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


w-ner tha house recorvsrs1 81 y 0 -a9zk
this -sorrErx. st-1 n continuation o. rs
legislative 64v Of SATURDAY. aoolt . 1a1A---
eers we're on t5e 1oe--
c W. Stone. chairman Of the cc-zTft'es
On weight ART measures. sEcure1 the p@~s
age % a resolution calling On fne s~cFr
tzry oz the treasury 20 report % tns So~se
at ths rsxr session saeh Information as
he may BE- able 20 obtain as 10 the eonpaE-
asfys merits of pzre nsekel. saurai1un A.
10y ard copper brOrze as nateTsI TOT
rairor ccEns, sns authorizing him 20 a4ss
struck experimental ecsns~
A resolution wzs adopted authorizing he
paFtses 10 the Hopkins ksa6sA eontesEei
election case. from thA Tenth KENTUCKY
district. - take testimony as 20 TIE s&-e-
tGon IN Clark county, up 70 August J. lss~N
TIE attendance on the floor and IA the
galleries gradually increased The DeT-
bers- encouraze1 BY the number cs o1is
passed under suspension 81 ths FZles De-
s1eEed TIE speaker a. every Opportunity for
recognition VITA ssventy-fye ~ eighty
rnsmhers N the agea IA sroat of t1e speak
er's desk clzmcr3ng with uplifted arEas.
zae house ~esernblsd nothing 50 much as
4 wheat pit darlng semi-paEie.
The senate resolution directing the sec
r@tary % tne interior 70 resume the work
of issuing patents 20 bona flde purchasers
OF Uulcn Pacific lands was adopted after
it had been amended 50 as 20 exclude the
poss hSiity Of placing an construction on is
language which would include mortgages
under The term purchasers.
Bills were passed for the protectio1 o.
forest reservations from FIRE: 70 enable cer-
tain persons in the state os Mississippi 70
procure title 20 public lands. 20 release tie
snre;lss OF the bond Of Nell Hepburn. late
postmaster at City Island. y. T.: 10 make
santa barbara. Cal. SUPPORT Of entry.
to authorize the establishment; Of life
saving station on ths Massachusetts coast
between the Hampton and MerTiIac
Flrers. 20 direct the secretary OF var 10
improve the roads IN the Gettysburg FIiil-
tary park ia make Erie. Pa. q port or
Immediate transportation
During the consideration of resolution
% print 1o0s8 ccpies Of the bankruptcy
bill. Allen. Dem. Mss. got the 4cor a7i
delivered humorous speech which con-
vuisea the house with laughter. He sasar-
ixed the presidential situation and made
some ve!ied thrusts a. some of the preSi-
Dental candidates. which appeared 30
tickle the members immensely. This vas
the FIRST time Aliens voice hal been heard
az tbs session. ana he began by referring
70 the universal criticism" Of his silence
Il desire 10 say. however" said he. that
there has been little az this session 81 cor
gress TO inspire Christian man 10 be To-
q8actoas 0aughterl. and I want to say
further that ! ara not the only statesman
whose recent career has been DISTINGUISHES
BY his silence" fRenewe9 laughtsrA
At Z o'clock the District OF Columbia AEii
was seat 70 further conference. The house
xas eager for final adjournment. arz psnx-
ley. the floor leader OF the majority. ex-
pressed the hope that proper spirit ot
concession would be shown ey the con-
fsrees. Grout assured the house that tha
conferees were meeting in q concillafory
spirit
Biils we're passed 10 regulate III. esssh-
ashH1eat oF submarine telegraph.c cable
Eses IN the United States. to direct the
auditing OF the account Of John A. Moor.
WHO was United States marshal for re
district of Nevada durgag she last admin
sstration; 90 set apart certain Ianss rnw
known az the Pacific forest reservation "a
, park 70 be known as the wa~n9urtnr,
aaflesai PARK; 70 protect public forest ra<-
sfFatioass apDropTlatfng seao 900 for a rnw-
ernnsnt building and exhibit az tha trans
Mississippi ard international exposition :,
Omaha in isas a.
At l5e ,. m. the house took q rscs~z
Hnhl , O'Clock. AZ o'clock. wher tba
nolse reconvened. a bill vas 1axse5 ,a
pension the widow OF the late Rrix. cen
Jo1n Gso5on az the rate OF sse per noah
\ bsn was passed 10 amend the sbtn-
ping law 50 as 20 proviti, stfu further so-
Cannon presented the eonrereez, -s,o-.
On the sunary civil appropriation bin. He
explained that the conssrees had beer m
ahle 80 agree on the public buildings
items The senate sxEu insisted an s,a
amendment. but he expressed the ouinlar
that II the house continued 70 stara e.,
taa senate would yield. Hs appealed %
the members not to give way. bat 10 make
she senate. II the hili should fail. shoulse-
the responsibility
On rising vote the house refused -
concur = 10 :, hnt by teIlers the motion
vas carried, - 20 q Owens darra~sss
the yeas an1 nays. and the roll was called
and the motion carried fee 70 y TvE,e~e
was some cheering when the result was
announced
The house then concurrea in ths senate
amendment 70 the Cummings bah 70 rre-
vent The fraudulent branding OF bottled
spirits
TIE speaker appointed tne following com
uittes 70 sit during the recess OF con-
Eress 20 Investigate the charges affecting
ta@ Leavsnwcrth. Kan. soldiers bona.
tsrort. VI. Q ~. Stone. Pa: Wagner. III:
Savers. Tex. and Layton. Ohio.
Cannon said that, 20 san up at sr
Vori. no sandal can he charged 10 this
eeuse They. the Repablicsns eonla
unite n assuring the country that IL IN
November they gave tke rartv COVER
they sagid write O. The ststa;e books the
protective economic policy os the Reaus-
IicaR PARTY.
Savers said ~ HAD heard similar utter
ances In the Fifty-arst congress snr he
added ~You know -. rrS4sEf What
had thu Republican congress ione. be
asked Instead Or simply meeting ire CD
hgatNs ~ the government, ~ had made
apprcprtatsrns q sS@a 60 $40 sus contract
ea fev saos s.a-as additional ~ burdens for
fHture generations. TEE Republicans he
declared. hzf been tust % the few az the
expense % TIE many.
Laockery. Dan. Mo.. declared TIA. IKE
Republicans Rad piled up the approprss-
fsoEs higher taau ever before ~ the fsrxs
session IN the history of congress. 4
know" ~ said ~ws wlI have a NrKin1sy
btii twice ever. because Il wtH - nsres-
sary % have that 20 pay ire mortgages
contemplated ~ the Republican parfyss
lavfsl2ttom Ts1ekerT concluded hv
3AunttnE the majority Tffh It's failure 20
Acs ur0m the aril~NcrH hl1
T1i-skley who replied briefly 20 To~k-
cry. eontraste8 ths prosperous condition
- tha coGntrv before TIRE aawar- - the
he rsec rate afTutasstrst ton VITA fha ares
ent depressed con3tsfor cf trade an4 ,h~
ssgcstS ~ TIA Federal tressarv Re a--
-sared tNat ths rrsEeEt conditions worsEa
sever e-a unt1 ere revenues wers Ia
crossed - exceed ths expenditures
At th~ conc30Ston &C TzzEierss rarssrks
the conference reno-t On tha District sss
Cesurlhta nsH NEx agrees %. Thr sena.e
aaar zlrsHrs ts the nuai "A 5onrnrasnt rss-
osntta-. nxsrw to-neTrcw a. s'@8ork a~ tna
tzrae for szne de adjournment was agreed