Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-03-19

are delayed. and in " .sconsin and Ninncs
sofa the trains are showed in.
WAsmINGroN, March $50 far iao
bills aud join, resolutions have been intro.
duced in Congress and are now before tho
appropriate committees. Many are of a
private character.
Assistant Postmaster General Terrell
has received specimens Of the new POSTAGE
stamps. They are far superior to those
now printed, more appropriate in color.
and will probably be ready for sale by the
first of April.
WASHINGTON. March l3.-The fund.
ing bill, as it passed the Senate, provides
for the issue Of 400 900 600 coupons ar
1910 year bonds Of five per cent coin in.
tcrcst for disposal in the United States o.
elsewhere at not less than par value for
coin, or in exchange for 5-29 bonds equal
to the aggregate par value; also for 400.
OO0,0 of l5-l0 year bonds. at I. per
cent. coin interest, for similar disposal, at
not less than par value for coin or rcdemp.
ton Of bonds bearing higher rate of in.
tere,t also for the same 100000. 600 of
2o-l0 year bonds at ! per cent. coin in.
terest, for similar disposal, at not less than
par value for coin or redemption of out
standing bonds. Further issue of the last
named bonds is authorized at the discre-
ton OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, pro-
vidca the aggregate debt of the United
States is not thereby increased I; all these.
bonds are entirely exempt from taxation.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is author.
lied to appoint agents in the United States
or Europe for the negotiation of the bondr.
a sum not exceeding one half of one pcr
cent. is appropriated to pay the expense Of
preparing and disposing Of the bonds. One
hundred and fifty millions of dollars of the
annual duties on imported goods is applied
to the payment Of interest and reduction
of the principal Of the public debt bonds,
how held rs sinking fund also, those
hereafter purchased shall he cancelled or
destroyed after the LIST of next October.
Registered bonds OF. any d, examination not
less than so O0o, issued under the provi-
sion> Of this act, shall be deposited with
the Treasurer as security for the national
banks; and those which shall not comply
with this provision. within 4 year from the
passage Of thc act. shall forfeit their char
tiers. An amount of circulatn. notes. re-
ccjvcl by any bank, not to exceed 80
per cent. Of the par value of TIE bonds
must be deposited. 4 he las, section au-
thorizcs banks to be organized and do bust
ness on dcpositing $4,000 in L. s. notes
with the Controller of the currency in OK
change for four per cent bonds. and shall
receive circulating notes the same as other
banks without respect to limitations or ag-
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provided however. that circulating notes
are issued under this section
CoiOrcd Men Wan: Protection.
\ colorcd delegation from Tennessee
presented the President a memorial asking
for protection against outlaws in that State
Their request was referred to the Secretary
of War.
Rochester Municipal Election.
ROCHESTER,, March n.-John Lucs
(Nemocrat) was elected Mayor yesterday
by majority Of $50. The Republicans
elected majority of the Aldermen, Coun-
cilmen and Supervisors
Appointments.
WAsnIXToN, March 4.--The FLOWING
appointments were sent to the Senate to-
day Il. II. Butler, Of California, Consul
to Alexandria. Egypt; +. Packard, of
Tennessee, Consul to Montcvido; j. W.
Mason. Of Arkansas. Minister Resident and
Consul General to IBERIA; David }. Viii
hanson. Consul to CailaO.
WAslliNGroN, March 4.-Otlicial stats
ties show that the imports into the United
States for the ten mouths ending October
u -
against S33 300 ObO for the same time
last year; exports, $500, 0Uc,oUD, against
$500 900 900 of imports. OF So ,0oo,-
900 of exports, S243 900, 900 were in Tor
cigu vessels.
Women's Suffrage Convention.
The monthly meeting Of the Womcn's
Suffrage Association was held yesterday at
the Cooper Institute. Members congratu-
lated each other on the appointment of te-
male Justices of the Peace in Illinois and
the Jury of women in Wyoming Territory
Mrs. d. lIallcck made a speech, announc-
ing the startling theory that women, as the
conservative element in politics, ought to
form the State Senate.
Tennessee to be Again Reconstructed.
The Committee on Reconstruction will
meet on Tuesday and resume the discus
sion of the proposition to reconstruct Ten
ncsscc. One member said to-day he be-
lieved the majority of the committee favor
such legislation.
Features OF the Infallibility Dogma.
LONDON, March 11.-This evenings
edition of the Times gives the following
from the Roman frontier On Monday
the scheme of iniallibility was distributed
to the members of the Council. 1t asserts
that the Church possesses supreme and
complete primacy and that the principality
over the universal Church was received
with the plcntitudc of powers from the
Lord himself, by st. Peter, of whom the
Poutifr is the successor All questions OF