Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-04

poses to be aimed at is the vice Of gerry
mandc ring. and seeks Ia c ut out by the
roots this system as alleged to be pIacti-
cal 10y states. When in fact it only
transfers the system to a national body,
where We MAY expect in this enlarged
aud reap its ripest fruits, processes 10
prohibit gerrymandering 10y the states,
but invites lts adoption by congress.
The house today passed the diplomatic
aud considered the appropriation bill.
Hopkins. of Illinois. called mp his motion
Ia table the motion 10 receive the vote by
which the house yesterday refused to or
der the copyright hill 10 engroS>ment and
third reading The speaker ruled that
the motion could not he called up until
another day had been assigned for the
consideration of the business from the
committee on judiciary. The house then
went into committee of the hole on
the diplomatic and 20 consider the appIo-
priatlon bill McCreary, of Kentucky,
made an argument in favor of reciprocity
with the south American Republic. Nc
Aduu, OF New Jersey, contcnded that the
diplomatic system was useless and vicious
and should be discontinued and in its
stead the government should have re-
formed consular system The committee
rose and the bill was passed. The house
then passed Joint resolution appropri
atine Sl,UU0U0 10 improve the Mississippi
river from the head passes TO the mouth
of the Ohio
Second Lieutenant William d. Wright,
of the signal corps, has been dropped
/ from the rolls of the army for desertiOn,
/ to date from April 18th, lie disappeared
from this city several months ago and his
accounts were found to be- short several
hundred dollars.
The Capital National Bank OF Olympia.
lat Olympia. Washington, capital. siOO-
Ist. haab lttfi nod t. haUt Ia. I'm
The senate devoted the day To meas
ure> un the calendar. MIR. Frye, for the
] committee un commerce. reported the
I bill to place the American merchant ma
ruc engaged in foreign trade on an equal
basis with that of other nations aud the
] bill 10 prov ide for ocean mail service be-
tween the United States aud foreign
states and 10 promote commerce. Mr..
FRYE explained his bills at length. They
we're reported fully ia Yesterdays dis
patches. Mr.. Nest-l desire to say as a
member Of the committee ON commerce
that | dissent from the report Of the ma
loritN committee IN taNuring these two
measures. Mr.. Cpul also expressed his
dissent \ resolution was offered yester-
day by Mr.. Mitchell calling on the secre-
iary of the treasury for Information as to
the export and import OF gold and silver
during the year lssa. vas taken up and
discussed aud agreed To. The senate bill
aid Mckay. referring To court claims In
which they claim further compensation Tor
construction of the non monitors SquandO
and Nalsrn aud the sidc-whecl steamer
Ashnelut was taken up and passed. The
hill was explained and advocated by Mr..
Higgins and was opposed hy Mr.. McPher-
son. IS ho iutimated that favor was shown
10 Nathaniel Mckay because Of his SER
vices To the republican party In the late
pre- sidrntial campaign. The senate passed
among Others the following senate bills:
To establish life saving stations ON the
coast OF oregon. one at the mouth OF the
Rogue river aud one at Port oxford. The
house bill granting right uf way to the
lIttlc Falls, MillsettS n Lake superior
railroad across Millsoti> Indian reserva-
tion. Al quarter past four Mr.. Harris
interrupted the proceedings and asked
that despatch which he had just recev-
I'd shOuld he read 90 the senate. The
presiding 0iliccr read il Ia a voice be-
raying deep EN- ton. II was a brfef des-
patch announcing that senator Beck had
Just dropped de ad IN the Baltimore a
Potomac railway station. In view OF that
sad fact. said Mr.. Harris, Il move that
the senate do now adjourn The motion
was agreed TO ana the senators and en-
ploye. of the senate crowded around Mr..
Harris expressing To each other their
sincere sorrow at the sudden death Of "A
man they loved aud respected. Mr..
ingalls, Instructed he assistant sergeant
at-arms. Mr.. Reed. tu proceed at once To
the station aud ascertain the facts, make
all proper arrangements and have the
tlag. placed at half mast