Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-07-09

k-V 1t seems that the contested election
case, Of Wallace (tcp) against Simpson
(Dcm.) from one of the South Carolina
Districts, was managed in the House more
shameIully even than we had supposed. We
were aware that Wallace had been ad-
mittcd, though there was majority of
some 1000 against hm--indced We com.
mente upon the fact some days ago
but we were aot aware how it was done.
The following dispatch to the Enniny
Past, of Chicago, dated May 9th, tells
the story:
A sharp dolgc was rractccl in the
House to-day by Mr.. Cessna, member of
the Committee on Elections, whereby Mr..
Wallace. who was the contestant for the
seat Of Mr.. Simpson, from South Carolina,
was dcclrcl entitled TO the seat, aud ac.
cordingly sworn in As soon as the read
ing Of the journal had been finished. mir.
Cessna sent to the Clerk desk II rcsolu-
tion declaring Mr.. Wallace entitled to the
seat But few members were present.
MT NJ IRE than 40. The Clerk read the
resolution in such low voice that MEM
hers did not seem to n,tce what the ma
turc Of it was, or ut least to consider that
it was an election case. The Speaker then
put the question of its adoption to the
House, and there beng ~ response in the
negative, it was declared adopted. A mo.
tion to reconsider WAS then made, and Il
motion to lay that motion ON the table was
adopted with no dissenting voice. This
sealed the matter. The calling of Mr..
Wallace to the bar by the Speaker to be
sworn in was the first knowledge the ma
jority present had as to the nature Of the
resolution passed moment previous.
Objections were made by score Of voices
to swearing Mr.. Wallace in, but the
Speaker decided that there was no way in
which the House could reconsider their
action unless by unanimous consent,
which Of course could not be obtained.
After several had made protests, Rcpubli-
cans as we'll as Democrats, Mr.. Wallace
was sworn in.-Herald.
FINANcIAL.-Thc Buffalo Eaprcss gives
the following account of 6uaucial trans
action which took place in an office in that
city a few days ago:
Ky some means or other, it happened
that the ofice-boy owed one of the clerks
three cents, the clerk owed the cashier
two cents, and the clerk owed the Office
boy two cents. Tho ofiiceboy having a
cent in his pocket, concluded to diminish
his debt, and therefore handed the nickel
over to the clerk, who, in turn, paid half
of his debt by giving the coin to the cash.
ier. The latter handed the cent back to
the Office boy, rcmarking: Now owe
you one cent" The offce.boy again
passed the cent to the clerk, who passed it
back to the cashier, who passed it back
to the officc.boy, and the latter individual
squared all accounts by paying it to the
clerk, thereby discharging the entire debt.
u Red Cloud, in his great speech at
Coopcr's Institute. New York, said !:
When the Great Father sent out mon to
the Indians, was thin and spare. Now
I am stout and fat. 1t is because so many
liars have bean sent, and l am stuffed full
Of their lies" Is it possible that Gen.
Grant requires of all his appointees prof.
cheney in that art of which he stands head
and chief in America We are almost
forced to this belief from what Red Cloud
says.
hD- tits said that preserved fruit and
vegetables may be made to retain their
green color by digcsting them for some
time in boiling salt water. After rcmov.
ing the latter, vinegar should be poured
over them while boiling hot, removed on
the third day, boiled, and poured on again.