Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-24
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W.sErxgros. Dec. IA, 1885.
o...,deut Cleveland has foand the
,sek of Congress not at all har-
-..;ns one. A large number Of sena
49,, .nd Representatives have called to
a., hot il caupot be said that he
..sn oyerrun with visitors Fewer
.,o.aIs for Office have been made TO him
-, IN .ny President for many years at
=. ..srmbIing Of Congress- The Pres
-. has naturally been interested at
=. ,.cepsion Of bis message by the press
-. .oontrv, and il is needless 10 cay
- 4 sra,ified by the almost uni
s.I n,aise which il has e7oksd. A
gsrk paper devotes 3 good deal Of
W. A. ahoving that Mss Cleveland
shs partition Of the message rels-
~ the Mornoss, as II that we're =
aa.,faI Wv. matter. Miss Cleveland has
80 an intense interest in the Mormon
s,sst,or, and u Vas only piece OF
ss,rdnes, for the President TO allow her
= hays her say in his message. her
..,.tnous condemnation OF tue Nor
- and What the President says on
=. Indian question will serve 10 rein
80 ina already strong confidence felt
- ,slioious o ,ople Of the country IN
President Cleveland.
a. Al the incidents Of the week has
- the curious o4nard about cradle
si.~esd 10 have been once used oy the
p,ssidsut's parents when be was an IN
,.st some inventive genius In Palaski,
70, where there is a weekly nevspa-
ar. invented an account OF the nndins
n cradle which bad singular history,
Asyins get in some way down ooutn'
- thrown into a creek during the war
s.d subseaaently fished out. A letter
Ssssd white House, November ~. !"
"a sigpsd "Grover Cleveland" vas
naslished offeriug any moneyed terms
ssn deeiper TO the alleged possessor of
shseradIe. The whole thing vas hoax,
ssd /, hardly appears what iustifioatlon
tksrs vss for its invention.
Tbsre has been seme little excitement
Al the Navy Department this week over
N iivelv attack on Commodore Walker,
shisf Oh the Buresu OF Navigation,
vhish has been publishsd IN military
massziBe known ss the UHstsd Ssrr'ce
fhs article is Aligned "A CIVILIAN, and
4 believed TO be toe work OF some naval
otBcer, thoagh some people pretend that
a. Secretary Chandler wrote Is. Mr..
Chandler arew to be quite hostile to
f,ommodore walker before he left the
Deoartmeut. believing that the Commo
dore exercised functions which ought to
be discharged only BY the Secretary
himself. An attempt IL nov evidently
being made 10 prejudice Secretary Whit
inc against him, bot II will hardly sue
ssed. The position of chief of the office
OF detail is very disagfeesble one. All
the old ladies' who want their sons TO
have nice easy berths regard the officer
Who ssnds thsir chickens 10 the other
eide Of the water ~ very bad man.
and am told that daring the past week
Commodore Walker has received from
q certain officers mother a long per
sobai attack, written because he did
not assign ber son to the duty she wanted
bin 10 have.
When the House convened, on Satur-
day, after recess of two days, there
vas bat slim attendance OF members,
doubtless due to the understanding that
the Committee on Rules was not pre-
pared 10 submit It's report. The Speaker
presented several executive eommunica-
tens, including the annual reports Of
lha Attorney General. Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Comptroller OF the
Currency, which we're laid upon the
Able.
On motion Of Mr.. Reed, Of Maine,
Minority WAS given for the printing Of
l1e compilation of the division Of the
Iulss Of the House 10 the 35th and 46 b
Ooaeresses, In view of the fact that
they will probably be Of use IN the
discussion upon the proposed change
in the rules.
Mr.. Back, of Connecticut, presented
fssoluiions from the Legislature of bis
H,ate asking that . suitable Law be
passsd for the ascertainment and conn
Inc Of the electoral vote. The resoiu-
tons we're tabled, after which the House
adjourned until Monday, she session
having lasted bat twenty minutes.
Al the Navy Department the report
that efticsrs Of the Juniata have been
muegiing 10 entirely discredited. VI
fsials there express the belief that a
thorough Examination will result Ia the
discovery Of nothing more than q few
esSielisiss which the officers have picked
uph Ne Orient for Christmas presents
Iotasif relatives and friends. Just ~ any
- epee Who goes abroad. The arRu-
nen1 b offered that naval officers. as q
aeasfAi thing, have not the money to
invtsl ~ represented. nearly all OF them
heina dependent on their salaries. The
tieh men Of the navy oan be counted ON
~ anRers. II will be found, they say,
taai some man on board the ship Who
~ been Punished has taken his revenge
~ informing the Government officials
toat the ofilssrs Of the ship are snug
1sG, thus hoping TO make troable FOR
snoss uho were responsible for his pun
sh0sut. LKNox.