The Portland daily press., 1868-12-09
WASHINGTON.
DISCHARGE OF CLERKS IN THE TREASURY DE-
n


PARTMENT.
WASHINGTON Dec. 8.-The force employed
in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury
was reduced yesterday by the dismission of %
lady clerks. 1t is contemplated to make a
large general reduction in the clerical force oil
this department during the present month.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The forthcoming public debt statement will
show the amount of coin in the treasury to be
about $38 100000, including S230O0000 IN coin
certificates.
REPORT OF CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COM
MIsSIoNERs.
The following is the Geographic report OF tne
Special Commissioners recently appointed u
examine the Central Pacific Railroad:
SACRAMENTO, Dec. SO H. BFo1Ohulg, Sec
retary of the Interior, Washington, u. G.: The
Central Pacific Railroad is well and substan-
tally built to Wadsworth, on the Truekoe
River, 189 miles from Sacramento, except two
bridges now nearly Finished grades and
curves are within the limits, and the locations
are satisfactory. The rails weigh from 56 to g.
pounds to the lineal yard; the ties ale of sound
timber and are of the full size, and are laid at
the rate of 2400 to the mile; the track is firmly
laid and ballasted; the culverts and bridge
foundations are of heavy granite masonry; the
bridges are of Howe's truss pattern, well
framed and ironed; the tunnels are 16 feet
wide; about 20 miles the summit of the
Sierras are covered with snow sheds; passen-
ger bTdfUS CHI run lrOul ID 10 OU IulIeS per
hour safely and smoothly; the equipment of
rolling stock, engine houses and machine shops
is fully equal to the demands of the traffic; 70
locomotives are running on the road, and 80
more are on the way; on the new portion of
the road along the Humboldt Valley, the cross
ties, bridges and rails are up to the standard;
there are few minor defects, not of vital i'm
portance in the culverts, drains, width of en-
bankment and ballast, but these can be RENE
died at small cost when the hurry of pushing
I'd cd 10 haou frai na of rai
ties and fuel are running safely to the extreme
end of the road, AS miles from Sacramento;
the road is being constructed i'll good faith and
in substantial manner without stint of labor,
material or equipment and is worthy of its
character as great national work. The tele-
graph line is first class.
(Signed) SHERMAN DAY,
r. S. WILLIAMS,
Majors of Engineers U. S. Army.
LLOYD TERIs,
Special Commissioner.
VISIT OF INDIANS TO SPEAKER coLFAx.
A large delegation of Indians paid pleas.
ant visit to Speaker Colfax and wife this eve
ming.
JUDICIAL.
Judge Fisher, in a charge to the grand jury
to-day, instructed them to inquire into in
stances of fraudulent voting by non-residents
employed in the military service at the June
election, and omit no effort to bring condign
punishment upon volators of the law.
The Supreme Court to-day was occupied in
bearing the argument of number of cases in
volving the constitutionality of the legal ten
der act, and the application of the act to
trusts and contracts made before its passage.
Hon. b. g. Curtis argued in favor of the valid
ity of the act and Hon. Clarkson n. Potter
against it, The argument will probably occu-
Ply several days
MEMORIAL OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
A memorial was presented to Congress from
manner of organizing the provisional govern
ment in Georgia and the subsequent action of
the Legislature. The following occurs in the
memorial:
Your memorialists also respectfully submit
to the discretion of Congress, whether the
Constitutional amendment has been adopted
by the Legislature of Georgia, and whether
further legislation is not necessary before the
State can legally resume her status as State
in the Union, entitled to all the privileges of a
loyal State. They present these facts in be-
bali of themselves and over 650,000 loyal cti-
zens of Georgia, and trust that their appeal
will rot be in vain.
The memorial is signed by Benjamin Con-
ley, President of the Senate, and fifteen other
Senators, and j. e. Bryant, j. H. Caldwell and
forty-four other members of the House, in-
GLIDING the expelled members.
LEGISLATION BEFORE CONGRESS.
NEW YORK, Dec. g. The Commercials
Wash ngton dispatch says indications are that
this will be an unusually busy session OF Con-
gress, and that legislation of an important
character will be disposed Of The act to trans
fer the naturalization of adopted citizens from
the State to the Federal Courts will be carried.
The fact that the Congressional elections for
the next Congress are ever, and the measure
cannot Immediately affect the return of men,
bers, is urged in favor of the settlement of the
question by a two-thirds majority of the House.
BEVERLY JOHNSON.
A stroyo faa1iur is roanifastnd aoaiuct Paw.
erdy John5on's course in England. 1t is ex-
pected that the House Committee of Foreign
Affairs will report favorably a joint resolution
requesting the President to recall him.