The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-13
IET And THE WEST.
The Boorish Missourian Insults
the New States.
WASHINGTON LAND OFFICERS.
Prizes Awarded C. n. Ogden. Major
sharpe sad 6. 6. Wills.
WASHINGTON LAND OFFICERS.
Pss<t seuaA cssssns BiIl Passes sAe
Hsus>-Prsgress .. ths Tsrs9--Heuse
Csmmitfee Prepares Federal Elecsson
Law-Squife sd Aeriealtsrzl College,


wAsHfssrox CsrY, June le-yest Of
Missouri. = member of the commeyce
committee. while discussing the demands
ade by Washington, Montana and the
Dskotas for appropriations in the river and
harhoY bill. said: These fellows from the
West want the earth and want il right
away. They ara d-d fresh." This Was
said in COMMITTEES. bat il did not convince
entitled 10 consideration
The Senate commerce committee
practically complefed the river
Al the money appropriated for the ina-
pEovement Of the MissisEippi and Missouri
rivers respectively, Is 20 be expendedIunder
the direction Of and in accordance with the
rians adopted by the river commission.
The amount appropriated for the Missis-
ssppi rivs is $S,s00.00O; for the Missouri
river from its mouth to Sioux City, $a01O.
COO; from Sioux City 10 the great falls.
$s5o,o As reported BY the committee.
the Dil is about - oDo0oo in excess Of the
House bill
&tsE xkVt<-C S3t$3o VIII AxfkAGO G00lktA
With the preparation Of national election
bill on the lines agreed upon by the last
caucus. has been industYiousiy perfecting
the details Of the measure and sent
rough draft to the pfinter. When the
proofs are returned the committee viii
continue work. Some changes have been
made already ia the original In the
original Roweli hili is . provision that in
cases Of conflict between the returns sent
in by the state election officers and By those
OF the United States supervisors, the lister
are TO constitute prima facie evidence OF
the right Of the member to the seat, and
provision that the United States court
within the election district shall appoint a
board OF three persons representing both
political parties - canvass the returns.
The Washington delegation today prac.i-
caliy agreed upon the six land officers to be
appointed in that state. as follows Charles
Ogden, receiver at Seattle; Major w. r.
Sharpe, special agent 10 succeed him: John
b Lawrence. Of whitman county. register
q: Wat<rville: Flank Dallam. OF Daven-
port. receiver at Waterfalls; w. H. Bush,
Montssano. receiver AZ olympia; George
g. Mills, register at Olympia.
Representative Wilson pecomnends
Thos. Huston. Of Tacoma for register 1t
Olympia, who be says. r xn cid soldier
and personal friend. bnt he has nothing 70
say adversely 70 Mr. Nflla
A. this mornings session OF the Rspub-
hcan members of the Senate finance CONF
mittee. they finished the preliminary con-
sideration OF the tariff bill Now they will
so back 10 the beginning of the bill and be-
gin TO settle the disputed points heretofore
passed over without action. Senator Wash.
burn today proposed an amendment to the
tariff bill. which was referred to the COM
mittee on finance. providing for the free
importation. until January 1, 1852, Of all
machinery imported for the purpose OF
manufacturing beet sugar. with . rebate OF
the duty paid on such machinery imported
since January I, 1870.
Senator Squire of Washington was today
shown statement in q Washington paper
that, in return for the support Of the Whit
man county delegation in the legislature,
he had promised that the agricultural! eoi-
lege should be located there. The senator
laughed at the story and said it was simply
. campaign canard and absolutely without
foundation. as every body in Washington
knows, he says. that he absolutely refused
10 make any pledges for Office or other con-
sideration to secure support in the last Leg
islatnre. The report is circulated nov. il is
said, to injure him in the coming canvass.
Representative Wilson objected to the
clause in the survey application which says
al "a fa{
he settled upon and agricultural lands.
He SAYS il prevents the state from selecting
in large bodies the seven hundred thousand
acres granted in the enabling act. and be-
sides delays the selection and compels the
officer TO travel about the state to find va
cant land in various townships.
The House committee on public lands to-
day favorah!y reported Representative VIII
sons bill 10 relieve certain settlers on
school land in Whatcom county.
Tie commissioner of the general land
Office. previous 10 the reporting of the sun
dry civil bill. made recommendations of
the amounts the various states aud terri
tories should have for surveys. He was
quite liberal. as the following AMOUNTS
show: Minnesota $1,000. North Dakota
ksi.oeo. soath Dakota $4,000, Montana
$50 go. Idaho s. seso. Washington SO .oso.
OREGON sf0 900. Owing 10 the withdrawal
of the arid lands the amounts recon menssed
are less than would have been suggested.
Senator's Allen Of Washington and Ali.
son OF Iowa are getting continually mixed
ap IN ths senate on account OF the Similar
iEy OF Their names. Each gets the others
mail, aaa recently several far Western na-
pers printed AEiison's narae in place of
Aliens when the latter had just secured
large coneessi ons from the commerce COM
missse for Washington rivers and harbors.
senators Alien and Squire are the only nlen
IN the Senate looking after Washins.orss
interests
In the course Of his remarks on the CON-
terence report on the urgent deficiency ap-
psopr4 sIion bill Representative Henderson
os Iowa N the House toSisy made stale
nssnt showing taat The appropriation made
BY the present House for tbs b@nefit of
soldiers amounted 10 si67, ai9. 81. This in
elGdes tie deficiency tox last year and .or
state hcnass. artificial Limits. sgc
Senator Al.isoa fosay reported the legss-
lasSye. executive and Judicial appropriation
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