Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-14
The Senate and tire River
and Marbor Bfll.


t49 fttef ana 4AIo8E Ap4E0rItakton ollA.
tbs ppndinR anendment being 20 atFika
oat The pFssisson pEsVrntinR the damp
ing az cehria fr0@ hydraulic mininR
INTO the 64eramenko or FaAfhaR rivers
IN Califarnia.
Stanford advocated the pEopaasd leR
istation 90 absolutely neossssFy % pre-
vent Toe alling 90 Of he Sacramento
RIVER and the oag of san kFaE cisco.
HIS amendment was % amend the pro-
visloo b. Inserting the words water
uaad thFuaRh pipas and used through
nozzies uadsE pressure 80 that it uoald
direet leRal prooeedinRs - prssent sns
washing, dampin0 or disoaaRRinQ of
debris from hydraulic mining b WstsF
used through pipes and used thronRh
measles nndeR pressure. The alnend
ment Bes obieeled 20 snd On motion of
Hearst the tsxt vas further amended
oy adding TIE words. 'sand aaainsi
mountain banks"
TIA question vas an striking oui the
proxiaio0 dressing lsgai pEocsedingu %
prevent TIE 0amping Of oebris. Tha
provision was struck cat oy 81 10 -.
The nexs tmportant amendment IL
The bill was % strike cut the provision
f0g ahe impr0genens of che Mississippi
river and 90 inssEf these Fspogted By soc
committee on eommeFee. the whols
amount OF appropriations fer the
saFioas sections Of the riVar beinR
On molten 81 HoaF The words 80 tbs
substantisl injury Of naviRaiion" were
inserted b me section 0f the amend
naent Of the e0mmittee restricting TIE
application Of The asolion 70 hydraulic
aiming.
Hais's motion 20 strike out tie eso0nd
section vas postponed unfil ell The con.
mistes amendments we're dispesad of.
Most Of tho remaining amendments
proposed hy the eommittae we're meEs
ooFrsctions IN phraaeologT. Tnsy were
ell agFoed %.
Bale renewed his motion 70 strike eat
section and it vas agreed 70.
Ga motion Of O0ngeF q pFovisioa vas
inserted aathoFixing the Secretary az
War 70 establish lines within which de-
posits Of material may be mads without
injary 10 navigation.
Ths bill being eomplstsd e in Com
mitteo Of the Whole, vas reported ~
the Aanaka.
Without aotine On ths amsndmsnts,
the seaAts e nidniRba adjourned.
Mouae.
WAsHmaroH. July ls.-LowFy. Of In
diana. from the Commistee 0n Exptn-
dituFes IN the Treasury Department,
reported back 9 resolution calling for
tnfoFmation from the Secretary ef the
Treasary &c to the reason for tha failure
70 investigate charges Of fraud against
4. D. Lancaster, a. present. SurveyoT Of
the Port Of s.. Louis
O'Neill, Of Missouri, said that 30 far
&c Lancaster vas oonoarnsd be had at
al times eourted The fullest invsstiQa-
tt9n, and that sha jadRmsne oF the pso.
pie Of ST. Louis vas tnat tue 0faeer had
been guilty OF no tnteutional fraud.
Glover, OF Missouri, said that 60 far
from Lancaster dea,FinR e. tnseslioa.
tion, be had refused 10 make an affida.
Wit parginR hiusslf of fraud for rsa-
sons that the House might we'll anrmiae.
LoWry hoped thaa tue resolution
would be agreed 10 aud oil Be poured
upon the troubled waters Of st. Louis
politics. The sasslukion was adopted.
On motion OF kyau, OF Kansas. the
senate bill vas passed authorizing the
secretary Of War 10 credit the state Of
Kansas with q certain sum Of nsoaey
aANAa
egal Gosornment.
The Hoase then resumed eousidera
ten Of ths senate amendments % the
civtl appropriation bill. Tue amend-
msnt rsiatsvs 70 ths publication o. the
records of the rabellIon waa o0ncurred
IN, with ehe amendment reported from
the COmmiitee % Appropriations for
the qualifications Of the papers relating 70
the defense 10 the case of Fttx joan
PoftsF. This concluded the considers
Eion Of amendments and Q conference
vas asked upon the amendments Whioh
aad been non-eooourfed IN
The door was than seconded 30 the
Committea 90 Ways and Means.
hewitt called ap ne blll amending
section 5 OF the aot 10 amend the stat
ases il relation 20 the immediate tFans-
poFtaiion Of datiAnle aosda. Passed.
By this bill the existing lac is Amead.
ed % as 70 psFmlt mefohandlse 70 Be-
oarrIed b1 express companies 10
~pouehesH ~ well ~ In safes. and when
sealed ia such q manner as ehaii Be
prescribed by she HeerctaFy Of the
treasury, 70 Be carried N ordinary care
instsad of separate vehicles provided
tor tue paxposs. By tha existing lAw
passsnRers' baggage is not provided for.
The proposed b1il vii psFmit saoh bag
gage and elects 20 b. carried bg ca
pres oompAnies in The name mannsr as
other merohaodise.
Kelly. OF Pennsylvania, called up The
bill amending The Statutes IN Kslstion
70 the immediats transportation ef dn
tiahIe Rogda Passed
Morrison called up and the House
passsd the bill eepsaling - much Of
session 33l. ksyizsd slAtaiea. a. allowed
10 collsusors of inteKnal rsxe1as cen
misaiona % ths taxes o0ilssssd on dis-
tilled spiFita-
On motion of NoFrisoa . bin passed
reducing 30 $50, with an additi0nAi $50
for each psFs0n empioyod u making
ciQAra, ths bond to be Riyea b. mana
fagtuneFs ef etaArA
Ths Hoaas then vent into eommittee
Il the wboie oa the tsiut resolution
diFoetinf tue payment Of ne s0EplGs
IN tue rFeaanry on she pubiis dsbt.
MorFisnu said that. eoaattne taa re-
serve at 500 ,oO0. 900. there waa asfll q
surplus % tie frsssuFy of Slo0.oo9 90. |
OF this, about e8 09Q0oo Nas NAVAL
able, being made np ct frassional coin. |
% thaf The moueg whisA Wo1id b reach /
"a under this reqaiattsn w0nld b about
R7on000Oo. II woQid make prodnatige /
thst ghioh uas nou aupFodastiVe. ard /
walls if wgald do somsthinR sswaEda /
maktne money = Iittls cheaper, . eoaid
save ne GoSern@ent aomettina % NJ /
teFnst, and mere an that Is would /
axe auaY some Of that tsmptAtioa /
which led men % Tote iaree appf1pEla /
sions ard make tmpFoxiaant sKpeDdi- |
tarss. he cEilisissd tt1s report a TIE /
ninaritF and denied The atatsuant /
sherain made thaa ths eases Of the
rssolatioa would BE- 70 shaks pablio
s0uadanee.
Hisssck, a Nsw York, e4ssed an i
ameDdmsnt pEoviaina thas netbinR 10 i
sbe rssolation shall authaflz8 tne -
dassi1a o. payment Of any parl ef shs /
8f0nua0 O0o seasFss est apart for TIE /
s,sgmsnt az Uuited States noasa, o. the /
sntareSl haarinR indsbtadneal e toe /
Unitad States. He theu proesadsd % /
snhmfs a aFQmmsn1 ID oppoaitiou % /
- Feauaastea, dsolaFlna that Il bad /
h~ea hrunrhf hef0rs 80 Hs1ss b tbo /