Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-12-18

Client. officers have been placed in positions,
taxes have been promptly assessed and col;
!ected. The Commissioner is Of the opin.
ion that ~ 80 per cent of The eatirs Re-.
ccipts was collected from few objects. all
ofwhich may be classed q Injuries or :.
the accumulated and associated wealth Of
the country, tho revenue law is not unjust
nor burdensome. He thinks that fairly
administered, $4,000, 900 may be collect
ed from spirits and tobacco. He shovs
that tho total product for IL months ws,
81, 2S0, 62l gallons, equal to nearly sixty
million gallons for the entire year. This,
however, the Commissioner does not believe
includes all spirits actually distilled. The
number Of cigars returned for taxation in
1863, with an average tax Of IS per thou.
sand, was 991 ,535, 924 against 347 ,44s,S9
in 1866, when the tax was $40. The Com.
missioner advises that no change be made
in the law respecting tobacco.
Montgomery Election.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. AT the
city election, GLASGOW, (Rcp. }, the present
incumbent, is reelected Mayor by 9,6l6
majority. All the Republican Aldermen.
are elected; two Of them are colored.
NEW YORK, Dec. Henry Ward Bee.-
cher prints card in the Tribune, defend.
ing his course in the Richardson marriage
and funeral.
CHEYENNE, Dec. 6.-The female suf.-
frage bill has passed both Houses Of the
Wyoming Legislature.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8.-The Postmaster
General sent to the House Of Representa-.
tives the estimate for his department for
next fiscal year. Twenty-Five and half
millions will be required, of which $780,
QUO are for the transportation of mails in
land, aud $4,8O0,000 for foreign transport
tation; also the following sums in addition
for steamers between San Francisco, japan
and China, $500, 600; between the United
States and Brazil, $50, 900; between San.
Francisco and Sandwich Islands, s75,CCO.
Steamer Lost.
WHEELING, Va. Dec. 8-The steamer.
Rebecca struck pier of the new railroad
bridge at one O'clock this morning, and
sunk Immediately in twenty feet of water.
Four or five lives were lost, as is supposed,
OF deck hands. The passengers were all.
saved.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8.--The Senate con-.
firmed Belknap as Secretary Of War, and
Robson at Secretary of the Navy. All
the other nominations were referred to ap-,
committees.
The following nominations were sent in
to-day for Circuit Judges: f. Shiplcy, Of
Maine. first circuit; Lewis B. Woodruff Of
New York, second circuit; w. McKennon,
of Pennsylvania, third circuit George A..
Pearce, of Maryland, fourth circuit; w. b.
Woods, Of Alabama, fifth circuit; Geo. A..
Tcamen, of Kentucky, sixth circuit; Thos..
Dumond, Of Illinois, seventh circuit; Lor-.
EMO Sawyer, Of California, ninth circuit.
The other nominations were appointments
made during the recess of Congress, and in
clude 81 to the Treasury 81 to the Navy,
l29 to the War Department, eight to the
Attorney Generals Office. and one (John
NJ. MarshaD to be first Assistant Postmas--
ter General.
The House committee on Indian Affairs,
to-days, agreed to report bill looking to
the termination of all treaties with the In
dams. and providing for them by special
legislation from time to time.
Rear Admiral Craven is ordered to as.
sumo the duties Of Admiral at San Fran.
cisco. January LIST.
In the House. to-day, among the bills
were the following: By Morrill,,
to fund the national debt at the lowest pos
sible rate of interest, and make national
banking free. BY Davis, to abolish duties
on coal. BY several, to remove political
BY Sargent, to procure and
information of the extent #
the cereal and other crops in foreign coun-
tries. ct requires our Consuls abroad to
furnish quarterly statements of the condi-
ton of the crops. The object of the bill, is
to furnish information to farmers and en-
able them to sell or hold their crops in
view Of foreign markets.) BY Cavenaugh,
to provide for the election of certain Terri
torial officers by the people
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com.
mittce. reported back Mr.. Summers bill
regulating the appellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court, with amendments. The
bill declares that the judicial power Of the
United States does not embrace political
power; takes from judicial tribunals any
futurity in political questions; forbids
courts from attempting to exercise such
authority. Section 2nd declares that it
rests with Congress what government is cs-
tablishcd in any State declares that no
civil State government exist in Virginia,
Mississippi or Texas; forbids either the ex-
ecutive or judicial authorities from recog-
mixing any so.called State Governments in.
these States as valid, until such State is
represented in Congress. The bill proceeds
to enumerate the various reconstruction
acts of Congress which it declares are po-
litical in character and must not be qucs-
toned in the courts.
A bill passed relieving four or Eve hun.
dred ncrsons therein na,nad from nolitical