Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-02-08


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Iegislatie. Assstins The Tsrrlsorse..
In the House of Representatives,
January 8, the following proceedings
we're had in relation to the Territories
Mr.. Mckee reported bill III, r.
No. 1861 regulating the compensation
of the members and officers of the
Legislative Assemblies of the several
Territories of the United States. and
limiting the duration of the sessions of
said Assemblies, which was read first
and second time.
The first section provides that the
sessions of the Legislative Assemblies
of the several Territories of the United
States shall be limited to forty days'
duration. The second section provides
that the members of each branch of
such Legislatures shall receive COM
pensation of six dollars a day during
the sessions provided for, and such
mileage IS is now provided by law :
provided that the President of the
Council and the Speaker of the House
shall receive each compensation of
ten dollars per day, and that the addi-
tional officers of each branch OF said
Legislative Assemblies shall consist of
one Chief Clerk who shall receive a
compensation of eight dollars per day,
and OF one Assistant Clerk, one Enroll
ing Clerk, one EngrOssinS Clerk, one
Sergeant-at-Arms, one doorkeeper, one
messenger and one waterman, who
shall each receive q compensation Of
five dollars per day during the sessions.
The third section provides that on and
after the 4th day of March, 1873, the
annual salaries of the Governors of
the several Territories o! the United
States shall be So, 500, and the salaries
of the Secretaries of the said Terrific
res shall he 50 800 each.
The bill, after considerable debate.
was passed by vote of yeas 50, nays
G3.
Mr.. Parker, of Missouri, reported
back, with the recommendation that it
pass, the bill III. r. No. 1901 to dis
approve of certain legislation in tho
Territory of Washington.
The question was on ordering the
bill to be engrossed and read third
time.
The bill, which was read, proposes
to disapprove the act to extend and
define the corporate limits of the city of
Walla Walla, passed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly Of the Territory of Wash
ington, and approved by the Governor
of said Territory on the 9th of No
vember, 1871, except in so fur Us tho
same covers and includes lands ada
cent to said city VIII oh have already
been laid ont in town lots, streets and
alleys by the owners and proprietors
thereof.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read third time and being en-
crossed, it was accordingly read the
third time and passed.
Mr.. Parker, Of Missouri, moved to
reconsider the VOC by which the bill
was passed, and also moved that tho
motion to reconsider be laid on the
table.
The latter motion was agreed to.
Terrible Earthquake in India.
NEW YORK, February IA Calcutta
dispatch states that the city of Lohuree.
in the Territory of Scinde. was nearly
destroyed by an earthquake. The Gu
lamity came with such suddenness that
escape was impossible. On the first
alarm the inhabitants rushed from their
houses into the streets, where many
were killed by falling buildings. Up.
ward of five hundred persons are sup
posed to have persisted. The earth
quake was felt many miles away. The
surviving inhabitants of Lohuree, after
the first CONSERVATION, fed with their
goods to the mountains.
Grant Proposes ..s,vinging Around the
Circle"
WASHINGTON, February 4. - Presi-
dent Grant yesterday assured dclega-
ton of Georgians that before the close
of the session lie should accompany
the members of his cabinet and make
an extended southern tour, visiting
New Orleans, Richmond, Raleigh, Co
lumbia, Charleston and other places.
From New Orleans no would go to
Memphis, but was undecided whether
to return by way of Knoxville or Nash
vile and Louisville. He declined to
state anything positive concerning the
appointment Of Southerner in the
cabinet.
A Jump from the Fryins-pan to the Fire,
CHICAGO, February "A Washington
special says that ingalls,, the new Kan
sos Senator, is alleged to be as corrupt
as any Kansas politician that it ap-
pears from testimony before the House
Judiciary Committee in the case of
Judge Delahy, of Kansas, Tint ingalls,
bribed or attempted to bride Delahy.
Ingalls, himself testified to Offering the
son-in-law Of Delahy 81 500 in open
court to make a decree in bankruptcy
in favor of client, which was done.