Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-11
The nav IN COMGRESS.
Fhs senate Inquiries Absus TIE sslrurs
q Ansrissa ve.scls-Ths Hess
Ps~s. tAs ssseral psasisnsy
Rmsemewhaa Amended.



WAzurSaroN, July 10. - The ChAir
laid before the Senate acoumnnfoation
from tha Secretary e War with ne re-
port of ofscers On tha subiest u the
site On Lake Michigan near Chiasao.
rendered by tha CemmarciMa Clab %
that city aa 4 sits for military puEpoae1
aRd reQuesSine legislation mathoFiMina
t6e Government 90 aooep4 the s4me.
Referred.
Blair. fFoFA tie Corumities on Pen
aions, submitted q report On twenty
tAree pension bills vetoed By Tie Prcsi-
deaf. reoommeudinz tha& the bills b
p44sad Notwithstanding the RFe8iaenta
oe1eotlona. After . FiRuGou1 denafos
kenna moved that tha report. she viawa
ef The minority and al papers b r.
oommilsod % tha Commiflea On Zen
siens for consideration b thai commit
zee. Adopted,
The Houss resolution of yesiurday,
calling on the President Cor infsFma-
iion as % the saixare OF dosenllen nf
American vessels in fareiRn ports, vas
taken up and adopted
ne River and Harbor bin uaa taken
up and Miller addressed tha Senate In
suPport Of che Hennspln canal appro-
priatioa.
AfIor a long debate b. Miller, Ingalls
aud Palmer, uitheut reaching q vota
the Senats vent into exscuiive aesai on
and eoon afssr adjourned.
momne.
WESHNazoS, Jaly i0.-Ths Speaker
laid before the House q meGaaoa FROM
The President, announcing bis diaap-
pruval of The hill granting a psnaian 70
Daniel =. k0ss, which was referred %
The Committee on IuTaiid Pansions.
Conger, Of Iowa, from The Committee
on Invalid Pensions, Submitted reports
on the Presidents vetoea of she bills
granting q pension 10 = izabalh Laca
and Caahaslne McCRrty. which we're
ordered printed.
HarmaF, 0f PENNSYLVANIA. presented q
pstition signed by so Knights of Labor
of sha Fifth Congressional district In
fovoF Of legislation 10 promote the In
eefesla of labor.
Morrison, of Illinois. from she Com.
mittee on WAYS and Means, reported
back adversely the Randall tariff bill.
which vas referred 20 the coRnittee of
she whole.
Breokenrideo, Of Kentucky, from The
same COMMITTEES, reported baok ad.
yarsely, she bill referring % the tobacco
TAX which was referred 70 The Commit
tee Of the Wh0le.
Tbs amendment striking cut tho extra
pay clause Ras agreed 90.
Belmont OF New Yerk, from the Gem
mittoe on Foreign Affairs, reported back
q resolution reqaestiag the Preaidonl 10
tEansmit 10 the H0uaa all cQmmunica-
tions relating 10 the imprisonment IN
Ecuador Of Julius Santos, an American
citizen. Adopted.
stone. Of Missouri, from the Commit
zee on Civil Service Reform, reported
back the resolution calling upon The
Civil Services Oommi8sion for lnfofmA-
tion as 10 The authority under which
twentV.three appointments "a pOaitisns
within the classified Civil Service we're
made from the DisiFiot Of Columbia,
when she prOpoFtioH due the district
vas les than thrso for the year ending
January ist. 1886. Adopted.
The House thea gasumed the oouslo-
GRAFTON Of tho genersi deficiency ball.
the pending question being on The
amendment rafunding 10 certain rail-
road companies taxes illegally collected.
The amandment vas reieoted By the
vote OF yeas l0t, naya los.
Rsagan, Of Texas. took the door 20
emphasize hia opposition 20 The amend
ment adopted yesterday granting .
months extra pay 10 the House and
senate employees.
Altar consiasrabie debate, Reagan
moved to reoemmit the bill With In
struotions 10 the COMMITTEES on Appfo-
pFiations 20 report back with "a am end
meat striking oni the extra pay CLAUSE.
Agreed 20.
Barns, from the Oommittee on Appgo-
priktioaa reported back the general de-
hoianey bill, amended IL accordance
With Instructions. Tbs amsndmont
striking out the extra pay clause vas
agreed 20. The bill then passed b. ne
vote Of yeas 1853, nays 81.
Morrison, Of Illinois, from the Oom-
mittee on Bales, reported She folio~ing
rosolutions
Rssoiusd, That Tuesday, the 18Th Of
July. BE- SET apart for the consideration
Of suoh business aa may he pfoaented
hy the COMMITTEES on Ways and Means,
nct 20 include any bill for raising rev
enua. II any bill shall be under aon-
sidaration aud not disposed Of uhou tho
House adionrna on said day. the con-
alteration Of said bill shall Be con
tihusd from dag 10 day until diapos-
Cd Of.
After . lengthy debate the resolution
was adopssd by isf 20 I3i.
The House then passed private pen
sion bill esming over from last niQots
session, and then adjourned.