Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-02-12
LATER fRON THE ATL ANTIC STATES,
Congressional:

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tenth section makes incompetent grand or
petit jurors who advocate or practice con-
cubinage, bigamy or polygamy. The
thirteenth section enacts that any man in
Utah who shall live or cohabit with more
than one WOMAN. or with other than his
lawful wife. shall be adjulgcd guilty of
the crime OF concubina@e, and upon con-
vic,ion thereof shall he punished by fnc
no: exceeding 81 900, and Imprisonment
in the renitentiary at hard labor for not
exceeding five years. The seventeenth
section authorizes the United States Mar
shall, if resisted or threatened with resist
ancc in the execution Of any writ Or pro-
cess. to apply to the commander of any
military camp in the Territory for posse.
The nineteenth section provides that no
alien prac;iciug bi=amy or cencuhinagc
shall be admitted to untel States citizen.
ship. nor shall any polygami>t hold any
Office OF trust or profit in the Territory,
vote therein. or be entitled to the benefits
of the homestead or presumption laws.
The twenty-third section cnac:s that mar
riagcs in the Territory shall be solcmnized
only by Justices of the Supreme Court,
Justices of the Peace duly appointed and
qualified, or by any priest or minister Of
the gospel regularly ordained and settled.
1t declares that all consangunous marri-
ages are inccstuous. and are void, and
punishable by twenty years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. The bill is very long,
and contains ,h;rty-iour sections.
WAsHISGToN, Feb. In the House,
Slocum. on the question of privilege,
called the attention of the House to an
advertisement in the New York Times,
of Feb. I'd. Offering to secure an appoint
mcnt as cadet at West Point, and request
ing parties to address Congressman, Boz
No. III, Times Office. Slocum thought
it one of the crying evils of the day, that
to hold office should be deemed dishonest
A resolution was offered recitng the pub
LEGATION of such an advertisement. and au-
thorizing the Committee on Military AZ
fairs to inquire whether any member of
the House had ever sold, or offered to sell
his influence to secure an appointment to
the Military or Naval academies. Several
members spoke in favor Of the resolution
stating that they had repeatedly heard
charges Of this kind made against mem
hers The resolution was adopted.
Lawrence introduced bill to provide
for a change in the mode of paying pen
sions. The bill provides that the Sccreta-
ry of the Treasury shall select in every
county in the United States. either Ma
tional Bank, Postmaster, Assessor or q
Collector of Internal Revenue. to prepare
all pensions papers free fcost to pension
ers lie shall be paid in every three
months instead of scmi-annually as now.
The House took up the bill for the
temporary relief Of the poor in the District
Of Columbia. Logan's amendment in
structing the Secretary of War tie issue
rations to the poor, was adopted.
The Committee OF Pacific Railroads
reported bill relative to the Western Pa
c;ic Railroad.
Appointment OF Cnlcers.
The President to-day nominated II. II
Heath, Marshal tor New Mexico, and
Samuel Bard, of Georgia, Governor Of
Idaho. The Senate confirmed the nomi
nation of l.. i. Church. Assessor Of In.
ternal Revenue Of Montana.
DR. Samuel Bard, nominated for Gov
crnor of Idaho. was lately editor and pro
prictor of the Atlanta Ncsc Era. The
Governor will go out of Office by limita
ton, his commission expiring next May.
CHICAGO, Feb. i A New York spc
cial says. gentleman from Mexico states
TIE crown jewels of Spain, which have
: been missing from Madrid since the cx
puIsion of Queen Isabella. are in the city
of Mexico. where they are held in pawn
They include jewels pledged wien Column
! bus was outfttcd.
,, Gold Mines in Indiana.
TERRE IIAurE. Ind. Feb. 4.-Tte
, most intense excitemcn: prevails in Clark
county in consequence Of the discovery Of
gold about twenty miles from this city, by
a lately returned Californian miner. OF
eighteen yc'rs' experience People in
that section are wild with the gold h'anin
and are leaving other business to search
for the precious metal.
AUGUSTA, Me-. Feb. 4.-Gov. Cham
bcrlain gave reception this evening tC
officers of the American and British fleets
now lying in Portland harbor. One thou
sand persons were present.
, New York, Jan. 4.-Mormon mission
! aries are engaged in the PRONUNCIATION OF
!, their peculiar doctrine at Frceport, Hemp
stead, Rockville, Rivcrhead and Mead
ford. They say they have made many
converts.
; Great Fire at Towanda, Penn.
A great fire at Towanda, Penn, on Sat
urday evening, caused the loss Of $3.50,
) 600 worth of property.
New Method of Settling Contested Elections.
, CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Thc Election Com
l mittce have agreed to recommend plan
for settling contested election cases, some
: thing like that pursued in England, viz
5 Settle each case by special jury or com
mittee. The names of all members of the
House to be put into a box and then drawn
out one by one. each contestant having