The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-23
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nASE1NGION. March GA kNN&1 o.
s7s bills were introduced during the first
days session CT the house Neither The
Washington nor the Idaho members rad
anything in this list Representative Ellis,
or Oregon, put n quite 3 number Of pub
lie and private nafure. among them being
bill for the relief OF settlers on public
lands, intended TO provide for the repay
ment OF certain fees. purchase money and
commissions paid on void entries OF the
public lands.
Both OF washington's representatives
were marked present on the roll call on
the opening day. Representative Jones
was present, but James Hamilton Lewis.
owing 70 his prior engagement with the
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce. had not
arrived His credentials, however. were
here in due form, which answered all por-
poses, save that OF voting on the various
questions which came Up. He has notified
certain leaders OF the Democratic party
here that ne proposed TO act with them on
ali questions OF party policy. and. i Is
said. If he had been present he would have
entered the Democratic caucus and have
voted for Mr.. Bailey as the candidate OF
the minority Cor speaker. Representative
Jones maintained a strictly neutral POI
sition with regard 10 the question OF or
ganixation. entering neither the Repnbh-
can, Democratic, Populist or free silver
caucus. and voted for no one for speaker
A little later, however, when the propo-
sition was up TO limit the time during
which the rules OF the last house should
govern in this one. he voted with the DEM
oerats against the rules. However, this
does not definitely locate him in the DEM
ocratic ranks. as all the minority oppo-
sition so voted, and on the first ballot they
had the support of about twenty-five
straightout Republicans.
The offfceseekers from the Pacific
Northwest have not yet fairly put in an
appearance. Only a very few have 50 Tar
shown themselves IN Washington, ana
they might have as Wen saved their rail-
way fare and hotel bills BY remaining at
home. II is absolutely certain THAI Moth
ing will be done in the way of appoint
nents for the next two months, and IL Is
quite dc ubtful IL anything more than the
assistant secretary ships in the various
departments, and perhaps a dozen or the
more important diplomatic positions and
consulates, viii be filed prior 10 the pass
age OF the tariff b;li. The report that
this is being done, however, to coerce the
senate into rapid action on that measure
is without foundation. The senate Is not
TO be coerced and Mr. Mckinley knows
il. but there are SO many applicants for
so few offices that it is necessary 10 50
very slow at first in order that no mis-
appointed who is less entitled 10 recogni-
ton than some Of those who are left out
ia the cold.
W. p. Ely, of Kalso. Wash. is adver-
tised in the Washington papers as one OF
the most prominent politicians in his Sec
ton Of the state. where. il is said, he Is
known as the Mark Hanna OF the Cow
litz." Mr.. Ely has been here for two or
three weeks, but not, might be gener-
ally supposed. engaged in the seductive.
but not very lucrative, work OF office
seeking. Mr.. Ely has an eye to the main
chance, however, and has opened a set OF
books al WIZARDS hotel for the purpose
OF disposing of few thousand shares OF
stock OF a mining company in which he is
Interested. The mines. which are not yet
developed quite so far as the lie Rol mine,
which has become so famous IN the East
since the advent of its owner, Hon. George
Turner, into the United States senate, is
nevertheless capitalized at 100000, and
Mr.. Ely is quite confident of taking back
with him a considerable sum OF Eastern
gold with which TO develop the properties.
The coast and geodetic survey has is
sued a notice TO mariners to the effect
that the new wharf recently erected at
Juneau, Alaska, VIII be shown on the
next edition of the chart published by
that office In the chart of Chatham
strait the name Kenasnow, at present
shown as the island on which the town of
killisnoo is situated. will no longer be
used. In future the name of killisnoo
Will apply to both island and town.
The Snohomish National bank, OF Sno-
homish. Wash, has notified the comp
troller of the currency by resolution OF
its stockholders that IL went into volun-
tary liquidation on February %. A SIM
liar notice has been received from the
First National bank of Goldsndale, Wash.
Comptroller Eckels also gives notice of
the appointment OF A. f. Albertson as
cashier IN place OF James w. Wallace in
the National Bank OF Commerce of Ia
coma No assistant cashier has yet been
selected in place Of Mr.. Albertson.
d. NJ. White has been elected president
of the Lewiston National bank at Lewis
ton, Idaho, In place Of f. W. Kettenbach.
A daily exchange of inner registered
mall sacks has been ordered by general
Superintendent James f. White. of the
railway mail service. to commence March
26 between Spokane and Pullman, Wash.
The sacks are TO leave Spokane at 2:40 ,.
m, and Pullman at 8 a. m. py way OF the
Spokane < Genesee railway postoffice
The special man service to Bingen,
Klickitst county. from Hood river, Oregon,
Iiil be discontinued April 20. after which
date the office at Bingen VIII be served by
the mall carrier on route Il 3s6.
FSbenezer Winslow. OF Fruitland, Wash,
has fixed up his differences with the PEN
sion bureau. through the mediation Of
Represen tatiye Hyde. and a special agent
viii be sent by the commissioner to exam
inc into his case. II is Mr.. Winslow's own
fault that his case was not adiudicated a
year or more ago A special examiner was
sent AZ that time 10 inquire into MIR. Wins
lows disabilities. and the latter thought
ne asked a great many inpertinent ques-
tions. TIE result was that Mr. Winslow
got very angry and refused 20 answer. and
the departures would take no further ac-
ton in his case. Mr.. Winslow IL more
humble now. and has written a very nice
letter OF explanation . Mr. Hyde. which
has been referred To the pension bureau.
ALLAN Y. SLAUSoN
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