Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-03

meat shoaId be made ini. she bill.
The answer of the senate coafarses
wns that The eeast survey had bean. .sinos
August, 1885, prauaioallF without 4
soisnfino head, and that when the of3oe
/ had responsible head with aclantife
knowledge. she question could Be care.
fully taken no and considered. The
nexf items Of diHsromoe ueEs Il relation
20 the eniarRamant Of tie naw pension
building; 90 the sarvay Of public lands;
20 the Yellnwstons Park. 60 the oreofion
Of = hospital (adiaoent 10 the insane
esyluml for The knaane e0nVicts and
h0miridnl patients; 20 stenoRFaphera for
the Chief Jnstioo and Justices Of the
Supreme Court, and 20 an isem Of SO.
COO 20 Be expended By tha LibaRy Gem
nittse for works Of art.
In references % the Fellousione Park
item Plumb declared that ihs park vas
ii the hands Of q q .nopoiy.
Vest said the statement Was inooEKest.
He had been notified time and again
that unless be withdrew bis opposition
20 the scheme ta build q railroad
thre1Rh the park, she park would BE-
broken up. 1hia railroad c0mpany
had lobby u Washington composed
Of Newspaper correspondents aud
others who WeFe engaged n assailfna
Senators and attacking their character.
Altar further discussion, the Senate
insisted especially upon les Disagreement
to She Yellewstone Pazk item and in
sisted RenerAiiy on ita Disbursements 10
other items. and Q further conference
vas ordered.
Ths Chair presented the resolution
offered By Evafts on Saturday lass. re.
questina the President 20 opsn CORES
p0ndence With foreign powers GA the
subisct of silver. Evarts advocated
the resolution, bat did not dsfne his
position upon the silver question. The
rsolulion went over until tomorrow.
The Senate then took up the House
biil relating TO the taxation ~ frac-
tional parta of e gallon Of distilled
spifila. and amended it ~ making the
tine when Il goes int eif set--s'fhe sec
ond Monday sucoeedisg the mouth IN
which this act Ia approved; and by ex
tending the acs OF March 3, 1871, relat
ing 20 fruit brandy, 20 orRndy dist led
from apples OF peaches; paased il, and
asked for 9 conference.
The Senafs ehen took up q bill report
Cd fr0m the Finance Committea 30 pro-
vide for the inspection Of tobadoo,
cigars and snuff. and prsyiding for their
exportation 20 foEaiRu countrys without
the paynent Of taxes under tbs rules
and regulations of the Treasury De.
pagtmens. Il vas passed.
Adjourned.
THB aRoRKz SESSION.
In the ssorst session Of the Senate to
day when the case Of r. s. Dement,
nominated 20 be Surveyor General Of
Utah, vas reached, n vac announced
that Gsneral Logan, Who was absent,
had lafs word that he had no more eight
70 make ia Dsmsnt's behalf. senator
Cnllom said that be bad, when the
case vas up before, voted for the con-
frmation Of Dsmsnt chiefly because his
oollsAQue desired Il. bas be vas nov sat
isfsd that Dement, vas not the Kind Of
man the G1vsFnmant needed ~ the
position Of Surveyor General Of Utah
aud be would therefore oppcse his con.
hFmati0n. Nobody defended Dement,
and be vas rejected Withsus division.
fiix John PoFtsr was ooohrmed with
out debate and hy nearly the same vote
as thai cast for tue kiix John Porter
bill.
The nominations Of O. q. Potter, 10
BE- Indian Agent for the Omaha and
WinnsbaR0 Agency, and Z. II. klnman
10 be Postmaster e. jaeksouvllles Iiis.,
WeEe rejected.
SEnafsr sherman tried 70 call up for
FatIfsAtlon TIE treaty with Great Brit
ain favoFably Fspartsd from the Com
nittee on F0Fe.gn Affairs, has the prop
osition was voted doWn b. Q majority,
which made it seem improbable that
any action will Be reached this session.
WAaHlE0roN, Aae. 2.--Ths Speaker
laid before she House the bill 20 in
crease ths maVal establishment with The
senate amandmenfs, and Haribart, Of
Alabama, moved csnourFenes IN the
amendments.
HnTlburt and BoutsIle. of Maine.
entersd inso 9 discussion ns 10 the posi-
tion taken by tha hspablioan and Dem |
oaratis parties on the question of IN
crease IN the navy, and charges and /
oounfeE charges Of hostility 20 the naval /
bin Wers indulged 10.
Ihon Raid, Of Maine, took hand 10 |
the de asa aad arraianed Ia severe /
terms tie DomoofHtio majority for i1a 4
dslay IL bringing 90 impoftAnt meas
ure bsfore the House and prsyeniinR iss
intelligent consideration and dtsoas-
sion. Toe history Of this House was Z
history Of refusal 70 tFansagt pnb'
lio business for the p1rpoes u
snahlinQ the DemoeFatio party 70 show
0n tbe stump figures. which Indicated
not economy, but faslazs . speed t1s
money 81 tue G8VeFnmont 70 meet TIE
ne asIi1ies Of TIE 95verumen9. Damn
The past week Or tuo, sosnas had been
astsd here which ooght - maks ths
Legislature binah. biiis cf asraoas ina-
poitanee. after an inoaeaiiou ol sfx
noniha, have been thtrst on the Houss
Wben theirs vas no opporinnity fos dis-
uuasion. Whstsvof ths Ho1se bad DO .
L had rsndere1 futile. rhe surplus re-
olatiou bad been pui thrUuRh with in
uafIlsiaut dsbAtes and 10 aoeh . iorm
lhat Il ooald not Feseiys the assent 81
lhs Banasa. fnsieqd of passing the
Gallon Inter State ball ard thaa RiTiDa
msssore of relief % the coaotry, toe
n 0naa Esd passed q dIneren3 bii and
Inroun mo mziter iaio eoniessnce and
noshsnQ w5uid b deae. Waateger tte
Demnsratic majority bsd presented 70
lns H0uss had b en- pres nted % sash .
Iaahion thai debAt eSlid not rsapn =,
sithough Is uas TIE yeFy life and e.
ssnes az mauiy legislation thai theEe
shoaia Be . "a ani fres diseasalon q :
hilL
Reagan Regarded Reeds rnmaaks 90
r. Tafef-SEAfs bill e exiFaoEdinerg.
a hat bili bsd beea eoDhaitsd ~
ne whnse Powers ef ihe Eazirsaos of Us
oauusrF. LgWyezs and ioo6yist1 h4d
been hrrs % rstard sae ec1igp ol tha
Huaae. ana this wxa t8a aK4s tlma ~
lke hislory of ~ oanlio1talle1 I1at Ne
80 "a besu psssa6 81 Gae 1ral SESSION.
Ths qanfInman kisad) hnd cgmpla1nea
ihAi ths 4 80 - n9s pAs..a tns aee-