Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-06-13
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New Postal law for Newspaper.
WAsmNaroN, June 6.-The House
Postotice Committee have agreed to 70.
port bill providing that on newspaner
and periodical publications, mailed
from tho known Office of publication mr.
news agency, and all addressed to REQ.
ular subscribers or news agents, pos-
tage shall be charged at the FOLLOWING
rates: Newspapers and periodicals.. NH.
LEGATIONS issued weekly and mere fire..
quently than once week, one cent and
half; on those issued less frequently
than once week, three cents for eaci
pound or fraction thereof. On recent
of such papers and periodicals at the
office of mailing, they are to be weighed
in bulk and postage paid by a special
adhesive stamp. Newspapers, one copv
to each actual subscriber residing with.
in the county where printed, in whole or
in part, and published go free through
the mails, but the same shall not be de.
livered at letter-carrier Office or dis
tributed by carriers unless postage is
paid thereon as by law provided, and
newspapers and magazines reciprocally
interchanged between publishers, not
exceeding Is ounces in weight, to be
confined to a single copy of each pub
lication, go free through the mails.
All mailable matter of the third class
may weigh not exceeding four pounds
for each package, and postage shall be
charged at the rate Of one cent for
each two ounces or fraction thereof.
Affidavits are to be made by publishers
or news agents to secure their adher-
ence to those provisions, for violation of
which penalties axe prescribed.
Relief Cor thc ". p. Railroad.
The Senate passed the bill releasing
the Northern Pacific Company from the
quirement to pay cost of surveying
lands granted by Government.
Iife-snving station. to be Established ON
the Pacific Coast.
A bill passed by the House directs
the Secretary of the Treasury to estab-
fish life-saving stations at Humboldt
Bay, Point Reyes, Point Conception
and Point Lobos, i'll California; Cape
Arago, Oregon; and at Neah Bay,
Cape disappointment and Shoalwater
Bay, w. L.
Playful Tornado.
June "A tornado struck the village
of Tampico, in Whitesides county, ILL.,,
about IL o'clock last night. 1t demol-
ished Il dwellings and two elevators,
and damaged more or less every build
ing in the place. There were no loss of
life, though a number were seriously
and one or two it is feared, fatally in
jured The amount of damage cannot
yet he ascertained.
The Anti-Polygnmy Bill Likely to Pass.
WASHINGTON, June At is thought
that nothing but want of time will pre-
vent the Senate from passing the Anti
Polygamy Bill which passed the House.
The Senate, it will be rempnhrreI, at
the last session of Congress passed u
bill looking to the abolition of polygamy,
much severer in its terms than the pres.
ent House bill. Those who are there
fore most active in favoring the latter
are pressing it earnestly upon the at
tention of Senators. Prospective fees
Of United States officials in real estate
combinations, ETC., seem to cover the
greater part of the interest in this new
legislation, more than any zeal against
the Mormon religion.
form.
CHICAGO, June G.-The new Secretary
Of the Treasury starts with indications
of making u radical change in the man
ner of doing business in his department..
Yesterday Supervising Architect Null
lett sent up requisition to he signed
by the Secretary when the latter sent
for Mullett and had him explain every
thing in connection with the matter; to
produce plans, estimates, etc.-a pro-
ceeding which it is said filed Mullett
with wonder, as nothing of the kind
had occurred to him before yesterday.
To-day Vanderbilt, the appointment
clerk, was interviewed. He was in
structed that he would be held respon-
sible that no one is hereafter on rolls
unless there is an equivalent in actual
labor for which the salary is rendered.
This frightened Vanderbilt, and he in
timated that the responsibility would
be heavy one which he might not DO
able to stand up under without assist
ance, to which Bristow responded: ~
will sustain you, Mr.. Vanderbilt, and /
assure you that you will not find any
deficiency in my backbone" An active
search is making for names Of retainers
of the department who have been re-
ceiving pay without work. They will
be promptly discharged. Eighteen of
them went to-day, and many more will
follow before ten days have elapsed.
Bridge Destroyed During a Storm.
Troy, N. Y, June 8.-During heavy
storm yesterday span of the bridge
across the Hudson river to the west OF