Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-15

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Dates to january 18th.
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ton Essaas yesterday
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rcady to start. An fh~ .ssdi~ss md u.....
have saEs~skr1 - fhe asanrss. VIA N
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destination l. unknown A lssxr ts.iv a
cavalry will start the same fisn~ frss. Bisd.
Point. and 80 through kensarky. xb-re i siB
join the main body Il the army.
Gal. Sam. Colt, the revolvrr pistol man.
died at Hartford. Conn.,. to-day al oclark.
Gen. Si.rl has resigned his ln<iii"n in the
army. lie complains Of ill-trcaimcnt frua
Gen. lIallcck.
Henry j. RAYMOND. editor Of the y. Y.
Times, has been elected Speaker Of the New
York State Assembly.
CHICAGO, JAM II, A. MA Committee Of
the New York Banks were before the commit
tee Of Ways and Means yesterday and pro-
posed new system, providing for the appoint
mcnt of a Board of Exchequcr to consist Of
five Commissioners. to be appointed by the
President, one Of whom should be appointed
L. $. Treasurer ut New York, tho Office TO be
in that city, with agencies elsewhere, whose
duties are to collect all Government funds and
and revenues, negotiate all loan authorized by
public debts, and discharge all duties, the.
Treasurer at New York appointing subordin-
ate officers and attendants subject to the ap-
proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, as
the basis Of a national currency. The Sccre.
tary of the Treasury is to issue and deliver
bond Of six per cent. stock, United States, in
one thousand certificate, releemable twenty
years from date, OH receipt Of which the
Board shall deliver to the Secretary eighty
per cent. of the amount in excllcquer bills, pay
able in coin on demand, to bearer, and after
July, 1862, receivable i'll payment for dues to
Government or i'll purchase Of convertible
stock. The board is also to issue in exchcq-
ucr bills and shall transfer funds rs directed
1t shall not engage in banking or loaning
money, shall procure nm amount in gold coin
equal to six months interest on the whole
United States debt, and pay tho same. The
bill will soon be reported by the committee Of
Ways and Means.
Gen. Fremont yesterday read M elaborate
paper before the War Committee in vindica-
ton of his Missouri campaign.
The great expedition has embarked from
Cairo. Gems. McClemand and Paine CON-
handing the force from Cairo, and Gems. Smith
and Wallace those from paducah, tho whole
command under Gen. Grant.
News from the South ria Cairo says the
Federal troops landed at Biloxi. Miss, Inc.
81, and captured the place containing several
hundred rebel troops, two cannon and mum.
lions Of war. Butler was expected to capture
all the towns OH the coast. The Confedcratcs
are much excited.
Gov. Ramsay, of Minnesota, was inaugura.'
ted Jan. 9, at St. Paul.
An effort is to be made at Washington to-
establish bureau for supplying and inspect
inp clothing for the army.
Senators johnson and Polk, rebel United
States Senators from Missouri, were expelled
yesterday.
The case Of Senator Stark, Of Oregon. came
up in the Senate yesterday. After warm
discussion, there was motion to amend tho
resolution so as to allow Stark to take the
oath. Iost-ayes Q. noes 81 A vote was
then taken to send the credentials to the COM
mittec on judiciary. Carried-ayes 80, noes
II. Latham and Nesmith voted nay.
1t is reported the gunboats Esser and 81.
LOWS went down the river this morning to-
wards Columbus, and were attacked BY tho
rebel gunboats. After brief engagement
the rebels retired behind the batteries Of Coz
umbus.
The st. Louis Rrpx6l;cas has dispatch
to-day from Rolla saying that two rcl.ei cap
tai,,s and fftc-n privaiss wcrc taken in that
ncighLorhood.
4 skirmish occurrsd At Silver Csvck. b.
tween RoIla and Springfield. in which lars
number of rebels were routed. and camp 90
tircly destroyed.
Capt. Rnsscll. Of KclIcy's brigade. hsd .
skirmish with Gca. Jacksoa's brigade ycs:es..
day. ON the Potomac. at Hath, and succeetisd
in capturing eleven horses. sfier b~ins seven
of his ewn mcn-
CuicAao. Jan. 1.-THE rcPors 81 Ssrrrta-