simple civil enter
prise, while no honor was given to OH
GERS fighting on the frontier. The mo
tien to reconsider was agreed to and
the resolution was laid upon the table.
Forney submitted the conference 70
port on the Army Appropriation bill,
which vas adopted, reported an agree
ment on all the amendments EXCEPT that
relative 10 the hours during which
coHrts martial may hold their sessions.
A further conference vas ordered.
Cobb moved 20 suspend the rules and
take from the Spesker's table for refer
eIce 20 the Committee on Public Lands,
the House bill repealinQ the pre-emp.
{ eL, timber culture and desert land
laws with the Senate amendments
thereto. In supporting the motion,
Cobb said that no greater evil had been
done 20 the future Of the country than
had been done through fraud and per
jury under the laws which 10 was pro
posed TO repeal.
Converse asserted that more fraud
bad been committed under the home
stead than under the pre- EN- ption laws.
Psyson contradicted this statement.
Valentine thought hs voiced the SEN
siuient OF the people Of the West in pro-
testing against the repeal of these laws.
The demand for the repeal came from
two sources-from the great railway
corporations, which could not raise the
price Of their lands 30 long a. the pre-
emption law remained in force second,
from the great cattle kings, who wished
the ttmher caliure act repealed In order
that their herds might roam over the
prairie undistnrbed by settlers.
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legislation In favor Of the large cattle
ofEanI1aslons.
NV. nslso oitsoseI sne ,cpsh o. vnat
NC cvnsiaere1 psnehccnt laws. ~ there
was fraud committed under the laws.
let she rascals who committed 10 be
.gtneu ons sna saneet men pat N their
passrs;
Askshnis thougat the OH snoaia oe
ens..iea an ecs N Toe interest OF tne
ca..le .iaes sns 70 oouois tne pfiee OF
rsnreao ianuh
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~ - ce'ng wncsnes zoe pepic ianes
snouia oe 9isposed OF 70 actnai settlers
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wa, iot tae Isl ts1 yoafs every snndry
elsu sPprop.aa.ion Oil naa oonsaneo
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