Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-02-17

/ thdt III tDesc amendments meant all this.
then God help US for the foundations of
civil liberty were stricken away from the
United States. and our fall was only .
question of time
Frcliughuysen moved to strike out all
reference to churches.
Trumbull said he would vote against this
and all other amendments that made the
bill as obnoxious as possible. He might
thereby secure its defeat. He was for tho
Amnesty bill, and against the amendments
dcsi gned to defeat it.
Vickcrs moved to- strike out all abiding
to schools lie alleged that the reason for
emitting churches from the bill applies
with equal effect to schools.
| Frelinghuysen's amendment was then
adopted by 80 to %.
1t was moved to substitute citizen for
person in the fifth section.
| Trumbull denounced this as an ATTEMPT
to discriminate against Foreigners residing
here, including those who intended becom-
ing citizens. He supposed that the objcc:
OF Cole in offering this amendment was to
exclude Cinnamon from the provisions Of
| the bill but as VIC had provided that
AAoe'S"'ots anu III DcCDHlC Cltl~
zcns, there was no good reason for cxclud-
ing peaceful intelligent Asiatics. Trumbuli
also charged that the opponents of amncs-
ty were voting for these amendments for
the purpose Of defeating the Amnesty
bill.
Feb. 10.-After lengthy discussion on
! the Amnesty bill vote was taken and tho
bill was rejected by the following vote
twothirds not voting in the affirmative:
Yeas--Amcs, Anthony, Brownlow, Cald-
we'll, Cameron, Clayton, Cragin, Fcnton,
Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan. Frolinghuy-
sen, Gilbert, Hamilton, Harlan, lIamlin,
Hicks, Kellogg, Morrill, of Vermont, Nor
ton, Osborne, Patterson, Pomoroy, Poole,
Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sawyer. Shcr-
man, Spencer, Sumner, West, Wilson,
Winton--33
Nays-Blair, Foreman, Davis of West
Virginia, Goldthwaitc, Hail. johnson, Kcl-
ly, Logan, Morrill, of Maine, Norwood,
Salisbury, Scott, Stevenson. Stockton,
Trumbull, Vickers. Wright-l7.
In the House, Peters from the julie
larry Committee, reported back the memo
rial OF William Hastings for the impcach-
ment of Ogden Hoffman, Judge of the
United States Distric' Court of California,
and Judge Field of the Suprcme Court,
and asked to be discharged from its fur
Their consideration. So ordered.
Up to the 9Th instant, the sums awarded
to Americans by the joint United States
and Mexican Commission amounted to
$513 900. The amount claimed in the
aggregate is Sl1 100000. The awards to
Mcxicans amounted to only $4,000.
The aggregate claimed is SIS 100000
District Attorney Bates, Of Utah, says
he came here by permission of the Attor-
ney General, at his own expense that he
asked Congress either to give him money
to prosecute the criminals or order the
prosecution dismissed. Being here, he
now wants money to % on or orders to
stop. He has not asked, suggested, or
had anything to to DO with the removal of
Judge Mexican.
a Committee of Territorial Delegates,
this morning, unanimously resolved to ask
that the House of Representatives devote
one day in each month to the consilcra-
ton and transaction Of business relating
to the Territories. Sub committees were
also appointed to confer with the House
Committee on Territories, so rs to enable
Legislatures to cndow municipal incorpo.
ration in the Territories with the power to
enforce their ordinances, and in relation to
laws regulating the salaries of Clerks of
Courts, etc.
WAsUINGroN. Feb. l0--J ". Forncy
to day rendered his resignation as Collector
of the Port Of Philadelphia. lie says no
finds the Office, as he had anticipated, in
terferes with his business, particularly as a
journalist, aud he announces his intention
to devote himself exclusively to Journal
istic duties in support Of the principles of
the Republican party.
Some Southern Senators, friends Of
amnesty, express themselves confident Of
tho passage of the House Amnesty bill,
lying on Senate table, and while they an
tcipate that Senator Sumner will again
offer his civil rights amendment, there
will be found in the Senate a sufficient
defeat it with strict party vote. Having
made their record on that question, which
was carried by the casting vote Of the
Vice President, they say its further con.
sideration is useless, as the Assembly bill,
which requires Il two-thirds vote, cannot
be passed with such an incumbrancc as
Summers amendment, but the main bill,
doubtless, can secure the required number
of votes to pass it. The friends of am-
nesty are in high spirits at the prospect Of
success.
Feb. 5.-In the House bills were intro.
duced by Cobb to abolish the Freedman's
Rurcou nv p,rker IF Missouri fnr tho
organizing of the Indian Territory or
Okloma by Cotton, for the railroad bridge
over the Mississippi for the Western Un-'
ion Railroad Company.
A motion by Sumner to reconsider the
confirmation Of Leggett, as Governor Of
Washington Territory, was agreed to, but