Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-02-26

sists on boun;ies and pensions for soldiers of
the rebellion; approves of Grants administra
ton; presents Senator Morton to the National
Republican Convention for nomination for
the Presidency.
Grecnback Convention.
New HAVEN, Feb. 22.-About 200 persons
were present to-day in this city at mass
convention of greenback men. About 100
from this city and vicinity handed in their
names in favor of the movement. The fol.
lowing are the resolutions: First VIC oppose
the act fixing definite time for the REDEEM
ton CT specie payments. Our. paper money
should be appreciated to par with coin by
| rectifying the defects in our monetary sys-
TEN, and by producing general prosperity.
The national note should be made full le.
gal tender for all public dues, and for the
purchase of government bonds at par with
gold coin. We should have staple currcn.
| cy, as uniform as possible both exchangeablc
| value and its rate of interest High and
iluctuaing rates of interest are detrimental
to the interest and to the prosperity of pro.
duccrs, and to the highest good Of the whole
| nation.
| The RfpuJlican Eaacai~, Gambetta's or.
gan, says that the Buffet cabinet will have to
render an account TO the country, of its adj.
ministration, of public affairs, and declares
any revision of the constitution, except In a
| Republican sense, is now impossible. The
| Republican papers comment on the calm and
tranquil manner in which the country asso-
ciated itself with Republican ideas.
] Senate.
| WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-Logan presented
| petition of disabled soldiers asking that pro.
visions of the act of Jure 10, 1874, be ex.
| 4 II
the elbow or leg below the knee, and that
they be allowed pension of twenty-four
dollars a month; referred.
Morton presented petition signed by over
| Ii, 900 women of Indiana, and nearly Ia, 000
| voters of that State on the subject of tenn
| perancc, asking Congress to appoint com
mission to investigate and to report rs to the
effect of all alcoholic liquors traffic. Sec
ondly, to prohibit the importation of alec
holic liquors from foreign countries Third
| ly, to prohibit the manufacture and sale OF
alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia
and Territories of tie United States; and,
fourthly, to require total abstinence from
alcoholic liquor of all civil, military, and
naval officials of the United States.
Rejoicing over the Fall of ToIosa.
MADRID, Feb. GA TIE Deum was sang in
the Cathedral here today for King Alfonso's
entrance into TolOsa. 1t may now be con-
sidered that the war is virtually at All end.
The Archbishop of Toledo and other prelatea
have pctitioned the Cortes to grant Catholic
unity and prohibit any other worship in
Spain.
The Fugitive Slave Question In Parlia-
| lncnt.
LONDON, Feb. 29.-In the House of Com.
mons to night, Whitbread member for Bed
ford, moved II resolution in regard TO the
treatment of fugitive slaves, calling for the
revocation of the recent circulars issued by
the Admiralty. He asserted that these in
structions Sent TO the commanders of our
men.of-war indicated an inclination on the
part of the government TO abandon the tradi.
linAal nnlicY of Encland with reoarl 10 sin.