Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-18
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
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wAnnzn0zun. MAJ II. - After fhr
7o1tine business 10 ahe 6on41o to68E,
4 Frye eailsd up fha Honss shippinR biIi
enliaied A biz 10 establish eestain feea
fuE ofioIal services - EmaEse4n vessels
and 10 amend lhe law8 rsia1ing -
1A1rNlnN cnEnDlEsi1naIz. aaam1n maG
ownera e v1sals.p fTais 3 ths bill
paaned By 1ha Hounn of Rspraaa nfaffves
on February 4sh last. aboliEhinR faee
taE eeeas1Eing tonnage, for issuiaE
lleeRass and Renia4eFy OF aaEtiaeasee
ard 9 gEsat gariGtF Of otheR faaal Tha
biIf having bsen rad, Mr. FRYE moVsd
10 add - Il another sso1ion embraaina
/ ~ ufsgiai0zB % tk8 hiiI faoentlF r.
ported bY him from tie Commit1ss on
Oammsres aufh0KizinR tn pgasidsps 20
iaaue proclamation whene8eF be nay
daam pFopel danyinR % vessels of
fafeiRa countries suo1 pkigilagas IS ara
| denied u saah foEeizn ooantries % ves.
/ aela of chs United States. (Fhis Is abe
provision authorizinR Fetaiiati0u fsf
/ she reoeHt aclinn of the D0minion of
Cana1a ID axplndinR Unifed States yes
eels fFoEn certain privileges IL Oanadian
ports, bot the provision Of A[r. FfVeas
bill h nol eonlned % Canada. bat b
made Rsneral % e. 60 apply to al
/ foreign oountFies.l After s0ma iRauir-
| lee b MeP PheEs0n and Vest, which were
replied 70 By Mr.. Frye, ths amendment
Waa agreed 30 wfah0ut divisea. The
I'LL as amended By the 6enafs vas thea
passed. and on motioB Of Mr.. FIRE. 3
COMMITTEES Of ccnfoFeHee was ordered
On tbs biil.
Proeseding 70 the calendar the senate
passed the following measures:
A bill authorizing iuFiea Of Uaitsd
States Circuit and Districs Courts % Be
used inteFshangsably
A bill b aufhorizs the Etafa Of Cali
foEnia 70 take lands il lieu OF the 18th
and 36th sections, found 70 Be mineral
lands.
Ths Chair appointed a. conference
eommistee on the shipping bill which
was passed this rnorninQ Measra Miller,
Dolph and Veai. (MF. Frye had an
noanoed that be vas Obliged % be ab-
sent from She senate for an indafiuite
tins.
Al O'Clock ihs Pension bill was laid
before the Senate. The pendinR amend
meu1 vas that heretofore offered By Mr..
Van Wyek providing that no soldier
under the aol shall Feceive less than g.
per nonth.
&Blair moved 70 amend The amend
ment by substituting 81 fos s8. Re
fsstsd.
Logan moved an amen 1mani provid
Ing that ail passions heretofore grant
ed nndsF any previous act 10 any soldier
shall, where less than 50 per month has
been allowed, BE- increased 70 IS per
month, and thai no less amount shall be
allowed 10 any pensioneF being q soldier,
under this OF any previous act. Re-
feotsd.
without further aolion the senats
wsnt into exeoutiys session. and whon
The doors rsopensd adjourned.
k1euse.
WAsH1NaToas May I7.-UndsF the
call Of States Joseph, Of New Mexico,
introduced q resolution FecitinR that bg
the deeiaion Of the Secretary Of the In
terisr Of Decsmber 81. 1863. ths Sur
veyos General Of New Mexico was in
stFuoted 20 regard and treat the entire
elaim known AZ the Beanbien Miranda
land grant ae public land, and that the
Maxwell land grant has rot betn treated
as pablo land bat - private land. and
requesting the Hecr6taFy Of she Interior
TO inform the Hoase whether IL the
land department or 10 any conFt, there
has been direct proceeding for having
the decision Of December 81. 1859, iu-
dioiallg annuiled and whetheE saoh pro
ossdsnRs resulted in formal decree Of
reversal.
By NJ. BoatelIs. appropriaiina $50.
000 for TIE erection b WashinRtsn Of =
bronze monument 70 taa lals Edwin n.
stanton.
By Fslson Of California, 70 refund 10
exporters Of fruit the dotieB paid on
imported sugar.
fhe House thsa went inso committee
cf the Whols on the urgency deficiency
ball.
TIE urgency defoiencyIbiIl wss con-
sideEed briefly and having been reported
% the Houee. Il vas passed.
On motion Of O'Donnell, from the
Committee on Eduoation, the rules were
snspended. and she House passed hy
yeas 903. naVa 3, the Senass bill 20 pro
vida fOK the stady Of the natare Of aio9-
hetiu drinks and narcotics, and ~ their
effects upon the haman system, IN CON
neotion With the several divisions of tue
sabiect of philolsey and hygiene In the
pablia schools of tbs Territories and Of
military and naval academies. and in
tML AIttaA1 8UA &llIfANA NA4ANAt0 - eAAH
Territories Of the United States.
O'Neil, from the Committee on Labor,
moved 20 suspend the rules and adopt q
resolution setting apaFt 4nne Sd and
subsequent days for consideration Of the
business presented by that eommitiee.
fke motion was carried and the House
adiaurned.
The Alaska Boandary.
The Presidsnt has transmitted 10
Congress q report Of the Secretary ef
State, With the aeoompanying papefss IN
respect 20 the location ef she frontier
line between Alaska and BFitish Colun-
bia- Mr.. Bagard nsya that the British
0overnmens is prepared 20 take part IN
q pFsiiminaKy investigation OF the
boundary qaestiou. and thai nothing
now delays action oat want of an ap
preparation b. Congress 10 enable this
6oVeFnmenf 20 take paFt ID 8 survey.
I sEn Wiaw os the fnak.o ha nava, shat