Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-07

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sha orsasor psrlSon Of re tinaa Saa
npsns b ~ usmhsrs e bon Houssa
Is ths ssnrasEafioa q bills e psigsie
crlassl l1fsEsei o. IL unnecessary and
unaieniRsd poiiticsl sraneliuz. Al q
shs nssfnl business tsanaactsd caalo
and aaoaia hssa hoen tranaasssd 10 one
meaih Insisad d h ne siehi monihe
whfsh vera devoted - il.
AmanQ ths many DESIRING bills
whish fsiisd 80 bessus lava. Ne tHo
mnsa lmporssui we're shs Northern p.
etc forfsitars bill and Ne soFtia.afiou
ascsspsiation bill. Beta Of thsss
msasnrsn psssod both Houses. thonEh
i dlasrsut foEms. ard both failed tol
hsaoms laws fhfoaeh ne inability o.
thetwo Honnss e SONS % . oonsulsse
nnaesstandIne npsn them- For theI
fallars o. Ne aEst Of lhsse The hspub
hsan eesate i responsible and ths
blsms for the failugs e the second
muss Be- uasnmod b he Democratic.
Houaa. A. betweon fhe swo pariies.iheEs-
esrs. honora are essy 80 far e. thess swo
measnrss are cons Fnod. ihouah. Rsnos-
air speaking. ne House dld far more
toward impsding good and pfomotina
IA laelaiaiion than he senate.
Tho differences between The houses 10
rseard % NE f0Efsitufs bin vas radi
cal enc. The Ssnats. ~ . bare ma
iessay, paausd . bill forfsssine tbs lands
CRESTED - the Rorthssn Pasiao for the
eonstraofion 81 the iine down ths
Oslsmbia river e. veil e. the lands con
tian0us 70 the uneomplsted portion Of
Ne Cascade Division. The Hsnss sab
afitntod Cor CHS The more radical and
more iuat bin providing for ths for
fsltage Of al he lands wsss Of the Mis-
aoufi river. Tbs Senate refused %
ausse % this, and zoe HOSES refused 70
allow the passage Of any measure
whish did noi restore 20 The pablie DO
maln ne vast area which had besn lie
eally taken FROM q The result vas
fhas beth measures died 70 oonfeFenes.
ard for q fsu months yei % eome the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
may eontinus to claim. 70 mss and 20
ssh not only ths lands contiguous 70
he line which Il did net huild within
lhe required time, hal even that con
tieaoaa 10 ihe line which il has not yet
huill and thai ooBtieaons 20 tbs line
which 4 never expeeta 70 build. Il is
only for q Tins, however. II there ia
any ons sentiment growing in thia conn-
~, IL ID the nsntimaut which demands
tAe pFotsotion Of he public domain.
watch denands that the corporations 70
which he lands Of tie people havs
been % iaviahly given b held 10 a
stFiol accountability. The longer pFopel
legislation on this suhiees Is delayed
the woras il will be for The corporations
TIE handwriting ON the wall can b
seen Ii tho action Of both the Senate
and tie House on the Northern Pacific
bill. He who fails 50 Rad il is either
blind or be is q fool When the cor
pogatioa-in lFcnohed ssnats IL ready "a
eompromlse. there 4 victory for the
people 10 the near future.
Whsn We turn 10 the s0rtihoatiou
appropriation BILL lhs blame is on ths
ether side. The House passed an sp-
preparation bill which was totally iuad-
squaie. sven fer properly commencing
tie great uork 70 Be- accomplished. The
senate very properly amended the bill,
increasing the total amount appropri.
ated ~ about six ralIlion aollara when
Ne conference committees appointed
b he Two houses met. ihe senate com.
mittso asserted iis willingness. as last
Feaost. o allow the taial AMOUNT appro.
pgiated b. the btu 10 Be tedaoed 10 ave
uiiiiion dollars Tosven this, she House
conieFeea would nos aeree. and the bill
failed 20 bsoome q iaw. Az q result
there Il net cent available either for
eonainWing work already begun or fos
preserving such defensive works as We
nov have. Fer this there Il no excuse,
no Justification. The annual revenue
q shs goyernmont ia greater than can
Be dispospd Of, and there have iaas been
plaosd upon tha people new bardens Of
taxation. which viii naierially increase
u. The psople, wishoes regard 10 party,
demand and have long emanded ths
construction Of coast defenses Of saoh
strength that oar entire sea beard vii
nat ionger BE 81 the mercy Of any bel
hessent powos which chooses 10 dsvas-
tate e. Wisdom, paiFiotiasn and pru
dance alike dem anded ne passage Of
she hili a. passed b che senate. the
appropriation made b. which vas. Il
ansthina. TOO smAli. Yet the Demo
cratic H0uas. without he vTetsnae Of =
rnasan, Secured the failure Of the bill.
he Democratie Statesmen vho lean
sofFowfaliy over Tildsa'a grave to-day
aAauld nei foERea she sAamefal manner
IN which Ms last warning waa nsRleoled
and iRnuted By ths party q Witch be
wes pfa-eminenliy tha header.
Tahsn all IN al. ne sessisn has been
3 fAilurs. TIE oountsy has nes tse1
hsnsaiied By q. ana Washington Tern
saky has heF owa liisie complaint 10
mAka against a. beeanas her modeas
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