Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-26
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Senate


v,,xero,. Feb. s5.-Edmunds in
.-'Snssd IA the senate today bill pro-
s..1 sor the inspection Of meats for
uast.tiou and prohibiting the impor-
., ~ aSqlterated articles Of food
- drink. and authorizing the Presi-
a.. n make proclamations IN certain
-. The bill gives the President su-
800, 70 retaliste whenever oor pro-
go are uniustly discriminated agains.
!, foreicn countries.
~, Frye, from the Committee on
nammerce, reported fsvsrably the bill
s.sscr,xine sac construction Of bridge
ss,oss staten Island Sonnd, knswn ss
s,thur Kill, and to establish the same
sss pos, road. Calendar.
Anona the bills iBtrodaoed and ap-
.,ouriattly referred. Vas one By Mr..
Edmunds providing for the inspections
q mests for exportation, prohibiting
d. exportaiion of sdulterased articles
a feos and drink. and authorizing the
prssidsut 10 make proclamation IN GER
..in sases. Mr.. Edmunds said that this
MI had been reported last year from
sse Committee on Foreign Relations
BAsidss providing for the inspection Of
.ofk. etc, for expectation, IL contained,
he aid, q section giving the President
sathority, whenever he Vas convinced
that unjust discrimination was made
against the samis of American pro-
duo<s into other countries, TO Suspend
importations from those countries Of
sueb articles as be thouRht nt for the
ufoteciion Of the Just interests of the
tui.sd States. Ia view of what he Mr..
Rdmusds) saw ia the newspapers about
eurYeut events Ia other countries touch
ing Anerican predncts, on the theory
that they we're supposed to be diseased,
when, in fact, II vas obvious that the
objsct Vas to exclude them under any
circumstances, he tMr. Efman3s)
tbssgst 10 clear that it WAS time TO in
noduss this bill again.
Hale gave notice that after Georges
remarks on the Education bill he Haze
would move for an executive session
upon some matters of importance that
vosld probably occupy the remainder
Of the day. (It Was understood that
Hale referred to the nominations of
Pilisbury and Chase TO be Collectors Of
Internal Revenue respectively at Boz
ton and Portland, which are reported
Tue 5oaats then resumed considers
lion OF the bill 10 provide the ailotm snt
Of land In severalty tn Indiana
Mr.. Maxey moved to strike oua the
slause that proposes to make oitizshs of
he Indians Who should aocapt lands in
Isveralty. The motion was rejsctod.
Teller offered an amendment, pyovid
ng that the President may allsv home
Itead settlement by citizens Of the Uni
led States on each alternate quarter
section with the Indians, and that for
|and % taken by white people the lsdi-
ans holding she lands undcr treaties
should be compensated. The amend
ment vas rejected and the bill passed.
The joint resolution heretofore intro
aaesd by Mr.. Berry was passed. requir-
me that the leases Of houses. ste., at
Hot Springs, Arkansas. shall not be- re-
ssvsd aniess the Forty ninth Congress
shall adjourn without having lsQislated
with reference thereto.
Az O'Clock the Educational bill was
laid before the Senate. snd George took
shs floor to continue his remarks in
fsvof Of the bill. Remarks were also
made by Edmunds aud Hosr.
Mr.. Allison suggested al amendment,
which he said he would offer at the
proper Tins, providing that in each
State in which there shall be separate
leheols for white and colored children,
he money paid shall be apportioned
lnd paid out for the support of suoh
Ehits and coiored schools IN the proper
ion that the illitsracy of white and
In a
hown by the oensus. Allison Thought
he bill should bs 50 amauded a. TO be
precisely what it vas iussndei to be,
nd there should be no room left for
loubt TO arise when the provisions Of
hs bill csms 60 be applied in practice.
u 10 the proportions of ths money TO
10 applied to white and ooIorsd schools
Ths debate here closed and the Senate
adjourned.
Hewitt presented q memorial Of l22
,avinrs banks OF New York State. rep
l,i65.00o depositors. asking
for the repeal Of the Bland silver act.
Referred.
The Gem mittss on Commerce report
"a bill 10 incorporate the Atlantic and
Pacific Ship Railway. Committee Of
ths Whole.
The Committse on Military Affairs
reported the Military Academy appro-
priation bill. Committee Of the Whole.
The o. innate FOR 1887 IL t4la.075. The
committee recommends the appropris
ton OF e297 SOS, or tli4,270 less than the
sstinate.
Ths Committee on Posssfiicss and
Post Roads reported the postofhce sp
preparation bill. Referred TO the Com
mittee OF The Whole.
In the morning hour the House re-
samed IN Committee OF the Whole the
eonsidsratlon of the Henncpin osnai
hill.
Tie Hosss then resolved itsslf into
0smmittss Of the Whole on the pension
apvsopsiation bill and after debate ad-
icarnsd.