Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
From the Louisville oourlsr-lournall

From the Louisville COURIER Journal
wAsH1SeroN, February 5, 1869.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Although it Is conceded the chances
for passing the Pacific Railroad Omnibus
bill are slight, still the committee are at
work strengthening their measure. The
Senate committee will meet again to-
morrow and determine their final action,
which probably will bs to report the bill
embracing the route on the 35th parallel
from Little Rock to San Francisco, Un-
ion Pacific, Eastern division, Northern
route from Lake Superior TO Puget Sound
and Oregon branch Of the Central Pa
cihc. An amendment for 8 branch from
Shreveport and Marshall, Texas, to the
one h~undredth meridian will also be con-
sidered in the committee tomorrow, and
probably favorably. The bill as now
agreed on does not satisfy the Southern
Senators, and unless there is 8 distinct
provision fer an independent road further
South, these Senators will resist the pas
sage Of the omnibus bill.
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
The let of Representatives Of the
House for the 4lst Congress, to be called
March 4th, includes eighty-one new
members. Two Democrats, elected in
Tennessse, are not on the list, and their
names will not be called. The Radical
whom Col. Switzler defeated in Missouri
will take his seat, and that gentleman
will have to contest 1t again. There is a
vacancy IN the Pennsylvania district
now represented by John Covode, the
Democrat who opposed and beat him
filling to get his certificate, through
Gov. Gsaryis sharp practice. Gen. P.
w. StrSder viii be called in place OF Ben.
Eggleston, all the Kentucky members
will take their seats, but Rics's and Ad-
name Is in the list.
TIE CONTRACT WITH WELLS, FARGO
AND co.
The correspondent of the New York
Post re appeared before the House Com
on Public Expenditures to-day,
and was unble to give authentic author
Ity for his telegram that the committee
Intended to whiteHssh the investigation
Of the Wells, Fargo 4 Co. contract. 1t
Is understood that the committee will
report. that while some irregularities
undoubtedly exist, the Postmaster Gen
eraI was compelled, by the exigencies Of
the public service, 10 make the contract
fJr carrying the mails with Wells, Far
20 & Co., and the Postmaster General is
therefore exonerated from the charge of
motive in relation thereto.
no, FOR TENNESSEE.
President johnson is making prepare
lions to return to his old home in Green
Vile, Tennessee. A portion of his FAM
lily left to-day, and ne will go with the
remainder about the middle Of March.
The LOUISIANA "MEMBERs.u
On Tuesday next the House Commit
tee on Elections will vote on the Louis
isns contested election cases, and will
probably throw out the whole of them,
the negro and the white man together.
QUESTION OF vERACITY.
F. R. Stanton having testified before
the House Committee that A. H. Paint
or, correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Inquirer, had demanded money of him.
under threat of defeating the passage Of
the Alaska appropriation, in which the
former WAS interested and Mr.. Painter
appeared, also, before the COM
and made oath that he never
made such demand, MI. Stanton ia pre-
pairing reoutting testimony, and will en-
deavor to submit i.Gc-morroW, The com
are determined to give the fullest
Investigation, that justice may be done
all parties.
OIL on H WATERS.
Gen. Grant has received q large num-
bsr Of leading Republicans to-day, and
Is endeayoFiDg to restore harmony Ia
this State, but the contest increases In
BAD RECORD.
Moses H. Grinnell, who has boon
universally regarded in political
circles as OF the slate for Collector of the
port, is nov denounced as having voted
for Mcclellan in 1894 and Hoffman in
1853.
FREMoNT's CHANCES.
II is understood that Gen. Grant
rejects the proposition to make
Gen. Fremont Minister TO France.
9EN. DIX
s anxious TO come home and resume the
Presidency Of the Pacific Railroad.