, 1870-12-09
WAsHINe| !: !: ON, :. :: !: ).
s,,sssdings & Congress
YesteIvAy.
/ ;E:| 81 !:
= I'll IutroaucedEe Prohibit The:
-! assessment Of Government !.
Clerks for: Political
Purposes.
,,Bouse Again Fetes In Favor
If abolishing the Frank
Ing Privilege.
=, Delano Confirmed as Sec
retary Of the Interior.
,,, admiral Porter's Promotion
Sent to thc Senate for.
APPROVAL
-. ne1ano Confirmed as Sec
j. ~ :.
retary Of the Interior.
s..-;.t pespstch To HihQn&. Ths Chicago


=. n.an xas arst 10 take mtn nun Ia1 xoto8n
,,,s,,ors Committee, 1aas.a y. t@ssos. @ ~
hurzy strrg;h was 1oaaa 70 oe u eaca
...-,r.rr that It VS. nos oeet0eo ~"
=. ~, 1tca Of reofEan15Aaous ana - =" WIS
-: .:s1r eonc'uded thsf Pa'eefson coaio oe mo.e
e::.s .ene"se"' ~ =. ,..rtno rim f!hai,,n4n ri |
t.ee,ta 1nder sncH o. aaS eaS..ar 11 sean,- ~.
%, District ]oHta'''e" s.s, /
t,.= sided % Ut"
RE
-uE EAS DOMINGO 1fSk1A11os scak1
.,e,s1 actave step OF tne pEeoens 0eas1ua
ri :at tnnezauun o1 San Uoaamxo au ~ oea
-,... sd has already sesu'ea ~ u.ss, a .Hau
:, -ozeueut- nlnteo u '.es asn., . D1,s.,~n:
,;:7iz:1,1on ni the senas suseseu ~. - ns-at"a
es@@-;s:se IN tue interest," VI Lae s"aa Haa -.
i....e-, tad muca more Il nnda9iou toau % "Ho 49,
,,,zselEyfd. The 1etltpg at 1ne u'se ooosS
81. ta. IN the reosKanlzanon q loe osuAss
f.==a,tss, that on fotelgn AuA1s suoalu
T. :. 2ecerd Wild me FNslaeat A.x W
..s;ssory, Chandler aud osaets ensageo ~ tuc
..cx;c ceo' proposed to put senator fa1aetson
{. s?st comnitteo snd I'LL nls paee VIII oan
. ergo man, and this vas 10 De oaoe es.!
r.vry *,tnt ut consulting tue cnalfmanr OF MI.
:,:tr:1c. or any o'hers On the commltsee unsess
: .e,, tte anne1at1onista featefday evening"
y: .nok the case In baud at once, aud even "ens
rtua, t7rtst the President, and tell him that
RI astep cauld only make trouble Of most IN.
-,.s.., character. However, the matter retained
syt2s,h enough to be suggested in CAUCUS ta,s
f,s-.n. where Il was speeo1y AlIed oy AIAEe
r.,.n,.,
-r.,,syRy pExaHD ON THE UNION PAc1Plu
RAILROAD.
The sc+;oo of the Secretary o! the T1casury IN
-.+,o,dtur the Il, ,4l9.4s3, due the Union Pacific
s..r.d On account Of the freight a1d tsaspor-
.;:.er. b. leasou Of the government Liabilities IN
,~t.sutr,. The bonds Of said companies, aud
= ,vs1 pa!d theron, stf1 continues to excite
~ in,t1ts.. Various arguments have beeu
-i.t ,etore lhe Attorney General, both BY
.-,51u. 4, and railroad lawyers, aud fhat OIL
c...1t reserves hts decision, and will, probably,
r--.rue to do 60 for some time, az Congress
,xs no disposition to le4tslase for the protection
r. ;se interest cK the government
=. nil which Judge Lawrence, OF
~. VIII Introduce On this subject, ia
,,xA rpon The following state Of tRctA I: Ia
I'D ,na, 1t was provided by the set Of Con-
us sof July 1, 1859, granting aid to the Union
r.cen,,a1 pac11c Railroads. that the companies
;..aM cont,der such pecunlary aid rendered a
-. ,,or.race On the whole line Of railroad: that
t,zcb mortgage has been given; that By the act
r. H., 9 1ses. said compsules we're authorized to
-rr.rr tnt II respecttYe railroads and TELEGRAPH
~ 70 an amount not exceeding $4,000 pei
-, am that the bpnds tsaped IN accofdancs
IN Tits act were declared to be nls,
-s,sn.e bonds. and the Lien oi
T.;td s,ates banus WEE made subordinate to the
,e.ts Of ssld companies. Sill no mortgage ~.
