Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-03-05

rcctly. as to the amount Of compensation
but that after the appointment was made
friends Of the appointec, interested in the
success Of the party in Tennessee, c.vs
Butler one thousand d., liars for camp.;,n
purposes.
The Times special says tn It the Senate.
Territorial Committee have agreed to Re.
port bill providing Territorial Govern.
ment for Alaska. The House c. ,mmittec
is at present adverse to such bill.
Mr.. Reyeis takes his Seat.
Mr.. Revcls was conducted to the front
Of the Presidents desk by Mr.. Wilson.
and the oath administered. He then took.
the seat assigned him on the Republican,
side, where numbers of the Senate and
others rendered congratulations.
Wilson introduced a bill to prevent
prize.6ghting. 1t provides the punish.
mcnt Of imprisonment for not less than
two years, and 6ne Of not less than
$4,000, for engaging in a prize fight 10
any Territory or State, and half penalty
for acting as seconds or surgeons.
Among other bills introduced was one
by Starkweather, to provide for building .
6rst.class steamship to aid in restoring
commerce and carrying the U. s. Mails;
also one by Howe, to establish system Of
national education. -
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The Postmaster
General in reply to the Senate, says the
number Of blank petitions for the abolition
Of the franking privilege sent out was
$4,000 the number Of accompanying cir.
culars was 10000. The total cost, e4B,-
966. betrayed by the Office Of the Con.
gressional printer. The petitions and cir.
culars were prepared under the direction
of the Postmaster General in accordance
with the views expressed by the President
in his late message, in response to what he
believed to be very general wish Of the
people for the abolition of the franking
privilege. Returns from 454 post Offices
for January show the number Of free let,
tiers to be $500. The weight of printed
matter sent was 345, 1874 pound total cost
Of free matter, sent from 454 Offices.
Sl69,7O4S2. The estimate in dollars Of
the total amount Of free matter is two
hundred thousand monthly. The Post.
master General adds that the recent agita.
ton for repeal has increased the sale Of
stamps and stamped envelopes in January
81 1882 over the same month Of last year.
He rcnews his recommendation for re-.
peal.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25-President Or.
ton, Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company nude an argument before the
Senate Postal Committee to-day, in oppo-
sition to the Hubbard bill. lie gave sta
tistics to show that telegraph rates in this.
country are less per mile than in Europe
and that the telegraph is more used here.
in proportion to the population, than i'm
Europe. lie opposed the bill because il.
would not protect the public against mo-
nopoly, since it would be easy for the
Western Union Company to take posses
sion of the organization. lie said the re-
ccipts Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company last year were six and half
millions, and the expenses four and half
millions. The same amount Of business
would, under the Hubbard bill, produce
less than two millions, ono million short Of
what his company paid for salaricss would
increase fifty per cent the volume Of bust
ness, and would still leave deficit Of more
than million. He concluded by submit
ting proposition that the company be re-
leased from all taxes, which would allow
them to make an average reduction Of one
seventh Of the rates the present tariff
gives them; also the right Of way along
railroads, as proposed n Hubbards BILL,
which would allow a reduction Of another
seventh. Then let Congress provide for
a commission to appraise the cash val NC Of
the property and franchise Of the compa-
ny, on which sum they shall be entitled to
ten per cent per annum, and the company
will surrender to the l'ostofice Depart
mcnt the right to fix the tariffs.
Warning Mormons to Leave.
NEW YORK, Feb 23.-Tho Mormon
preachers are warned out of the village Of
Fast Meadow, Long Island, by the .vigi-.
lantes on pain of being mobbcd. They
left for Pachogue, but are expected to re-
turn, when serious disturbances may oc-
cur.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-Thc Supreme
Court of the United States to-day, in y
case involving the validity Of a:divorcc
granted in Indiana, held that, being valid
by law in that State, under the Constitu-
ton of the United States it must be valid
in every portion Of the country. ..
Connecticut Democratic Conventisn.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 22.-The State
Democratic Convention was held to-day.
A large number Of delegates were in At
tendance and considerable enthusiasm was
exhibited. w. w. Eaton was Chairman,
Ex-Governor English was nominated by
reclamation for Governor; Julius Hotch-
kiss was nominated for Lieutenant: Cover
nor Thomas NJ. Waller for Secretary Of
State Seth s. Logan for Controller, and
Charles NJ. Pond for Treasurer. .Resolu-.
tions were passed declaring the principles
of the party claiming that the Fifteenth
Amendment is a radical change Of tho
Constitution; reaf6rming the position Of
the party taken eight years ago; declaring