The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-08
IN THE SENATE.
Changes In Navigation Laws-Qusck-
enbuSh Restored to the Navy.

enbush Restored to the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE sezlate rad
a lcng Sgd busy session cs1xSay rsasssfn.-
a number Gf bills On liYe calendar inclual-
Ing several ams1stzTsenes 20 the aaw OF
rzayigation arsi also s1le biz authorizing
the T7esident 10 reappoine Tire navy com
ma rsCier. elsGackeab3ssh. whose case 1las &C.
oasioned much Controversy. Progress was
sna<fe on kane bill for free honeSteasis On
lrstan argzSs, bqgt a final vote was not
reached. Platt opposed the hill in a
.enSthy speec'a. pointing out aaas !; would
cost ol1e government a loss of many mil
lions. II was disclosed during the ssv
thzt Repressutafive-eiect Edward E Rob
bins was Tire ausalog- OF the letters from
Havana read il the senate yesterday. TIE
ctlsr Cuban Developments OF the sfav was
a joint -s.solls. fon offered BY Mills Of
Texas declaring ffle power OF recognizing
Esse Independence OF Cuba and appropriaz-
ing $4,000 for a United States minister 10
the republic of Cuba Mills Wiz speak on
the resolution next Monday.
Morgan Offered a substitute for the Pa
cific r'ailroad BIZ. which provides for
board OF trustees consisting OF nine MEN,
beTs. four 10 be appoiTste5 from west Of zlle
Mississippi river. four east, and one. who
shall be president whose 9ocaai;y is not
specified These men shall not he stock
srelders Of tfle roads, and eha.l be aTpoint-
ed BY elre president and confirmed by the
senate. Tney shall take control Of rlls
reads and manage them as a corporal ion.
win view OF settling The deb.. Provision
is made fer a 4 rer cent. sinking fund.
The whsle detst is 70 be refunded in bonds
hCaring 3 ner cent. iuterest. running thirty
years Morgan says that under his bill
ffsle reads can be made 10 pay ali liabiIi-
ties within twenty-five YEARS.
Sherman OF ohio soug,1s 10 secure tire
passage or a bill directing the SECRETARY OF
agriculture 10 establish a uniform stand
ard OF grain and az cfaS9cs OF cereals.
TO be known as zile United States stand
ard hUg. There We're sharp objections.
Haze of Maine thought X conferred
sweeping powers on the SECRETARY OF agri-
culture.
Alien OF Nebraska said the bill was op-
posed 10 the grain producers. taking o'Yt
% their hands the right TO classify their
own grain.
Gear of iowa said che commercial bodies
and producers were in favcr Of IL.
sherman explained that NJ presented
Flae measure at the request Of the organi-
zaticns in mis- yt,aFe. II sought merely 70
establish a uniform standard but did not
interfere with any priva.e contTact as -
a standard. He said the measure was In
eire interest OF the farmers. and was de-
sigred - have hhe same grade in Chicago,
New York and elsewhere. On objection
efnla bill went over.
Bills were passed as follows:
House bill for the entry of lands in
Greer county, Oklahoma
Senate hin granting Samuel g. Reed. ir.,
an unexDended balance Of SIC 00e OF an an
pronriation OF S7a.A0 made in 1850 to the
crew of the privateer Gen. Armstrong,
sunk at Fsval bv a British force. IN 1914
Senate bill authorizing the president TO
restore John " Quackenbueh to the Unit
"a States navy and place him on the re-
tired list
senate bin granting to Washington state
certain lands for fish hatchery.
The passage Of bills was suspended for
the abortion OF a resolution by Hale that
when the senate adjourn II be 20 next
Monday. Thereupon Mills gave notice
that his Cuban sneech would be made on
Monday instead OF tomorrow.
Perkins OF California moved TO make the
bill for the appointment OF commission
TO consider the problems presented hv la
Dor. agriculture and canital a special or
der for . n m. next Wednesday. When
Call suggested that Cuba might he before
the senate at that time. Perkins an
swered:
at IS about time. think. that we give
some consideration - our own citizens.
as well as those Of Cuba and Armenia
A lively parlia mentary contest ensued.
Aidrieh OF Rhode Island continuing = un-
til Perkins efforts for q special order were
cut off by the expiration OF the morning
hour
The senate then took up the bill for
free homesteads on public lands acquired
from the Indians. Platt of Connecticut
led the opposition 70 the bill. pointing out
that n would result in loss 70 the gov
eminent Of many millions OF dollars, There
was n brisk exchange between Piatt and
Allen Of Nebraska when the latter read
tho free homestead plank n the last Re-
ruhlican national platform
.'yvas that plank made TO deceive vot-
erSP" asked Mr. Allen
eve All understand how things creep IN
- ust{onal platforms RESPONDED Mr..
PIatt "and I venture 20 say taai not fftv
delegates in the St Louis convention knew
ANYTHING about this resolution
''Are they not bound by t2' persisted
Allen.
Before this congress ad3ourns ! may
call attention to some piaQks IN the Poru-
liaf Platform, since the Senat tA5.tll
broke into national politics. waicis ne does
not live up to
Returning 10 the bill Piatt said Il meant
that the government should buy lands anf
donate them - individuals Stewart Of
Nevada srcke in favor of generous treat
nenf for the Western settlers. TIE hill
was then laid aside.
Morgan of Alabama secured the adoption
Of a resolution for an investigation az the
disappearance Of certain papers relating
10 the Pacific railroads from the flies OF
the treasury department, as recently re-
ro~tea b. Assistant Secretary Curtis.
on motion OF Frye of Maine. the senate
teos, 40 a number % bills relating 10 COM
Yrsrca anf navlga ton. The house ht.i 20
amend the navigation laws wa passed
vsifh senate amendments. II deals with
the rules which govern vessels AZ SEA and
~ .NA lakes and rivers. The bin.
-sesaF = a substitute for the bous@ biIl
b,. ss substantially the same meaure. Tire
bal Amending the laws relating 20 AmeTi-
cen saarea .occss5oned long anf fr1it-
,-rs debate. The hiH was finally 3aid
aside and AZ $50 p. n the senate held
\ brias executive session and soon after
adjourned unta Monday.
The Wool schedule
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