The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-18
SENATE AND HOUSE
Large Number Of Bills Pass-
ed in the Senate.
nav or rARIFF nlscrssloM.
Members ef the Hsus~ Ina1lee u
Speeches Fiiied visA rn~ss. -
ares and Fun. Besides prtvIne =
the .-tsentiem~n IN the ether SsSo.~


WssasSsvey, May 1.-THE senaou
report of the conference COMMITTEES a
!. ! the house hill in regard 10 the Cincin.
/, nasi Centennial Exposition was me.
senteSi and agreed "a.
The pension appropriation hin ~
! then taken ur. and. after censisicrah,e
c debate and the offering Of sevessl
: amendments. which were defeated. ~
! bill was passed without division.
: The senate then proceeded to huSi-
ness on the calendar. anu passed
among other hills the following: Sea-
ate oia Ia establish public park in
. colorado, TO bc called the Royal ArrA
? Park.
, After the doors We rs,eren~xi. Al -
close OF an executive session, the pen-
ate resumed the consideration IL ~
calendar and pa~seSl the svnat, n ,r-
prorrsatiag saa,ap for pnhlk n Il
: ings al San psega. California.
After passing thirty-tive hills IL
senate adjourned till Monday.
aorss rRoeKEnrNas.
WASHINGTON, May l-.--Nr. Header
Ton. OF Iowa, to-day presented con
ference report ON the Cincinnati cx
POSITION bsll and II was agreci ~
The house went into committee o
the whole on the tariff biil.
Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas. argued tia
4 u was time. as asserted BY The gcn-
uenen On The other side. thai tho prs,-
tessise tafiif was robbery, the Aillp
bill only sectionalize,i that robbery.
Mr.. Anderson. OF Illinois. anfagOn-
lied the protective system FOR knyiue
enriched chosen few and for havin1
accumulated in the treasury a dam
geroas surplus, and She controversies
position that the revenue basis would
result in a reduction af the rates al
wages for labor.
Mr.. Breckinridge, III Arkansas.
/ opened his speech with reference 70
! and eniogy OF the presidents annual
message and declared that II had met
with great popular favor: that the po-
iftieai adyersssrses of the Democratic
party had sought some point of attack
along the Democratic line and that
the chief OF the opposing forces who
had rushed yaliam;iy iato the fight
! and sent letter which was practically
( letter OF resignation withdrawing
entirely from the contest After bria
reference To the proceedings Of The
ways and means committee in which
he denied that the majority ever re-
fused the right of petition and criti-
efsei the minority fer having made
! extravagani statements in regard
thereto. He passed % an exhaustive
analysis of the pensions OF bills.
Mr.. Stewart of Vermont sp0ks
against the bill.
Mr.. Cox OF New York said he would
he willing % reduce iaxatian In almost
any wny. lie would do almost any
ting to get rid Of the surplus which
menaced and paraiyxesi the industries
F., of the country. The gentleman on the
other side said that the Mills bill was
radical i,leasure. He did not zee
/ that a reduction Of seven per cent was
very much ol free trade rexluc-
/ burrows speech aud especially
10 that gent.cn,an,a peroratios, where
/ lise silas Wegg be dropped into
/ po~try." That gentleman after eio-
! qaent language pieturIng the advance
/ inent and progress Of the ncw south
/ quoted hail IT. coalias tongue and
+ pen, quoting Charlie Naekay's corn
F. law rhyme for the incoming ef ahso-
lnte free trade. In conclusion Mr..
Cox said thst the country had grown
( from sea 10 sea and from gulf 20 the
lakes expanding Us progress,
Mr.. Mason, Of Illinois, then naslc
lengthy and hssmorons speech against
the bill. after which the committee
arose and the house adjourned.
Coolie. Coming.
SAN FasseIsce, May 1.-THE steam
er farihia. from China, Is ON her way
hither with cargo Of $40 coolies.
The statement II inndc that she VIII
not touch az Victoria, II. g., on this
trip.
The Lardine Bili.
WasuIseros. May H. The house
committee on agriculture al a special
meeting today referred q sub COM
nit,ee 1he Butterwarth lardine bill
and its$afioas substitutes looking 70
7 the taxing OF all adulterated food pro-
duets. The sub committee which has
not as yet been appointed, win have
authority to report hiil covering The
I general subject Of food ainlteration
I for submission 10 the f.ll eonmittec-
Traascontisenfai Hates.
sAs FRascIsco, May ;s.--At the ses-
sion II the trnnsccutinental associar
T. ton today the subject Of rates for
second-class passengers to aud from
eastern points was the only one dis
cussed by the passenger agents. No
action was taken. The freight agents
considered fruit rates from the pnri8e
eeast terminals TO Chicago and New
York. No decision was reached ] hut
II II now generally thought that ths
rates will be the same as last year.
The Emperor stiii lapreslng.
BERLIN. May i7.--Ths emperor ha3
good night. He weat out into IL
park at 10 o'clock this morning.
Big Gold Loan for Chsna.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Chinese eolA-
mission for Manshuria has concluded
at Tientsin a contract fer q gold toxn
Of ore million taels with tseS1naD-
Chinese syndicate. Ii il stated flta1 Z
committee 10 inquire into the impeEiel
defense will he made up Of Lord salis-
bury, Smith, Goechen, fi.coiint Cram
brock, stanh0pe and Lord George
Hamilton.
II fs Not case~r.
L0SpoS, May liz The SfaAtssfs
Beriin correspondent says: "frn-
/ Vircbeva's examination of the mafeer
from the ertrseror's throat confirms
the results of his former exaultnn-
tions. He finds nothing proving TIE
existence Of cancer"
Charged with Fraud.
I.ospoy, May H. Me=srs. KelynDs
and Charles 6reenway, partners nth
bank at Warwfek which fsilet ioss
September, have been rouimits11 ~
trial on charge Of fraud and admin
ted % bail IN the SUM u ssso eseh.
Terrific Powder Expiosisa.
BgivrpKEr, y. j., May ia ~
rife explosion occurred at the povoes
housc at she Puttsville BsOwnSeon
quarry fhis morning. One man ue
Killed and several others inlnsed.
Burnter Of houses were wrecked ana
considerable property Was destfoye0.
The report was heard twenty miles
away as foar hundred kegs u pcNdsf
were sxt,sofesi, causcd ~ a Workman
trapping keg of powder.
The Tally sheet Cases.
IsplAssroIss, May 1.-THE fefSera
grand jury III the tsliY sheet cas- r
turned a partial verdict. John t;01n
selInan. John ReaFdan and DR. T.
Netralf were acquitted, bat 10 fepon
was giyes on Count Clerk sulhszn -
I,cputy f;eorge Bdslde. Tf1s< mey
werc the alleged areossplire- ma
iarhlnaefn - already cufsstsfed.
newmarket Races.
L1Spos, Nay H. The Sewasss<s
hausiir..p run today vas wen ~
Theodore. hy four icngtss- Tie hsrs
second, Jerry Lilly bad thifa g
other starters we're snibesstns
ueiraa, siibr0Sa, PaiIa beafs ssens
ami Frank. The race fof the kxmfnE
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