Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-20
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
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Hsuns nshsas e. shs sahassy
Amsnansnt- Han aks ~ Hia.
sssk. Phslps nha Hslnaa.

Frys oallad up fhs efalen Islanl
Eridao bill, ard she oonsi7eEa tinu D
tbs bill wan pEoa1eded With.
TIE ps1gIon bill ua1 pI41o8 hetCE
the BenMla. ne pendinR Queatio1 befn'
fhas of MoPgs1e0n 30 sae0mmi4 l1e bil
% 4he committe With tnalTuglions 4
submit % aha kezato en- naeimate of 80
eKpanas shnt WunIo be inourErd bV Ia
pas1aae. NoRnoE1en's nsolion % regon
mia was e. faelad, Yeaa "A, naEa -.
Iha uuFulion raolf3od o. bI1lF,
amsn1neni e Van WYck'a amendmeul
Fan WFnk'e nmuudmen3 Il 60 add |
eantl0a nrov4dIna fhal 20 ooldisG nnda
ttau &a ser month. BlaIs's motion Is q
naka ths ps0giaisn rad. NO pensios
pni8 undeE any faW % any soldier here
after nhall be Eated at less than q pel
mouth-n Blair modi1sd his amend
naanf 90 e % rnaluas sailors, marines
sta. Bialg'a amendment wea agreed 90
Logan then mevsd 70 amend thl
amendment saaeestsd ~ him 70 maxi
the minimum pension hereafter pay
ah1e under any Lac nos lees tnan 8
per manrh. L1r8u'e nmendmant wa1
feissted, yeaa &C, Gays "a.
Ths question rseuEKina on The amend
fnans a Van Wyok e. smsnded. inanllI
moEed 10 lag u On the kabie. tbs ma
lion wna nQfead .. The amendment q
anondsd was then aRrsed 20.
salisbury odaKed an amendment Pre-
VidinQ thai no mon8y be paid On pen
sions undaE she pendins bill nntil pro
vision IS made hy law 10 mess tn
neoesaaFR expendita1es b . tax On IN
comes spsotaoaiiY applicable for saoh
uas nnen6. On m0fisn % Blair thia WA
laid on tbs tabIs; yoaz - naya Is.
Lonan moved an amsudmeat exfend.
inQ tha provisions of the bill 20 eoval
fhs soer who served three months. He
aald ne paFnonaiiy kneW many men Who
had served only enrse months whz
we're aa mnoh eniitlsd % Q peaaiOn as L
thog had served four yeara Agreed 70
Batter easrsd - a amsadment ;
prop sion fer asrgice pension for Mex
ionn veterans.
no lhis ConasE OF cred az amsndmeni
exaludfna persons andeF political die-
ability. Blair, n moving e lay Butier'l
amendment On the table. eAld ths
Hqnsa had already pas8ed Mexican
nsnainn bill, wAIeh would be presented
ln the Senate 10 dne tins. Iha motion
% lay % shs tablo prevailed, yeas -
nays IL.
fnpalls, % Suggesting an amendment
ts sfrlke onl the word tabor and IN
aaga eha word ssexaFtions. expressed
& belief that without this chance. teach.
ers, merchants. lawyers and others Who
earned q livelihood b. intellectual ex-
ertion. Would not be entitled % the ben
e7i Of tha bill. Blair aocepted The nua-
eealed an1ondmant and Is was agreed 20.
After further debate the pension bill
panNsd b 81 20 lA
Tns hnnkruptoy bill vas then iaid be-
fore tha senate and afteF an intG sotual
attempt by RidalebeFQer 20 eecare an
txsoniiva session, the Senate adjourned,
WAsumoroa, May is. = Dibble OF
aonth Uaruatna, from ehe Ocmmitsee on
Laws rtenlatinQ the oiectlon Of ftesi
deat and Vice President. reported q
fnfnt resolusion proposing . Conatisa-
tfunal amendmens creatiAE and defining
sha nfics of aeoond Niee President Of
sha Unitsd States. House calendar.
