Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-02-13

LATER FROM TIE ATLANTIC STATES.
[The telegraph being down, VIC are
without our usual dispatch this week.
ED.] 81 H. 81
D Congressional.
WAss1rNuroN, Feb. 5.--Thc morning
hour expired snd brought up Is unfinished
business the constitutional amendment.
nAvilliams' aMcnduent was read, and he ad
dressed the Senate in its favor.
Sumner next addressed the Senate. hav.
ing offered substitute for the pending
resolution, providing penalties and fine
not to exceed $1,000, with Imprisonment
not to exceed year, for persons willtully
attempting to hinder any qualified person
from voting, and other penalties for rcfus-
ing to allow voter, under the amendment
to register. ~ - d..
In the House, Boutwell,, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported bill for the re-
lief of Admiral Farragut, his officers. and
the men of his feet that passed Fort Phil
lip and Jackson under fire. The bill pro-
vides that they be entitled to tho benefit of
the prize law in the same manner as if the
district court Of the eastern district of
Louisiana had been open, and process liel-
led therein.
The Reconstruction Committee has
agreed to report bill removing the legal
aud political disabilities from 800 40 peo-
bic in the South.
Howard, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported bill te aid the
Northern and Southern Pacific and Oregon
branch by guaranteeing interest on the
bonds. Ordered printed.
Morgan made minority report against
it.
| CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-The T,;Juees spe.
eial says debate in the House yesterday
showed decided disposition to reduce the
army. 1t seems pretty certain that some
bill in this direction will pass during the
present session.
The Senate Railroad Committee has q
long and sormy session. The claims Of the
Union Pacific, Eastern Division, which
were killed in the House three weeks ago,
were vigorously pressed, and finally com
mitted to a committee, who voted to in
cludo this road in the consolidation pro-
posed. and extend the road from its pres
ent termination about five hundred miles
southeast, to its junction with the new
line on the thirty fifth parallel, east Of
Albuquerque. This makes five roads in
combination. and total Of $500 miles.
1t is not probable that the thirty-second
parallel road will be included in this
combination, though its friends are making
strong efforts to have it included.
CONFESS is circulating petition asking
Grant to give him a Cabinet position.
The paper is thus far signed only by Stew
art. Nye, Williams and Corbett; by the
latter very reluctantly.
The January statement shows that the
total public debt, less cash in the Treasury,
is 81, 5jG,2U5,65s. e5'
Miscellaneous.
SCRANTON, pa.,) Feb. GA passenger
train on the Iackawauna and Bloomburg
railroad ran off the track this forenoon.
Many persons were injured, though none
fatally. Galusha A. Grow was severely
burned.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 5.-Two personal af-
trays between ontsidc parties aud members
Of the Legislature occurred to-day. The
Representatives came cut second best in
each instance.
Sr. Louis, Feb. 5.--Thc proposition for
the submission of II Constitutional amend
mcnt 10 the People, providing for woman
suffrage was defeated in tho Missouri
House Of Representatives today by vote
Of 81 to 43.
/. TORONTO, Feb. Ga gang Of despcra-
does, among whom are two pcnitentiary .
convicts, were discovered to-day in little
hut on an island they threatened to
shoot the detectives who went to arrest
them. While tho detectives sent for as
sistance the thieves escape in boats. On
entering the hut lrgc quantity Of stolen
articles were found.
New YoRK, Feb. 5.-Thc Rising Star
brings the following news,
Fires at valr araiso, Dec. 31st, ooca-
stoned great loss ofprorerty. The amount
is several hundred thousand dollars. Sew
cral persons persisted in the flames.
Eight lives were lost by the wreck Of
the italian bark Oberon, on the coast Of
Chile.
NEW York, Feb. 6.-The Bremen bark
america reached quarantine this afternoon,
when it was asccrtaincd she had niuc pas
.sengcrs from the Hiberxia. She fell in
with the British bark Cath6est and took off
the crew of the Hibenia which the bark
had rescned.. She landed some the saved
men At the Azores. All hopes Of the safe.
ty of the missing boat aud passengers Of
the Hiberxia are crushed. ,r. .
r ..io ~ a.'i Frsn Cuba. es .r.a
RI HAVANA, Feb: 6.-Ths insurgents have
burned eighteen plantations in the eastern
department. Cholera Of very violent
form has appeared in the insurrectionary
district. The insurgents, Spanish troops
and citisens arc falling victims. Another
attempt of the Cubans to fire the powder