Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-22

"a uniss1 Hsatss % ~ ~ DelI Tsia
/ pAons patentt 1em4EkBa b rsrll
/ thsa ! eonId no8 eunai6sF Ne aeplienl
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m1wbaE wh11 they weEs. ue1 da1eR-
minod 20 ems the MATES o. and ] wag
hMHo bosn . iiltao ahFnp
Wmnass sid hs uisked g aEs 9 wuEd
about that part af the oaalimony q
Uana of tha Nee York Sun, W1sE1in II
amqWkF . MiIfAH1a qaee1fon, ha ea9
snia tAat u % tD4nal had baen IN his
fwilnaasl plaoe, be we1ld heEs rro-
aested hig depaTtHe11 agAine1 tA1s u11ts
thaa ha would have mmaaasd a. AAila
ha osrod Iftkie abozE ia nafl1E, ~
miaha ln rsplg say ahat u had been con
oeded oa al aidsa &h4s be bad no pEopes
zEthuEIfq % go u taa mafter oeoan1a
Of hin hsfng G stookhalder in q rival
eomns1Y, and his relakio11hip 60 1he
esmpaaY had not chaazsd II hiz eb-
sense from 9alp % Oasobsf. Whan he
foum6 khat neainn had hsan tAkan. The
eims disability enlisted e. whe1 BE- had
declined - So - sna drsS fnstanoo. II
thei sams disability existed thnm. be
POI Ne e1so1f1n % 8r. Dana and tie
oDmmiSlae hoe - eaaId have smashed
lhs auis Il he did nsi hare lhe ABILITY 70
lnneftata Il.
Ths chairman -Toag view uas that
yo1 had Ne power % inteEfersf
WitneN-Hot af Al; had not been
9ennde4 e NJ disability.
kn1neg diaansssd viii tha uilnsna al
nornA lennth On hia DoBak II suah mat
toEe ard fho leRal phns8 Of the eaae.
xhan NIIlMEd Raked II ths witness he'd
not undsEstood shat Van Bsnihuszsnas
nriQinal aprlssafion hnd noe basn vita
dtawn with vieW % aliu4 anothsF Ia
q different way. Wi.usas roplied thai
be bad no understandable On The sub
jeot.
Cassy Yoana offered 70 sAou b. con-
paient ssidanne that the patent which
bad besn attacked by the G0Fsrnmsut
bad been ehtainea 81 fraud from the
paaant ofass; that ths o6losr Who RsTe
b vas deEelici In bis duiy; thaf be
issued ths patenk fbron1h osFrupt Ia
hnoHee. end that be was paid by TIE
patautee 30 Issue the patank Thess
facts be Eonld prove b. papers o. uit-
neaaea. TIE commitssa e. this point
adjourned until t0moTroWs whon ths
oi5er will Be considered Ia asggot session.
Mr.. Van BenfhuYssu today progenied
witnesses IN nnppoEk oi the testimony
herstofafs introduced, and tbs commit
tee viii eoncFfoW decide 10 aearet
uhetbeF o. not 20 10 into thia phaaa. Az
affidavit WAs presented hy Zsno A. vii
baR, Who vas examiner Of she electrical
iaventinns division Of the patsns Once
from 1875 until Nay, 1877. WilbaR tells
Of innuenoea bFought 20 bear on him
which eaussd him 20 show Prot. Ball
0fay's oassaf and 90 favor Bell 10
various waya Kirst Major Bayiey, oue
of Belpa attorneys, cultivated bis ,
qaalutanoe, presented bis Wifo WITH &
Handsome watch and plaoed him vii
bef) undsF maay obligations. Therefore
when it came 90 . qnoation Of priority
hetWeen Gray and Ben IN Tia matter of
nRkfinR the oaNeat, be closed the en-
animation wfthoat waiting tbs receipt
OF ali the proofs ard dsteFmtned that
Bell vas earlier. Thus the patent was
huFriedly aud IN adsan1e Of Zee term
Issued 20 Bsll. On che aftsrncon of ths
same aay Bell called on Wilbef and on
leaving presented him With = hundred
dollar bill.
The opham Trmme.
The President today transmitted 10
Congress & oommaufsation from TIE
Secretary of State FeosmmendinQ ad
ditiOnal legislation for ths repression
Of the opium trafiio. IL aoooRdaDcs with
the sapplemental trsaty with China,
which went into eRsut ia 1881. The
Secretary Of State enciossd q letter on
she aubieol writteR By John Russsll
Y0anR, when Minister 70 China.
The DanGieF aAippIng slII.
The Houas ehippinr Oommistes met
this evening, and eononrrad 10 part Of
the S-nate amendments 20 the DinQlsy
shipptng eilt and nonoonougeed 10 1sV-
sFal amsndmsuta. and auth0rixad Mr.
DinQiey, Of Maine, 20 report back the
bilf 70 she Hoass With the Fsoommandn.
ton that the House kgrus 20 the con-
ference aaked bY the Senate. The con
mittee were unanimous 10 thair suppors
Of she Senate amendment 20 She ship
ping bill, designed 20 inset the aston 81
oaneda, bat formally -oonsurrad ID
she amendment simplv b make Z YER
aa the othoF amendmenta whioh we're
non conougFed ia mes the approval Of |
TIE committee 10 the main, and noa
concurrence b recommended simply 70
secure some slight changes in the taxt.
3r. DiaRisy viii Tep0Ft baok the bill 70
she Hsnss at the eaFliest opportunity
nexs week. when the Hoaes viii at once
aoa apon it as the report viii be priv
ileRsd.