Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-27

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Mr.. Hxrrsssn falloxea IN snrpart Of
TIE majority policy lbs present ad-
mtaizfrztie1. b. sAii, had been uishout
precedert, and vcald Be withoct an i'm
EEhfion- eeores cA1rxee had been acc1-
undated sQstnsf the rep1tzksnu Of rsen,
and ue4f wss more, against she reruse-
t1o1 OF women. sod acted ca IA the
DARK A proclamation 81 the President
hsd been rrt forth that mere Gil ersuc>s
81 cptniou weTs nes 10 Operate against
man. ess tbs feast v&s iixs the f-asss Of
tae old sxory, - which rssu vefs invited
for the parpos- OF ASSASSINATION.
Mr.. k3m1nes, IN closing the drbase.
reviewed the shsie Qaes<soa carefully,
ard coDtecded shss tas two Houses Of
Congress had the right 20 see papers
sdeefine the business of the Govern
nsnf- II. said Mr.. Edmands, roo tznk
cot OF this very prsssne- a. this mo
meut the infncnos Of sxseufise patron
sgs 10 be kiven Senators and their
friends. tnese would not be Eve veiss ID
sois chamber acsinst any one OF Ali Of
the resolutions proposed By tie JEdi-
siary Commiftsel
The question vaz tnan Oh Mr.. Van
Wyck's amendment providin9 thss in
aa sash cases Of removals the matter
Of combinations shall be considesed IN
epen sessson Of The Senate. Mr.. Van
Nyck made strong speech In sdvo
casy OF the amendment.
Mf Logan ssid be would vote for the
amendment bot for the fact that IL VA
thouxnt Is would cucumber the rssoin-
tiors.
Mr.. SHosr saisea q paint that the
ameadnent Was net 10 order. inasnueh
"a Il changed the rules OF the senate,
and 40 nstice had been civsn.
The Persistent pro ten. sustained the
point Of ordsr. and al appeal. taken BY
Mr.. Batter. vas laid upon she table by
yeas III TO maya %. This wss strict
party vote, exseps that Mr.. Van wyck
aud Mr.. kiddie5ergef voted with the
Democratic
Mr.. Harris having demanded . sep
arate vote on Edmsnas' resolutions, she
Arst resolution adopting the report Of
the Committee on JndiessEy was adopt
eds By yeas 50 TO nays Is. The
seaoud rsAolgtion oonasmninz the
refusal of Cha Attornsy Gensr j TO
sefld copies OF papers called for by the
Senate vas adopted by yeas 30 TO nays
Is. The question being on the third re-
solution. declaring IL 10 be the duty Of
the Senate to refuse its advice and CON
sent - the proposed removals OF OH
GERS. documents 10 reference TO toe
supposed misconduct of whom are
withheld, Mr.. Gray raised the point
that il changed 4 rule ~ thu Senate aud
was not in order. Tbs President pro
fsa ovefrnled the point Of order, and
Mr.. Gray appealed frofo the dec;sion.
A vote being taken on the third reso-
lat ION, il gas agreed to by yeas 30 to
nays -, Mitchell, of Oregon. Riddie-
berger and Van Wyck voting With the
Dsmosfafs.
The fourth resolution. condemnine
The discharge Of ex-Union soldiers and
putting In their pIscss men who had
n ndered no military service for the
Government, was then voted on and
agreed 10 by yeas Is, nays 1t Mr.. hor-
9aa).
Before that resolation came 10 vote.
Mr.. Batler said thst il be had time be
could demonstrate that the Republican
txa rfr haA n.r ha Il fak a..
soldiers ten tines where the present
administration had not departed from
IL onee.
Mr.. Morgan offered q resolution do
e'arin9 that notking in the resolution
already adopted Was TO be construed az
declaring that the conduct of the At
toTney General rendered him liable 20
impeachment. and that tbs Senate dis
claimed the right or power Is punish
him By Imprisonment, otherwise than
by impeachment for the offsnss charged
against him In the resolution.
On Mr.. Edmlnds notiontai resolu-
ton was laid on the table by yeas 50 to
NAYS Is.
Mr.. Piatt then attempted to make the
bill for the aduission OF Washington
Territory unfinished business for Mon
day, bat some filibusterinz motions in.
terfered. and at 9.33 d. CO. the Senate
adjourned Till Monday, when Mr.. PIsti
viii attempt 10 get NJ the bill named.
House.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from Assistant Score
tary OF the Treasury Fairchiid, trans
hitting the draft Of bill TO amend the
laws regulating immigration. Referred.
The bill exscts q per capita tax Of tran.
si.nt tourists, and provides penalty OF
$500 fer tire permanent landing Of alien
paupers, idiets, insaye aud conviets.
The Secretary of the Treasury 10 given
the powsr TO appoint Commissioners Of
Immigration. not 10 exceed three In
number. at Boston. New York, Pniiadsl-
phia. Baltimore. Key West, New Or
leans, Galveston aRd San Francisco,
who shall take exclusive charge and
provide fer the support and relief of
such alien emigrAats ~ may fall into
distress. In commenting upon this
change the Assistant secrst sry says
The agents through whom the existing
Law IL accomplished. nanely, boards Of
immigration appointed by State gov
ernments, the Department has no con
troll Of. except By contract, which IL has
n, means OF enforcing. The bill trans
mitted pnts the entire charge of desti-
tute alien immigrants In the care 81 im
migration commissioners appointed BY
the officers of the Usited States, and
leaves them In DO State q charge to
state offiesrs, to be trested indiscfimi-
nafeiv vita other poor over which the
Stale exercises supervision. II the Gov.
srnmsnt takrs care of alien immigrants
in distress. IL should not divide that s1-
pervisinn with State authorities"
Also letter from Assistant Score
tsrs Faircaild askiae for an sppropria-
ton for the storage and transportation
Of silver dollars. The letter says that
IN viex Of the fact that the amount Of
standard silver dollars repaired 10 be
coined under the existing iaw - about
SgT coo coo each year. and that the re-
manning spsce available in the vaults Of
sob Treasury ofsicss other than a New
Orleans is not sninaient for the storage
OF the cosnaRe for the ensuing txelvs
months Il - deemed advisable aud pru-
dent 70 ash thst 4 ssssbie appropriation
BE- snAds 10 enable toe DspsFtDeuf to
erect vaults IN some other sub- rfeasary
eftsses. leaving TIE vaait At New Orleans
FIRE for the storage OF the accumulation
Of coinage AZ the mint Of thai city.