Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL DOMGs.
Utter Defeat Of the TariR
Refarmerm.


Senate,
WAsEu<aruz. June lf.--SaN NYsl o4sE9d
. reseiuaion fsqaestln1 t1e ko1sma4eeR
GeneFai&o furnish TO the Senate infas.
n.siion as TIE additinnl eampgnaasion
allowed - pnsimsators undsF the act of
MareA 3 1853. Tor vhieh there u4s 10
provision.
ingalls, sAld thaa IL was nea unsiomary
for he senate 90 request q snbordin-
ate ofacer Of The 0ovornment 70 furnish
iufoEmation. and be hoeed s1a usual
word Would he Inserted. The u1aal
form directs the afl8ax % furmish the
information called forl.
Altar q severe debate sawyer vita
drew tie rcsoluiion.
Inqslls c3eraa q Fu8nlatlon aaunag1lns
fhe Prssident, Il in bis oplnian not IN
compatible with the pah|ie inieFest. %
furnish the Senate lnfdfmafion - %
TIE appoialraenta and Femogala q CLERKS
Snhraeed uitatn tha pgoytsinna o. ne
civil sarxics acs % 1AnnAFy ism. 1853
and also of The ehief clerks and cAieis
of divisions.
Ga sagResiion q Oooksoil who
wanted 70 anaend and eniaEne tha aeope
Of The Feanlution, IL went oNer nne Gay.
TIE Ssnata then proeeeded q the
u-uNI IGra144Lu q u LIlI- ~ -. .4A-A4-
dar under the dge minute FaIe.
Among The measures pansed were tne
foiloWinRs
A bin . seeure aa TIE Chsrskss fassa-
men their proportion e eor,ain pro.
eeeds Of land sold undsr she act q
March "a, I8S&
A hill % aathorizs ths paruAans of Z
tract sf land near salem, OreGuns foe
the use of the tndian training a1hool.
A bill granting % the 0xegon hAil-
way Bridge CampAnY, Of 0railon, the
Fiznt 20 buiid 4 bridge uxar tha william
eite river, near Rays Aanding, 0Fagon.
A House bill % provide fer ne sails q
The Ohorokee reservation 81 Afk4ne4.
A bill anlhoFixinR the Seorolafy Of
War tn repair the barracks as fuEt Hob
inson. Ni0biara, Nshraaka, and lho1e q
Fort Russell. Wyoning.
A biil 10 pay % tha Eepsesenta1iga %
the GoEaRnmant 0f 9ganf Britain &la,-
800 10 enable THAI aoFaFnment 20 IN
domnify thu oWnsre Of TIE British oafk
Chanos for ahaudoBinG their Wtalina
voyage il the AFesia Oosaa IN 1871, and
rescuina ninety.six Americas aaamsn
from ahipwreok on the Ice.
A bill 70 provide for one additional
Assistant Adiatant, with tha rank q
Major Of cavalry.
A bin aashogi1lne She Postmaster
General % pay rent for buildings leased
a. postoAioes.
A bill providing Cor The apDoinlmenl
of an additional seeretary Of ne Treas
nry, 20 bold ofiee Tor one year, ana
from she passage Of ihia hlii.
A bill classifying Registrars and Re
ceivefs Of Iand 0ll0ea and d1inQ the
salaries for them aooaFdin9 % aacn
classification, II lice 0i feoa.
A bill 30 promote the political progress
and commercial pFoapaFllY % Ne Am-
erioan Nations. frhis 4 Ffyo's bill,
aulhorisng the President 70 insltn, on
behalf Of the people of the United
States. delegates from Aexieo aud Can.
lral and Soaih America, - Washington
on October lst, 1897. % meet delegates
on the part Of che United STATES. 10 con-
slider snoA Questions and Reo0mmend
snch measures as shall BE- 90 tao ma.
tual interest and common welfare of
she American States
The Legislative, Exeoutfva and Inal.
eiai appropriation bill waa received
from che House Of Representatives and
referred 70 the COMMITTEES On Appfo.
priatiana.
A rssoiation ofesed by Coakrall was
agreed % directing the Secretary of fho
Treasury 90 certify 10 the senate She
olaima of VoiunteeF aoldiers adiusted
By the accounting oiilcors Of iha Treas
ury simes the last report oa tha Treas
Adjourned.
WAaKu0roa. Jans lila aniicipa-
tion o. the taxiG bill ooming 10 che snr.
face this moTning an nnasnail1 large
Bumbef Of persons we're pfeeent Uhen
tho House vas called % ofdaf. Aha
gentlemen havluR charge Of pairs on
lho respective sides wofe kapt bHailg a
work, and the chief, indcsd the only
topic Of Conversation upou she doss,
was The pFobabla fato of She coming
motion 10 conaidar tho Morrlaon bill.
After the House bad transacted sczao
routine business. Hisoook, stating shat
there vas an understanding that the
motion would BE- mads today q no in8o
Committee uf the whole On The earia
bill, inquired of Morrison 81 what hong
b intended 10 make the motion. Nor
Fison replied that Il uaa his tntentldn %
make ths molten at li30 o'eiooA.
The House then proceeded 70 ihe con
aid8ration Of the land forfeiiafe bills.
10 uclHt Us 4Natfo Dl tno lAAmIttIa %
Public Lands b reach tbs hlil for she
forfsitaEe ~ certain lands granted %
Iowa 10 aid In tho eanatFnotion Of rail-
roada. bat as the bills On she oaleniaF
preceding thia ons had % Be- laid aslda
aud as ne mowbefs demanded . Spa
rate vote on each meaanrs. maah tlma
was oonaamed Ia voting.
Prompily "a $50 .. q. Morrison
moved that the d1as8 80 into Oommit-
tss Of tie whole 10 oousldef TIE Fegs-
nus bills. Ia answer 70 MoKinlaT ho
stated that bis purposa waa - ecnnldaF
he taria.
T6s motion vac defeated b ysss 10.
nsya i51.
Morrison gave noiieo tat BE- Woald
rsnNw his motion On Tuesday neat. and
Mckiniey stated thai 1ha oppunants of
The ball uouid Be % hand.
The Houa8 at l3 O'clock went into
Commlitsa of tha Whoia On the naval
aDpFopRiation hilt.
HepbeFn, % ioua, mada 3 apnook "a
reply 10 thai made br Mr.. WhselaF, Of
Alabama. relative - Edgin ~. alanisn
and thea the eommiftoo rosa and ths
House adi0urnad.