The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-26
SECRET SESSION.
Demand Of the Republicans
for Open Doors.
OBSTRUCTION nv DEMOCRATS
The oaestisn sim rr.asv~A whether
the Amerscan People shall Hear
the Fishery Treaty Discussed by
Their Senator's

wsssr~sToS. Nay ea-Ms. Rlasr sn,ro.
auresi Soins rv~alatsan this morning
proposing an amendment u ,hc constitn
tiea 10 fse cfsses that ne state shall naAks
or maintain aay hsw respecting tic ssssss
lishnacnt Of rciixiea or pfohitl.inx the frcc
exercise tsrrecf. sad thas eysry state shall
establish aud maintain a syssesa Of srsx
rnhiic schools. but that no m,osey raised
by taxation shall ever ~ applied to So
tartan purposes. twas szsd on shT table
The Scnsfe then lrac~efsSt 10 tAe con
ssirra,taa Of the hosiSe hsii. making 81 ss.
pruprsatian a. sarysy the .irsiesrfey In fssc
appropriation for The expenses Of coiiers
fny rst~nne frssa customs
NJ. Allisoa having cha-sc ~ the bill sxs
fsiaiEsssi In ssisscr 10 Vutsifsfis put rs Nr
EdnsIttis the csrssx 81 The 1sfseieuss He
ascrih~d IL enftrelx tn the legislation ci
f>-4. repeating the ~Nss;ety sssten~ and
said thai slrrt then the Fecssipss from q mrs
penalties and iortettRres have been eaas-
ssantiy falling OF. while The expenses ~
eaiiectiug rsyrnas have tscen conssAasly tn
. c-Vassre.
Mr. Estmna6s snr~e sfci sarrax.icaisy
that white there miyhf have t>ssn ex,rnta.
ganee in the eallestson OF revenue nsisler
former administrations there could ne; ol
coafSe have tr-cn any extrayagaoce under
the p-xsen; administration.
The amendment reported by the casa.
aiftee On appropriations "a strike oat She
clause rcpealtng the law making pe-rna
. ncns snnual sr prsrristiap of ss.s<ooca f.sr
the expense cf c.sifectsas revenues fs5us
customs Was sgrec,i 10. The other anesd
nen;s reported were also agreed ~ aud
the tsili was PASSED.
The senate faFsa procecssed In the eaa-
sideratioH Of executive bnssnssS and whet,
the doors were rsepened the senate al
.aursei TIL Menday.
SECRET SESSION.
rse senate speaf several sousx In sssrcs
session. oStsnsthfy discussing the fno;ion
of senator sherman ta ,sftsetsSi 20 the con
side-aii0n - the fisheries treaty with open
sieczS, hat In reality achating the merits Of
fhn treaty itself. Seuatar Morgan was the
principal speaker
The afternoon session Is reported 10 have
been remarkable duh as general thing
bat IL Il said thai q ceihosus between sen
stoss Esimands aud Morgan IN rsxara 70
the things the president Is hkcly - do 1.
the senate docs not raiify the trCaiy. which
wonld be s..ad With satcrsi ~ made public
RSrsE rEecEspgSss.
WASHINGTON, May .S.-frlvafo husinass
gasing been set aside. the housc went into
eoRami;;rr Of the whole On the legislative,
executive aud Judicial appropriation BIN.
which was read by paragraphs fer amend
sneutS.
The greater par; oi the afternoon was
consumed Ia drcxry political discussion
upon the proposed Increase af salaries for
house employees and tedious details on
points Of order No material changes were
made in the bill.
Mr. McComas offered an amendment In
crcasing the clerical force of the civil ser
vice commission. Pending a vote upon
the amendment, the committee rose.
ON motion Of Mr.. Mckenns. of califor.
MIA the senate bill was passed increasing
public building At Sacramento. The
house then took recsss til ) p. IN.
fyESfSG SESSION.
The house ~ the evening session passed
fifty private pension bills aud al ll.s1
O'Clock adjourned tin 10. rHarroW.