Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-04-17

J.. T. Clark, Olympia /; David NoglA, Chief
Justice Of Idaho; II. NJ. Moulton, Mar
shall Of Idaho /; Church Howe, Marshal Of
Wyoming; Philip Ritz, Marshal of Wash.
ington Territory; NJ: Casey Attorney Of
fsD,AsApo1i.s April s.1Nonseof she
newly elected Depocrsts app eared in the
Legislature to-day No quorma was present,
and both Houses adjourned. Some of
the Republicans hold that if the rev
members fail to qualify within The I've
days allowed by the Constitution the re.
naming members must be regarded as the
Legislature and competent to do business.
CHICAGO, April 0.-The judiciary bill
passed. 1t provides for one additional
Supreme Judge and nine new Circuit
Judges, possessing the same power and
jurisdiction within their own Circuits as a
Supreme Judge. That the Circuit Court
Of each Circuit shall be held by a SUI
preme Justice for that Circuit, or by a
Circuit or District Judge, each sitting
alone or any two sitting together. The
Circuit Judges salary is $4,000 each.
The Supreme Judge is required to attend
at least one term Of the Circuit Court in
each District of his Circuit every two
years. Any United States Judge Of ten
years service and seventy years of age
may resign, receiving full pay, as a pen
sion act goes into effect December LIST.
Governor Campbell leaves for Wyoming
in two weeks. The capital will probably
be located ut Cheyenne.
NEw YORK, March 9.-Nassau papers
of March 31st state that there was intense
excitement throughout the Bahamas in
regard to the action Of the Spaniards in
rccapturing the Commandment in British
waters.
1t is stated that a number of mariners
from the Spanish feet were sent ashore at
Bcrryland, and searched for Cuban re-
fugcs and were fred on by the Bahama
wrcckers. the Nassau papers claim that
this is an act Of war against Great Brit
ain.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-In the SEN
ate Mr.. Howard called up the bill to pro-
tcct the interests Of the United States in
Pacific Railroads. lie said the Central
and Union companies had agreed on point
of meeting. Mr.. Howard moved to insert
his amendment naming the officers who
should constitute the commission to exam
inc the roads, which was LOST, as also the
motion Of Mr.. Williams to strike out the
section directing the Attorney General to
investigate whether the charter of the
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bill then passed. The first section pro-
vidcs that the Union Pacific Stockholders
meeting, to be held in Boston, on the 22d
Of April, 1860, with power to adjourn from
day to day, shall elect a Board of Directors
for the ensuing year. The stockholders
arc authorized to establish u general Office
at such a place as they may elect at such
meeting. provided the passage of this bill
shall not confer any other right OH said
company than to hold such election. or be
construed in any manner to ~rclinquish or
waive any rights of the United States to
take advantage Of any act Of neglect of
said company heretofore done or permitted.
whereby the rights Of the Government
have been or may be %prcjudiccd, provide
that the common terminus of the Union
and Central roads shah be ut or near Og-
den, andthe Union shall build and the Cen
trail shall pay and own the railroad from
the terminus aforesaid to Promontory Sum
nit. where the rails shall meet. and connect
for u continuous line. Section two au-
thorixcs the President to appo'n a board
Of eminent citizens, not exceeding five in
number, and not interested in either road,
to examine and report on the amount re-
quircd for tho completion to the terminus.
as a first class road. of the entire length ;
the expenses Of the board, including ten
dollars n day each. to be paid equally by
| the companies. Section three authorizes
aud requires the President to withhold u
sufficient amount Of the subsidy bonds to
secure the completion Of all the sections
IA II first class road upon which bonds have
already been issued, or in lieu Of such
bonds, may receive security equivalent to
the amount Of the FIRST mortgage bonds
ofeach company and ifthcamount Of bonds
to lie issued to either company is Insult.
cicnt to insure the full completion, he is to
make n rcquisition upon each company for
q sufficient amount Of bonds, already is.
sucd or at his discretion. Of their. first
mortgage bonds, and in default Of obtain
ing such securities, tho President may
authorize and direct the Attorney General
to institute suits to compel the giving Of
such securities and to otherwise protect
the interests of the United States in the
road and insure the completion, etc.
Section four authorizes and directs the
Attorney-G General to investigate whether
or not tho charters and franchises Of the
Union and Central companies sro forfeit
cd; whether tho companies have made il
legal dividends; whether tho directors,
agents and employees of the companies
have violated the penal law, and institute
any necessary legal proceedings. a.,
ao,n Haprsns Cesrt Deeisleas. a., .rd
The Supreme Court has rendered > de-