Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.


MGuan.
Wka1uMaTuz. May G9.--The SrsaknI
laid before tie Houss eomnuniaatian
fFoD fhe &suRet4rY Of Stasa, sabmiteiuQ
mn astimmAs of &t06 900 for oompleeanR
TIE statute Of Ldbsrig EnliehtsninR ~
/ Woxid. RzfaEKsd
TIE Hsuas vent ina0 Committss u
ths Whofs On TIE oie8narRAEine hill,
the panoing ameudmant bain1 that Of
lsred by Iownahand, redneinR the tax
IRON - % 3 o1nls per po1n4-
Hatch. e Missouri. stated thai Il visU
of the mG1y uEntMElB aro@ AmiRh32 ol
Labar aRatnsl The iii uhish had hasu
pressn1ee. ba wisAed . had q tnleazazn
10 tie Speaker GEom Rew wAsfly. denyimn
thaa tho srgnnizafi01 had tatsn any &C.
Gon - oilhGE airaefioas
A EunninR debate followed On tha
EognnhEnd amantaR4n1, dnrinR tha
course Of which varioas othsR amsnd-
menaa we're oasEed
IeHuahendis nme1duau1 Uas Feisgtai
b es 10 81.
Amendments o4ersd by RnaRan and
Warner exempting from az olaomAF-
gaKins which b manufactured for aaia
e. butter, weEe Feiea1ed.
DaniBls then offered hia amendmaut,
abofishina the sax On tobaeco, which
uas adx0eaasd b MoAdoo, Of New geE-
aey.
Bashanan, Of New Jersey, uhila be
vas In faxoR Of the rapesl of ahe tobaa-
90 tax. vas apposed % tbs amendment
e endangeEinQ the pagsaRs of tha bill.
EfmantF0nt. of Peangylsauia, uD-
posed the aEnsndmanf on the aama
ground.
PsndinR action. the aommifie ross
and the Honse adjourned until Tuesday.
rae Csmang Weaalne.
Mias Rose Clevsland, accompanied By
her friend Nisa Nelson, Of Albany. ar
rived a The Whi1e House e IatS hour
this evening. Ehs will be present Rt the
Presidents wedding, the detaiia Of
which are gradually assuming form. u
is decided that Mr.. BENJAMIN Poison,
Miss Eolsom's cousin, IS her neaFust
male neiative, viii give the bRids away,
and Il Il VERY peobable that Miss CloEa-
land Wiil stand up with tbs bride. bus
Whether the President viii be support
ed by q best man has not yet been
dednitsly ss1tIed. The general improB-
sion, however. prevaiis am0nQ thoss
who are bog6 informed, ahnA there will
b. neither bridesmaids oE gFoomsman.
An Exceptionally large nunbeF Of par-
sons visited fho white House today 10
Pay their respects 70 the President and
eongratuiate him On hig approaching
marriage.
ne Eamunas Teah RaII.
WAsHn0roH, Mag 29.-The House
Oommittse en- SudioiaKy today discussed
= a a = A.
and viii endassox % 61iah it, consider
alton next week. Changes Of great i'm
portanos hAVa been made, baf the 90
tion taken up to the present i Ros anal
and may bo reversed or materially mod
lied when the eommittes ounass 70 pass
upon the measure &c Q whole. PERHAPS
the most radical change made 90 far Ia
the exnision Of the clausa proSidinR for
the appointment Of tFusaees to take
charge ef the Mormon Church property
and the insertion Of 3 clause absolutely
repeating the federal charters granted
20 the church and Emigraiisn Society.
II quorum Of the oommittee can be
got together next Tuesday, efforts viii
be made 90 agree upon and report the
bill 20 the H0ose % as 20 get it upen the
calendar, thouRh il ia not believed that
action can Be bad upon it In that body
during the remainder Of this session.
TIE Sisters y be Released.
Ao1ing Gserstars Fairchild today cent
the following teleeraphio instEuotions
70 the Collector ef Customs at Portland,
Maine, in regard 20 the Canadian
schooner Sisters, whiuh was detained in
that port for alleged violations Of the
customs FeQulAtionss
''On payasnt Of the cost Of this tsIe-
gram and the expenses. II any, arising
from the deteDtisn Of the vessel. y0u
viii not exact the me incurred by The
schooner Sisters under seoliOn 2SlAs
revised statutes.n
Ths nosion Of Mr. Fairehild is based
on the belief that the master Of the
Sisters had ns intektion Of evadina or
violating ths Law N any rospeOk.
can shaa Re Trnes
The Treasury DspaEtmsns has been
informed that whisky is being smaRRlsd
into Alaska In large quantities and
many well known residents OF the Tar
FitOFy are secretly engaged IN the busi-
nsas. The matter Il being investigated.
H1seting aF me Rraenaa or she oles-
margarine B1n
A largely attended meeting Of the
friends Of the oleomargAFine bill vas
held IN the room Of the House Oommit-
Zee on ARFiealt1re. 10 vas resolved 10
stand b. The bill e repsTted fro0 TIE
committee.
Appointed - omes.
On osrtiGoation Of ths Civil Ssrvios
Commission the following named ger
sons have BEEN appointed special exam-
insrs In The Penaion Oldoss Henry W.
SaydeE. Of Tennessee; Samuel D. ssahl,