The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-09
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Legislative and Pension Appropria-
tious Passed The Pacific Reads.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Sin the senate the
naval appropriation btli and fcrsifieatioas
bib were reported With amendments aud
piacea en- the calendar.
The senate bill to remove the bar of tlse
statute OF limitation as 10 certain claims
Tor compensation for property lost In the
service of the United States was reported
from the committee on military affairs and
placed ou the calendar
Stewart offered a resolution which was
referred 70 the committee on contingent
expenses, Tor tie appointment af select
committee Of seven on irrigation and re-
eiamatton of arid land, for consideration
OF the subject OF irrigation and tbs best
Glos1e Of reciaimLag the arid lands OF ihe
listed States With leave TO sit during ~.
cess
The bin TO quiet the title Of the settlers
on les a0lnes reserved lands was passed
after Discussion
Paddock introduced a bin which was
laid on the table for the present, declaring
that the provisscrs OF the civil service set
sksdl nos lie construed as embracing With
in the scope OF its provisions 0fficefs and
employees Of the railway msils service
The senate resumed consideration 0f the
Legislative appropriation bin. The a7ncnd
meut 10 increase the clerical force oil
the cssli service commission WIS Fcjecfed,
aud the bin wss passed.
TIE pension appropriation bill. ss 60
whifh there wss q motion 70 reconsider
pending was amenGEd in reaast1m 81
checks sof peusioGs au1 20 payments fer
portions of quarter up 20 the death 90 =
penssoner, aud the bill was sgaln passed.
The senate ssaen resumed consideration
Of the Union Pacific fnading biE. tie
pending question Eei1s NlEelaeil's motion
10 rseonInsf the bill vita Instructions 10
include within tts provisions th2 ssenfyaf
Pacific Railroad Company, as& Mitchell
pTccees ed wita hss Argument sa support
Of the motion. He declared she Thurman
act had bceu IN every essential particular
an absolute failure. He rCEapefed with
the Thurman 1Et the bill reported ~ SEN
ster Matthews, aud said, iaseludfag ir1terest
oss Investments. the amount Ia the siakfng
fund or the ls4 % February. iSss, under
the Matthews bill. would hare been s<s.
e9afxse, - against less than slz.ds0-tsee uE-
aertbe TnGrlnsD act
Mitchell yielded 20 hage the conference
report on the Sogta Dakota bili psese ntEd
The rep-gt was that after fstsl and free
conference the eomafttee had failed 20
agree. The senate farthes insisted Gu dir
agreement. end the c1aferces we're resp
pointed.
Mitchell thea proceeded MlEa MS srgE-
went. aud In conclusion said snMksnuca 81
ss,c original legislation for the great fgans-
c0raSEensai rasir0als had been easzp zprssssi
n ezas act, and rs in 81 subsequent legs
safiaa TIE sHh5ecs bad beeu treated ~ one
sEbl@cz, bis motion "a seeounait sks1 DsAs
wsta instructions 20 tncl1de the whale
enuf~oEersy in enc measure sAo1sd Ae vel
essEaez5 ~ the snEitsee. Ena saoEsa re-
cetye the favorable action Of The s<saRsS
The bill went uxsv without aets0r- Ize
senate then took uP pirate R%nsapiz ntaaa
"a sh4 calendar aza pesxsss 3 s1 taeE1s ard
adjourned TIL 10 EaEyr0w.