Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-04
WASHINGTON.
The FiiHjehn Porter BiII In the sen.
ate Committee

The fitfjshn Porter BiII In the sen.
ate Committee.
WAsHTs0Tos. March 3-The Fi.ziohp
Porter bill will be reported back g. the
Senate a. soon a. majority and minor
~ reports can be prepared. Senator's
ameron and Sevell will join with the
Democratic members of the military
com mlites 10 a majority report in favor
OF the smsnded House bill. The divis
ioe vas sIx 10 four.
Army Change
The President has sent the follszins
nominations to the senate: BriRadier
t5-nersl Alfred II. Terry to be Major
6enersl. siee winfield Scott Hancock,
deceased; LieutenAnt CsIonel Alexander
chambers, Twenty first Infantry, to be
Colonel of the Seventeenth Infantry;
Major John ). Poland, EiQnteenth In
tantry, TO be Lieutenant Colonel Of the
twenty first Infantry; Captain George
4 Brady, Twenty third Iufanty. - be
haIor Of the Eighteenth Infzntry; Frs;
Lieutenant VIM 9. AanuIuR, twenty
thifd Infantry. TO be Captain; Second
Lieutenant William A. Nichol-, twenty
tnird Infantry, 10 BE- First Lieateosnt;
second Lieutenant James Locke, Fourth
D@'et ~ W tist A<iE9sCna1b-
Minister 60 siam.
Joshua T. Child, OF Missouri, has
been nominated by the President 10 be
minister residen. ana Consul General of
the United States to Siam.
Censuis Recognized.
The President has recognized Camilo
Martin az Consul OF spain at san Fian
eIscs; Jose Mariana Roma as Consul OF
Guatemala at San Francisco, and Joso
de Silva Eerras de CASTILLO Branoo as
Cansal and Acting Consul General Of
Portugal at New YORK.
The Pensiaa once Investigation.
The Committee on Expenditures of
Public Money met today to make ar
ranRemeuts for beginning Its investigs-
ton of the charges by Commissioner of
Pensions Black in his annual report. to
the effect that the Pension Office had
under Republican administration. Sea
ators Gallon (ehsirman), Harrison.
Plat, Beck and K-nua were present.
Il was decided that for the present at
| least the inyostia stion should be con
dnosed by full committee, instead Of
dele2ating the work to a sub committee.
Rules governing the examination of
witnesses we're adopted. and IL was
| agreed that Gsneral Black should be
| Summoned to appear bsfore the oom-
mittse on next Wednesday al the first
witness.
Mr.. Storey, attorney for the Union
Pacific Rail say Company. made state
ment today to the House Committee on
Paoih, Railways in regard TO the in
| debtedness of thai company. be favors
some suoh provision a. vas Incorporated
Ia the Hoar bili-a fixed annual pay
ment 10 she 6ovsrnmen. instead of a
variable psrsentags. Storey dwelt at
length upon the Importance of branch
| lines, saving that their stock aud bonds
based upon par amounted 70 tJO, 100000
cash. Bes des these STOKE the company
holds nunbsr of other securities that
it would be willing to tarn over to the
Government. Tweed, counsel for tse
Central Pacific, also explained to the
that company.
The Naval Btii.
The House Committee on Naval Al
fairs to-day completed the cons Iteration
of the bill ~ increase the naval estab-
lishmenf, and will report the measure
to the House at the earliest opportunity.
khe hill, as completed. contemplates q
tosal expenditure for new vessels, tor
psdoes and navy yard plant Of $l4,675,-
900, and apprspriates for the next year
the sum of f6.425.oO0 The committee
Was practically unanimous in directing
a favorable report Of the bill to the
House.
The seizure Of the City Of Mexico.
The Secretary of the Navy has 70
ceived a long report from Commander
| q. NJ. Chester of the G lena. dated Key
West, February 22d. concerning the
capture of the alleged filibusteriRg
steamer City Of Mexico. The Gslens
arrived at st. Andrews, Colombia, Feb.
l4th. with Is. X. Wright, Jr., United
States Consul at Colon. on board. The
port with only her passengers, thirty
in number. the captain and one Of
her crew on board. The remainder
of the crew had protested against
proceeding 10 sea with the passengers,
asserting that they composed An organ.
lied band under the direction of one of
their number, Emilio del Gardo. as
chief, and that they we're in waiting to
receive arms and Ammunition from the
American steamer Neptune preparatory
to landing on the island of Yucatan,
and that the vessel, instead of sailing
On the peaceable voyage for which they
had shipped. vas under the control OF
said Del ,Gardo, that the captain VAS
implicated in the irregularities, and
that their contract having been broken,
they demanded their discharge or
satisfactory guarantee for their lives,
which they claimed had been threatened
| by the passengers, and that the arms
and passengers should be removed from
the ship.
Under these menaees the consular
agent had removed the crew to th town
| of st. Andrews while the Colombian
| authorities had, owing to the reports
| that the passengers had been refused q
| landing At the ports of Balize, Honda
rss, ard Bluetelds and Germ Island in
| Colombia, declined TO permit their com
| ing on shore. The consular agent had
examined the crew and the Gap
tain under oath. Having read
the testimony and taken part
| in the PROCEEDINGS with Consul Wright
| Commander Chester was convinced
that the grave charges preferred
against the Consul we're veil fosnded,
and determined 10 seize the vessel.
Before doing 90 be was assured
by the Project Of that port
| aud the Judge of the District
that such aetios vas in scsordsuce with
international Law and treaty stipuls
tons. On board the steamer we're two
steam launches and three Honduras
days. The captain bad authority 10
draw on the agents Of the vessel for
money, bat it is evideAt DelRarde paid
the bills.