The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-11

washington city. June Is.-The senate
has disposed of the last cf tos appropT1s~
tion hlsls ard haS Exsd = n tomorrow
as tAs tkrne for sinzi zasournrsent After
heing il session throughout TIE Gay, a
nsgat session was eeca1sa upon IN oFceS
20 a45usf the aany asinaT differences BE-
fweea the two houses
Many bsgls were passed during the day.
Including the important clls giving trial
hy fary and other safeguards n pf0ssca-
tons for corteHlpt Df court The me&z1Fs
has bees vigorously urged by the labor
Interests, particularly BY railwSy en-
pIoyss Il - the result OF tne agitation
resulting from the imprisonment Of Eu-
gene = pe5s for eoutsmpt OF Ire in3ESe-
fs0n Issaea AT the time of the Ch-cago
strike. TIE haH as passed continues TIE
power OF summary punishment Snsr ths
0ssense IS COMMITTED IL the immediate
presence OF judge. but Il Indirect corr
tenps<. such as violation Of 81 injunction.
the bIll provides tnAt sae accused shan be
given a fal hearing. Win opportunity 10
summon witnesses and offer defense
An Amendment was made BY Cannon, Of
Utah. giv.ng the accused right 81 trial by
jury On application. n tSse Of conviction
az appeal Is provided 70 the supreme court
ffEi. Batter an1 PETER supported shs
bil. an3 Plat opposed * as revolutionary.
The bsll establishing code Of signals at
sea wss passed. Vest explained that Crest
BFltaia has ssseRted AZ last 10 the entire
maritime code.
Mitchell, Rep, or. made statement as
20 the necessity OF action on the resolution
DOCKING 10 reorg IN zsrIon Of the North
eFn Pacific railras. He said that the road
as about 10 he sued. after which IL would
pass our Of The control OF the Federal gov
srnmsni and be subject 10 the state laws
uf Wisconsin.
The following bills we're passed: The
senaEe Bib 70 increase the pay OF letter
carriers. authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury 20 lease certain Alaskan islands
for the propagation OF gold and silver
foxes. The last bill drew forth the re-
mark from Hill that he hoped the secre-
isry would make no discrimination il Ia
yor az god foxes as against silver foxes
The bin increasing the pay OF letter ear
rfsrs provides thar after June . the pay
of letter carriers n cities OF more than
T.saa people for the erst year Of service
shall - $50. second year $500 third year
- sooe. thereafter 81 -. and after June 81
the PAS 0f letter carriers Ia cities OF pop
piatlon under T,o3 Eor the first year OF
service shah he 500. seeona year ssea. third
year $40 and thereafter 81 go.
Mitchell again sought 10 take np the bsli
- reorgaasze the Northern Paeiac road.
B+k E&fttAI N4tA WITH Stt4Ilf&<aS kf-4A a Nt&g
i,Ivoivfng 81. aa % IN money and e
90 acres Of land eoala not De "ralIroaaad'
through the senate with his consent as II
lad been raiiroaded through the house
day before yesterday
At o'clock a partial report by Allen.
frera the conference on the sunary civil
biz. was made. sherman remarked that
~ there was any danger OF a deadlock on
this appropriation Il would Re proper for
the senate 20 recede, as IL was rnle tha-
the branch Shich proposed an amendment
should recsde. he added that he woaid.
~ need be. move TO recede-
Dubois said he would esll for the yeas
and nays II Sherman made his motion 10
recsIe
Nelson protested against Dubois threat
og an aye and nay vote witch said Mel
sog1 vas q species of balldozing. It had
bssn Whispered about the capitel, he said
that congress would he held here until
next July unless these public building
items wens through. Tie was wiling TO
Accommodate a senator, hut he protested
aeainst threats
sherman aia not press hts motion 20 re
eeae. and the sunary elvl bin Was sent
back 20 conference.
HIl then sought 10 secure action on the
contempt - court sITr Tais rreclpttatea
a contest whsch threatened % expose TIRE
absence of quorum and thus create n
complication IN the progress q Ehe appro-
prssssoa hfli A motion by Plate 80 post
pore the contempt 81 court bill antI next
uece nncer vas defeated without div sion.
An amendment by Cannon. giving rsght
OF trial ~ 1ary 81 al ccntempS eases. was
agreed e. Tae nif as amended was then
pasSea without 4 division
The afl recentiv vetoed. Increasing tAe
pension of Francs = Hoover was then
- a
yeas $. aays = more than the necessary
twc-fhirtss majority
Mifchetrs motion - take up TIE BIZ
Tor the reoxE Eanizataon of the Northern Pa
clHc railroad was defeated on viva voce
vote,
TIE hnaf conference report % The Dis
trscs ~ Columbia appropriation biH was
agreed 70
RHs wern essssf 70 prevent tAe ship
meat % liquor unaer false tAxs. ana an
tharixing the arpotnsrnsnf 90 a naval board
- VISIT NAvaSSa ard s~sn Islands. Wes;
ladies' VITA z view % securing a site
for A aavs oaalins station.
A. ths psfnt AlilsSn. chairman 0f the
committee cn appropriations. presented =
renort or ere a. saarnnasrt yssol1stsoa o.
tered hy Mr. AR8-ica souss 3ayS ago. TIE
rerart nxe8 Thurstay. Tune e. az ? 3. n-.
as ne tirne Tor Gnal aurnrEeat
stewart tnterrosv8 a speech setting forth
tsa failure % congress - eract silver leS-
fslathoR Butler spoke i9 ire saEne itre.
Tns a8fearn-lsnt resoiGs10a waS changed
- as 20 r0&ke ! g. n. tae sfr1e FOR aDAl
a. feurnrent. aca "a tAus ausu9ed was
Fassses Tae senate taen tcoS recess tln-
t.3 8 ~ tonight
AZ tHs ukEs1 session Asls gave notiea
% = nsotsen ta reconsider tae vote ~
wAk-A she 81 Increasing tse par % ietta-
carriers wss passssz. kfe sad the tfwa
uas -ncpoereusse fer increzztus ths xov-
srament expenses nsa1en a13 Eali
knA
A. = s'r1o-S the vite pres seat seaea
fes sunary ctv8 spPrerrtat3ez osli pre-
r-zrssorv Is tss Eaing te re senate a1@
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