Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-10
WASHING Ton,

aext meath.
NASHlNGEUN,
Htiier's Probable Successor.
WAsHIEdToS, March s.-Amone the
CaiIfornians here, tue pSrsocs SPOKEN
OF a. likely 10 receive the appoint meui
from the Governor Of California 20 sue
csed Mr.. Miller 10 the Senate are Ell
ChIet JGsiioe Of Californis, Wallace.
GeorRe Hearst. Democratic oaacss
nsmInee at toe last election Gen r.l
RDsecrans. and Mr.. Delmas. attorney
Tor the State in the railroad tax cases
NV before the United States Supreme
Coart.
Lands Refused.
WAsHIsGToS, March 9.-Ths Sscre-
tary of toe Interior has rejected the Sc
lection Of some 1860 ACRES OF land
made by the 81. Paul. Minneapolis. and
Manitoba Railway COMPANY, within
Dakota The selections were made be-
tween the sII and ten mile limits, and
we're rejected because Of having preyi-
ously been selected as indemnity land
by the Northern Pssitc Railway, and
the Secretary holds that priority OF 40
AU0Atph kHNo SAPtfA'LAtN VI EtRuks pt
lections within the SIX mile limit were
reiscted fer tse reason that at the date
OF definite location of route the lands
were la the Inuian country, and tba,
the Indian title Was not extiueuished
until long after the right Of the com
piny ATTACHED
Csaarmatiens.
Postmaster, J. L Car~el, at Buffalo,
Wyoming; Chsrl-s p Phelps, of Yer
IN mt. to be Second Secretary OF L-g4-
ton at London; Henry White, OF Mary
land, to be Secretary OF Legation at
London; 5. II. Brooks, Assistant Treas
nrer at Sac Francisco; d. E Williams,
Of Mississippi. 20 be Indian Agent at
the Grow Reservation, in Montana !;
jacob T. Chillis, of Missouri, Minister
and Consul Gsnsral to SIAN; j. ID
Kelly, of South Carolina, Consul
General at Shanghai.
Aatt-Teiegraph Monopoly.
There was a full attendance at the
meeting Of the House Conmitsee on
Post Offices aud Post Roads this mora
ing, called to begin the investigation
ordered by the House in certain mat.
ters embodied In a resolution, "a fol
lous: That the Committee of Post
Offices and Post Roads 10 hereby em
pc sered to ascertain whether add'tional
legislation IL needed to prevent a mo
nopoly of telegraph facilities, and TO
secure to the Southern. Western and
Pacific States the benefits of oompeti-
ton between telegraph companies. and
TO protect the people OF the United
States against unreasonable charges for
telegraph service"
Mr.. Anderson was present, and ad-
dressed the committee briefly in ex-
plantation of his purpose in off srinR the
resolution. His general reasons, he
said, we're an organic opposition to mo
uopoly Of any sort. but specifically in
this instance his motive Was TO be found
IN the state Of aft existing between
the Missouri RIVER and the Pacific
Ocean, a region comprising one half OF
two-thirds the area OF the United
States. The State he had the honor in
part TO represent KANSAS was part of
this region, and, together with the re-
naming States aud organized Terrific
ries, Was interested in the matter of
cheap tsleRraphy. |, was also vitality
| interested in preventing such monopoly
Of taleQrsphine as would deprive its
people and the press of the adva 1tage
| and safeguard of competitive facilities
for obtaining news. II would be
shown to the Commissioners that in the
charters OF all Of the land grant rail
ways they are rsqaired to operate their
telegraph lines precisely as they operate
their rails; next, that they have lille
gaily but substantially transferred the
| telegraph franchises to tbs Western
Union Company, consequently when a
| rival telegraph company reaches the
Eastern terminus Of one OF these roads
instead OF receiving from that com oauv
| without Discrimination its budnsss
they refuse TO do 30. or at least sub
| stsntislly refuse to comply with tnis
| obligation OF their charter other
words. the Western Uoion. so far as
that area IL concerned, now haviRc a
population OF 100000. has practically
monopoly, and 1t is carry
| ing il 90 such an extent
4s to show tendency to claim in sddi-
tion to the recognized right OF common
carrier right 10 gather and sell news
Of the day on its own account. III the
committee would inquire into this
| branch of the subject, il would find
that the collection and sale of election
| Jews and suon important matters rs
toe Presidents message are sought to
/ DC ulOuUtoAtEfu oN tuc WFEtcth
Company in some instances and that
oaref4csd attempts have been made by
| the Western Univn Company to cseree
aewsp ,pers into making exclusive con
| tracts TO transact all their business by
ns wires. The committee would see at
once bow such attempts and as Jump
| tions threstsR tbs liberty of the press
IN the region which VAS subjected 10
this monopoly. IL Is because of that
fact, aud because Of sthsr IN .tters upon
vhloh he would BE- heard at a later
date, that he had introduced this reso
lutiou.
Mr.. ID. II. Bates. President OF the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Telegraph Company,
Gas then sworn and examined. He fur
uished full information aud details of
| his connections, with full efforts OF the
Baltimors 4 Ono Telegraph Company
TO have its telesr tphio business accept
ed BY land grant railways in the same
manner and upon the same terms as the
telegraph business from other telegraph
csm yanies. aud particularly from the
Western Union, had been or might be
accepted. He said that the adoption Of
q bill, such as Was proposed BY Repre-
sentative Anderson. would fully meet
the requirements OF the case.
Recevstea In Meaer Of Congress.
The closing reception at the White
House tonight, given in honor OF Con
gress, and TO which the Judiciary. the
army and navy and the diplomatic
corps weas invited, vas the most M
merously attended OF the sessou, and
10 the masnldcence of the costumes and
jewels worn by the ladies, eelipsed
aay OF Its predecessors The
President vas assisted IN receiving bv
Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Manning. Mrs.
Eudicett, Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Villas.
Tue Judiciary. the diplomatic corps. the
armv and navy and Congress were veil
represented.
KxCtrEMENr rENAs-
Great excitement has been caused IN
the vicinity OF Paris. Texas. BY the re-
~ Mr. 4 - faartax