The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
THE RELIEF BUREAU.
House Passes the Morrill, Ser
vice Pension Bill.
Labor Lebbyist CoaAemns The SiIsoF snd
TarfR Meassres-W Washington Rab-
lie Building Bfll.

ic OUHt0xu8 DAih
WAsHrxeroS CYrr, April 30.-Ralph
Beaumont chairman of the national legis-
lative committee OF the Knights a Labor.
has written MAJOR Mckinley . letter criti-
cising the pending silver bill. Beaumont
says. in part: ION what grounds e equity
and justice does your party decide TO con-
fer legal tender powers 10 the certificates
for purposes for which national bankers
desire to use them, and refuse the farmers
and business men of the country TIE same
priviIege?"
Beaumont then recalls the discrimina-
tion between the trade dollar and the
standard dollar, and asks. What b to him
der. under this bill the same bankers from
discriminating against this note. as it is
only . legal tender for certain purposes.
This bill creates money for bankers and
notes for farmers. II is not notes the far
mers are in need OF. They are already
burdened down with notes. 1t il money
that they want with which 70 fquidate
their Indebtedness TO their bondsmen.
II insist, sir. that II you. a. leader OF
the House. let this measure pass creating
these certificates without conferring upon
them fun legal-tender power, 20 enable
these overburdened farmers to meet their
obligations. you are guilty of committing
wrong, and mark it. it is one both you and
your party win have to atone for at the
coming congressional campaign. These
overburdened tillers of the soil are in no
mood to be trified with. They are desper-
ate. You, as the leader of your party in
the House, are on the point Of pressing
measure through the House known as
tariff bill. which you say is to protect the
tillers of the soil from ruinous competition
from abroad. Let me again, beg, warn
YOU that since the last campaign. which
was fought ont upon this issue. these same
tiliers of the soil have come to the conclu-
sion that during that campaign they were
laboring under deiusioR. and have come
to the further conclusion that it is not
from competition from abroad that they
are suffering. but. on the contrary, it is
from legal discrimination against them In
the interest of corporate wealth by just
such unfair legislation as is contained in
this bill"
Senator Squire again appeared before the
House committee on public buildings and
grounds today and made an argument in
favor of having the Seattle and Tacoma
site bills reported at $4,000 He was
quite successful, and by one majority the
committee decided to reconsider its former
action and report the bill at the amount
fixed by the Senate. AS they now come on
the calendar there will be about $50 ahead
of them. and the Question Of getting them
up and considered will be serious mat
ter. 1t is not at all likely that any Of the
Washington building bills will be passed At
the present session, although Senator
Squire is quite hopeful In his remarks to-,
day he presented Jesse SpauldIng's statis-i
tics upon the growth of the Pacific North
west 10 show that these buildings were
necessary. At the request of Senator
Squire the attorney general has authorized
Marshal Winston to secure rooms in Sc
attic and Tacoma for United States court
and for the officers
Special Agent McGinnis, who recently
visited Washington in the interest of the
postal service, has returned and is making
q report to the department Many changes
in the service in all parts of the state will
be recommended. and several have been
adopted by the department and will take
effect in July. The department will ap-
point two residents of the stale to act as
special agents of the government in mail
matters. 1t will be their business to watch
the growth of the cities and towns and the
facilities for travel and transportation, and
from time to time make Recommendation
for changes in the service. The work in
augurated by Mr.. McGinnis is only
starter toward perfecting the service in the
state.
Assistant Secretary Tichenor has in
formed the United States consul at Paso
del Norte, Mexico, that in the case of ores
composed of silver, gold and lead. where
the silver and gold together are the chief
value. but where the lead is more valuable
than either of the others separately, the
ore would he dutiable under the provisions
for lead ores. the term 'chief value" of an
article or substance composed of three ma
teriais meaning greater than either OF the
others and not greater than their aggre-
gate.
Representative Grosvenor has introduced
in the House bill adding to the interstate
commerce act a section forbidding common
carriers to transport oils, ETC., in tank cars
at less rate than wooden packages or
oarfeis III caIioaos. MT. Sheluau mas III
troduced similar bill in the Senate.
By an amendment TO the forfeiture bill,
provision is made that the disputed min
eral lands along the Northern Pacific are
in no way confirmed. 1t provides that
nothing in the act shall confirm the title to
the states or corporations to the land ex-
cepsed by the grant
The committee on territories today de-
cided TO report favorably the bill passed by
the Senate reimbursing the state Of Wash
ington for the expenses OF holding . con-
stitutional convention.