Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-11
EAsTERN NEWS.



EASTERN NEWS.
The Rnnaall TarsM BIla.
WAzHIN0ron, Jaly Il. -Rsnrsssntative
MoETison'a report On the Raadail bill
says that the bill proposes 70 rsmoTe all
taxatioa On tobacos. Rud and ciaars,
amsuntina on q basis Of lasf years re-
ceipts r. 81, 5,000,0 COO; on apple. peach
and grape brandy 70 81 10000; on
spirits for use, IN al Varioaaly estim atad
at from 81 100000 70 9I5 coo coo ana BE-
lisved % be e least SO 600 600. making
an aggregate Of internal revenue taxes
10 be removed Of e39, 400, 600. In she
aPpendix Of the estimates submittad
with the bill sa part OF it, the rednc-
tion In revenue from customs on tariff
taxes 70 be effected By il ia estimated
at $S,570.87e. making an aggregate o.
proposed redactions Of eAs, ,O00. zoo.
The bill 70 20 Eeduoe the en-
ooasive revenues and q statement
that thsrs were no excessive revenues
20 BE- Fsduesd we're Submitted 10 the
Hoase by the Same member In the same
half month. II the statement that the
revenues will not exceed the apprOpria.
tions and the estimates With the bill in
cluding the loss Of receipts from brandy
and from spirits for use in the arts may
Be credited, the enactment Of the bill
into q Law will leave the GoveFnment
$48, ,o00, 600 short of the sun necessary
fer the administration Of the Govern
ment and the requirements Of the pub-
lio debts incurred BY the payment Of
pensions already allowed, the validity
Of which 10 enj0ined upon rs
on the oath We have taken
10 support tbs constitution. Yoar Com
mittes. unwilling 30 credit . purpose 90
lacking OF patriotism, 50 forgetful Of
pablo faith, must believe that these
other provisions Of TIE bill are the 70
ault Of hsoal aistemper, hindefing She
lust comprehension and intelligent
treatment Of she subject In view. Its
eject and purpose. 80 far as i has q
purpose, in affecting the revenaa Of the
Government, the bill might be left 70
that neglect, which no doabt it vas ex.
peoted 70 reoeives but in the hope that
even 90 unwieo q measure may opon the
way for the majority OF the House 10
redeem its pledges BY the renewal and
reduotion OF unnecessary and therefore
unjust taxes, your Committee report the
bill back with the recommendation that
Il do not pass.
Verasct Against she sWesterm Unisn.
NEw YoRK, July I0.-rhe jury in the
case of the Mutual Union Telegraph Co.
against the Western Union awarded a
verdict fer plaintiff for &2l0, 900 dam
ages.
nlghbindeFs % be Hanged.
ST. LOUIS. July 10.-Chyo Con and
o y0 Chiaaek, two Of the Chinese high
binders convicted during the winter
term Of the Criminal Court Of murder
ing Lou johnson, the interpreter and
detective, have been sentenced 10 be
hanged on the 9th.
Carrying Toe Many Passengers.
NKw YoKK, Jaly 10.-Yesterday the
captain Of the steamer Nevada vas ar
rested and taken before q United
States Commissioners In this city on
charge OF overcrnwding bis vessel
With second class passengers. The Ne
vada on her last strip IRON Liverpool
brought over 799 enaiRranls. Her u
oenBed capacity is ia second-elass pas
senRera. The penalty for violating the
Law is fine Of $50 for each person car
ried in excess Of the number allowed.
BouteIle on the Fisheries Question.
WAsHNoroE.J J aly 10.-Repreaentativs
BOutelie received dispatoh today from
Eastp0rt, Me-, stating that on Friday
night American boats at Sc. Andrews,
n B., after herring to be canned as saF-
dimes we're driven away by the Do
minion cruiser Middleton and the an
nouneement vas made that ne Ameri-
can boats are TO be allowed 10 take her
ring in the D0minion waters for amy
purpose. Bouselle at oncs reported the
facts 10 the State Department With an
earnest request that the matter receive
immediate attention. He is more than
ever convinced that the most effective
way 10 deal with the Canadians in re-
gard 10 the fisheries is 10 largely in
crease the duties on foreign 1sh and
thus make the provinciais pay roundiy
for the privilege Of selling hsh IN our
market.
Nomiaaalons and CeanFmatsons.
WAsHnoroz. Jaly l0--RaRistsrs Of
Land ofioe; Edwin ID. Steele. Of North
Carolina, al Eganston, WyominG; 3. g.
Boon. at H1mboidt. California. Be
esivsFs Of pahlio money; David W.
Hutchinson, Of Pennsylvania, at Bis
marck. Daketa; Sterling s. Smith, 81
Devils Lske, Dakota; L. Foster Speu-
Ger. Of Nev York, TO be agent for In
dians Of the Rosebud agency, Dakota.
ConhFmeds-Samuel Ksndfeek, Of Ohio,
20 BE- surveyor Of Virginia.
san Another veie.
The President this Aftsrnoou returned
10 the House without bis approval ths
bill providing for the ereetion Of pub
lie building a Ashesiile, North Carolina.
Baseball.
KAxsAs Orr, July lo.-KSnsas Oily,
IL; Sc. Louis. 8.
PnL1DEIFmAJ J July 10. -PhilsdsIphia,
s; New HoTk, 1.
wAsEINGToS. July l0.--Eationals. Il
Boston, s.
CHs0l0o. Jaly l0.-ohisAeO, s. De-
troits, 1.