Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-04
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMs TO THE DAILY oIYMPIAN.
Report OF the Kellogg Committee.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE DAILY OIYMPIAN.
Report OF the Kellogg Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 90. The special com.
mittee OF tho House of Representatives to
investigate the conduct Of Gov. Kellogg.
have made the following report
To the Honorable Speaker of the House
of Representatives:
The Special Committee announced by the
House to investigate the conduct of w. H.
Kellogg, and to ascertain whether he
has committed such high crimes and mis-.
demeanors in Office while exercising the func.
lions of Governor as to demand his impeach-
| ment, respectfully report that they find on
| investigation, that the said Kellogg, while
| acting as Governor of the State, has com.
| mitted many violations In his official capacity
| and in the exercise of the functions of Gov.
ernOr, OF the constitution and the laws of
Louisiana. They submit preamble and
resolutions for the consideration of
the house, and recommend their adoption.
The conservatives confidently assert that the
House will adopt the report on Monday.
Gov. Ames Impeached.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 26.-The Appears jackson,
| Miss, special says, in the House to-day q
resolution impeaching Governor Ames of
high crimes and misdemeanors in office, was
adopted.
The Fur Seal Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Feb 27-The examination
of General Miller, President of the Alaska
| Commercial Co., by the subcommittee of
the Committee of Ways and Means, was
by the chairman, Fernando Wood, were par.
ticularly directed towards the manner in
| which the lease of the seal islands had been
| awarded. The point of the investigation
| turns upon this special inquiry, inasmuch as
| there appears to be no direct evidence to
| show that the obligations under the lease
have not been fulfilled.
He claims that the company's bid was eigh.
| teen thousand dollars more than the bid of
| these parties, and that the government re-
ceived sixty.three thousand dollars more pei
| annum than was required by the act of Con-
gress, and that the income OF Government
| from this source had been but three hundred
| and twenty-five thousand dollars per annum.
1t costs the company six dollars to put seal
skin on the London market, while they
would only sell for five dollars when the lease
was taken.
The company has raised the value of skins
by close attention to business, and by max
ing seal fur popular. Gen. Miller having
| answered fully and satisfactorily all questions,
| the committee will return to San Francisco
| to morrow.
General Babcock, in conversation with his
| friends, says he has no present intention to
resign his position of private Secretary to
| the President, nor at all.
He considers it necessary to renew his re-
quest for an army court of inquiry, to vindi-
cate him from charges which have already
been disposed of after full and fair trial by
a civil tribunal.
Terrible Storm and Loss of Life.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. ga terrible wind
| storm, amounting almost to a tornado, struck
the northern part of st. Charles, Mo-, yes
terday, and passing down Main and Second
streets, demolished or badly injured twenty
or more buildings. Among those most SER
iously damaged, are Kramers' warehouse
| wrecked. and his Touring mills greatly in
jured. The court house was unroofed and
the front blown down. The county Jail
was unroofed and the walls were blown
down, leaving the iron cells exposed. Con-
cert Hall, St. Charles Savings Bank, the gas
works and Piper's Agricultural Warehouse,
were totally destroyed. The First National
Bank will have to be pulled down. The
| county clerks Office. California douse, Dem
ocrat news, and Zeitung newspaper offices,
| Methodist Church and Odd Fellows building
are badly injured. James Gosney, employed
at the gas works, and his little SON were killed
Three or four other persons were more or
| less hurt. The storm went in the direction
of Partoge de Siorx and is said to have de-
| stroyed several farm-houses, and injured q
number of persons. The storm lasted less
| than five minutes The damage at st. Charles
| Is estimated at three hundred thousand dol
| lars, but this is probably exaggerated.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2S.-A Times Evansville
special says. the tornado at Princeton, Ind,
| last night, bowed down ten houses and
burned one
NEWARK, Feb, 2S.-Nine persons, includ-
| ing, several burglars awaiting trial in the
courthouse escaped today
A report of the tornado from Princeton,
| Ind, states that eight persons were danger
ously injured, four of whom are not expected
| to recover Over 80 houses we're terribly
demolished and about 90 more badly dam
aged. The tornado was most severe from
| the north side of the public square to the
southern limits of the town. In the track of
the storm, 1t is impossible TO distinguish the
streets or former locations of residences.
Everything is Frustrated and spread over the
ground. Several persons were buried under
the wreck of their dwellings and taken out
unframed
New ORLEANS, Feb. 28.-After seven and
half hours debate, Wiltz moved the adop.
| ton of the report of the majority of the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges against w. p. Kellogg, with resolu-
tions accompanying the report recommend.
ing that articles of Impeachment be prepared
against him for high crimes and misdemean-
| ors The yeas and nays were called. Mr..
| Stoffard and other members of the House
asked to explain their votes, when their
names were called. A storm of yeas and
| nays greeted their request. The majority
report, and the resolutions accompanying
| the same were adopted by vote of 81 yeas
and As nays The Hobbies above and below
stairs were thronged with spectators, during
the whole time of the discussion of the ques.
| ton.
Reduction Of the Pre, fdent's Salary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9s.--The bill reported
| favorably from the Senate Committee on
| civil service and retrenchment to-day in re-
gard to the Presidents salary. provides that
| from and after March 4th, 1877 1t shall be
| fixed at SEA, 600 per annum.
Loss of the steamer Mary Rell.
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