Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-06
PUGET SOUND HaVY YARD
Needs of the Norshwe.t
Urged In the aenate.


WAsHEE01oz, 3Hn. 81 Khe rfAsffertAn
naazzRe c9nceFring she Flahs af wse
for Falifcad puFpesez thronza vsrsurr
lnclan feseryalteus. also rel4fina ID
tfe9paAsers on Indian lands, and fifsher
trserazserR. vas presented and refsfTsa
% tha commiiaae ca IndiAn aGaiFa.
Anpng tha petitions presented vs.
une ~ Mr. Blair in fAvaR az 3 nsfannaI
prohlo tory amendment, ana oae hv
~. Hoas against fhe admiaaion of utsh
e 3 state % long as iis power is IL ths
hands o. the Mormoa prisaihood.
NJ. Dawes from the commtitee on
andian anAlrss reported biils to provide
fee eoGpnlsuFy sdu1atiun OF Indian
enlidfen, snd IN relation 10 marriages
netween Wnise men and lndiau wemen.
Among The bills inirodaeed we're ihs
following;
By MT. Hoar, g prov;ds for the
Wofida exp0altian at the natiomsf nsci-
tal IN 1852. and tkeraastsx parnaar go
texpazition Of the three Auexioas. IL
honor Of The ao3Eh anniversary a tha
discoysrF Of Amarica. Referred 10 The
seleei committee On sentimental csle-
hrations.
/ By Mr.. Dawes. to establish 4 postal
TELEGRAPH System.
By Mr.. Plast, for Che formntton ana
admission into The union Of tbe slate of
North Dakota.
SAW xAaD ToR PUozx soEzD.
Mr.. Mitchell called no the Joint Feao-
iution intEoduosd By him Tor the an
poinfment of q commission ts select a
site Tor naval staten on tbs Paciie'
coast.
Ths joint resolution makes 4. shs dotyH
OF tbs commission 30 en- anime the coast
north OF she forty second parallel ofi
noEth latitude in Oregon, Washington
and Alaska and 20 select 4 suitable aiso.
having due regard 10 the oommeFoial
and naval necessities Of that coast for
navy yard, and make full and de-
tailed report 20 congress.
MF. Mitchell said that While REe.-
O00. GOO had been spens for navy yards
aud naval stations, Of which a1ouns
only ave peF oens. had been expended
west OF the AileRhaEey mountains, thesa
vas only one navy yard on il5a PnoiEo
coasi, on which above &3,o01.00o had
been expended. One establishment, no
matter how well eaulpped, was wholly
inaoeQnate 70 meet the wants Of the
country on tbs Haclie ocean. BE con
irasted with the indifferent or oricainAl
neglect Of the United Staten govern-
ment on the subject OF naval establish
menf, the care given by tba British,
French, Russian, Italian, and German
Rovsrnmenta TO the haildiag mp Of great
aaval tablishments. Il Il net safe 10
act on the theory that this country
could, whenever occasion aFosa. . oside
for it. The rapid environment Of she
Pacinc coagt BY important militarf and
naval establishments REPRESENTING Brit-
iah indusnce and British power aud the
military occupation BE- Great Britain Of
lslands in the Pacific Oeesn. was Of
itseif subject which oneht to aerest
the attention OF the American people
and prompt the governments 20 such
speedy and effective aotian "a should be
hitting response 10 this formidable ex-
tension Of British power. The whole |
country north and West wae, IN facl,
envlFoned and menaeed By o Gordon Of
British military and naval establish
nents and by lines of British railroads
and steamships which. in the event Of
war between Great Britain and the
United States, would give the former
immense advantages. This force could |
fall With unimpsded and relentless pow
er upon the people and industries and |
commerce OF the northwestern Pacific /
Ooast. Oregon, Washington and Alas |
ka, with their limItleea resources, w0nld /
oscOme the spors and toy Of Gfsas Bril-
ain.
Mr.. Dolph said that Puget Sound pos
seeaed oil the advantages thai could be |
found for q first-class naval station.
The Importance OF the subject onQht /
not 10 be underesiimatad. His col |
leagues had referred 20 British iuhuence
in the Hawaiian Islands, bat The Uaited |
States cannot permit these Islands 10 /
pass under the control Of auy European |
people, because their possession bg any
modern naval p0Eef would give 70 that /
power control. not only over ihe Paei6c /
coDmeTes Of the United States, but also /
over it's coastwiae commerce. We eas-
not afford 10 allow foreign quests and !
acquisitions to be carried 90 euE very /
doors. II We do We shall abdicaie the |
position Of which our power, our inde
peneeDee, our wealth, our location per-
nit as 70 retain among the nations OF
The earth.
The Joint resolution was referred to |
the committee on naval affairs.
The senRts then took up the BlaIr
educational bill as unfinished busiaeas.
Mf. Cameron moved that when tbs |
senate adjourn today, is adjourn % /
meet on Monday. The mosi0n vas |
adopted, yeas 4S. nays 10.
TIE KDuuArIoskL DILL.
Mr. Reagan then opposed TIE educs- |
tioRal bill. He felt it due 20 the peopIe |
OF his state 20 give The reason Why he |
should vote AGAINST the bill So rsueh |
u the parpose Of the bliI as looked 70 |
the enlargement of she common sosooI |
facilities Teosive bis hearty approval.
Il was GOT 20 the purposes Of The hiil
but 10 tie methods Of The biil thai be
gss opposed. HIS opposition 10 Il vac
bRsed on the Rbsenes Of the power "a
congress. It's psssEe0 would oe tne
adoption 81 q p0.icy of chntSalixafiob |
which would establish 8 deaposlsT "a |
The popular majority. ovsFfhrow the
constitution and endsnRer the libsrtiea |
81 the peoPle. 10 offered q bribs uf
money 10 tha peopla 90 eacxifee thc
manhood, self feiisa8s zad state gov.
ernmenta. Il wcald be 3 suFrendeF b.
lhe peopla Of their biFthFiQbt fox 3 rpsss
Of pofrt3ee. He said that the e0utheFn
states were nos IL need Of fedsrxl sid |
Tor the supp0E3 OF their 0auEon schools.
He shoRed that 10 Texas the sehool
fand for 1858 vas $3,100,000.
Mr.. Fest Obtained 4be aooF, bat
yisIdec 10 Mr.. PlEnb. who o6arsd An
ansndment 70 The ssoond secsi0n pso-
vldfRa that money s1ali b. Distributed
among the seYtrsl.state and territories
10 ~ portion 10 theig FoFaissisn, ac-
aof1.ng 80 the cens1s cf ESo9
Mr. GeorE8 stated thai twenty thres
Democratic asnatofs had voted fer this
bill On tWo occasions Hhen i rarnes 80 !
senate, aDd gave fheiE nsnea.
Ar. Plumb saRoesfed tae inualrV a. /
10 whethaT fhe oei isnt 10 Riying shs fsea /
gas the sppEehsnsion that any cf tbe
ssnaaers VIA had Yesed fer tie I'm 1
might Ret away.
AftsF a. sxseuliEe session Tia ssnaas
q iouSned.