, 1869-02-22

THE R41La0AD eCuSIpT aCEs1tIN-
There Waa an exciting controversy IN the Sense
Committee on Pat'hc Railroads. Ooe propo'!- |
lion vas to allow the Northern PActd: Road %
mortgage it, linz In order to sell its bonds and 80
to work, All the friends Of subsidies outside I'D
inside the committee Wero opposed 70 1t. ard al
the othes corporations in the omnibus bill. II
was erAvely argued that II this rosd should sho"
that it could begin WORK without bond snsf1d',
that Eouc Of the other roads could ootain sucn
aid, The matter went 10 fax as to call ont thEess
Of breaking tho Northern llre do.n In open t*a-
tlou II 1t dared to withdraw from the Omnibus
bill. Attcx long contest, resolution In taYorof
allowing a mortgage WAS reported tAToranly to
tic senate By one majority. It was bitterly sp-
po.ed In committee By AetHs. Drake. SteuEt
ard Rice. .-.-..
Engineer Rocbllng was again before tho Con-
1utttee on Roads and Canals to-day, and presented
drawing Of long tpln.bridgo, to nlusUa atc bic
Views regarding The practicabiitty Of building
lorR epar.b1tdsce. lie hnd d piau adapted for
Cincinnati, with centrc span Of 53o leet, aud
two eide epsns OF 331 feet each md this At the
usual stage Of watcs would throw but tTo piers
| into ito steazu. Mr. KocbllnE cxpreastd ttc
| oplu,on that, BY Z combination Of euspeuston
| cables rom towers Of moderate hoght. tho arch
| epaps Of tho lengths tanned could easily bo
trrc,td and at less cuat than to increase the nun
bcr Of spans.
! TO THE ASSOCIATED rRE5S.
ARTIST or STEAMBOAT rIto1s oApsaxn: a.
| Treasury hAR tuElEuctOd tho Solicitor Of 2he Ue
rart1ncnt 10 take the neccasary steps 10 te:uft
lre enforcement OF the l2tn section VI The act VI
iN:s4 ursit 81 the pilots Of the stcamcrs unltce
! btp.es and America because Of tho recGnt coil!
tt0n between ihc*c vetscls. which Eesnltcd In q
ssas osr Of te The soctson reSfso n; IL 10 ohr n'c
. puleun tmpioycd cn board Of ary sicamhont .
1estel psopcicd In whole Of Ia part By stcam. !: :
} his respective Au.irs iha lltc Of nuv person .
I | board sad vcsatl may be tcst1oJcd. shall D
: te4mct gully u mArtlauk htcr, MD, upon eot
} | yict,un, imposes heavy p ;nalsica,
t nlLis DECoxlaa LArs WtTnoUf TIE fakt'pHa1
TIN following h,. I'D o1' i'm resolution, h4vln
been psrrctscu to TITO ptcs1dunt oo Tho UP tns: =:
md Lns having been rctnstcd BY HIN with'h "
nt, q ssn ds}. sonasgs
{aO, QUO for 1tc temporary relief OF i9c po'r nc
). dutttuto people Of the District OF Columnla; rc
foT tic 10. arlme1t Of Tho i.ser.or. II suspen'
pIi tcspsetirr ,hr rfS1istoral 0oyefumon's q Y
s sosaS sao oess Il
no. taku Or rubscrih: .a, a. osta q Gmee: -
s9se:oR s9se: .ss t. ''sfsas'' ~ passage M
feeolut,ou. bc removed thtrrfron. II eh
IL. ,ur ou,y Of the itlcsent comuseoets 10 ~
vacancies 10 created BY tne appulnfucot OF p
y rynr VIM cAn take tho oath: provided the prov
lons OF this resolution sbaIi no: apply 70 petso
who ~ Eesson u o. .1 ,ns't ~ .,n,
mens tu the constitution shall have qasnoea
OF tf1icc. .o.--,,o
Il. The President to-day ecEt riefnestage to
ny House 1o,t5ing II at body .! tue release ot p"
t1p and Costello By th' British GoFtfnment'
RS na11o Or EXPERIMENTATION.
The on mlttce on census al meeting diecu
,ct cd the question whether the ratio & u
~ rhtulu re- e1larged 60 as 10 retain thc pree
. uumner OF Repscs' ntafi ses. OF whether the pres
ILL., ratio should remain uualtEed. fhe latter NO
II crease the rn1nhtr Of Eeptesentanses.
L sss.To: amount .sh,pped, sa32 SO; Nat, s
Bank currency issued. SIG eoo' AZ any ~
sisalstsa e i s,3evea .sss1so"; I ''"s'
coIonED PRISONS 10 ps ADMITTED 70 TIE
ACouRAfion BALL.
coiorsd snar ot ibis city has addressed
md. | fbe sale Of tackcs for tho tnanSu!atlon y
stating that a numo. or bis fttenua from ~
delphia aud New York would oe here On - ne
account Of coler Is t. BE- made IN inc sale OF !
ut 4 c1e. ha,or Bowen this morning addressed b
py Which M &c saJs Ary ps6tsn ts eoma 9a aH5
aes., ! who 1ppllea and pays ior ucGet 70 the lns
IS Of ration bail t. be held IN the notth WinR o
T1easuIy Department st no1 DC oeFaeoc he
us Of color never havi1g aFsstn before the coz
DC lee, ], Ct course, ea1 moi decide loI taep
hcz. NV YoHk, Feb. a0.-A Wa-htIgtnn 90
ms tavs The Strats Finance COMMITTEE, at,ef r
forma. discussion, posspote1 ina hanS oil
Rock WI FUNDS IN 4nE rRkAsra1.
cd Coin balance TODAY, fo6, ,oo0, ,oo0; currency
anee, s16>ooo,ooo. ,~ro,x.x1,-
The President To-day noninstsa 9aos Seers
Nh. wAeHBrRNE' : HEALTH
3o. Hon E. B, Wsthhutne, who has been COY
..,~ to the housc for several daJs bS slckQese'
p1osirg In altn.