Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-17

publicans 10 oked solemn. The Vice Pres
ident insisted upon another roll call. The
Democrats began to vote in the negative,
| Thurman being one of the first to break
up the absence of the quorum in this way.
McCreery and two or three Southern Dem
ocrats, Cockrell and Lamar among them,
it 10 believed, voted for Sherman. Before
the roll-call was over, nearly all the Dem
ocrats present had recorded themselves in
the negative.
When the Senate went into executive
session the cabinet nominations were in
turn reported back from the committee,
accompanied in each case with unani-
nous Recommendation for confirmation.
| A motion was then made to take up the
nomination of David n. Key as Postmas-
| ter General for immediate action. No Oh.
lection was interposed and the vote upon
the question of confirming was taken up
by yeas and nays, aud resulted, yeas 81,
| nays 2; the negative votes being cast by
Democrats. This vote was regarded as a
test of the strength of the opposition to
| the remaining nominations and no further
opposition was made beyond demanding
roll-call. In the case of Schurz' nomina-
ton, the vote was forty four for confirms
ton and two against. The vote on Evarts'
nomination was about the same. Quite a
number of Senator's on both sides abstaincd
from voting. and the few negative votes
in each instance were cast by Democrats
Cameron of Pennsylvania voted for
Evarts, Sehurz and Key, remarking that
his vote for Evarts was under what he re-
gaIded as instructions from the committee
on foreign relations, which had instructed
him to report favorably. C0nkling re-
Trained from voting on his nomination.
The nominations of McCrary to be Sec
rotary of War, Richard NJ. Thompson Sec
rotary Of Navy and Chas. Devens Attor-
ney General, were confirmed without roll
call or division.
The Suns Washington special says that
Grant, it is understood. has accepted the
presidency of the First National Bank of
this city and will enter upon his duties
Immediately.
The Inter Oceans Washington special
says there need be no longer any fear that
a breakup will occur in the Republican
ranks. Blaine's speeches in the Senate,
he says in an interview. have been Misun-
derstoOd if they have been taken to mean
that lie will oppose the Presidents policy.
He thinks it entitled to a trial, and if it
succeeds none will more fully or gratefully
acknowledge its wisdom than he; but he
don't believe Hayes can recognize Nichols
and overturn Chamberlain without con-
Tossing he sits in the White House upon
fraudulent pretensions. His reference to
the South Carolina matter the other day
was simply to expose to the country the
Vaccinations of politicians who are try
ing to barter away all tho hold the Repub-
lican party has in the South, and he meant
nothing more. Hayes repudiatcd these
attempts at bargaining. and he does not
think they will be repeated.
4 Submarine Volcano.
SAN Francisco, March 9.-The Homo
lulu Gazette of February 28th, contains
the account of wonderful submarine vol
canic outbreak in Kealakeakus Bay, near
the entrance to the harbor. The natives
report that the eruption occurred ut
o'clock on the morning of the Gath, ap-
pearing like innumerable red, blue and
green lights. In the afternoon several
boats visited the eruption, cruising over
the most active part where the water was
in a state of peculisr activity, boiling aud
appearing as If passing over rapids. or
very much like the water at He'll Gate,
New York. Blocks of lava two feet
square came up from below, frequently
striking the boats. AS the lava was quite
soft no harm was done. Nearly all the
pieces, on reaching the surface. were red
hot, emitting steam and gas, strongly sui
phurous. A rumbling noise was heard
like the rumbling of rocks in freshet,
caused no doubt by the eruption Of the
lava from the submarine crater, which is
supposed to be crack or line of the rup-
turc extending at least mile from the
shore. Another rupture, doubtless COL
tinuation of the submarine fissure, was
traced inland from the shore nearly three
miles, varying in width from few inches
to three feet. IN some places water was
seen pouring down into the abyss below.
A severe shock of earthquake was felt by
those living at Koawaloa and Keel, during
the night of the eruption, which must
have preceded the outbreak. It was
quite severe, but no damage reported.
From Warrington.
WASHINGTON, March 12.--The Times
Washington special says accounts from
the South show q wonderful change of sen.
timeut. Prominent Southerners from
home believe Hayes has power to do more
good for the South than Tilden could
possibly have done had he been elect
ed, and already Hayes has more earnest
friends among the Southern people
than Tilden Lad prior to the day
of election. One gentleman says the
revolution in sentiment is beyond be.
lief. aud he expresses the conviction that
within six months President Hayes will be
NEE popular in the South than he Is now
in the North.
A special to tho Herald confirms your
correspondents fereshsdowing of Hayes
Southern policy. Thus his hope to build
up Wing Republican party in Louisiana,
which is one Of the Southern States where
Wing traditions lived most strongly.
Louisiana wishes for protection Of its
sugar industry, and wants help to put her
levec system in good order. She Is there.
fore naturally Wing or Republican, and
with proper management it is acknowl.
edged even by Democrats, that it will not
be difficult to draw into the administration
party at once preponderate number o!
intelligent white citizens and property
owners, and thus break the color line.
The President probably sees that II the
Nichols Legislature should elect to the
Senate two influential native citizens Of