..tynzed On the iands of various other railroad
c.,a.tes which lived land grants aud H1n1i!s1
Esd. bonds These bonda constitute the debt
c:st United S.a,ea. but only ss surrey or guar.
s-ytstf the railroad companies, which are p11.
.r.rJ liable. In the puolio debs statement, lszqed
r3a,b!y, the Secretary of the Treasury hts placed
,..honds a, the foot Of the statement. to indicate
Ia: ;tet are not properly, Of In the nrst instance
.:ece7s of the Cntsed States, but only that TIT
r57e.nment stands II the poetron Of surety
Gss amount o{ interest psid by til.
eoytrnment up to December l. 1870
Gu a:eouut Of these ratltoad compantes, Il
+.s.17, 17,:51, which taese coupan,ea sat1 owe. III
s1uouut Of bonds for which the Government ia ALL
ishte. sod with 10 security exeent a second mort
fa:e IN tie ,cao, is sG1 .s1s $50 d11ded auouo II
,1.jous roads as fo]loYa: unton Pacific sas nm,
ts: Ea1sas Pacific "a ara ga. S,onr C,tv J. ..
C.. sisasssy: ceptrai p+c,tc 4 x. "a, osn. xes,
tn Tsf,tc. Z. .s1otpa These bondR rere s1l tsxn.
Eixsa1J lsss ara 10 nm f,ftv rear.. and hear
r,uut ,uterfs. per annntn. navah1e sem,.annY
~ The totat amount of 4tterrst psid bv tn
rse, Sa,es Ia IS 813 s4s a. Of ,gnjch 81 ar ~
t:sseeu repas. bT t7ansnortat1on ~ rna,,s ,
,:ac. ,ae interests at the porernmen1. ann +
tr,e the Unipd d states Treasury for the sum
t..,red Inara 1aw-.,,ra ,.as aTar.s :. 4 ~
S.ta viii come up In the regular order. Whfc
saT'!es that IN all cases xhera land4 have beei
cr's be. granted to any railroad company II
::rrrpose Of aiding in the construction Of ! rai
:,ss teen, or n.yhe. erauted to any such 1ai
'7st CT the line Of such rosd, such bonds, aud .
ntns.as, rops que s.on 10 tne untea tates Tor
.:, ~ shall, constitute lien on all tho lam
a ,..tsa.ena spoeea ., os soea oa soaps., s.a
saalt on'! he sola or conseseo: dto
c.,h. e.eaa. >. ~ ~ ~ or,,n, - ~ ~
vs. 49, - ~ ra.ts, s,s+ss ~ ~ ~ a. as ~,
:.t,ss hsaw ~ ~ -s sr ~ esnsnsst ~ :, -. ~
s:'es: On The principal OF any such bonds. 4
X: !; M he Tinted Stats TO to INV m % snc6 % 9ailrr
wtile sucn company snall
titled suites shan % eonsatase Set Set or rl assi
u .! sacn compAnt' 1ne nec1e4atY
'eaeuf5 thsH psescf9oe al necessary u
f.rKuattohe, R5d bare the power to do VT
s:.:r,y I've ntressarv or nrn,,er IN car,r ftrs
'.;.++
TIE FRAkEIE0 PRIVILEGE.
.se 1c::..on OF the House today On the frank
.::s.est .ndIea,.a mar tha members sntard
1.,,n,,ss. as.t>. ~ 80 ~. ~" -,
1en ac'lon u 1ass seas4on- rue h1oJ
--tt lie House IVES the bill regulating the =
= seiE1te, one chapter Of which contained re
-.rcsof the grsnr,nr r+t.tl.rn NJ ~
s.-,--a.a, auAtns pI''nek@ NJ. -
o'eu' ~ q suosSssute, cnaptet cnao8
-,:"2afpE privilege to stamping p1is1le
~.sf rs kaa'ply attacked by Van Wvct CARTS
@.:1:her4. on the uronua tnat ~ ratsfneh an
T.! E. 49, s,s N' .ne1 ~
- ,,,,a. w ta"' Ano saueo
u"us 1eatore IN TAX
- treasury Of from $ss,0p to s130,
a. sEesslen for members. nyivnta co,r~rncnArn
S:trIy bto1tsbfd 49, ns..e.o.. -.,rt-.~.
%-roro,nnn,as.,s su9 oepeoeeot p'os!s.ou
uaon s,nrs-.% Of c1nxens WITH omcers
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