Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-16
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The States OF washlngton
and MontmnM.
syuss and Randall Have q Tln IN sAs
Houss-Nsw GOvsrsor fur Moutsna.
A. p. Land Graas Rs-sursd
- tie PaalSs Domala.

1iser aad Mar1sr Emprovements.
WAsusgroS, Dec. ih - RnQinssr.P
estimates for river and harAaF inuroEn.
ments were taken uP by tha Hnuao
Sonmiteee on kiVaFs and HaIbars 20
Gay. 10 Axina ppropriafiona the oom-
r1ittee . poPsuing q policy of ALLOWING
aooal > per cent of the amonnsa wh3eh
the Chief of En0ineaFa ranorkad can -
prohtaely expendea on impFossmen3R.
IL tnis poli0y il adhered 90 thm rmgnR
VII Be q oiil makina "a aeareQata -
proprlatioa Of betusen seven ana asohs
million dollars. Tue 3eereAarV az WaF
omnsnded Rroas appropriated q
RS Aa@it WasAinusaa.
The senate bin proSidinR foF tha Sd
mission OF Waahlnaton TarritorV mao
TIE Union of States, was taken a. ~
TIE House Commiltes on FerFitories a.
day, and amended by nadinq 4 n1oai0n
including Montana Territory within "a
soope of the bill. In this nhapa Il wlll
b reported 10 the House.
TIE senate.
Plat called up hia FsssHutiaa ehat a.
ecltfve nominations hersafisr b ona-
sldeRed Ia open session. axoapt when
otherwise ordered by q vote Of ~
Senate.
Hoar moved 70 lay che resolution an
me table. Agreed 70 yeas 81. naga a,
beok called up the bill pFohihiatnR
Senators o. Representatives from actlng
aa attorneys for Subsidized railroad
eomPAnieas and the question beinR "a
tne substitute report from tue JudioiarV
COMMITTEES. Mr.. Beck opposed the su6-
stitute and advocated the bin as Intro
duoed BY himself.
Pagh, member Of the Judioiary Com
mittee. 1osiihed The substitute. He "a
opPosao % all saoh legislation, but II "A
was 10 BE- enacted be would have a ear
riedolt 70 its fall intsnA
Mr.. May advocated the original bill,
and on behalf of his absent osllgacue'
Coke. edeFed an amendmsnt whish hne
the eject substantially Of RESTORING tha
bill 90 its original form. e intEodassd
By Mr.. Beck.
MF. Gall expressed his decided oupo-
aition 20 the bill. Thars was No ne,aa-
eily for Il. 10 the Senator from Kan
tacky knes Of any such case as hs aug
gested, the remedy was Ia q resolution
of expaisten. He was reminded thae
senator Beck bad voted aRainst the bIli
forfeitinE the Northern Pacific grant,
while he. Mr.. Gall, and others opposed %
the Beck bill had voted for forfsiturs az
the Aorthern Pacific grant. But IA wmn
not TO Be presumed that the votes had
not been given honestly. The Beck blli,
o. a hundred soch bills, would nOt have
The eject proposed. II Ssnstors were
% Be boaRht they would be bonaht an
the same. The bill also was unoonasi-
tutional.
Without reaching a vote the Senate
went into executive session, and uhan
the doors reopened adjourned.
The moase.
The House vent into committee u
the whole on the bill for tue allotment
q land IN sevsfalty 70 Indians. Tha
discussion Of the bill Was not An
ished When the morning hour expiraR,
50 the committee rose and the bill wani
over ~ unfinished business.
The conference report on the lntaR-
stats commerce bill has been aiQned by
ell the eOnfsFees except Senator Plat,
and is ready for presentation % the two
houses. Platt will not sign ID. Hia
principal Obiection is probabilities Of
pooling.
symes Of Colorado offered several
amendments increasing the apprOpFla-
tions for the Signal Service Bursan, and
this being opposed By Randall, be pro-
eeedea to oritislse that gsntieman's
actions a. Chairman OF ths Oommittsa
on Appropriations. He did not envy
the gentleman Who lived up0n BE A.
lantic Coast his narrOw-minded states
man hip, which did nos croas the Ms
sisSippl River. II the gentleman did noa
grov fast enough on she principles of
craftsmanship 20 extend soms privileges
to the people Of the West, those paopls
would like 20 SEE e man made Chairman
Of the Oommitteo on Appropriations
whose vision extended beyond a few
signal stations on the Atlantic Coast.
Mf. Randall, In reply. said thaa tho
pending Pill carried more appxopEia-
tlons for the Pacific Coast than eny
similar bill for years past. He thouQhf
be knew his duty moderately veil. and
be dld not pfopoas 20 Be- fFiQhtann1
taioly not BY words Of aaoh dona-
gogueRy as had smanatsd fr0m the geo.
tlemau from Colorado.
SyInes thsaghf that ths ssntlemaa
had better read the diaki0marT fnr the
msanlns Of thO word demaeoQueFy. "A
demaRoRuo, as defined by the beat poiiti-
cal writer's Of this country, was Z maa
gho vas 8 pretended leader Of 9 great
party, and who had a. his only sock IN
trade ability 20 20 thFOuah an appFspFi-
sti0n bill With q cheese pairing knife,
and. cutting Oh q few dollars haEe and
3 few dollars there, make q Feduotion e
$3.50 from the appropriations Of lass
year. II thai was the atatesmnnship o.
the great leaders Of the Dsmosratia
party. God save the country from snoh
Htatesmanship. Laughter and apDlaasel
Randall predicted that the Demoorafie
party would live 10 thrive and oomaHmi
this country without regard 70 tha ean-
tieman's opinion - 20 iis leaderahip.
lApBlaass.
fhs amenamsnts were rsiasted. Pana-
ina further oonsidsration Of The bill The
C0mmittee rose.
MF. Burns. Of Missouri, from the Con-
mittee on ApprDpFiatiums, ropoFsnd q
bill 10 sapply tbs deioienoY of sppro-
pEiations fer public printing and bln&-
ing, $1,000 for disfinctfve papsr for
United states seoaFitias and $4,000 fss
tha Eeooinaaa of silver.
Ths House then adjOuFnsd.
neeinfsn AmFmed-
The SscFslaFy Of the InssFioF today
deuied the motion for review, and
affirmed The d9simion Of Acting GeaEs-
tary Nuldrog Of August i4th, 1856, la
the celsbFated ease of Thonaa Hess
". the Central Pacins haiiFuad Conns
paBy, 10 which IL involved titls 10 larEs
tracts Of land between the railroad oom-
panY a1d ceFtain settlers on tbo line oe
rsad between san Jose and 6acramgntc,
California. By tots dasision the Stills u
the railroad oOmPany is alhrned 70 ooE-
tain lands n5t covered by The Mexiaan
grams on January 16, 1870, she date q
ths dednilo looaeio1 q ne road
New PastmapserB.
Hominaiio1s today were fer CalifoF-
MIA Henry Fox, Of Hsaldsbung; B. d.
Smith, % PassdenA; q. n. Finley. of
Modesto; L. A. ManohesteE, of MsFosd;
Philip stsin, 0f 8oa0ms- Nsvaoa: Jan.
p. Saith, Of Elko; james o. HagsElan.
Of Reno.
COnGFmAiions-yam W. FoFrsnt, o.
GssFestswn, Colorado; o. ". Cari1on,
Of Deer Ledge Cisy, MouaaBa; y. n
Casa Of Botss Cisy, Idaho; q. q. Ne
NsmaFa. Of PoFt ToVnasnd. ". IT. A.
n. Young, of Silver City, NJ NJ.