The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-10
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Plumb Thinks Financial Legislation
More Important Than EIectionx Bill.

Plumb Thinks Financial Legislation
More Important Than Elections Bill.
wAsHrseToa CRY, Dec. 9-In the Senate the
senate II introduced last session to establish
pa &c 10 m in escn county within the limits
OF the republic was reported back adversely.
and iAdenn &c y postponed.
Plumb introduced q bl. to reduce the am unit
Of Uaued ststes bonds rsq tired OF national
banks :, rep ace their surrender n otes, and TO
provi for the free coinaye of silver; referred TO
the committee on Thames. Plumb also offered
an amendm snt in the same terms 50 a bill now
on the calendar, so that the matter can De
brought befors the Senate Independently OF any
report from the finance COMMITTEES. Ia doing
o he gave notice that ii the elections bill were
not dis, osed of at an early da.e he would move
TO Icy IT aside Tor the time being. in orGer that
the bill just introduced by him aud all other
measures relating to the financial condition OF
the country might be considered
McPnt rson Offered resolution, which was
sgr~ed 10. calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for u certified copy OF the accounts OF John
J. Davenport, chief supervisor oil elections OF
the Southern district OF New York, for the elec-
tons Of 1884, 1856 and 1855
The resoiu on by Jones OF Arkansas calling
on the attorney general for statement OF
moneys paid or called for by the supervis rs of
the FIRST and Second congressional districts OF
Ar. ansas, in connection with the late election;
axre 10, after a statement by Jones that be
mad Sc IN newspaper report TO the effeci that
the supervisor PIE seated an account for $4,000.
The eli elton bill was then taken Up, and
Berry spoke IN opposition. As an illustration of
tn. bad effects of suca law, he referred to the
recent appointment by United stats Circuit
Judge Williams. IN Arkansas, of John Mcclure
as chief supervisor OF elections. Judge
Williams mad, he said, lost the con-
hdene OF q large portion of The people
OF Arkansas on account OF mis- imposing
on them the very worst man in ali Arksn to
exercise he high functions Of that Office. The
same thing might occur In ali the other states,
the supefv sors holding their office for life. II
the circuit court Judges Were Democrats, as
they are now for the most part Republicans, the
bill would no be advocated on the other side of
the chamber. IL was, therefore, a partisan
measure Berry savsgey scored supervisor Nc.
Cure and entered an earnest protest against the
bill, as a measure dessgnsd to iegalize fraud.
Daniel spoke briefly, alter which George OBJ.
tanned the floor.
Aldrich, from the finance committee, reported
the house bill to author "a tn, pa, ment of
rebate IN Ger cases, TO correct the enrolment
of thetariH bill. aud asked unanimous cons mt
10 nave il considered, but Plumb objected, and
the bill went on the Gale dar. Adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Register of the iand ONCE. J. D. Gsoghegan
Vancouver, Wash; re eiver of public moneys.
Thomas A. Starr. HALEY. Idaho Indian agents:
T. T. Lamson, Grande X nde agency, Orexon
ID. W. Mathews. klamath agency, Oregon: O. N.
Thornton. Iualatin agency, Oregon.