Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-06-18
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"" AV.A sPccisi says the discussion If
the San Domingo question is develon;n,
great amount Of bad feeling. The dehs,s
in Executive session to-day wss m.rI.S
BY bitterness and excitement such A e.
Senators ever before witnessed, The w."
last Monday on taking up Schurz's resolm,
ton for investigation was tie, and for ono.,
the President gave the casting vote in ~
affirmative. To-day in the effort to oh,.;s
a reconsideration, the Vice. President v..
taken to task by several Senators, who d.
clared it was not decorous for him a. mart
Of the administration to sti6e inte.t;v..
ton Of that matter. In tho debate At
evening three or four Senator'S got into .
wrangle almost without precedent for N.
last ten years, during which the IL ".
given aud taken.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Bills ve,s
passed making uniform the salaries ~
Chief Justice and Associates in Terrific.
RIGS, and extending for six months tthe
provisions OF the act for presentation Of
the claims for additional bounty.
The Senate Committee have reporr.1
favorably on the bill, granting subsidy ~
the Australian and New Zealand STEAMSHIPS
line via San Francisco. So .soon a, tba
bill passes, tenders will be invited 70, ..y:.
vice, aud advertised for GO DAYS. irhs
contract will only be let couditionally unon
contractors obtaining half of tho whole
amount from the colonies. The question ~
to termini and ports of call is left to the
colonies to arrange with the contractor.
T. M. Somfer is nominated Receiver Of
Public Moneys at Olympia, W.. T.
"A number of horticulturalists, headed
by Col. Marshal p. Wilder, with aids.
have left here, going for two months 70
San Francisco. They will DO joined bys
New York party.
Smith read a dispatch from Salem an
nouncing that the Democrats have twelve
majority in the Oregon Legislature. APP.
plause by Democrats.
NEW YORK, juno 9.-Thc TLibune,s
London correspondent confirms, by tele-
graph, the statement that the alleged
Roumnnian butchcry was simply stu
dents joke.
A Times special says the majority and
minority Of the House Committee on For,
eign Affairs on the Cuban question to-day
officially publish reports. Tho majority
report declares it to be the duty Of tho
United States to recognize the existence
of a contest IN Cuba, and to declare and
maintain an impartial neutrality; give
both parties the samcehdvantages in inter-
course and trade with the United States,
and invites the President to demonstrate
against the barbarous manner in whicE
the war has been conducted The minors,
ty submit rs substitute for tkcir propo:
sition bill making it a misdcmcanor to-
equip ships Of way with the intent Of be-.
ing employed in the service of any Euro
pcan Province or State for the purpose Of
subduing colonists claiming independence,
and providing for the forfeiture Of such
vessels.
WLMINGroN, N. c., juno 10-Thc
Republican Congressional Convention Of
the Third District, after stormy session
and split, rcnomnatcd Dockcy. II refused
to endorse lIoldcn's administration.
Another ticket will he nominated or bolt
crs will support Stafford, Conservative.
WHEELING, juno 9th.-The Demo
cratic Convention met at Charleston, tho
new Capital Of the State, yesterday. 1t
is largely attended. The platform dc.
mands the taxation of capital cxpungins
from the statute books every form Of test
oaths restoration of the ballot to the dis.
franchiscd, and declares the white race
the superior and ruling race of the coun.
try. John j. Jacobs, of Hampshire
county, was nominated for Governor.
CHICAGO, June 13.-Officers Of tho
Workingmens organization arc calling
the attention of Congress to contracts for
Chinese labor just made in Louisiana and
elsewhere, and ask for legislation to pre-
vent them. A bill is now before the
Senate judiciary Committee to prohibit
contracts for scrvile labor.
LONDON, June 10.-Thc death OF
Dickens causes profound sorrow through
out the land. Ho was apparently in good
health on Wednesday, when he wrote sew
cral pages Of Edwin brood. There ara
unusual demonstrations Of public grief in
London and other cities.
SAN Francisco, June 14.-Arrived,
Steamer Hoses Taylor, from Portland; bark
Amethyst, from Bellingham Bay; barks
adelaide Cooper, from Port Ludlow
jenny Pitts, from Freeport; Nidette, from
Utsalady; Milan, from Port CANDLES
Mary Glorcr, from Port Discovery;
Atlanta, from Port Gamble. No 'depar-
lures for Northern ports. ''- .""
Arrived, bark Anglo Saron and steamer
Great Republic, from Hong Kong, With
1000 Cinnamon. ...... a.t,.s.
A heavy earthquake, not accompanied
with loss Of life, was felt in Japan aud at
sea, May 18th. The volcano 'Asayama,
in the province of Sin Shin, is in eruption
for the first time in four hundred years.
YREKA, june 14.-W. Mallory, within
the past few days, has discovered a very
rich gold bearing quartz lode. about ono
mile north Of this place. The circum-
stances Of discovery are somewhat peculiar:
He has for the past seven years labored