Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Pacific RaiirOsd---For the Benefit Of
Stanton Revenue Fraud--Ihe "aan Who
Laughs" is interviewed b. Dozen Mig
GERS.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.--The Conn
mittee on the Pacific Railroad to-day
agreed to report a bill allowing the
/ Pacific Railroad Company to construct
a branch of the road from point not
/ farther east than Ellsworth, by way
of the Arkansas and Rio Grande rivers
to the Mexican boundary. The bill
! subjects ali this extended line of road
to the preferred use of the Govern
/ ment. the same as with the Union
/ Pacific Railroad and its branches, so
| that the Government will have more
/ than a thousand miles of road for six
million dollars advanced to a former
land grant, the same as the Atlantic
and Pacific Company.
The President this morning signed
a joint resolution appr0priating one
I years salary of an associate Justice OF
/ the Supreme Court for the benefit OF
the widow and children of the late f.
/ Nj. Stanton.
The Commissioner OF Internal Rev
enue was informed to-day that Gen.
Bennett, a former Supervisor of North
and South Carolina, and one Loring,
an accom- llica, were arrested at Allan
tic City, Iowa, on the 10th inst, by
Gen. CLARK, United States Marshal
/ for Iowa, and taken to Raleigh for
/ trial, for alleged conspiracy to defraud, f,
under the United States revenue law.
Twelve colOred members of the
/ Georgia Legislature visited Vice Pres
| ident COlfaX at the Capitol this morn
4 ing. They were introduced by Sen
atOr Wilson. One of the GeOrgians
made a short speech, setting forth the
/ views of the delegation, and expressed
! the hope that Congress would not give
/ the cOlOred citizens of their State into
! the power of the rebels. In reply, the
/ Vice President frankly stated that he
| did not believe the existing legisla-
| ture Of Georgia could perpetuate it.
self, and said that his sympathies were
with the freedmen, and he hoped to
see them secured in their rights.
Senator COnkling's report on the
credentials of General Ame5 as Sen
stor elect from Mississippi, calls at
I tentiOn to the constitutional require
ments that a person, to be eligible as
| United States Senator, must be an in
| habitant OF the State for which he is
| chosen, and must be an inhabitant
when he is elected. The election in
this instance occurred on the 18th of
January, 1870, at which time General
Ames was a military officer, stationed
in Mississippi as the guardian Of the
supreme military authority, and
acting as provisional governor by ap-
pointnent OF General Mcdowell. In
! the opinion Of the Judiciary Com nit
! tee, his presence in these two charac-
/ te-s did not constitute requisite resi-
deuee, Notwithstanding his declaration
| when cOnsenting 10 become a candi-
/ date for Senator that he intended to
leave the army, and reside in Missis-
sigpi. and Notwithstanding his subse-
o6ent resignation from the army,
which was accepted by the President
before signing the bill TO admit the
State.
The following nominations were
sent to the Senate to-day:
Eugene Schuyler, Secretary Of Le-
CATION at st. Petersburg ChaTies
White, Secretary to the President to
Sign land patents; George II. Sharp,
to L. :. Marshal for the Southern
District OF New York.
Information received by Vincent
COllyer from Gen. Grierson, COM
manding the Department OF the IN
dian Territory, says that the larger
part of the Indians on the TeserVa-
tiOns have received their annuity-a
quantity OF goods, although not large,
IS Of superior quality, and the Indians
express themselves well satisfied.
They &c not commit IS many depre-
datiOns as formerly.
Six white men, out OF q gang Of
twenty-fOur, have been arrested for
stealing horses from the Government
and the Indians, and will be sent TO
San Buren, for trial.