Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-19

Defendlng the Memsry ofI
saanton.
Hspbzra asa Eslly Maks Further Re
pliss e tAs Ast.ek q WhssIsr--
ne Naval AppraBriafian RiIl--
GoG Attacks whltasy.


IAtLII.|AU.L AA01A ALLE& E&NtAA2 MEEU u L4II~
ploynaut from railroad eompanias that
have reoaiyad GoVernraent aid.
Inaalls khoaRht hin resolution ol yss-
teEday, requesting the President 20 fur
nfsh information az 10 appointments
and renaovals undeF TIE Civil Service
laW, bad pEeoedanoo.
Ihe Chair 20 denidsd and the rssolu-
| ton waB rlnced bafora tbs Senate.
I Yunos offered "a amendment request
inR infaEmation ~ 70 appointments
made Wilhin The scope of the Oivtl
aeFgioe law between 4AnuaFml6 b, 1Es3
uhen the eet vas passed and July l5th.
1883. whea Is went into eject. The FeR
olution as amended vas agreed 20.
Beck SAID he had been trying fer ten
days 10 Gel up HaWlsy's resolution toI
lFeo1nsidsr the bilR already referred 10
b. hin. The bill had passed By vote
af 81 20 II. Thare mast Be some means
Of getting up such q motion; otherwise
one man oould ae ap tie bill indea-
nsfely.
HawIsy said hs vas prepared 10 take
/ u up at any time, and thai the pEoposi.
tinn for dalaF had cone from Beak.
Beck aaid he had waited 10 see
| whether Gle Comnittes o. Rules Woald
90 report "a 70 permit debate or expla-
Bstlona g % TIE motfon % reconsider.
BE was nov willing 10 let the matter 20
/ oTnr until usxt Tuesday II order % haaF
from the Committse.
HoaF asked unanfuons eonasnf that
Whenever this molten 20 Eeoonsi&sR
should come up, q should Be dabatable.
I knaalla obieotsd.
Bsok then said be WonId call Il up
/ Tuesday next.
INGALLS, entered motion 10 teoaasidor
/ ihe bill passed yesterday FefundinQ
/ % Ohefokaa frasdmon their pfoportion
Of the prsseeds Of lands sold uader The
1 aet of March 81.
ME. Chase offered q resolution calling
on the Postmaster General for infoFmA-
fion as 20 the amonnt of additional
compensation asserted 10 be due post
mas6aFs and late poatmastsTs anaeF the
aos Of March Sd. 1883. for payment Of
whioh 40 pfoFision has bseH made. ln
oaerinR the resolution Chaoe said be
had rsaaon 30 believe tha1 sue STATE
menia made yesterday By the senator
from Kansas lIngalls) vera correct and
thai the accounts referred 70 weFa ad-
tnsted and the information called for
by The Senate required merely 9 tran
SCRIPT from the books Of the De part
A48Na 0Aks t@4A91 y @tAAt4A W@AN etats4N 49,
Fssp0ndonoa placed u hia bands be-
tween certain claim agents In Washing
ton and claimants outside, pointed very
strongly TO the suspicion that there
might possibly be some collision be-
tween she parties and the Posbefhoa De
partmans ard certain olRim agents 10
Washington. particularly one snch
agent, Who assumed % Be above not
cniy the Department, but Congress IL
self, and dictated to claimants what
proportion Of their claims they should
pay him. That agent had even gone 50
far aa 30 give his own name 20 an act
Of Ooneress passed 10 relation % the
claims IN question. Mf. Chaoe believed
that the Postmaster General owed it 10 |
himself and 10 the Department 70 take |
such action aa should relieve the De-
partment from the grave snsplcion that
rested on il Ia oonneotian wish those |
claims. Chaoe did not mean 20 charge;
be could not charge, because be vas mos |
prepared 70 prove that anybody IN the
DopaFtmeat was guilty, but be would |
say that circumstances pointed 70 very
grave suspicion. Claims against tbs |
Government, Mr.. Ohaes added, should |
need no agent for their presentation or
payment. II bills we're honest they |
should BE- paid, and no claim agent |
should be IN q position 10 say 70 claim |
ant, ISLAND and delivef."
The resolution was agreed 10.
The senate then pFooseded TO the
consideration Of the bills on the oalen
dar under the i've minute rule.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
WAsaxoroS, June 1s.- Belmont, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported back the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bills with the |
Recommendation that certain Of the |
Senate amendments thereto be con-
CARED In and others non oononFred In. |
The report was agreed 60.
Belmont also reported back the mes
sage Of the President on the subject Of
the Inauguration Of the statue Of LIB
erty Eaiightening the world, tn New
YORK. HarboF. Referred 10 the Com
% ittse on Appropriations.
Anderson. Of Kansas, offered q Eeaolu- |
tion providing for the anal adjourn
ment Of Congress al noon on Saturday,
July 5. Referred 10 tbs Committee on
Ways and Msana.
ABS OH4AllAEL % AA8INN lO|olNE0 ,
bill granting leases Of absenoe 10 em-
ployes Of the United States navy yards.
Hoaae calendar.
Also BIN 70 amend the set prohibit
inQ the impoFtation Of contract labor.
Ths Ho1ss then wsni into Cemmssles
e The Whole oa the nAval appsops'A-
''1Il The ss.ua.n ael,ata was ns.tinuad bv
Hepburn, Of Iowa. who severely cEiti-
oi1ed Wheel8F's apeeah upon the late
Secretary Of War and declared thas be
could noe tsnely submit to have men
Who we're embafmed In the hearts Of
their ogantrymsn aid whose memory
vas revared deFided By saoh a. the gen
tIeman from Alabama
He then yielded TO Kelly, Of Pennsyi-
sAnia, Who read she following letter
written By Stanton 20 Theo. II. Dyer,
undsr date ot Hevember "a. 1852
~Youf note of ehe ltsh inst. hes re-
mained unanswered because of the
pressure Of basiuess which left me
nelther time oF strength 10 Fespend-
/ when General Mcclellan failed 10 obey
she order Of the PFeaiSent 20 move
against the enemy, given on Ooiobef
/ IA, thought be eaRht 30 be removed
upon the spat. keaFly q manth's time
enough 70 have had victosioas cam
pafgn, waa Lost By his disobsdienee Of
orders. When bic creatures and those
1 who are enemies Of the eonntRy under
loak 10 apoloaizs for bis delay b. TIE
fAlss pre3ense thai be needsd supplies
that weFs held from him - the Depart
sent. my aaty 10 the eeuntFy required
an exposure e tha fAlsehcod and GO
mandsA q repsFt on TIE suhisei from ihs
GenaEal In Chiaf. Is h not my fault
that be Vas not removed before the Aeu
York eleetio1 after hia diaooedlance Of
srdara. Any report 10 respect te eom-
hinAsion by Mr.. Chase. Mr. SswArd and
myaslf aentast Geasral AsClsiiAn b
uslaFly falsa for Feasona nas necessary
20 msnsioa kerA Fire and water Vocld
a. soon combine. kaeA doea his dafy
e be desms rtehE ID rsspse1 - the
limpaiafion ef nslosh o. amollSoaa mo-
tivsa, dsniai b needless. thoes uho
mAks the impntatian 40 y iEnsFant of
any principlss q aeitun o. alth pfsta-
diced feelinRa and liks all eaheg pablie
men l muEs oxpset and pasieniig beAr
uafanunNerunftnm Ana fataa rNpoxl. In