The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06

rtes on business. that the PARTIES rs4au
consider the award ftnal and conclusive,
and Faithfully execute the same; that the
award shall continue i'm force az between
the parties for one year. and that the en-
pioyer shall not dismiss, nor shall any en-,
ploye dissatisfied with the award ont
work. under three monthx. without giving
thirty days notice. The award shall he~
come fina. and operative ten days after
fang. unless an appeal shall be taken
within ten days on exceptions TO matter
OF law.
The act recosnizes organized labor. and
provides penalties for employers dsscr.n-
mating against employees By reason sof
their connection with or purpose to Join
such organization.
The house passed fsii granting to the
Washington Improvement and Deveiop-
ment Company right Of way for a railway
and telegraph line through tho Co.vii!e
Indian reservation in Washington state.
Al 4.ss p m the house ADJOURNED until
Monday.
senate Debates the Possemce Bfi1.
During almost the entire session today.
the senate had under consideration the
postoffice appropriation bill. TIE meas
ure carries SO. so, being very much
the heaviest OF all the appropriation Bills
The most important action taken upon
the measure was the adoption of an
amendment offered by Tillman Of South
Carolina. reducing the number Of deliver
les or mail In all cities OF the country to
number not exceeding four each day.
The amendment WAS sharply ansagonized
as blow TO the larger cities but me feel
ing of the senate was such that despite
the vigorous opposition, it prevailed by
decisive majority. A lively DEBATE was
precipitated by an amendment Of the COM
m.ttee striking out the appropriation Of
$3)9.ooo for rural free delivery.
The proposition was discussed for nearly
two hours. Chandler OF New Hampshire
and Butler Of North Carolina leading IN
the fight In favor OF rural free delivery.
BY the close vote of % to q. however, the
committee was sustained, and the bill now
carries no appropriation for such delivery.
An important amendment to the bill was
one which would prevent star route con-
tractors from sub-lettIng their contracts.
In order to get their money they must be
able TO swear that they performed the
service themselves.
Just before adjournment the senate pass
ed an important war measure, authorizing
the president and general officers of the
army to supply the Cuban insurgents with
arms and munitions Of war, and empower
ing the officers of the army sewing in
Cuba to supply needy Inhabitants of the
island with medicines and subsistence.
ton bin WAS begun at the instance of Quay
Of Pennsylvania, In charge OF the meas
ure. The amount carried by the bill
as II passed the house of representa- tives
was 81. l22 3oA
As reported to the senate 1t carried $lI2,-
900 more
The committee amendment providing
that no additional contracts should be en-
tered into for pneumatic tube service un-
less authorized By law was adopted
Stewart of Nevada offered an amend
ment TO the star route section Of the bill,
providing that no part OF the sum appro-
priated for such service should be paid TO
any sub-eontractor, and that the postmas-
ter general must require affldavsts from
contractors that they themselves did the
work
The amendment was antagonzed by
Money of Mississippi 4.
Teller OF Colorado said IL the govern
naent would pay directly to the mail car
riers the sums given tha contractors who
sub-let their contracts. 1t would receive
good service at reasonable rates.
Cockrell declared that the adoption of
the amendment would result i'm a loss TO
the government OF $.o0O.00o.
The amendment was agreed to-
The amendment OF the committee, strik-
ing from the bill the appropriation of $780,
600 for rural free delivery. created consid-