Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-27

The Northern Paclne For-
feIture 8lll.
4 b Considered ~ ~ Houn-TAs
ssaAss Aaenea ana Paz.. sAs Ds-
nsisney ApPropslatlea ma
Pursinent Inaalry.


8enaae.
WAszuazCN, Julv ae-Biair. frnm
ne Cosamitsee on kdueation and "a.
Dor, sepoEtsd oaok ihe House bili, al
feetinz the Cumnissionsf az Kshea "a
make lnNaaliRatsans a. 70 oonvioa labor.
Passed.
toe Feaolalian presented b. Gihson
Ass saturday calling on he Secretary
q ne tsieElof Tor intaFmalion a. % ne
pso2iesa made 6y the Sareoyof General
q L.oaisiaae, n satisfying and adiaaa-
inc the land claims ia that STATE. va
takon 1p end passed.
tnRails o4eree 4 resolution. whleh
vas acopied, requesting the Rresidanl
90 eQuhmuminAta tnforrnafinn aanearmfn,.
the alleecd dstention 81 A. 4. cn91ine.
an American cllixan. ~ tha Mawinmm
aalhoriliea e Rasa Dsl Nerte. -
U1elnef any additional U4itad Staina
troops have been rsosntV oraero3 A.
fozl Bliss.
Iho senaas thea psoeeeasa 4 ,h.
consideration q the Defciannr hnnr1,-
priation bilt. The faadina ~ tha hill
vas interrupted % permit Dawes a. ra-
pnfk. from the ComIsttsee on A Auuranrla.
tions. % the faFfsisars bili. Hs rava
notice thae ha would call 4 40 as soon
as Ihe dedaieney hill was passa1.
The II ausa bill 30 innrnasa ahn naval
establish neni vas laid bslora he enn-
Sc and referred % ahe uommlftse on
Naval Affairs.
fhs rsadiar o. Deficiency hsn
uas resumed. Il aaa inserted - NV
Easin B. Smllh 82,000 for legal service
rendered tue GogaFnment in the ooi.
team casa. TIE reading of tha hlll ~.
ina disposed Of, she biii waa open e
general amendments.
On motion Of Hafs. an item vac Ia.
serted Of t28 80 Tor repayment 10 IA.
poFteFs of dulies paid Ia excess, aIe.. "A
iiem q S63t,slt on acoount of MA
transportation over the non nnheidinof
railroads operated b. che Oeafral Pa
ono railroad oomp0nV for the nnaal
year eadine June 9oih. 1856 aad pslos
years.
"a motion e Dawes, an itam az
s2a 900 vas inserted for the Chippawa
lRdians In Minnesota, on aesonnt 81
damages 10 their lands b tha oVafnow
caused bY the Governmanf dana
On motion of Wiison, Of Iowa. An
item % $500 vas Inserted te rag "a
United States and Brazil Stsamshlp
Company Tor oaKfylnR mails DARING the
last haoai year, The bill vas thea re-
ported back 20 the Senate and nll ne
ameadmenis uere oonourred IN and NE
bill passed.
Ihe senate thea, % nolion Of IA
munds. went into secret session. A faw
minutes later the officers af the Senats
aore sent % tha corridors, oommiilan
rooms and telegraph and uawsnanar of.
does On the second fo0F, all the oson.
pants of 9hlcn we're prumpily eiaciod.
after which tha senate took q fscess.
Az 1t5 She doors weFa Faopaned and
the Senate proceeded 70 the eonslfara-
iion Of pfivate pension bills wAich have
bees favorably reported. Fifty wara
passed, inciudiuo one aranIinq a nan.
sion 20 she Wid0s Of General Dafbin
Ward.
On motion Of Vest, bin vas passed
autharizlng tha building Of a hotsl On
dovernmsnt land a. Fortress Monrea.
On motion 81 Teller. a hIll vas passed
20 establish q land cfflsa at Lamar, Col
ogAdo.
Ua motion Of Mahons. ths ssnAts
proceeded 90 the consideration al pualio
baiidinQ bills. A numbgr we're passed.
and ai lO.a0 the senate adisurnad.
House.
WAsnmGroN. July 26.-Holman, Of
Indiana, frem she Conferencs Commit
leo on The Legislative EsaouliVo and
Iadieial Appropriation bsli, reported Z
disagreement. Holman stated that the
real point Of differences Was The senate
amendment providing for 8nnalors'
clerks. The other points Of difference
uere more formal than real.
Oates, Of Alabama. moved that she
House rocede from the Senators uisrt1
amendment. fne motion Waa loat hy
yeas o6, nays l2i, and further coufoI-
enoe vas ordered.
Henley, Of California. from the Com
mites % Pubiic Lands, reported back
the senate bill forfciting certain lands
granted - the Northern paoils Rail.
road Company. The Committea recon.
monas that 10 lieu Of the nanRlo bill
shefe be substituted the provisions of
lhe hsuas ball on the same subiecl.
AfniaF stated that tie differences be-
tween The two bills vas that uhila he
senate blll forfeited the arant from
Waiiaia Janotioa % Portland, the
Hoass bill ineiuded also tha fnFfslluEs
Of TIE land from Bismarck - ths Pa-
ei6e Ocean. TIE Houee bill f01feifed
e5O09.OJO acres more than the aeualo
bill.
VOORHEES,. q Washinnton Territory.
favored the House bill, dseiaFine thal
there were high reasons ol public policy
why Tie land grant of the Northern Pa
eihe ahonid be taken from iia oontrni ns
fer aa this could legally Be daue. Ha
pictured what be characterized as tho
oppression 0f She raIiFoad oompanq e.
pfeoGseod IN Washington Territory, as
aerlina THAI if dictated the lags relating
70 railroad taxation, and ~ a. de6anaa
every legislative action Of the people.
Ths history Of the esmpany Was 9
ohapisr u broken promises. misropIo-
ssniatisns and double dealing.