The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-15
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Washington City. Jan. Is.-Special.
One 81 tie few laws watch Will be ca
acted at the present session, ard one
which has already recaved the press-
dents signature. Is Of special interest
20 saip owners and masters GA Puget
sound. as elsewhere as 1t enables the
SECRETARY OF the treasury TO r-ssl1it or
mitigate fines. penalties and forfefiures
The provisions OF the statute in such
cases heretofore applied only 10 steam
vessels. Now Il apples % any and ali
vessels. The law now reads.
Sec SIS. The secretary or the treas
,iry may. upon application therefor. re-
rsit or mitigate any fine or penalty pro-
yided for In laws relating 70 vessels. or
discontinue any prosecution 10 recover
penalties denounced In such laws. ex-
coping the penalty OF imprisonment, or
of removal frs-n Office. upon such terms
as he. IN his discretion. shall think
proper. and all rights granted to In
formers by such laws shall be held sub
iect 10 the secreiary's power or reEnis-
sion, except in cases where the claims
OF any inforiner to the share OF any
penalty shah have been determined by
court Of competent Jurisdiction prior
to the application fer the remission OF
the penalty: and the secretary shall
have authority to ascertain the facts
upon all such Applications. In such man.
ner and under such regulations az he
may deem proper"
Representatives OF Washington. Idaho
aud Oregon are very hopeful OF getting
through at this session the bill for the
relief OF the citizens OF those states who
served with the United States troops in
the war against the Nez Perces and
Bannock and Shoshone Indians, and for
the relief OF the heirs Of those Killed in
such service. The bssl passed the senate
ON the 9th OF last May and has since
been hanging fire in the committee on
war claims in the house. A favorable re-
port was obtained just before the holi-
day recess. and the bill is now ON the
calendar for consideration in commit
tee or the whole. 1t provides that each
OF such citizens as ara mentioned above
shall be paid 81 per day from the time
he left his home unit! he was returned
thereto. including all time spent in hos
pital under treatment by. such as re-
celved wounds or other injuries in such
service; 1t also provides that all horses
and arms in such service shall be paid
for at their actual value upon estab-
fishing such loss by proper proof. The
foregoing would not provide for a very
serious drain upon the already depleted
treasury. but the bill goes further and
makes all persons who were wounded
or dssa blad in such service. ard the
heirs OF all who are killed entitled TO all
the benefits of all existing pension laws
in the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as If they had been duly mustered
into the regular or volunteer forces OF
the United States.
Some time in August last the cfti-
zens OF Shelton. Wash. petitioned for a
better mail service and suggested that
the best way to obtain 1t was to estab-
hsh a steamer route from Tacoma. to
Shelton. suTpiying at the same time
Harstine island. Downs and Baliow. in
lieu of the present service to Shelton
from Olympia. The petition was in
dorsed by the Tacoma Chamber of Conn
merce and many citizens of that city.
and at thu game time an. erfor, was
made to improve the service from Ia
coma TO ALVIN. The nostofyice danart-
ment, however. has seen fit to ignore
both petitions. and has changed the SER
vice for these places in a wav TO suit
sself. and one In which, IT insists the
people of all the places inter,f sts,i. uu,es@