Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-23
WAsHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
FrsfeassF Bell Dentss q.
WAsznoTox. May ~ -Pfofsssos B.ll
saya there i not Z PaElisla of truth Ia
the story thaf hs psid b Il Pa Wflhsr.
WAlle b Wiiberl waa examiner IL ths
Patent al1eos tAo sun az $fo0 far tha
lnloEuatlon oontained In the casoaf ul
PfofeasCr Gray.
A RmtsFahls Revert en- shs Voswhees
Resalnlfen.
The House Oommiftea al Paoiae
Railways today agFosd 70 report faRar.
ably Tie resolution iEHtFuGtinn thn So
retaEY 81 the fnt1FioE 70 damand q the
NortheFn Pacias Railroad Company in-
foruall1n - % wheiher it had arranged
~ st0ppina phases aad ranninR of
trains. % e. b oeneal certain towns
which ths diEeoteEs of ths Oompanv
wars iBlarsslad IN. 10 eha ininFg of
otksr towns; also - whai authurlfg q
la8 TIE UomRa0g owns IN iuterasl IN
any tosn site eompanV. Tie resolution
ala1 F8qnir4B tka oompanY 90 fagnish a
slafemsut ng - IL ftoieht and pansen-
ser trafia. All this iniormtlion tha
soczeiagy b . transmit % oonarssA
Army chaaa1a.
B7 diE8ctloa 81 ~ PEasidanA Saasnd
A4entauamt Oorwim Saaa of tha Se4an-
tesnfh Infansry. has been droDued
llom ths rolls o. Tie Army fer desug-
lion.
Colonni Lewis Merrill of shs ssrnnfh
Cavalry. having been found inoaoaol-
haled for active service. b plaead On ths
retired lisi from today.
W4aH1MaruH, Nay 2a.-Ths Speaker
laid before ne Honss Z oommnnfaatinn
from tha First Comptroiier % the
Treasury, stafing thai these ia . dad.
eleaey ID the appropriation for fees of
United States jurors and Witnsasoa Tor
1858 &nd prior geara. Referred.
Oa moliou of WeiboKn. of raxas, tha
Senate biii vas paH8aa oxlenfina for
two years the tina uithin uhich he 81.
Lsoaia q San Franoiaoo Railroad Com-
pany may c8upfsto ~ read khFouRh fha
Ohoutaw and Chiokaaaw Y ra1srgation.
BaaRan, of Texas, from ths Oomnit-
tae on CommeFe1. reported back fhe
Oallam interstate oommeEea bill with
e substitute thoFafor. Referred q Com-
miites Of The whole.
Altar paasina few private measures
the House went into Commiltea q she
Whole faF general debate on the Dunn
free ship bill.
~Dunn submitted an arenment "a snp-
port Of NE bill, which weald repeal tho
rsstrioaiVe law which worked great IL.
jury 10 the people Of he country. Il
had boen reaetins naest di1asiRously %
tue shippin4 Of she United States sn-
gagged u the foreign eafrying trada
The citizens Of tha Unised states had
passed ont Of oompolition bee4uss they,
of all nations. were denied b. their own
laws The privilege 0f purchasing ships
where they could bay them eheapeai,
and having them rari8iored ss ships 81
their own country. While wooden sail.
ing ships led the ocean carrying trade
Of the world, and these ships coald Be
built chsapsr IN the United States than
elsewhere, ws took and steadily main
tanned the isadinQ position ia The
Verde carrying trada, bat aboui ths
year 1856 We eommenood 10 build iron
aud aloal steamships. and a. fasl a.
they were built The oemmeroo of
tha world vas transfer red 70
them beoauss Of tholr supariof
speed and Supposed safety. Thsro vas
but enc hope ieft 70 the United States
for farther ea0rt at maiutaininR cur
position and interests IL TIE carrying
trada, and thal Was b do what al oeuu-
tries wisely do--Repeal our antiquated
navigation laws and allow oar people 30
buy iron ard steal sieamefa WhsFe ue
could res them as eheaply aa oar for
eign eompstitoFs and register them as
vessels OF she Uaised States. he passed
- a14nn. a.. afamnE 49, HHIn 1.anIaal
which the nation had entered up0n 81
panies, which be charaaleFinsa aa q
game of national poker. France gave
some millions. 0sFmany naw thna and
geni some miiliona better. Italy, vita
out money, had 20 leave the game and
the Unitsd States vas asked 70 Faiss
both France and 0eFmany. The con.
tesl which had been entered upon b
the nations, w01id Be foneht 70 TIE uni
sersal bankrupfsg of che taxpayers 81
the nations. 1haen wenld be 3 b9uufY
gathered and strapped % ths baek of
every taxpayer. such q policy mast
fall.
Dinelsy dsprssaisd sach . radical
change II The policy q The aoFornment
as vas eontampiatea IN lha pending
bili. The policy which 4 Wna pfspo1od |
10 ogaFthr0w hsd bean adopted b he
founders of the esgsf1ment and had
continued for hnndRed pears without
criticism unlil very feoeutly. 1o pass
fhis bin would be % discriminate un- /
iuaiiy Agaiust the ship haildina inter
ct. Should Il boeome iau and gh0uld
ths MoFrison taria biu BE- paasad, the /
oniy eomplste manufaetared DFoduol /
whinh woaid b ulaoa1 % the ffsa Ilst /
uonld o fuilg eqnipped vessels, nlnety |
Per osnt af whiah would be labor. Ifa
fuliv ednfppa4 British vessel ahould b /
adnitted e registry nndof car iaw4. /
thSn from thnf hear ne anip buildina /
in.1netfF waa doomed, aud he owna1s /
of cur safeguards and tho many thoa-
nand GkilIsd 8oFkmaH omployod b
tham Would be ifretrisTahty dEigen into 1
wkat wars already assfcFawaea inoas
fsIea. IL vas az approciation of TITS
fant whieh had led 1000 iaborsfa ffom /
ons end q the countFy 70 ne ether q I
FamonstFate aaainat TIE passage of sne1 /
3 hill q thia TIE bill ehoald Be en-
tftied "A bfll 90 Gloss AmorieAa ship 1
vnraa. ana pF0sfds for ne oonslEngtion 1
hsFsaftaF IN British nhip-yards Of what-
ever vessels msg be neodsd fcE tha 1
Ameriaan meruhant maKin1.s Ihs
troutls gith competinl % TIE go ull1 /
Grsai Briiain did nol aEias ffum ihs
osst 81 ths vessel Thai bniit % NE
CIyds was but 10 - n ger cant aheapsr
than fhaf euiit 10 America. uhich. dig-
tKfbuiad ogsf tbs life d an iron snip.
Wsa smali. Iha oongidorstion u afeat
diasrnnea aEuae Ii sha oost oi sailing 4
ne gssssl. nEguirn eutifstg o1t q
she hizhsf waeea and he8tsf food
demanded on The Amerlaan Vessei-
Rass shippina Was a. iasitation. n1t
only 70 6ay loFeign ships. bat aiso -
nail undeI British register nf4sf theY 4
uass booeht. Sash . , ilie1 uould
aarps 30 dxtinanian the eemmeudahla
ard msss pa.Iaotls lns.inei
walsh led AmNrteans % iook
upon Amerio1n bailt ard registered /
ships a. rnprsssntinR she p0ssK. 8mbi-
tian. wealth, pro1ltQes prosperity aud 4
oivilinatinn ~ the Uni2ed States Hla
tDf7 aeru0nslrafsd ths faot that na "a