The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-03-20
Late Eastern News.

line from Lake Superior Co thc Pacific.
 Senator Howard stated that the Pacific Railroad Committee would not lave time to consider the various bills before them, so the committee was discharged from further con sideration of number of bills incorporating :. various companies.
 Ths settles tue matter, until the new Con gress meets, when, We hope, aid will be grant l ed the Eastern piyision Company 10 com | pleie their road Co the Pacific. I Contrary Co expectations, the New Mexico contested election ease was dscidcdh hy giving the seat 10 Chavez We are sorry for thl,. a. General Clever. vho. we think, wAs righi- falls entitled to it, would have done more good for the Territory than Chavez wlsHiSeroS. Feb 2l--ln ibe House, O. ' day, ,bs bill providing ior strengthening ihs credit of ihe Goysrnmsnt was discussed anu ! passed. The vote on the fa.-sgo of the bill ! stood ii9 aycs to Gl uoes. The bil declares | that tbs nasion.l debt of ihs Initsd Siairs ,s ! payab. in gold com, and lcgaiizes ths making | of gold contracts,
 ] wssuNeroN, Feb. a6 The safffsgs Con- ! stiistiouAl Amsnamspt C0nssrenee Commit tee reported to tAs House, today, foe0m-
 mendatlon that the iloase rrcsde from sis
 amendments, and agrtv Ca the Seaatr's prop 1 l--ition. Toe FrFpFt of ths N.sniefrncs Csni-
 nittee VII. then adopted, by vote oi ls3 zyes to s3 nocA
 Toe auendmsng, as TOW pas-s-i, rrads ;---
 .-Tar t1.hg af eitizsH5 s1s ias =5;sss sssiss sF
 auy State Co vote and hold oi9gs, shall I,oi bs
 asnisd os abridged on sccUUns os race. cuio'
 or pssti0as cnn,iisi9a oi scrsituis" Tae internal f.cyrrus r-oriFi, fss ths psvs-
 cnt year, up b thi. date. arsso'.ni to Ss1,
 oOo.60o.
 PoKrlAxD. (Me.) March l,--Ths D.nses
 erats obtained a vietosy in ihss city, to-sfAy {.
 l1Q majority A D~noerAiie eAia as rspostsd
 iron other cities ia ths State.
 HAsryonn, fCoaa ,) March 2.--A vsry d.
 Ftractivs fire oe-ur-rsi sn this cltr ted day
 ID. nrifF Tss.sr osfirr and iar-v ngsat-t cs othsr building. wsrs totally destroyed. Tss
 total loss is cstiratsi al sc0wVo pRipc EToKT. lCoan, March 2--Ths Con.
 rrsssionai Corrrntsca of ths nvmccr1cs ei I tbis District today reao-aiuassd W II. Ear 1, gun ilr C0ns-rvss.
 wsatNsfox. March 4--prss3lsns John. sons lAss grand lsyse was held l2s: nigkt 1, The Waite Hoa.s was thsua-rd wigA th. . SSc.esi and most brilliaat r4sAsFirg ever wis n se>.sd hsre.
 s,rct Srse=ations are hsiug kaksn again-i
 ths admission ef ns=Ioss iuio th. inAasura ton Ball, which sig t- hsld Ai ihs Treasar, n building Tue negroes have declared ahA z they have xs good n rich; ;o attend wkii' n folks. And it has i-sn discovered thai s YArf, l, ot them have bssa supplied wiiA tirxcts D
 Democrats who parNhAssd ihsm for ths par 'i po.s, and who gave Sbem 0at ou tha aErtc n msns on the part of tSs serross that tac, ' would pr,ssn, them At ths door and defaaui ,o AIimittAa0r. Ths uvETOrs say thzt -ubrr
 nlAssA Grant soe. in. dsY foiiov.n V Al an interview siih Sorthtrn Congress D. men to-day. General Grant vas asked 4 b s. cUntempiatsd any change in Southern com s, mznders. He replied that he Egaid rcm0y .- al bug one--sseDsrsl Ihcsnss.
 He wiil retain General Sheridan on th e' war path, nnsl the Indian xaE k esosed ae Aftsrsards he will rciirys Sherman ait m Sheridan, and bring Sherman into Washing To ton.
 < dispatch has been received by senaiur
 Stewart and Nye, and Representative Asklej at from Carson City, stating that tbe Nefaa
 Legislature has ratified tLe Nevada C0nsts Nr tipnal Ameadmgnt
 Grant is reported to have said, recently,
 a c0nyeFsafion with General Reynolds, ths 1. reconstruction can take care of itself; thi 'e Cuban independence a7d the .8lalaza ciaiu Ild require attention hrst
 a, Arnold and Spanglsr have been pardone' .-v William (. Powell hzs bocn appointed sz " confirmed United States District Atiorns for Arizona
 Id, The following are the assignments of q ,ks Quartermastef's Department. Brig. Ge i. Tenpkins, ehisf q she Department es flask ro Breyet Brig. Gen Sexton, chief of the Depar ~ ment of Columbia Brcyet Brig Gen Sa'
 telle, chief of the Department of Caiiforni 'ho Crowds called at the White House Mar as 3d, to take leave of President Johnson. inc Mr. Wilson, from tho Conference Commi U, tee on the Arns Appropriation Bill. made
 report, which was concarred in. The biii, ed amended, provides for the consolidation ere the infantry regiments to %, and until this en- done, no new eniistments or promotions q :. Co be made, or commissions given. No spjsJ;i ments Of BFigadisFs shall be made until [ i"y number is reduced to less than eight. in breyet shall not entitle any officer to pre- ben dence of command except by special assig hs ment from the President, Whieh shali !
 entitle the officer 10 additional pay or allo hs' ancc.
 leir Mir Davis offered q resolution, that [ vol- thanks of the Senate are due, and are here -ina rendered to Mr. Wade for the ability, imp -.. tiality, and justice with which be has q
 charged bis duties as presiding officer duri lsh' the time he has occupied the Chair Adopt
 unanimously
 ,cat The appropriation bilIl are considered a ,ept Among tse items secured are those for
 n, Hawaiian mails. Benicia Arsenal, 6 0.
 Mare Island, S60,OO0; San Francisco Mi Oa- S2i0,OOO; S5,045 for repairs on the San fr mp, cisco Custom-h0usc Sl5O00 for the sury ou,- ors of Oregon and Washington Territo