Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL
Senate.

WARRINGTON, Jan. THE chair laid
before the Senate letter from the Sec
rotary Of War transmitting q petition
from West Point students who are to be
graduated in June. 1886, praying that
provision may be made for their ap
pointment to the army. 1t was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
A resolution offered by Henderson
was agreed to calling on the Secretsry
Of the Interior for information as to
whether any surveys Of public lands
have been made within two years in
Nebraska, whether there are any uusur-
veyed public lands in that State, what
recommendations have been made with
la the last three years by the Surveyor
General of that district as to the CEN
tinuance Of said Office. and whether it
is advisable to discontinue the Office of
Surveyor General of Nebraska.
Dolph, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported favorably a bill extend.
ing to the city of Portland. Oregon. the
provisions of the law of 1880 relating to
the immediate transportation of dutia-
BILE goods; also similar bills relating to
Omaha, Nebraska, and Port Townsend,
Washington Territory. The bills, en-
Dolph's m otiou, were at one passed.
Voorhees, offered as Q substitute for
the resolution recently offered by his
colleague, one recitinQ in its preamble
that the Commissioner of Pensions Ia
his annual report had stated that at one
time the Pension Bureau was all bat an
avowedly political machine filed with
uncompromising adnerents OF single
organization (meaning the Republican
party, and that claimants were often
required to support the Republican
party as a consideration upon which
pensions should issue.
The resolution iustructs the Commit
tee on Expenditure OF Public Money to
inquire into the truth of these allega-
tons, and oonfers power TO send for
persons and papers.
Logan had nothing to say against the
Commissioner Of Pensions, whom he
respected highly, bat he wished the res
olution enlarged so AZ to include an in
vestigatisu of the present sdministra-
ton OF the office. He said that Colonel
Fred Stevenson, q gallant wounded sol
der, had been removed from his posi-
ton at the head of a division at the
demand Of q Democratic member of
Congress. No charge had been made
against him, and the only reason known
for his removal was that he had sup
ported an independent Democratic can
didate for Congress in opposition TO the
man who had him removed.
Voorhees, accepted the amendment
offered by Logan. and the resolution
vent over for one day.
At z o'clock the Utah bill came mp and
Senator Morgan addressed the Senate
upon it.
The 0ease.
The call of States was resumed and
the following bills and resolutions we're
iutrodu ced and referred:
BY Goif West Val to repeal the in
tsrnal revenue tax on tobacco.
By Caswell { Wis., TO levy tax on ole
margarine and collect the same through
the Internal Revenue Bureau.
BY Bean tArx. calling on the Score
tary of the Interior for copies Of CORES
pondence between his Department and
the Governor Of Arizona on Indian mat
tsrs.
BY Clifford Oak for the admission
of tue State Of Dakota.
Also for the appointment Of two ad
ditionAl Justices of the Supreme Court
Of Dakota.
BY HALEY (Idahol. for the appoint
msnt Of an additional Justice Of the So
preme Court of Idaho.
By Joseph New Msxicol. providing
fer additional justices Of the Sopreme
Court Of Nsw Mexico.
Also 10 provide for the organization
of q regiment Of volunteers in Arizona
and Ns~ Mexico for the purpose Of
suppressinR Indian hostilities.