Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-18
WASHINGTON,

WARRINGTON, Feb. H.-About twenty
Repa bio N Senators met in caucus this
morning, aud Eimuad. submitted a
resolution from the Judiciary Commit
ice embod sina the views Of Republican
members respe citing the rights of the
senate tn iBformation from she head
Of the Executive Departments. The
resolution was approved. and ID was de-
oided that it shall DO offered In open
session OF the Senate.
The resolutions are three ia number
The 6rst declares that the action Of the
Attorney General 10 refusing t, furnish
Infor aston when oilled TOR by he Sen
,te, no matter oh / his motive may
nave been, was reprehensible. The
second declares that where tue Senate
mas called. or may cali. upon heads OF
iepsStm snts for Information rsss riding
removals from offi,s. ana the iuforma-
ton 10 not furnished 40 requested, the
senate will not contrm the appointes
the third Condemns the disregard of
tue Law which requires that 10 ssle ciions
for Off " prefersnoe he given To honor.
,6ly discharged soldiers snd Sailors.
The President SAINT the following NON.
nations to the Senate today: Jane, b.
0rome, ~ he Collector of Customs, and
!. Fseemen Rtisia, TO be naval Off ser OF
Customs IN tho District Of b .l,iuor, ;
Psndiston King. of North Carolina, g.
ne SECRETARY of l. ,eation At Constant.
nopl.; Eiwsrd L. Cara ~, 10 sian A yeut
II Oaray, Utah.
- IL is Understood the resolutions will
,e formally lid before tbs Judo ary
Committee at its next meetIuy, with n
sirw to having them reported to the
senate Immediately thereafter.
In the Ssmmitteea
The Hoase Com miitee on Coinage.
Weights and Measures today heard
Dexter Y. Hawkins, Of Nv York, IN
opposition to the suspension of SILVER
'oinale. Hawkins vas delegated b. the
Anti Monopoly League of New York to
present tns views of that organic ,tion
20 The committee His statement VA.
IN elaborate repetition Of yisvs ex
pressed IN the Anti. MonopolisGs ms-t
ina IN New York hotel sb )ut month
ago.
rbs sub COMMITTEES of the IL suse Com
mittse on postoffi ,es aud Post R,A .
having charge of the postal telegraph
question, have agreed L. report sivsrs, =
" to the full committee on all psoposl-
telegraph lines by the Government. Il
sill recommend additional isRisis ion
regarding the transmit slon of kilograms
over lines Owed by land grant or sub
sidixed railroads.
aud Currency today agreed to q fsvor-
able report gu the Drummer bill limit
ing the capital stock OF national banks
A.. a
sili hear arguments on Merrimsn's bill
providing for the expenditure OF SOU.
uUo. 100 IN coiu notes for public WORKS.
The Coinage ComHittce held meet.
ing this afternoon At whien all the
members we're present. The proposi-
s,ou to report adversely ths bill 10 sas-
pend the coinage Of silver vas vote d
down BY Z 10 6. Al the last meeting tie
vote vas tie. FELTON, beisR against. He
b fore voted With the silver men, but
Norwood oh ,naed bis vote, and voted
against the proposition.
Mr.. Norwood . i'd enpaaticaiiy that
bis VI 90 on tne silver question bad not
changed. He voted against the motion
90 - to retain the question In the com
mittes for the farther effort 10 See II
some ompromise measure could not be
agreed upon.
The House Committee on Pacific
R,iissys today heard arRunent by
yohu J. Blair, representing the Union
Pacific Railway Company, and q. Z.
Tweed. representing the Central P.sifJ
Comp my, m opposition to the bill rs-
qair,ng The land grant railroad eom-
psnies to pay the cost OF surveying
their Ian As aud taks PATENTS therefor.
in order 10 subject then to local taxa
lion. The committee vili hear the
views OF Charles Frsuci, Adams. Presi
dent OF tos Union PAcihe Rulsay
Company. next w.dae day. on the gen
-rsl subj -cs Of the ind ssteds ices Of she
Pacific Railway Companies to the Cav
eminent