Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-24

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| NAsHfNErpN. 90. r. At11NE u
bills iutfodgosd and sppsopristely re
fsrred wss one By Edm1ads - fssIiitst
/ ne administration 81 Laws n Ais-k-
ESr unds explained that p@EsGts az
l poiuird 20 Cfi - 10 Alaska eooid 10
| uv- bonds 10 tsst Territory, AID 81
/ sIil Ess intended 70 enable s1se p-rs7n
1 - give bonds IL tie states from TEie
| APPOINTED.
Morgan eHsrsd = prssmbls aud rsso
I laiiou which at BIS request Ssge ordere'
I ur uted aud LAID 90 the table for 10
present.. TIE parpc@e Of TIE preambi
aud resolution - - zbou that tue SeE
at~ J1diciAry Cor mIttse has not al
th0rity - zrr4ign tue Attorney u nsrs
| ~ u DID m - resent report and accom-
pauyinz resolutions IN regard 70 the Re
fasai % tbs Attorney General 20 trans
mt 10 the committee certain pagers II
regard % = removal from ofaos velef
had been ssksd fer BY thai committee
Toe preAmbGe says. Referring to tbs
recent Judiciary COMMITTEE resolutions
II ssid resolutions are adopted as heins
true upon fact aud as mater OF Law
the senate Gill thereby announce pei
iuiRmfnt % a msjOrliy OF this BODY
without any trial according 70 lay. that
the Attoruss Gem raj Of the United
states - guilty Of, aud condemned for
Ril'aliy committing an Ohsnse 10 the
conduct Of bis ofhs- which ~ IN VIOLA
ti0n of his offisIal dGty. and 10 sabver
siye OF the fundamental principles OF
the Uaitsd states. 10 ouly Amenabie "a
the oondsm nation Of the Senat when
toe senate IL sitting With the Chief jus
tioe OF the United States ~ q court Of
impeachment 70 hear and decide upon
articles Of Impeachment presented by
the House Of Representatives"
DJlph, from the Committee on Public
LAnds, reported resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for full
information concerning the selection,
Surveying and patentinR OF lands given
Ia aid Of the construction OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad. The resolution
Sas agreed to.
Hosr called up the bill appropriatine
$50 90 for the erection Of a mOnoneBt
IA Washington city to the memory Of
General Grant. The bill Was passed,
Hoar saying that the Committee on NH
it.ry was considering a bill providing
for an appropriate monument to the
memory OF Lincoln.
On going 10 ths calendar. among the
bills postponed to a later day Was that
providing for a woman's suffrage CON
stitutIonai amendment, Mr.. Blair say
ing that although II was a very inpor-
;ant measure il could not be discussed
under the iiye minute rule.
The edu sation bill vas placed before
the Senate and Mr.. Gray took the door
IN opposition to tbs bill.
House.
WASHINGTON. Feb. q GA motion of
Forusy a resolution was adopted grant
ing leave to the Appropriation Com
mittee to sit daring sessions of the
house.
Morrison, from the Committee on
WAYS and Means. reported islnt reso-
la,ion. directing the payment OF the
surplus IN tbs Treasury on the public
debt. Committee Of the Whole.
Hewitt obtained leave 10 file the views
OF the minority.
The report, which accompanies tbs
joint resolution. says: "On the Both
81 January, 1886, a. shown by the Off
oial statement of the assets and liabil
tiles OF the Treasury of the United
States, there WAS in tue Treasury and
United states repositories, including
the amount held for redemption oil
United States notes, and not inclndipG
minor fractional silver coin classed a
assets not available the sum OF $l79,
6sy. s6y "a in eIoess of all other iisbIli
ties than the redemption OF said United
States notes. IL is believed that thu
sum IL largely in excess Of the sum re
qairsd for the purpose for which It i
held, and that considerable par
thereof should be applied to the pay
ment OF the Intere-t-oesriug debt o
the United States now payable, to tn,
end that the public moneys shall b,
used to Tighten the public 4urdsns, auC
not unnecessarily held 10 lure the agent
aud representatives OF the peopii
iuto improviden. aud waslefnl expeHdl
tore"
Weber Of New York. from the Com
mittee on Railways and Canals, report
ed bill Tor the permanent improve
meat OF the Ere and Osvego Canals
AMI to secure the freedom OF the ssm
20 the commerce of she United States.
Tucker. from the Committee on ia
dietary. reported bill providing tina
no person shall be held TO answer 70
any crime whereof the punishnen
may be loss of life or liberty, except OF
presentment or indictment of a gran
iary, except in Gases arising in the lam
or naval forces, or in the militia whsl
IN actual service in time Of war or pub
tic danger.
Ellsberry. of Ohio, from the Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions, reported bil
granting pensions to all Invalid soldier
OF their widows OF childrea who are de
pendent upon their daily labor for SUP
port.
Buchanan, from the Committee Of
Claims, repos,ed bill for the relief O
Survivors Of the exploring steams
Jeanette, and the widows and children
of those who persisted in the exped
ton.
The Committee on Public Lands re
ported a bill granting right of way ii
Montana Territory TO the Ciunabar an
Clark's Fork Railroad Company.
The morning hour Was consumed i
| confederation Of the bill TO annex th
northern part of Idaho Territory TO tn
Territory Of Washington, bat no dns
action Was taken.
The bill FORGETTING the unearned Ian
grant of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road Company VAS taken up. On mo
ton OF Holman an amendment va
adopted providing that the forfeitei
land .hsli bs subject to- settlement un
| der the homestead Law.
A suostisute offered by McRse on De
half OF the minority OF the Commute
of Public Lands. forfeitins all lands q
| the rounpauv not earned within IA
time limited by the ersntise act, wa
debated briefly. and Was rejected. an
the bill was passed without division 4
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