The Houss then Went into Commit
hae az the : boie on cue Senate amend
msnt 70 the Posto1iss Appropriation
Nl;lard OF New YcFk, briefly advooa
lad tho Foreign Aail 6srvias amend
meut. oonisnaiBg that Il Would have =
oeneaaini easaf on American Com
msgco. -
Phslps Of New JsEasy, said The amend
ment and aho vote 90 which q vas ndop'
ted 10 the Senate Wero 40 oae 'uraas-
mons e the frisnds of American
Hs vas psoosedinR 10 naks.a sam
marY of The vote when be vas inter
rupsed IS Blount. Of Georgia. with ths
CONT thai 4 vas not 10 order 70 refer
q fhs aotion of the Senate.
pheins Raanoafad that tne aentlemaa
ahoold IS proud THAI eiRht Democratic
Senators had eha courage 20 vote Tor the
arneudmcnt. He had read from pab-
lIe print thai eight Democratic sena-
,ora haa votod % rive new Steamship
- Amariean aommsFoo and neu pefte
q Amarioan aanufaotureEa. Tue SEN
ale having performed lts duty, the
Honne had ureasnsed 80 Il an opportun-
l1V 10 pass : meagnEe Toll of advantages
"a the eonntrY. What the countFy
needed was naW stsamsh % and foreign
naFknta. This measure uoold give
theua. The ooantry wanted its sea
ooeein defended. Thls measure would
a. Il 81 atVinc The eounkry . merchant
r1nFlns. walsh waa tke militia Of tie
eaan. Thia measnFe vas advantageous
and ought % BE- passed, u woaid oe
naaaoa unlegs the member8 uore fFiahl.
rned because some gentleman hao
called L 9 subsidy. . uas noi
4 snbaidy. A Subsidy yes . GrAns oR
an excaasfVe payment
NJ. Hissock, 81 Nee York, maintained
shat the amendHens waa noe . subsidy.
When nentlamau inel11aeed thaa the
labks uns full of men pushing tbs Sen
ale amandment, be taaaahl a vas vel
10 rsesrt thaf aa stfona iafnencee geFe
q wosk. emanaiinQ from the foFoss en
tha oat es ada Of the ossas. 20 slfike
down Amsrsean steamship lines. Meas
ara ~ pricsa wnioh we're paid fof ear
gVina cur domaalio mails on Failfoeda.
.inamehip and staf Routes. the united
states wsaid ha pas inc nndaR this esn-
80 amendment 3 VeFf loa rale os coGn-
nrosetfnn fndeed. Asaa1Fed b Tue
raiss paid by every Knropsan poues. a
soald - gazing very SMALL oempeesa.
lion indeed. II there YES 4
pclieT worthy Of sup
poES Il waa contained IN thiI
anendmenA
ST.. DoeksEy. q MisssaFi. anpoana
A thns his oppoaiti0a % tka amend
nen3 uaa h.eanse ie uas eoeretss
lnaielatioa. ia th0n pFooeeded % arRue
tf'ns tks subsidy Woaid not have ths ef
fecf 81 bailding up the eonmerne of ~
ennntry, and 10 enppura q his axRa
rs~nt te dassod stalistass 70 show thal
froua ISIS % 1877 (whicA b termet
tha sssa6aady paEind"l she tounaze and
eommefcs of ne lutted States steadily
felI Cg. Annh of tba snhaidy proposol
woaIA q 90 ths RMaiao Mail 6leamshiI
Compsnr. He had heard Il said thA
fhis iine uasoWned by seven hundrss
asasrena psFaguA. bat be deolaEe& sha
= - lnsnsIg oHned and o0esIed B.
~ Gonld. Sydnsy Dlliea. Knssell Sac
nna o. q. Hantinatun. Ihesa we're %
raa VIE Wera - ~ toi1 ap2ropRls
rioe. uhaeh - aaaanaed q 70 70 -
kuildinR 40 Gf tie e1am1Fy Mnd MeE
ekans nariae. Ne MA ueal1 - fuF
1hsr shnn ha o. rezecgtng tna mefsh ~
rrarlna. has Il lhis co 3 ouly BE- don
now ~ maans 81 oo1tlio1tfana 80 -
pseifs Mail Saeamghip Oompany. D
wMnted % wait and look Gus taR suas
8 hes FsuocV. uaasr this auea4@ez
fha paniAe Nal Slaamahtp Cemutmy,
unaasoEy FeeSEa, weai4 Get @Ns1a