Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-19
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WksHTN0zoS, Feb. ls.-At IL o'.lo-k
the oOEy senator in the Chamber -.
Edmnnds, who promptly At that hon,
entertd With the chaulsin. Edmnnds
observing the situation, ab.tained frnr,
taking ths chair. and h and ths .hsn,
isin tosk seets on the aoor. After a
feN minutes delay, Morrill, came in and
Win the advent Of two or three others
.Se usy proceedings were 20 far begun
.lAt NE ehapiain offered prayer. This
upor, " sne fev henAtors present. INDUCED
saenlseaSes . while IN eloquent silence,
Nnicn was nRally broken by Morrill,,
3no moved call Of the Senate. The
eail oeaan with four Senators, and con
c.soeo Win sixteen. That not being 9
quorum, tne names Of ths absenseee
sere called This brought ten more
DuI tnss nsing thirteen short of Q quo
rum. matters came 20 a stop.
Cougar inquired whsthef ii was safe
70 proesed with the reading Of the joor.
pal OF yesterday.
Ihs Chair said, NO"
ConRtr remarked that be vas not an
slarlniss. and had only inquired for in
formation.
Hale asked that unanimous conseu.
% given TO dispense With the reading,
sut the chair decliDed 70 entertain the
proposition. call hasine shswu the ab-
sence OF q quorum.
After some further waiting. Miller, Of
Nev York. entered and said: "Mr. Pres
idont. Ihs Chair recognized she Sen
ator from New York. and then Miller
GFsseiy remarked, "No." daughter. ]
Gibson was similarly recognized, and
With equal gravity announced the con-
elusian sf his mind 10 be NO"
Laughter
Iapham's remarks were interrupted
sy the regular order, being the anti
foreign contract labor bill.
Lapham offered IAN amendment pro
viding that the whole penalty shall be
paid into the Uaited States Treasury
instead Of as by the bill providing that
one half of the penslty shall 90 to the
person who may 6rst bring tbs suit.
Blair then offerd an amendment max
lag it the duty of she United States Dis
triot Attorney Of the proper district to
prosecute at the expense of the United
states every case Of violation Of the Act.
Agreed 20 by ~ to Is
The ball then pasaed--yeas 50, nays 8.
The vote IN detail was:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Blair. bowen,
Blown. Call, Camden, Cameron Of Wis
co'nsin, Chace, ConReT, Callon, Dawes,
Dolph. Fair. Frye. George, Gibson, Cor
man, Hale. Harris. Harrison, Ingalls,,
Jackson. Jonas, Jones' of Nevada Kenns,
Lamar. Lapham, Mcmillan, McPhersop,
Malone, Miller Of California, Miller Il
New York, Mitchell, Morrill,. Palmer,
rue Itast' riamo' fuen, Ransom, Sa-
oth, sawyer, Seweii' SnernAn, Van
wyok, Nsss. voorhees,, walker and VIII
sen-1-
NAys--patief' oroome' haLaPton'
nawley, Maney' morgan oaaispors'
'snoe Ano wlIiatns-s
rainlef introduced Dill 10 SGT apart
the unsnryeyed marsh lands at the
Iousn o, % .ne a. OialI river, Known a.
~, ST. Ciar nats, as bunting and
nsning preserve Tor the people OF the
un.seu sea.ss, heiefrea'
Ine nena'e 'pen went into efeostiSe
SssSi"u'
"oosh'
WLsHlSaToS, Feb. is.--On reconven-
iIsg this morning ia continuation Of the
st'ssiou Of yesterday, the conference re-
port upon the District OF Columbia Ap-
pfopriation bill was agreed to.
The House then vent into committee
of the whole on the River and Harbor
bill under an agreement that half an
hour was to be divided among the op-
ponenss OF the bill pending a vote on
tlie amendment providing that board