Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-04
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.


WksHuoT0z, Msy 3s--Ta The senate
to1ag, bsass hall FOR TO- seszantsasrf
ard ressTexpeEt ox 00zsrsI AifSed
PiesszHsoo With trs fank Of eolooei
wss fssorshiy yey~-sed With tie amend
msns eiysse rs<a tbs rsEk Of ussjse.
A osil fsv shs more rigid sSciesson Of
Chsnese s@miersssou vss tnssodncsd
BY NJ. Stewart.
u sisclaseiy psokibits shas sfssr tes
days from iss psseses she entry 81 CHI
n<sa tAb1fsfs az iabnrerz Of Cbissss
deeesns. shsgevss they may have been
born, sxcer&irg enig s1sb ~ we're st
Ghs date % tbs treaty, - shall ninety
days from tbs psss5ee VI the net BE- 10
the United Htstee WHO may J. e~e fhs
csuBfsy, ksvsrs psrmssston ~ fstarn IN
psssuxnoc Of the tsygss N the frosty.
and suct s<her Chi1ssr labossfs NJ may
enter the country for transit across the
Usitsd ssssss. fns las: neutiozed
eiass sfe pesusit;eS 10 spsef only ~ the
posts % ssE Diego. san Francisco.
PossisDd fOr.1. Bossse, ksw YORK snd
Hev Ofieans. II IL made . niste
nesnos. pauisksbie bs O nae and I'm
psisapmept, fog she msstss Of sny vsS.
eel 70 bring In any CHINESE saooses not
fully eotisisd % erfFy. Tue sscsstarJ OF
the treasury 10 sDtossfed 20 make
sach regulations ~ he may 80 NJ
60 secnrs tbs rsahss Of the Chinsss pss.
sens NAMED IN astirsss TOO and three Of
the ssi end 20 csotsot tbs Uaised States
axsiast ths coming aud trapsst Of par
sees Dos cntlsisd 10 the bsEeAs Of sid
sc,. He IL snthorizsd 10 prsscsibe the
form OF sesfifi safe 70 be issned ssd 10
rsgairs the deposit % the bhosogSsph
~ a person 20 whom the cersihosis 10
sssaed- False psfsspasssn OF the tDdi-
widnsl nsmsd IN tho cestidcsie u made
Cunsskzbis by net more than $1,000 fne
OF ase yesY ienpsisonmenf. ooincse
pssons fossd unia ~fuiIy IN the Unit<c
states may be arrested and epon eon.
vfctson may be returned 10 where ,hey
came from, the expense and pfocee5-
tBas being ctsfRssbls sgsinss the pat
Sizes Who bsonghs fhem tn. Diplomatic
and other ofho~fs Of the Ch,nese gov
srnmest are exempted frori the opsfs-
ration u the act. The State souris are
prohibited from admitting Chinese 10
sifIzenship.
Tue disoss,ion Of The unearned land
grant forfeiture then resumed.
BnLs rxraopocsp.
Among bills reported apd placed on
che calendar tnnIsss otherwise noted
we're the following: senate bill 10 To-
tire aestsin disabled officsss OF the ar
my, house biz authorizing the psesid CT
90 retire Alfred Pisasanton With the
rank Of coionti. house bill for the pro
motion Of effieers after two years OF con
tinsed SERVES IN one grade. tthe miror
fty csssenting.) senate bill esa1;ira 10
she Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Com.
pany The right of way through tie Neg
Pefce Indisn reservation, house bill 10
restore TO the publio domain part OF the
uintsh Valley Indian reservation 10
Utah.
sruE yonyxrTUax BILL
The railroad land grant forfeiture
bill vas taken ap and after oonsidess-
bic discussion the portage lake canal
matter vas taken ny fer the establish
msn, OF bnreaa Of animal industry
and ~ fssilisatc the expectation of live
stock ard their pr dacts-
Gs. Palmer addressed the senate 10
sapprn II the bill aud read various
corsmu tcationa''to show the animGs OF
tle opposition 10 the bill' which be
sad VAS machine wofk right ihfsagb."
The idea conveyed wss that the opposi-
zion came fronI tbs existing bureau OF
animal iu5astry.
Mr. Vest said that " half Of VIA
Vas stated Ia The correspondence vAs
true The eosnmisssoner % serte alture
shneid be kusiei out OF official life,
dts9vaosd and di=honorEd, bat hs
Vest did not behave these statements
A& sr.fA a t.fs n.
ccssted 10 spe1k OF shat he called "tLs
cattle syndicate" ard said that tie peo-
ple were helpless Ia It's power. There
we're I've msa or araIs ia the city OF
unicsre vso regulated the price Of
cattle every day by their msEipuieaicp
OF market prices. Those msn owned
sha cattle ratsers' property and oonf,s
Gated bis cattle Ne VI they possessed The
right 20 taks from his farm without psy
ing him ero c-ni. Talk. said Vest.
about trusts. Talk about pooi. The
cattis fooi OF Cnicago Ia the most infa-
nous tyranay that ever sxieled in TIE
United Stsses.
rnr GREAT CATTLE rgusy.
Mr.. Plumb had also something 10 say
% tue same snhiscs. In hts opinion
she wotss eom b.nstinn ID tie o, uniry
was tbst Of TIE bsef sn9 pork packers
having Us hsadq asrisrs IN Cbicseo.
There was 40 tInss 81 combination that
bad bad 50 posetfai or ~ banefuI an
3 ea.nes a. that oembinsiiou For
years tie rsicts ef cattle to- producers
had bee. going iaws. They had gone
dcwn, he thought. 20 GER cs ut. 10 The
-sme tltre the price Of msas 90 con.
samers had cone 10. and tvfry single
deilar IL ds6ereace bad sOns toto ,bs
peektts of that combinations. Upder
the etefaiion OF tbs tsnst prizes had
Declined unnecessarily and desituc,lve-
". II Was safe TO say that GU every
steer % three yesrs old sId upwards.
raised west ef The Mlsssssippi river dur
'na The past hve ytarss the market
sslce has been bs tpis comb nation
reduced noi less than $40.
tte damage 20 the state OF Kansas
stone during shaa period has been mote
than $40 0o0o aud tse Saaith OF TOE
syndicate had grsSa prcpnrtloEsieiy.
They tad q committee hsrs nex having
IT. ,celr pockets money 81 this stock
tseg" 10 Sc, csaeItss 10 give them con
tsol Of the qae*tioa Of cattle qeaTar-
Use. TETS 'eonmi,teo" had NJ les Ia
,he railroad nisnssers. They bad allies
~ tNt tRiiltANr- fAft NN - y ANHf nae
eone TO The ;laal COT dttoa WHERE the.
actually hsec tts pricsso cst,le last e.
n ttsy acre the ueu xhu raised ghera.
lie believed Ia etvins 90 the coinnis-
s'onsFs q sggisnltars all toe p9vefs
pfetoscd 10 10 gwen 50 commissioners
and be xpaia Cos vote for suy faessarr
Itat wenid dssfsel from the ppseF an
atguity Of taat department..
NJ a ase sfsnha FFta a su fRvss ~ sha
hsii whish tfrn vsnt ever Sod the house
sWecdsiset 10 ths senate bai establish
iug Wose lssa districts Ia ofseoa ~ss
eopcefud.
After so gxasativc ssssiSn thS senate
adjourned iili Mst car.
upusH rsncsxctNos
lite haass atogted tho eou.srente
iep0tt go tie 1eiss resolution secspt'us
on behalf - tne UniteS, : ate. the lnvt
- a.s.as 49,.