The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-13
Trade NlIH THE ORIENT.
BILL REGARDING IT INTRODUCED
ny CONGRESSMAN JONES.
Provides for Appointment of Conn
mission by the President to In
vestigate Commercial Relations
Pensions 10 Washingtonians

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgements.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Representa-
tive w. l.. Jones today introduced the
following bills:
Authorizing the appointment by the
president Of commission or not less
than five members to investigate the
question OF trade relations of the United
States In the Orient, for the purpose OF
increasing the business now being car
ried on between the United States and
Japan, China and other Oriental coun-
tries Members OF this commission. ac-
cording to the bill, shall consist of repre-
sentative business men, two from the
Pacific coast, one from the Middle west
and two from the Atlantic coast states.
To increase the pension of Warren Il.
Eaton from $12 month to $50, the same
bill introduced in the senate by Foster.
To grant pension to F'lavel II. Van
Eaton. of Olympia, Of $50, instead OF the
sl2 he is now receiving, also introduced
by Foster in the senate pension OF
$50 month was today granted to N. A.
John p. Hartman, Of Seattle, and Spe.
cial Delegate Price, of Alaska, appeared
before the senate committee on terri
tories today, and for two hours inter-
ested the senators with descriptions OF
the progress OF Alaska and her needs.
Nespelem, Okanogan county. with spe.
cial mail service from Barry, the nearest
office, twelve miles south. ana FRANCIS M
Daugherty Is appointed postmaster.
Anna Brewer, recommended for post
master at Cokedale, Skagit county. hav-
ing moved away, the delegation recon-
mended Richard DeHaas.
Patents have been granted to the fol-
lowing citizens OF Washington. Joseph @;
Evans. Waitsburg,- combined header and
=. NJ He;yiman, Pekin. Successors to Par
Iii Eiijsh B. PaTrott, Portland Or. assignor
com Mer,Hw Goidendais caTbureter Charles
p. Tatro and G.. Delius, a.ssignors to "A.
$. Sharpe. Seattle, electrolytic apparatus
for extracting precious meMsain , an sea H9e-
steam steering gear.
Postmasters appointed: II. b. 'shamb,
ley. Porter. chehalis county. vice David
newick Henry A. Rathvon, Marysville,
Snohomish county, vice Aggie Johnson.
removed. Marie Pond. Burlington; Frank
The special mali service to Mum. Spo:.
kane county. has been discontinued. mail
hereafter going to Welch:
The route from Brewster to winthrop
has been changed. so as to allow 1t to
leave Brewster daily. except Sunday at 8
a. M. arriyins at Winthrop By Sds p. m;
a. M, arriving at Brewster by 6:l5 p. m
Pensions have been issued as follows:
Original pensions James Hand. Sc
saquah, $6 Simon Terwillieer, Seattle, SO;
jeremiah King, Medical Lake. Sc; William
T. Martin. Soldiers home Orting, $12
Burgett, Centralia. So; w. A. Welles.
Walla Walla. So; Joseph Early, Seattle, 49,
and Arthur Bridges, Hoquiam. S.
traiia, 81 to Sc; Joseph Chardin, Seattle
IS to $40; Stephen r. Reed. Rockford. SO
to $40; Jacob Dabler, Tacoma, SO to s.;
N. Bell, Port Angeles. So to s12; Joseph
n. Miller. Rosalia, So to 49, and Osgood
Bullock, Slightly, So to So.
Susan +. Thomas Tacoma has been
granted Widows original pension Of S.
Elite L. Jones. Griswold, has also been
granted widows pension of s.,
The postoffices at Long Branch and Oro-
vile. Wash, have been made domestic
money order offices.