Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-20
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A Political Bill Drawn up.

A Political Bill Drawn up.
WASHINGTON, February ia Washing
ton special saws a Joint Republican Caucus
has completed a political bill, the points OF
which will be presented to the Senate and
House caucuses respectively. They ere as
follows: First-Re-enactment OF the 1ourth
section of the Ku-Klux Act which allows the
President to suspend the writ of haheas cor
nus in certain cases and gives him full power
TO use the army to suppress disorder and
maintain peace. Second-Appointment of
DEPUTY United States Marshals and supervis-
ors of elections, with full power to conduct
elections. count ballots, supervise returns,
arrest persons who attempt to intimdate vo-
tiers or unlawfully interfere with the conduct
of elections. Third-Providc for full and
fair administration of legal voters and make
itunlawful for any reconstructed States to
impose an excessive poll tax or require pay
ment of such tax as qualification for voting
Mt any Congressional election. Fourth-De-
claring the exhibition or use of deadly wea-
pons on days Of registration or election, for the
purpose of intimidation or violence, crimi-
nal offence, punishable with fine or imrrison-
ment at the discretion of the Court. The
bill, it is said has received the unanimous
vote of the Joint Committee.
The Extra Session and its objects.
CHICAGO. Feb. ia Washington special
saws Senators generally all admit there is little
doubt that an extra session will be called to
consider the Hawaiian treaty. Twenty-three
new Senators will then be sworn in, and it is
said one of the political purposes OF the extra
session, is to compel Cameron, OF Wisconsin,
Christiancy of Michigan, and other so-calied
Independent Senators to define their polit.
ical status If, the dispatch says. they shall
choose to act with Sprague, Fcnton and
Schurz. who call themselves Independents,
but do not attend Republican caucus, they
will be likely to be assigned to very different
positions on committees than they will be in
case they classify themselves as Republicans
ON the Philadelphia platform.
Captain and Crew MHssHered.
SAN Francisco, Feb. Is. The Sydney Her.
aid of Jan 18th gives an account of The mas
sacre of the captain, officers and crew OF the
trading brig Jas. Bernie, of Sydney, by ma
tives at Howe's Island: The ships company
consisted of the captain, two officers, carpen-
ter, steward, six scamcn, forty colored labor
ers and one passenger. Arriving at the isl
ands stationed three parties on different isl
lands. The natives surprised and captured
the brig and all shore parties except that of
the second officer, William Rhodes, who es-
caped with sixteen colored men In Il boat and
after five days without food or water reached
Solomon Islands. Subsequently they reached
the Island of st. Christobal, where the Amer
lean whaler Benz Cummings took them up
and carried them to Bird Island, whence
they were taken to Hobartown by the brig
Wolverine 1t is believed the rest of the
party are all massacred. 1t is reported that
six vessels have been captured by the natives
on these islands and the crews massacrcd.
The senator for Florida.
CHICAGO, Feb 12-The election of c. w.
Jones, rs Senator from Florida, it appears,
was the result Of a compromise between the
Democrats and Republicans, The final vote
stood: Jones, 40; Brisbec QtadicaD %; rest
scattering.
Death OF General Macy from Acciden-
tai discharge OF a Pistol.
BosToN, Feb. 14-Brevct Major General
George N. Macy died at his residence in this
city on Saturday night. lie accidentally fell
ON Friday afternoon and small pistol in his
breast pocket was discharged inticting a
wound which resulted in his death.
Railroad Legislation ina Wisconsin,.
MILWAUKEE, Feb 14-The report of the
commissioners E;al
livered to the legislature tomorrow. 1t will
recommend the repeal of the Potter law and
the substitution of such legislation as will
authorize the commissioners to fix maximum
rates for freights and passage for roads of the
of the first class, namely, st. Paul and North,
western. No restriction is proposed on roads
of the second class. The plan of the COM
missioners also contempIates that each road
shall be appraised, and that when the net
earnings of any road of the first class exceeds
ten per cent of value its rates shall be reduced.
The commissioners have prepared q bill en-
bodying these recommendations The indi'
cations are that 1t will pass
The Admission of Colorado.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lathe caucus of Re.
publican Senators Yesterday agreed by large
majority to the House bill passed at last SEES.
sion for the admission of Colorado as State.
1t is also believed that the House bill for the
admission of New Mexico will be agreed to.
Congregational.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In the Senate,
Ferry of Connecticut, presented the creden
tials of w. w. Eaton, appointed u s. Sen
ator from Connecticut to fill the vacancy oc.
casioned by the death of Buckingham. Ea-
ton was sworn and took his seat.
In the House. after the passage of the Mil
itary Academy and Pension bills the bill for
equalization of bounty was considered. 1t
provides for the payment to every non-com
missoned officer and private, including
slaves who served in the army and were dis
charged, eight and onethird SD dollars per
month for services between April 9th and 9th
May, 1865, with deduction of all bounties
heretofore paid by the United States Sub.
stitute or prisoners of war at the time are
excluded; also those discharged as minors or
from other cause, unless such discharge was
for re.enlistment or promotion. Where the
soldier is dead the bounty reverts to his
widow If not remarked, or TO his minor child
or children. ,.E
Gunckel prcfaced bill with the platforms
of both parties pledging justice to soldiers
Government, he said, had already paid four
hundred million bounty. Why should it not
pay the few millions remaining and remove
all irregularities. The pending bill would
not cost over twenty millions. Had the Re
publican party been half as anxious to pay
the debt to the soldiers as to pay foreign
bond-holders 1t would not be in the minority
today. I'm ...s..,..
Comingo's amendment extending the act
to allsoldiers mustered into service, subsisted,
clothed, and paid by Government, was agreed
to. @-,87sst .sta5hg
A vote on the bill was taken, with the
several amendments attached. Yeas III,