Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-17

-Do oehsg nsmharuof sha Houls unr,-
mites hold ths earne visusfa
II thlnk shey Do, uudonbiedlF.
~Can Yoa fala1ail the ,Fubahlu out.
cone of TIE forfeifara qussfionf.'
Well. no. We mnal vain and sea.n =
AdmlaslsR a. asaaas.
fhe suFpEise of the daY has heen ths
act1on Of the House Oamuittea % Tar
Eleorisa, Ia afdaEinQ q fAwoFaAla rspoFa
en- the bill foE admiazsn ef WashinQton
and Montana inho the Union. after %
many methods have been Fassrted % 10
pfeVent astioa. 1he psndinR onestioe
vas harmann'a molten 30 order che
unalf1a1 q mako fasorahIe RHnort.
bus thio wee oppossd by HPrinRsr,
Woa propa1o4 a. q sabslltoea tha
blH i1sFoanoea BY him Monday.
providing an enahlinQ Ret foF
DAkota, Washington. Monaana and New
Msxioo. Hermann made 3 long appeal
IN favor Of his naotion, aud was followed
- he sane strain b. Baker, Of New
1ork, Eymea of Colorado, and StFubla
lot Iowa. A vUte bsinR tAkan, an she Re.
/ gablioana and two DamOoraas voted ave.
Ine FsmaininR Democrats rsfFafnsd
lrou voting % that iheg might not b
eommiitod % admiElioa On tie door of
4 t18 H88H4s
As paaasd by The ssnase. shs blll %
edmit Washington provides that altar
she adop1ioR Of a constitution, &c pro
viesd b Il = the President shall issus
. preclemaiion declaring The Territory
admitted into tue Unian. 8pFinRsa
moved b maks The Senate bill ths basia
OF she RspoFt, but 20 amend The above
aa follo9as THAT tbs ounstitntion 10
4 - $1,000 h1. 4
aahmiteed 30 Congress foE ita flual 60
tioa.n Altar considerable dshats ne
amendment was adopted.
me AFmy Apprsprlatisa nam.
WAszTNoroH. Doo. 16.-rha House
uommiste8 en- Military Afars today
oomplsted tbs Army Approptiation bill,
and tha measure viii Be reported 70 the
H0use tomorrow. Et makes & total ap-
preparation Of 81. 3.k5z rs. The eafi.
mates for the service aggregated 995,-
638.5e5, and the appropriation for tue
oarrani year vas -, Si,00l. New
legislation inoladsd II the bah Il in
tanded 70 hmit mileage 70 foaF cents
pei nile, 10 keep ana number OF hoFaes
Ter cavalry and artillery use below the
number Of enlisted men and aoouia IN
the mounted service, 20 seoara pnf-
~ 49, VAANE aAAAAF-A.A4 GAAA 04NNA1A4A MtIA
advertisement, % she redustion 10 5000
of the number Of draft animals il use.
and 30 limit 10 $500 expenditures that
nag be made without the approval Of
the Secretary Of War upon any bald
inR or military past. The bill also pro-
vldos that not more than SIS, 600 OF TIE
total appropriation shall be paid for the
services OF civilian employees in the
QnaFtefmaster's Department. and that
ne empioye . aid from the appropriation
for supplies, transportation aud Incl.
dental expenses shall receive q salary
Of more than $50 per month, unless |
specifically hxsd By Law. ID also pro-
vides thai Of el,l50,000 Appropriated for |
clothing and eQuiDmanss, thare shall
not be expsndsd az Fert LsaVsnWorsh
military prison q sum In excess Of
81. 900.
Re@Inatisns by lhe President.
WAgHEN0roN, Deo. l6.-0. Marion
Brooks, Of California, 20 Be Attorney
fog the Southern District Of California;
Col. Orlando B, Wilcox, Of the Il Welfsh
Infantry, 10 Be BfiQadisF General;
LIEUT.. Col. John o. Moore, Assistant
SufResn General 70 be surgeon General
gith the rank Of BriQadier General;
Ool. James q. Dnali, Oerps ef Engineers,
% Be Ohisf Of Engineers, With rank Of
BriRadieT General. In addition 20 the
above lisl the Presidsnt sent In the
names Of many other army officers.
