Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-05
gkSTERS NEWS.
.ss.pH 70 rHE PpsT-rTHLLIssscss
..d Change In the signal Code.

s.yH 70 rBE PtssT-nTHLLIGRscRs
..~d Change In the signal Code
w.surseros, Jan. 4.-The committee
80 hy the Secretaries of War and
1890 consisting of General Hazsn
VI. army and Lieutenant Reeder and
oolmsnder Hoff Of the navy, to report
,sore desirable code Of signals for
% s.,yice of the United States, has
tns ..vsral meetings during the past
-ssk. Il vss agreed 70 procure the
sss.s,t codes nos used by toe differ
81 governments OF the world, aud to
e ~ a esrtain number of men a;
- Myer in the use OF each OF them.
WAN a satiisieus time has 81 aps the
.,mmjttee will hold q sort OF compssi
90 examination, 20 ascertain which
.arsr in their estimation has the best
pt.~.sm. Il will thea be the duty Of
- three officers TO endeavor 70 de
- ana better than that selected AZ the
,,;sl Their report will be submitted to
80 secretaries, Who IL tarn Will submit
:, n ConQr IS for action BY this
a,,,se Il is hoped that simpiified and
s"n,oyed code of signals will be pro
49, 70 be used in both the naval and
Military service.
Psxnariaus Cadets.
lysIpoLIs md }, Jan. 1T has leak
a an. that four or five days ago Naval
CADETS Welsh. Waters, Gillespie and
s.ss.er went into the room of Cadet
T~~is Drlors, for hsZinz whom Cadet
T,Isy vas recently dismissed, and gave
80 = tbrsshing. briggs made safe
s.snt Of the affair 10 Captain Ramsay,
~ The belligerent cadets will have to
g. a eourt- martial. In the meantime
ssssnd olassman ia detailed daily to
s,o.act briggs, and the members Of the
s.sond class are highly indignant be
.snse one of them IL kept on guard at
ia door of a fourth class man, and
shsy intend to sead a protest to the
secretary Of the Navy.
Talk with the President
Nxv YoRk, Jaa. IA World corre-
.roadent mad 40 interview with Presi
ANT Cleveland yesterday. The Presi-
Ssnt gas asked how be regarded Senator
psck's speech upon the tariff. He re-
lied: INV own personal idea about
shst il that the only practical way 10
nass a bill would be TO have the House
committee charged with this work take
No the subject in business-like fashion
ma modify the present laws il such a
vay Al 10 help the poor people who
Isboe and to take away needless protso-
lion from the few vho have grown in
orSipately rich at the expense OF tbs
many"
Referring to the subject Of the Senate
ana the consideration by that body of
IL appointments, the President said:
II have made no hastv selection Of Ell
eers, bat ON the contrary, have given
vsyv muoh time and investigation to
the subject. approaching that very much
dspeuds on the personnel OF the Gov
eminent. Possibly | may have erred
in some instances, but | am sure they
are few, and have every evidence that
the country il sati fled with the new
officials. | have no knowledge as to
What course the senate will pursue, bat
have no idea that 1t will assume TO in
terfere with the prsrogativss of the
President. I have my duties. Ii has
lie duties. One thing | do not believe,
and that is that the United Ststes Sen
ate will spend the whole Of its time in
listening to petty criticisms Of ap
pointess which come from disappointed
applicants for Office"
what Congress VIII Do.
WAsHNoroN, Jan. 4.-The most later
esting and important feature of the
present week IN the House of Repre
sentatives will be the announcement of
the membership OF the various commit
tees which will formulate the work to
be done by the Forty ninth Congress.
Throughout the holiday recess Speaker
Carlisle has been engaged in forming
the committees, and today be occupied
one OF the rooms at the Capitol. and
denying himself TO all callers, devoted
himself TO the completion of the task.
Unless something unforeseen should
happen, the result Of his labors will be
announced TO the House tomorrow, i'm
msdiately after the reading of the
Journal. Then. in obedisnoe to the or
der of the House, the call of States for
the introduction of bills and resolu-
lions will be resumed at the point where
Il vas interrupted by the adjournment
for the holidays. The call will prob
ably be not completed until late Wed
nssday afternoon. The 1904 bills intro
dused the day before the recess we're
introduced by eighty nine members, an
average OF over eleven bills to each
Representative. Should this average be
kept up, over 5000 additional measures
will be referred on TUESDAY, and Wed
sesdsy TO the newly appointed commit
toes.
The Hoar presidential succession bill
remains upon the Speakers table, and
though an attempt will be made to pass
Il by unanimous consent, IL will in all
ikeiiheod he referred to the Committee
having jurisdiction over Its subject
matter. Should this be done. the House
will dnd itself on THURSDAY without
business before IL, and an adjournment
will probably be taken until Monday.
The bill to fx the salaries of judges
Of the district courts. aad the resolution
Of inquiry with regard TO the sctiou OF
the authorities Of Dakota are the IN
finished business of the Senate. The
committees Of that body are expected
10 begin work In earnest durisR the
week, aud IL IL expected that not much
legislative work will be undertaken IN
the Senate other than the consideration
OF the two measures named. Probably
large part OF the time OF the Senate
viii be spent with closed doors In an en-
dsavor TO dispose Of the accumulated
nominations.
CHARGES Against commissioner sparks
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.--rhs State Of
California today filed with Secretary
Lamar complaints against the Commits
sioner OF the General Land Office for
not preparing patents for lands granted
10 The State of California by Congress,
aud subsequently, confirmed to her by
Secretary browning in 1866. and oerti
ned 30 the State by CON missioner Viii
son IN the same year, which Ia ads, Com
missioner Sparks has recently decided.
may be still further contested BY any
one desiring TO claim them under other
laws.
WIN Appetat In . nay or 10
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.--It 10 said At the
Treasury Department that the Presi
dent will probably nominate an Assist
ant Treasurer for New YORK city tenor
roo or next day, with the viev Of hav'
ing the new appointee. II be shall have
been confirmed by the Senate, assume
charge OF the Sab Treasury on Monday.
fhs count Of the moneys and securities
which began this morning will continue
until its completion. during which the
formal tfansfeF of tha offias 10 Actions