The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-07
SMILING SENATORS.
Pushing Bills for This State and
the West.


wAmusroS Crrr, April 6-Ths record
of the conYt-maYtial OF Lieutenant 6tse3e
was received By General ScAo6ead this
morning and referEsd 70 Acting Indes Ad.
voeats 0snefal Lisber Tor sxamination md
report
AZ The conference a The Repuhlicas
nasmbsrs of the senate commiftse On priv
ileeos and elections today. Chairman Hoar
vas re4ussted 70 prepare hili 70 regulate
the election of members Of congress- II ~
uudefs1ood thas the measure provides for
the appointment of national supervisors
Of every district In which certain number
Of voters shall petition therefor. These
supervisOss shall watch and count the vote
and make . certifcAtion to the state board
Of canvassers, Who shaIl thereupon issue
certificates, and these certificates shall b
used BY clerks of the Honse in making up
tbs roll Of members-elect
In the Senate today Hale gave notice that
he would propose the following amendment
70 the section OF the army appropriation
bill to establish the canteen system pro-
viding that no alcoholic liquors. including
beer and wine. be sold or supplied TO en-
listed men in any canteen or IN any room
or building at any garrison or military
post This amendment vas rejected by
the HOUSE.
There Was large and notable gathering
Of Montana men at Chamberiainfs last
evening. There we're Major Maginnis. and
w. A. Clark. Democratic senatorial claim
ants. Colonel Sanders. probable success
full senatorial claimant: j. A. Disston, Of
the Anaconda Standard: bam +. Hauser;
Marcus Daily. Of the Big Four. and Z. l.
Bonner. Of Deer Lodge. weil-knovn Re-
publicnn. These men may have got TO-
gethsr by accident, and just what they did
h shrouded in mystery. They had long
conference. and most OF them were smiling
when they came away, and several
'smiled" while they were there. Hauser
has not been feeling very cordial toward
the other Democrats. and il il rossi-
BILE that this meeting Was for the
purpose Of settling all differences, although
Marcus DAILY Is not entirely satisfied.
There IL now an effort being made TO patch
and Democratic Daily.
Representative Carter SAYS the Butte
public building bill will Be reported to the
House appropriating $l25.o00. The COM
mittee refused 10 increase the amount over
the Helena building.
Representative Cartsr and Russell Haf-
rison we're before the ways and means
committee today urging the retention al
the duty On hides - decided upon BY the
commit1Do.
a ps1ttien has hsen 6lsd with the ssrrs-
tary q ~ trsasury asking tha1 : national
hank - sstablashsd at Port Angeles. wash
ington. with m authorised capital
stock Of $200.O0n The stockholders
Of the proposed hank are: David Gilmore.
seattle; r. r. 6chwarts, Port Angeles;
George ". willard, Seattls. Israel Sad
hinger. Port Angeles; Isadors Townsend,
Port Townsend. The request win no doubt
b granted.
The bill fixing times and places Of hold
ing the United States court in the state OF
Washington was today laid before the
president for his signature Il viii Be- but
day or two In the ordinary course OF events
before il becomes Law.
A large COMMITTEES, representing the hide
and leather and shoe trade OF New York,
appeared before the ways and means COM
mittes today. and vigorously opposed the
proposed duty Of Is per cent on hides.
Senator Mitchell called mp his bill pro-
viding for an appropriation for . ship rail-
way ct The Dalles on the Columbia river
today, and IL was passed. The Senate was
working under the rule which limits debate
10 i've minutes per man. senator Mitchell
made brief statement Of the importance
OF the works. Senators Dolph, Squire and
Allen were ready 10 still further urge the
bill If il had been necessary, but no obiec-
ton vas made The bill appropYistss
s., SOC. 900 for the improvement. and one of
its most important provisions is that Il
shall be Immediately available.
About two-thirds Of the Republican
senators met in . conference tonight at the
residence OF Senator Chandler. to discuss
the silver question. The western senators
those known as silver men-had the door
at the first and explained their views
at length, and then representatives of
other sections expressed themselves. No
marked preference for the Window bill As
against the Jones bill (reported by the
Senate committee on fnancs) was shown.
IL was the general opinion that
Republican congressman should harmonic
upon some measure Of legislation on the
silver question and press il to passage at
as early date Is possible. The exact pro-
visions of this measure viii probably be
defined st another conference. to be held in
the near future.
The action of the Republican members
Of the committee on privileges and eiec-
tons in requesting Chairman Hoar to pre-
pare a national election law, was referred,
and il 10 understood TO have met the an
proval OF the conference.
In the Senate the Chinese enumerating
act will come up tomorrow. with the
Mitchell amendment. intended 10 restore
the bill to something ike the purport il
had when 10 Was first received from the
House. After this discussion the Montana
case vii be resumed. At the rate OF PRO.
gress made last week. the case bids fair to
go over into next week. it viii give way
for the prompt consideration OF the Worlds
fair bill, should the ssiect committee make
their report after their meeting.
Thursday the administration customs
bill stands next in the contest Tomorrow
viii be Distric; Of Columbia day in the
House.
Naval matters are likely to be discussed
Tuesday. The committee on naval affairs
has several measures OF interest on the
calendar. prominent among which ara the
AeAdoo bill 10 prohsuis the enlistment OF
alieus IN the navya nd the mate retirement
osil The navy appropriation bill viii also
os in position sor favorable and speedy
consideration.
About the middle OF the week The elsc-
tons com mmissee viii take the Hoor and cal
up three contested esec son cases IN their
oraer. namely: Po>ey vs.. Parrets, In
diana: Bos<u w. Buchanan, Virginia and