Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-23
THE DAY m CoRGRESs.
Llttle A Accomplished An
Elther nouse.


senate
WasauaroE. Jana e in ,ha ennaka
Nancy, frow ihe Commitfse - Niea--
FaQuan Claims Fapufied Z resnlnkIon
requesting tha Preaident % hFfna a. fhn
attention nf the Ninaraqaan GeVern-
nsenl tho olaimE Of eiflxana AZ ~
luiaea Statea against that Qnpernrnsrk
1ae resoluiiun waa aRreed e..
hAwlay called up hts motion 60 rnxnm.
aldcr TIE bill pro ,inisinq members ~
UonGEt5g from aaoarlinn omnsopunama
tfosn Tue railroads Ihaa had reeef9nll nif
frem tie United 8lAkaa Ths uof3ne
Waa dlscussrd untl oisioek and thrn
vent over tiil lomofxo9.
1he senale took % tAe hill Fanaalsna
Ne prs empfion and timber caitnfa Avs.
blalf h1d moved az anondman1 mo
nlnittna ne acquisition hg ona ownnr
g mofe than go atrsa of desert lanh.
10 this Ingalls, offered aa nmanamena
app.yiag lha Limitation 10 all puhlIa
lAnda- Ihe latter proposition, whieh
sas ne pending qaos1ion today, Waa
HAIRS amendmoua waa then vo.sa
down b. a vote 81 % a. The Senators
voting yea we're Blair, Dolph and Teller.
Afief eouae amendments Of defnli and
witnolt nnal aotion o. he hill, lhs 5sn-
ate adjourned.
WksHmaruN, June aa. - Morinen
ssated % We Hoaso that hs viii not to-
oay ulakosa motion b 10 inte oamnaia-
ise cf the whole on tie fnriR hill.
Morrison called IN eha nForoan1
change Of The rals making Il IA ardeF
to amend ne general pension bill by
adding . pKoyisson for tbs Imposition
Of q YAK % meet The sxpenditnrea r.
qaire& b tbs bill. An interesting DE-
oato followed.
The speaker laid before ne Hours
nlns messages from ghe President an
nounoina hia diaanpr0eai of 4 iiks nnfa-
hef Of private pension bills. and thar
wefa reanrae9 te tho COMMITTEES on In
valid Pensions several q ne Pls1i-
aenfa hefae sentences and ironical BnR-
eesiions veFe greeted with applauae and
Oh motion Of eeost, Of Psnnsylvnnla.
the senate bill gaa PISSED granting ne
right Of way 20 Eaiiroad eompanfss
through che tndian reservation Ia Nerth-
ern Montana.
Maison, of Indiana. from fha Con
mittes on Invalid Pensions, reported
back the resolution calling on the Haa-
r0tary of ne Interior for information
- 10 tha nnmbeE Of paFeona nov draw.
ina original pensions from she 0oveFn-
ment bg Eeason % speaiAl pensien acts,
and as 10 ths amount of money r.
quircd annually % meet the obligations
incurred hv the 0nvornment 30 thin
olass of pensions. Adopted.
In advocating the proposition MoFFi-
son arRued that ils adoption vas abao-
lately necosaary, unless Congress Was
prepared 20 grant pensions and leave
lhe Government without tbe meana q
pay fer them. he referred 30 the Ina
mense snns paid cat for pensions aines
the var aud The large amounts neoas-
sAE7 Tor present and fatuFo reQuiE8-
menia. he said ihat the gentloman
from New York (hi6oockl and other
gentlemen on beth sides Of tha Houss
had predicted that Tor The next fiscal
year there woald be 4 dennst of efA.-
uo0ooO. For himself, be thought thaga
would b q anFpius, bat csrlAlniY n
Surplus 20 compare vita the large nnm.
Der % pensions asked.
After q long debate, Me-. Reed moved
as q substitute 70 lay the resolution On
he table. Iho yeas and navs were o..
dored knd resulted "a 4 defeat Of NJ.
Reeds sabssituis, vlih ihs vote Of yeas
l8, nays ia3.
Before The vote could Be taken on TIE
original molten, Heed moved an "a.
iournment aud he Hepuhiloans by dill
story tactics managed 90 consume ths
lime 10 70 5 o'clock, when the HOUSE
adjourned amidst an oatbursa 81 a.
plauae and deFialve laughter from she
Republicans