Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-21

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wAzsrseros, Feb. g.-Ni,.sE. Sez
Yora. from the Conmittse on As1iecl
tare, reported fsvoEAhiy with au1snd
nerts the House bill fog the profession
Of the pablie domain-
German offered resolutions, stitch
we're agreed 10, calling O. the Secretary
Of the Interior for informs:isn zhesaer
the subsidized Paeihe railroads rave
constructed. and are maintaining and
operating their own lines Of telegraph,
and vhethsr tesegraphic messages are
accepted and transmitted for all per
sons and corporations, without discrim
instiou, ss provided by the act Of July
LIST, 1852.
The agricultural appropriation bill
vas takes up and ita consideration pro-
ceeded with. and after s0me esbafe,
passed Substantially a. II zane from
the Senate con- mistse, the principal
changes being IN the item for the cult
vstion Of sorghum, which, on motion Of
Piumb, vas increased from t0.sOo 70
$4,000.
On motion Of Plumb. the post ofties
appropriation bill Vas taken up.
Havley hoped the Senate would dis
agree to the Senate eomnittee's amend
men; reducing the amount for clerks in
post Offices from t5,300,0O to t5,
i50,Og.
A section Of the bill, as it came from
the Hou3e, provided that letters shIll be
charged at the rate of tgo cents an
ounce, instead Of two cents per half
ounce for drop letters where there IL
no free delivery, one cent an once
and for newspapers in bulk TO regular
subscribers one cent a pound, bat sam-
pie copies at one cent per four ounces.
After consideration and further discus
sion "a 20 the operation Of the Senate
rules, which Wts participated in by
Williams. Sherman, Miller Of New York,
Miller of California. Plumb. Hawlcy,
Hoar, Mitchell. Cockrell and Edmunds,
the senste disagreed to the comnIttee's
amendment by a vote Of Is yeas to 80
nays, 50 far a. that amendment related
TO letter postage, leaving toe newspaper
provision yet TO be acted o.
The senate then vent into executive
session, aud when the doors reOpened
adjourned until tomorrow at o'clock
q. m,
WAsHNGTos, Feb. 20.-rhe House
sion and i'm mediAlely went iAto commit
ten of the whole on the River and HAr-
Dor bill One hour vas consumed in
slowly voting upon amendments 10 the
paragraph making an appropriation for
the improvement OF the Mississippi riv-
or. Finally, IN order 10 expcdiate mat
clause relative to the Hennepin Canal.
Ali atoh a
cision on points Of order that we're
raised against it. He held that the sub
jeet matter vas Rermane and that IL was
not in the nature Of new legislation, and
therefore oyerruled the points which
we're based en- those grounds, bot sus-
tanned the point that the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors had not original
Jurisdiction on the subject and that 1t
should properly have been considered
by the Committee On Railways and Ca
mails, and upon this ground he ruled that
the clause was NOT in order and mHst be
stricken from the bill.
Henderson OF Iowa appealed from the
decision. pending which the committee
rose and the House adjourned and the
session Of Friday began.
Burns submitted the conference re-
preparation bill. Agreed to.
Bingham. from tho Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported
the resolution calling on the Postmaster
General for information relative TO sop
plyiRR inferior envelopes to the Post
Office Department, and aunuliue the
contract with Kellogg i Co., of Spring
Geld, Mass.
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alton Of business under the special rules
and the bill was passed. increasing TO
81 ,O00, 900 the limit of the appropriation
for the public building at Louisville,
Kentucky.
The House went into Gem nittee of the
Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill.
The second section. which relates to the
increase Of the navy, and contains what
been read.it was agreed that foar hours
debate should be allowed upon 10.
keifer opposed the plan contemplated
IN tue bill, because he believed 10 weuld
not give the country q single vessel
which IL would do 10 pat into the water.
De hkensd the situation Of the United
states 10 that of an 0veFgrown child.
whe was hurt whenever touched. and
made q detailed criticism Of she section
and ridiculed the constitution of the
proposed BOARD, characterlzin9 il as
hermaphrodite assemblage of naval
men and civ llians. aud predicting that
the country woald never Ret = ship frsm
such Board.
Long said the position of the gentle
man from Ohio (keAferl In avoiding n
increase In the navy and IN opposinR the
means proposed 10 secure shat Increase
reminded him of the story sf the man
Who was in favor OF the Maine Law, bot
against its execution. The plan pro
posed might he faulty IN detail. but be
favored its general features Oar navy
was an alphabet Of wooden washtubs.
There was scarcely a nation 20 poor A.
TO do u reverenee. There was not on
these wooden ships piece Of ordnance
Of more value IN War Than child's pop
gun. The people laughed At the navy,
and reiished the joke OF the Tallspoosa
being run down by ceal barge. They
laughed 40 70 as kind 81 falstaftan
buriesque.
Pending furtheT debate the committee
roee and the House took . recess until
7 o'clock, the evening session being for
the consideration OF pension bills.
The HOUSE ~ the evening esssion
passed 90 pension bills. and sdiourned
until such time Tomorrow AZ u may be
called 10 order BY the Speaker. This
10 the last evening Of the present Con
eress which gill be devoted 10 consider
ation Of the pension business reported
by the Committee on invalid Pensions.
nEns Fos m0sE AAe CARrs.
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