Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-05
THE SENATE aAD HOUSE,
Dlseusaion ef the Cuttlng
Resolutions
TIE ssnats CsssiasEs shs Asisarnnsat
Rssolatios-Ths Hosse Adep,s the
coafsrsnse Report On ths sab
siay Resolufisu.


EtfNAL NNNNI
s. Grant They were accepted With
~grafaful acknouledgmenfs.n and sFe
70 Be held bY the United States and pre.
served and protected IN the National
Museum fer the nse and inspection ul
the people of tbe united States.
Passed
Aiiiaon again ealied up the adjourn
ment resolution aud e4arad an amend
eni 90 ae % make ths boar % o'clock
tonight.
Kenna hoped that aotion Woald noi
be forced on the resolution. Bits had
iust been sent % the PEszldent thai b
coala not read - tires days. AmonG
thea nre tha river and harbor bill.
which would require 4 day 20 90 through
Il. He did not know that ths President
wautad an kour. or wheihsf be wanted
-four OF Eve dayA
Mcmillan expressed hope thai ths
resolution wouid nos be actad upoa.
Hear inquired whether TIE President
vas AZ the Capitol noe, Is had been the
custom Of other Presidents at the close
Of & session. II 90, he might Be oom-
muniaafed with on the suhiect.
Ssweli said be had understood from
tue Secretary Of War that ne Presi-
dent would Be ID Waskington today.
Cuil0m thought that IL Congress we're
70 adiourn at all. the tine should nov
Be fxed. II not business should be pro
essded With in an orderly manner.
Caurer opposed the amendment he
understood Why there vas an urgency
10 pees8 al adieufnment, - thet the
President would moi have time 70 exam
ins the river and harbor bill. The
President ought to have saihcient time,
and friends Of the bill un.erstood il.
too. They we're prepared % give time
70 the Executive % have decent and
reasonable examination of q very ian
p0Ftant bill, and % far as be tOongarl
conid help, the President weQl have u.
The Senators we're hired bg the year 10
do the work Of the ooHntry, and should
thsy not in the interest Of public busi-
ness give two or thFee days more time
when the cons ituonts Of most Of them
demanded if2 II be kneW Of ang
means thai would compel Congress 20
stay, he would exercise that means. and
be thoaaht he Ooald, IL necessary, ter
tain The Senate fer eight o. nins hours.
The bill 70 dealare forfeiture Of the
Nas Urleans, Baton Rouge 4 NlckBbura
Rrailroa OompaRy (the Btckoeuei
grant vas made 3 special order Tor the
second Monday Of December next.
The senate bill, extending the system
Of immediate delivery 70 ell articles
bearing an immediate delivery stamp,
vas passed.
The House bill 10 pay Wm. HantiuR
ton, formerly URited States Marshal for
Washington TeFritery. &i06i. the
amount found % Be due 90 him, vas
passed by "a io9.
On motion Of Plu nb, she Senate took
up and passed the House bill 10 restr Ct
tee ownership Of real estate IN the Ter
ritorios 70 American eitizsna, with al
amandmsnt In the natnFe OF q aubst
tate. This is practically the same bill
and substitute on which she Conferences
Committee failed 10 come 70 an agree
ment. A further conferences was asked.
On motion Of H0ar the Senate ook
up tne vetoed pension bili 0f MAeQaret
ID. March, widow Of Commodofe March,
and the qaesiioa being on its passage,
n0twith standing the Presidents obiec-
tions, after brief debate, the bill was
niReonh0led until next session.
SoWsll called up the House bill grant
ing the same pension 10 the same LADY,
and Il vas passed.
Toe Senate then tsok 40 the vetoed
pension bill Of JBo. =. Williams and
was addressed b. Mr.. Piumb IN ia IA
yoE. After a long discussion 3 vote wae
taken on the psesaqe % the bill and
resulted yeas -, nays -. No q1oTum.
moase.
WAsurNarox, Aue. 4.-Ths Senate
amendments TO the f0rfidcation appro-
Forney, Randall and ButscFwOrth were
appointed eonferees.
Morrison, Of Illinois. called up The
conferences Report on the surplus joint
resolution
weaver, Of Iowa, opposed the confer
onoe report.
Hswiit. Of New York. said that those
who voted for this measure were voting
for a measure which Would bring she
country 70 Z silver basis as sareiy as the
sun would riss tomorrow. This reaoiu-
tioa served notice upon those Who o9n-
"a the property n the coantry that
,hera vas 20 Be- tFansfeF from gold 10
q silver basis By which g ger cent. o.
al the property Of She country would
change hands withcut the consent Of
the owner.
Bland, Of Missouri, spoke against the
report Of the oonfeFesa, and Breckan-
ridae defended d. Although be vas 10
favor of the original House resolution.
yet Il Be oouid not get 9 ghose loaf, be
vas willing 10 take half a loaf of com
promise ieRislaiion.
BatsarwoFth, % Ohio, Woald yate for
the conference repsrt because Il 0Age
the Secretary Of Bhe Treasury = disure-
tioa which vas Indispensable for tbe
National credit.
RvAns and Howdsn. Of Pennsylvania.
expressed their reare4 that the trade
dollar hmendmani had not been agreed
70 by tue coufereRos. and IN he course
Of his spsech Howden presented 4 tab.
ular statemsnt showing the apPr0pris
tions made by Congress 81 the present
TIE report vas then adopted by nays
10, yeas g.
OATES, of Alabama, asked uaanimous
oonssnt 60 report from the Jndiciary
Committee. and g. have iUmsl1iateiY 3
considered q resolution declaFinR that it
was alleged tna the frezideat and d,
rscf0ra Of the uaion Pseias kAiiway
Companv, Nithout tie consent of Con.
Rreas and IN violation of iaw, issued n
1888 o. 6 Per ceBt collateral tFusi
bguds. and thai IL 1855 aud 1884 they
paid dlVidonds, notWithstaudiag teti
as the tinaa TIE csmpany owed = gross
floating debt % ei3.00Q. .090. sad that IN
lts3 asd Iss5 they aaaranteed the inter.
est og the oenda Of khe Oregon Short
Lac Railroad Compsuy 10 violation
iaw, and empowering TIE 5udigiary
Committee % apEolut q suo-oommitiee
70 investigate theEs alie0atiens and al
the facts Fsiatiua thereto, 20 ST daEinR
toe recess. and 70 report 70 ths Hsase b.
bin o. othsxwiss.
O'Neill, Of Pennsylvania, ob3seled,
nogwithataDding The stafsmsnf b Oafes
thss hs uas 10 possession of q letter
fron Chariss FFaneis AaAms askirg fas
an Investigation
Belnsnf, Of New YoFk. from the Com-
mittes % Foxeiaa Ad8irs. reported l1e
Cuttgna Fssoiuticns, whleh wers po9
iahed thfs moruinR, aud ssoetged uaau-
moaa eonseni 20 have thsm inznediafsly
considered.
Hifl, ~ nIinoia. said thai the Fssaiu-
sians seemsd 10 BE- tie uaAnimeua -
poxs 81 shs Commfttae ou koreieE
Affairs. Ehs rssolations bad been
tdouse5 ~ The Coumit1ee yesterday.
whsn She esrrespan4ancs upon Wn1ee