The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-16
NOT IN THE REPORTS.
Incidents By the Way in Con-
gressional Life.
WORK OF WESTERN SENATORS.


settle vexed question. as regards rlght-of-
way through the Puyallup Indian reserva-
ton Three companies want the privilege.
thereby to gain entrance 70 Tacoma They
are the Puyallup Valley Railway Company.
the Washington Light. Power and Con-
struction Company and the Portland &
Puget Sound Company.
Tho lands desired are held by the In
dams in ssveralty and their consent il
needed, under existing laws. to secure tho
coveted rightof-way. Representations
have been made to the department here
that come of the Indians are agreeable 70
giving the land 70 each OF the companies,
although the necessary two-thirds cannot
Be led to favor any one Of the three COM
panies- An effort is being made 70 secure
the passage of general bill which viii give
this privilege to some one OF the companies.
Bulls granting the right to each of the
companies are before the committee on
Indian Affairs and representatives of each
OF the companies are making strong fights
for their respective corporations
PoKr ANGELES.
Considerable pressure is being brought
here to make Port Angeles in Washing
ton, SUPPORT of entry. Senator Squire
has introduced memorials on that subject,
and the other day . memorial came from
Portland. Ore. on the same subject II is
represented TO congress that the harbor at
Port Angeles is easy of entry. and is the
first harbor of safety on the American side
after entering the straits. Steamship lines
now plying between Portland, Puget
sound and British Columbia ports, are.
compelled TO traverse distance OF forty
mil kA<x ola U-~xo
rapid development of the state of Wash
ington in numbering and other interests is
such that important shipments will be
made, making It necessary for vessels to
arrive and depart Al that port direct. The
Importance of the commerce of Puget
Sound and the splendid growth of the
cities along the coast are incidentally
brought out in way that will be valuable
help to them in the consideration of any
measures affecting the coast and its har-
bors, its protection and improvement.
EXECUTIVE SESSION..
Senators Alien and Squire have taken no
part IN the debates which the senators have
been having on the question of secret ses-
sions of the Senate. They take . conser-
vatiye view of the situation, believing that
there are some measures. such as the con-
slderatien of treaties aud other confiden-
tial documents, which had best Be consid-
cred and debated away from the eye of the
public They are not. however, as bitter
10 their attitude toward newspaper men
who get hold Of the secrets of the execu-
tive session and publish them. as their
neighbor Dolph Of Oregon Senator Dolph
has headed the movement to find out how
the secrets get out In . very aggressive
manner. At the same time he has been
laughed At By the newspaper men and by
some OF the senators themselves. There
is one senator whose favorite
form OF swearing is: by the
beard Of Mahomet.r He has quit that re-
Gently. He had never been known to give
up executive session secrets, but after q
long session the other day . newspaper
man drew him to . corner and said:
Senator, what was done in executive
session todayf"
The senator was half indignant at first
and then, - something seemed to flash
across his mind. q good -nstured look came
into his eye and he said: by the beard OF
Dolph. never viii tell you what was done
in executive session, 50 long as she Oregon
senator is on the warpath."
Ever since that there are three or four
men who swear great oaths BY the beard
of Dolph."
COAST pErEysge.
Senator Squire and General Miles. com
mander of the department OF the Pacific,
made trip to the navy yard recently to
inspect the making OF guns. The recon-
mendation Of the Senate committee on
coast defences, that q gun factory be estab-
hshed SON swherc on Puget sound at cost
OF 81 600 ,0o0, has created an interest in the
subject among the representatives of Coast
states.
ALLEN HARD WORKER.
Senator Alien is doing q good deal of
hard work in the Senate committees Of
which he is member. He happens to be
on two Of the hardest worked committees
of any-public lands and Indian depreda-
lions. These committees have . great
many bills referred 70 them, the committee
on Indian affairs alone having about $50.
Each one OF these bills involves q good deal
of work. Each case has to be looked up
separately. the history OF the case gone
into. records in the department looked mp
and the minute details gone into ss
carefully as . case would be investigated
by . lawyer. The committee on public
lands gets another hard set OF bills, as the
land laws, the corporation land grants, the
history of the surveys rulings of the de-
partments and Q thousand and one things
have 10 be familiar beio-e all the bearings
on any one case are understood. Senator
Allen is avaiGable man at this sort Of work
and for hours each day he can be found In
the committee rooms or the departments
pegging away.
wgtsoS's KEroRT.
When the Feathersfone-Catc election
contest vas under consideration IN the
House. William N. Springer, the Demo
cratic var-horse, got . sample OF Western
enthusiasm that made hts ears ring. He
strayei over 20 the Republican side OF the
House. and was standing near John l.
Wilson's seat when some Democrat was
called down by the speaker, having ex-
h2nsser his time Turning 10 the man
who sas next Wilson. Mr.. Springer said:
yen ought to come over 10 our side and
JONI the party Of free speech
That reused John l.. and thinking the
remark had been addressed 10 himself, he
arose, and shaking his left hand straight
at Mr. Springer. he said:
TAX about free speech Don's talk IN
thai style TO me. Dont talk about free
speech when we are making . fight for
free hallos against your party over there
FIRES speech or case which Is 70 vfndseste
free ballet free from shorsuns and assaxss-
naIion cones NTH bad grace from that side
OF The House"
A whole groaY Of Republicans gathered