Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-18

A0Gkat po1to4 Ntlt4H& U4E1t&d 42& ~
tsFpEiss 20 pash railroads into he pab-
he domain, WheEsysr there was rsason
and hops 70 expses thas asvelop-
nent woald pFodnse b1giness elougA %
/ justify The outlay. 1ho 6e1e1olAt ~
salts Of thai p1iicy hAv8 cEen 90 marked
in the rapid settlement Of the pnhlic
domain and daRslopmants of tha -
annreaa Of The oo1nsFy, that no man
has hithssto suggested q be nhandoned.
| Nor has Il bee1 discovered heEetoEora
that spes1latiag corporations uonla Be-
enabled to soak cut and Beeara KfRht Of
waY over q natural and mast feasible
route With no preseBt intention of con-
ssractina rAilEoads aionR sash hnea.
bat with the sisW Of hoidinR
kheir adEnntageons easements for dis
posal a1 aome 1alare tine % some ether
oorpor4tion for q vaiHable oouaideFa-
ton. IL the obisetlon raiaad b. the
Prssideut, that biii allows any railroad
company % survey and aonstEngt Koutea
Of travel wisn0ns check, be traa, Is II
impossible 20 80 koW any railroad cor
/ uorations oE any othex oorpoEatinn, can
ehooas the moss 50 isihlo reutoa or can.
/ D taking possession 10 adRanoo, ooDpel
any othsr corporation 90 pzrohass Of d
any right % build q railroad. when she
bill ooafsrs that fight withoat pnrehas9
aud provides amply agaiast any atfsmpt
ct monepolf1atiaa of FiRhts. fhs CON-
uiltos think thess tWo collections IN
consistent and Eefu1ad " tbs other. AZ
- she ebiootioa raised by the PreBident
that the ball involves tho Fiehia of Ia
dians and ignoEes thsir right 70 Be con-
suited as 90 the dispositloa Of their
lands, tha report Qn0tas kfom she
treaty under which these 1ndlans 90
oupy their lands which expressly rsoog-
nizas the right of the Untted States %
construed roads within she reservation.
ft is difilsnlt. therofora, 70 imagine uhat
right Of shs Indians has been or eonld
be invaded. In order 20 remove any
possible complaint ca the part Of the
Indians, however, the bill can
be made TO carefully provide for
compensation and redress for any
posaibls EiRht Of Way they may
nAss oonooived they have. TIE obiso
ton Of the President that the bill in
vadea the Indian country and hrinRs
into consaos and intercourse with the
Lndiana class Of whites who are inda-
pendens Of order and regulations and
The control ef resident agents, does not
appear ao0nd 10 tho e9mmitfeo. Ihey
say ths day Uf isolation fee The Tndian
has passed, and that on the CONTRARY
the present policy Of deaiinR with the
Indiana is 10 bring them ~ fast and at
as many points aa possible in contact
With civilization, and that every facility
Of intercourse and sabi 3oeion 10 the
Law which nos covers white men and
Indians alike should Be permitted. The
eommittee alse notes the fact that on the
day this bill was vetoed the President
signed q bill allowing the constEuotion
Of q railtoad through Indian Territory,
regarding which the Indians we're not
consulted.
Reducing the TAX.
WAaHrx0roA, July 1I.--Breekenridqs
Of Kentucky, from tue Oommittes on
Ways and Means, Fotarned With q faV-
orable report the bill reducing from 30
to 50 cents the tax on spirits distilled
from apples, peaches and other fruits.
The bill allows drawback on all 0Figi-
nal, unbFokan packages Of suoh spirits
as may be il the hands Of manufaetur-
ers AZ she date Of its passage. TIE last
section permits farmers 20 sell leaf TO-
bsoco OF their own pFodnst1on, or that
taken by them as rent. 10 any person,
not q licensed manufacturer.
Confagmnsfona.
Owen L. Rouse, as Ouiled States A.
tOFney for Arixlna; A. II. Baker, as Re-
esiver Of Public Msneys ~ Grand Iiland,
Nebraska; d. r. Taylor. as SarVeyof
Postmaster At Gunnison. Colorado.
A Repsrt ~ Blairs
Senator Blair, from the COMMITTEES
on Pensions, submitted q Foporh adop-
ting. as tue report Of the majority, ths
eomnittee report aa before sabmikted
on the message Of the President veto
ine the bill granting q pension 20 MaFy
j. Nsttage, which had been recon
mended BY the Senate. The report was
adopted By q strictly party vote. Sen.
atora WhlsehoFn, Camden aad WIls0n
Of Maryland foined ths majority report,
ia which after . brief statement Of
toe history and value OF the Presidents
constitutional rights Of veto, they say:
rhe report, from Whiah we dissent, is
nominAlly bill granting . pension e
Mary ]. NGttaae, bat it will be
seen thas the aasnor Of the report under.
takes TO review and consider not alone
the objections Of the President TO this
OIL bat the objection Of the PFesident
10 - other bills. Waiving anS criticism
90 the order, manner OF pfopFisty Of z
report g made, ws haRs 70 express car
dissent to she evident political end par
tiaan animus manifested in the prepafa.
tion Of said report. 0ne may differ
9th the President IN some one oF more
Of the Gases msationed IN tbs reparf e
70 his consultations on the facts pEe.
sented, bat it 10 akin 10 madness 70
aaoribe 20 him unworthy motives To ar
irving at snoh cogolusione. We reoonl-
mend wisdom and hdelity. The Press
dent, when In the disshAEgs OF bis o0n-
atitun0ual duty, returned this and other
bills with his objections 70 their Pas
sage"
Al increase - MaEl Natter.
A special oount vas mads by t0e Post
ofaae DepAFamena Of the matter maflsd
81 twenty Of the leading possofisss u
,ha ooantry, daring the Last week 81
Juna, 1855, and ne results shou an m
crease. ossnpaFed With the eams period
10 1896. of 2l7 pr cent In lsstsFs nail
ed, SOS per cene IN sealed packages
10 6 per cent. In unsealed pAreela, aud
81 In circulars.
cenaue1 Unbeeomfng an 0@eer.
CMxxRxNn (Wyo.l, Iuly H. rhs aen-
eral ooaftuartial, ordered by the 6sore-
tary af War, foe the trial Of Lisutensni
J. r. McBiaipe, Of the EInth cavalry,
convened at Cheyenns depot this morn
me. The Presidenf Of the Court Was
Colonel Henry A. Morrow, Of she Ssy-
enth infantry, and twelve ON ssEs Of tha
Seventh and Twenty hrss infantry,
weFs tia msmbeFs Of the oonEt. Cap
tain r. Il. Ebsisin, eg The TWsnfy 6sst
infantry. was JuaRs AdEooAtA. Tue se.
oaasd Was aFfaigned on the charge of
condnct unbeooming a ofdoer and .
nentleman. The specihsationa ct forth
toe obtsining of fraudulent ds0res Of
divorce from his wife, Who elaims 10
have had 40 knowiedgs Of ths proeesd
inRa. Tue accused pleaded mot g1ilty."
| TIE record OF the SapegioF Court Of
San FranaissO In the divorce case was
introdassd in eVids1ce. 0gtnz 70 the
non arrival Of important witnesses
f0r ths prosecution from Philadelphta,
ooarf adi5nFned till Monday nsxt.
Probably the eoart vii thea adi0urn a.
week, awaiting Witnesses vie are ex
psafed 70 aFEive before then.
PssAsa aaa AAaHs RsrnlAh Bssas-
81. LOTS. July IT.-DeieeAts Pisnon
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