The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-16
WASHINGTON TUESDAY. FEBRUARY

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a. ,hat~ exa f9csing Ani we're iae.adsG n
tAgz - win Indispensable appropriations
e. order TIA; they nllgas escape TIE exeeii-
tive vesa-
Resore ne house divided Pearson aP-
pealed 20 tha other side to give hin =
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sraak4- d@-.avaa the bzI passed under So
pension % rhe rules.
TN~ horse --oucur-e6 in the senate
amend rnentx 20 the agricultural et1. and
sent K 20 conference
Css-rsnEx . N .ssssxppi moved the psS-
are under suspension OF TIE rules o. a Bill
crensnr FOR entry srd use ard occupation
the reservoir site reserved by the geo.ogi-
ca survey.
sysn.or vigorously opposed the hsl. He
aa~lar4H fhzt ua8er TIRE bill aiert inalvtd-
rafs causa secure these sites a. lit;le ex-
reeuse and worth perhaps hundreds Of
thousands og dollars ard aold them In per-
petuity.
Norsau os wyoming favored the bill
and Terry of Arkansas and Dockery OF
Missouri opposed Il. Owing TO the opPo-
sstEon IL vas finally decided 10 postpone
eonsi8s~srkan u tha BIZ until Friday.
johnson o. TnGiaua then called up the
contested election case OF Beuolt VS.. Boat
rer. from tEe Fifth Louisiana district, and
on his notion tae report. which was unan-
imously in favor Of the sitting member,
was adopted.
Marsh q Illinois moved to suspend the
rules and pass hill 10 exchange al the
rifles OF the Natieaal Guard for Spring
feld rfaes of 45 cali5re. Marsh said II was
important that the guard have a uniform
rife both as to model and callere. The re-
turn OF some 29.Go Springfield rifles 10 the
government owing 70 the adoption OF the
rev magazine gun for the regular army,
with those now in the hands of the ord
nance department. would enable this ex-
change 10 be made without the manufac-
ture or purchase of new SpriHgields
There were about f00.0 Goo members OF the
National Guard who would De armed with
this gun The bill was passed.
Bills were also passed under suspension
of the rules (seaate) TO re-enact the exist
ing law (Which expires by Imitation by
which commissioned officers OF the volun-
teer service are considered 10 have been
mustered into the service by the United
States. to authorize the loan of tents 10
the mayor OF Buffalo. TO be used on the
occasion Of the O. A. r. encampment in
that city: 10 create a new judicial division
OF the eastern district of Arkansas:
(senatel 20 authorize the secretary of the
navy 10 transport the contributions made
by ths Pacific coast states fer the relief
of the suffering 70 India, and (senate) ap-
propriating S250.0e for closing the crevasse
at Pass Louxe Oh the Mississippi.
A joint resolution TO provide for an ad-
justment of the song standing unsettled
accounts between the United States and
the state OF Tennessee encountered oppo-
sition and II was defeated. 55-4l, uwo-thirds
not voting in favor.
joint resolution was passed TO admit
free OF duty needlewerk and similar arti-
cses imported by the New York Association
OF Sewing Schools for exhibition purposes
At p. m. the house took a recess until
o'clock, the evening session TO be de-
voted TO private pension legislation.