Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-01
BUSY DMM CONGRESS
Senators DIkeuss Collector
Beeeher.
The Hosss Refuses . Agrss % the Ca
fsrsnee Reparts o. ne River ana
Harber BIN and shs Morrl.an
sabsiay Rssolutlsa.


NasHNSroS, J1ly Sl.-Tks select
co1nittee &c ne pgoposed celshFauon
% one hundfsdth annisersary ol
Ne adoption Of tie Coansffuiion sna
TIE Tour hgndfecth annsyerearY of tie
qise9feFy of Auerica vas annonncsd.
u consists uf sherman. Hoar. Sewtii.
nauleF, VOORHEES,. dofu4n and Eosfis.
Esarte asked leave 30 otter 3 resalu-
tion requesting the President 70 oxen
correspandence with lhe principal eonl
u,exolaa pegers q Europe with = yisu
oi a1celtaining their Vie9s at tfe Il
teos noW operating opon o9mmercisi
exchange and the values Of commo3t
ties therain exchaueed. bg the areaf fail
10 silver bullion and the disute of fire.
silver coinaEe, which dates pfoesessivelv
from the DEMONSTRATION of silver
money u Germany IL 1870: 10 aept triain
oy such correspondence Hheiher snch
powers, q any o. them, are disposed.
separately or with others, either with or
without The United Stalcs, 10 engage,
either By domestic legislation er inter.
State convention Ia any movement To-
wards tbs restoration CT 4 parity be-
tween geld and silver IN foil fusctiOn a.
intrinsic money upon 3 ratio % be g.
taoiished oy Law, ard 20 lay snch cor.
respondene, before Congress a. lie next
session. he said thar be woaie on uext
Monday ask the Senate % consider she
resolution and would accompany she
request with some brief observations.
Ane resolution wa read, printed and
laid over till Monday.
The senate then vent into secret sss
ai0u.
The Senate. II secret session, by a
considerable majority confirmed Wm
q Matthews, Of Albany. % be Recorder
OF Deeds fof the District Of Columbia.
and A. II. upshaU % Be Assistant Con-
missioner Of Indian Affairs.
Fourth Auditor Chas. A.. Shelly, of
the Treasury Department., and Surveyor
rinnin, Of San Franchises. we're con.
frmed-
The report Of the Commistsa on For
eiQn Relations, favorable 70 the rati6ca-
tion OF the Nicaragua sreaty. was called
up oy Edmunds, aud after q brief dis
ousaion vas postponed until DtrembaF.
TIE nomination Of Captain Boeonef,
% be Collector Of Customs e. Port
Townsend, was brought up ct 5 o'clock
and Senators Dslph and Mitchell made
long speeuhes against bis condrmatioR.
Senators Haviey and Eparts defended
him. The ease was postponed uniil
Monday.
wbsa the doors rsopsnsd she Senate
adisuEned.
WAsHNaToN. July 3i.-The House
resumed consideration Of the roport on
the river and barber bill.
Hatch, Of MsssoaFi, rising b q point
Of order, sent 90 tie Clerks desk and
lad read tbe Instructions gwen tte Con-
ference Commit BY she House, rela-
tive 10 the Hen1epin osnai, Sturgeon
bay, Portage iak and other clauses Of
theriveF and barbor appropriation bin.
His point OF order Waa that the report
Il she Conference Committee was Ia
direct violation Of every sinale instfuo
ton given bY The House, and arefore
Il was 1ot Ia order aud should not b.
received. Hatch raised sbo question OF
eonsideFation against the report, but she
House decided 10 consider il.
Willis. Of Kentucky. Ia member oi
the Con ference % mittse1 said be had
declined 10 aign the report. because be
honestly believed hat IL Il we're ratified
by the huase Il W0ald be nos MY the
end o. this bill, bat the end OF every
river and harb0F bill In she future. he
appealed % every friend Of the rivers
and ha. bors to vote down this eonfe
ence FsroFt. II that we're done, before
snnest today there would be anothcr %
port free from obiecsioaAble textures.
The House then ~ l02 20 lbs ref sed
10 agree 20 tne report Of the g0nfefeuae
Oommittee, and upon motion ~ Willis
The House further fnsistad on its disa.
eresmenf 60 The Senate amendment hnd
q further conference WAS ordered.
Pays0n. Of Illinois, from the Commit
Zee Oa Public Lands, reported back tho
Alien Landlord bill. Ii provides that no
non resident OF foreigner Who has not
deeia bis intention Of becominQ a
citizen Of the United States, nor any
corporation OF association one tenth of
the sfook o. riRht 70 properly Of qhish
is owned or controlled bg foreigners,
shau acquire or awn. bold or possess.
By right Of title or descent aecfuif
hereafter anv real estate IN tha Terrific
Fies u the Uuiied states. provided that
the pro sisi0ns Of this aot shall net ap.
ply 10 tde real estate necessary for the
construction aud operation OF any rail
read. The Bhl passed BY yeas zo9,
naya 8.
On motion Of Morrison th8 Senate
amendment - tue surplus ree0lation
vas non-ooncurred IN and a conference
vas ordered. The SpeaEer appointed
Morrison, Braoksnridgs and hlsoock a.
o3nferees.
F0fney, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations reported back she fofiiE-
oaiion biz with the Senate amo dments
with che Feoo mendation that all the
amendments Be aon-eoneurFed In.
ButterWorth moved that tha House
amandment for the establishment
plant 81 Frankfort Arsenal, Phliadel
ls Pending action .hs Hous. adjourned.