The Freedmen,s nank.
The Speaker laid before the Houne
todav q report from The O0mptrollsr Of
the Currency. er o6fcio Commissioner Of
the Ereedmen's Savings and Prnst %.
on the aitAiFa Of that instituiion. Pie
report sbovs that on Dee. tth there vas
a balance On hand OF S7719. The
Oomproller snakes q strong plea in
favor Of the assumption b. the Gov.
ernment Of the Liabilities Of the insaita- /
tion % tta dspositors. He quotes at
lenRth the reports Of his pFadeoossors
on the subject and says. More than
1900 depositoFs had % their credit &C
the time OF she fAiluro Of the hank
only s. or lees each, and L NAV Be- |
necessary that thsgs should Be soaakA !
out and paid with a. little eost 10 them |
as possible, while thousands of others |
have atill 30 thsiF credit amounts 60
small e. % be eAtltlod 10 q Iiks share Of |
consideration" u would seem proper
70 alloW thres years for ths presentation |
and auditing ef these claims, and be |
sugRests Jan I. 1890, e. tie time for |
terminal liquidation. He is inclined 20 |
think The estimate Of his immediate |
predecessor, THAI Sl.oo0ooo Vould bs /
eufhoient 70 ssttls al demands likely 10 |
b pF0sed. 70 Be ooFreet. In bis Eepors |
be reflects strongly on the former man |
aRsr Of she institution.
Troubls IN Utah.
WkGRuGroH, Dee. l6.-Tha seorakarv /
of ne lntorioF, IN Feaponse 10 a letter /
from 6snatoF Ednuuds, ohsirman 81 tke /
Senate JudieiaEy COMMITTEES, asking FOR
information as 70 the suppe ed dif3oalty, /
- want of harmony, IN Utah conoar1-
ina an item In The miaeellanooaa apuro.
pgiatioa bill. passed e the Iasl session
OF Congress, appf0pFiatina $4,000 % Il
AID ~ khe eatAblishmont Of an Industrial Il
bone for polyRamoua wives and their
ohildren 10 Utah, has transmittad 70 the
Judiciary Oommittoo the annnal rsport
o. Hon. Caisb u. West, Gov rnor e
Utah, which o0atatns q references 60 ths
lndasiElal home and 3 copy Of 3 letter
froD MIA AnRte r. Newman, % Lin-
coin, Nebraska. ID whiah aha viqoFouaiV
protests against Governor Wesl's inter.
pfelatt0n Of that portion Of ne aet msk.
ing ths appEopxiation. Hrs. Nswmnn
writes that the uiahra Of mem bsra Of
49, aAAt4 Ns-At AHNl8Aa AAAAANE lU.NNIM@
ton of Utah, through whoss aofiss in-
stFumentality ths appfopriation vas 80
cared, havs been diafaRagded by ahe
board Of control, oonffaEy % ths apfrit
Of the Ian. She also oFitieixsd the
method tins far pursued By The board,
and intimates that Ell labor and monsv
expended ~ the promoters Of the entaf-
prise aFs 10 danger d being aaoFiaesd
% mls3adRment and miaalanaasmsnt.
Ara Newman asks for legal eonstrue.
ton Of the text of TIE bill, e. 70 whether
iis intention included tie managsment
Of TIE association above referred 90.
The present board of eOafr0l oonaasts
Of the GoveFnoF. 1astiees of aha Supreme
Coast and the Diairlst Attorney q tie
feFyitory.
Resasrea ts fAs PubaBe Bszaaia.
WAaHn0TsN, Des. 16.-Ths Commls-
aionaF q ths General LAS Omss today
oFdsFed local land effoera at sAn Fran
cisco and Los AnRelss, and Ct Santa Fs