, 1870-12-07
The Funding Scheme.
Initial Debate on the Railroad
Subsidy Business.
Present Status Of the Georgia
Question,

Present SfataS Oh Inc Hoo1blS :
Question. |,
The Friends Of the San Domingo
-; Job Busy Again.
speeial pexpateh to The Uhicaxa 1tthune
A1FhES..1A LAND GIANT e-uxA'.
TrAsll1AcToN, Dec. A-The fr*t thing nke ou"-
uess to conc up IN Congress tn'a seaknn "aaa
,ar i rteus scheme. 1t ~ Joint resolution r.
n n. d IN July to exterd the time for the compile
r>op cf road tn Atune3usa, and came mp IN tue
l1euEe In regular oFter, ~ untntahed business ]
n,s Il one Of thoso csses Whe5a land grant u Ia
la4nse5 Of being forfeited BY non-romp1etou OF
the ,rfd within the specified time, md the arsu-
rnenss In its support By Atfsfr. "neoo' OF minne-
e0ta. Ind wakl,huIu, Of Wtsconsio. were tho
utua. enea-hard tiuee. faith Of the government
Eet,lcpern On lands puIchAsnd II
'nlrh prices, necessity frr the road, DC. !!
This vaa rather quick, after tue strong language
Of The Presidents Il easaRe,io push such bill
thrru9r, erd Mcss1s- Julian. Lawrence and "noh.
OF New York. rrsde Ft~runnt nnn"@lri"n-MI.
Wood IN general grounds, and othess on the par
sfcutar features Of the bill we'll Nj. Ella odeTcd
m suaeuomer. tproyiding for grant Of hndt 10
aid in the construction Of certain proroBed 1al-
rcadt in n. = Hampshire, which would. he said,
pass th1uush the bekt granite section Of tue coon"
ffy. open up short rLute to the ee1hoard, AND
,ano.d cheap and rapid transportation TOT
ecrd stone to Mlnnetota, and for good
.1uter to New Hampshire: hut
the Minnesota People wou!f nnt give New Hamp-
en,Er SOY help. After an hours debate. the reao-
futlcn was la.d On the tabe-hy vote OF 50 10 20,
The ciion 10 1ay on the tah!e nation TO recon-
I'D. r vsa1rs1. and tue matter WAS Temporarily
<1,spc.e5 Of by postprn.ng it until uext Tuesday,
atte- The metulp honr. when there will be an
>otter Struggle the 1egult Of which will probably
.te1tae ,pa fate OF auF similar proposition II It
u.rr mn ou.-snd--nt new Rrun'. and not involving
.o,her interests in q pecuilar way, It would have
s-na,, chance of succe4s,
,rruzer-,r,xrs WANT sky sHArs
rr. r1nn+a fon,.d awov half m hour over the
...,a, -, r-a.,,In1 the raembers. It was clear
9ossu4n " -~o -s... .n,t ,n..or4,v was ayrYxe
~ ~ h...s w., ~. A,.rnntrntrd would NOT
~ ~, ,.srst, ,,n.,r rorn h.d hren t.fen bv tell.
~. .nd even hr rem and naya
rporeK er11so,
snesser n,a,ne unsdr a ruling to -aay. which, II
..,,stn,,v nrrs..,ta H. viii nreyent the wastng 0!
,tme II xas tn the EJECT that he would not per.
nit m, nnhrra entit,ed to the foor to Weld theil
+.,. ~ ,,hnr. ~ trnu In fntro1uce mat.er IN tue
1cvn1zr oocr OF ouslnt4s foreign to the subject
n,.,ttr confederation,
mr., m avn, ,sH xsva1 aRAnrs
n. 1nrs, tn.rr,tnrr,t h4s Inn II sboan ii,
-r,a.s ~ admira, snd Wee Admiral. being cop,
-. ~. ,,.e,av naeerd rran.ertn1 the 1rndas O
~,s.. 49, ~ ,.,,aran, f,sns.., in ,hr ar,ny. m
s.c,,on ~. madr. ard Mr. Logan aaswered tna
ne ,snn,d ct1er it next Monday, lie thinks
viii pa.s without much oppotiuon.
tHruK SENATE.
The Senate did not u axe much advance lo bni
!uexs today. Before The morning hour had {.
r4red. Mf. numhu1l moved IN adjournment, 10 o1
der 70 rtre committees appointed by the Senator
ii canrus time to MAKE me neceasarJ changes i
.he STA, ding committees, Senator Hatnltn hu
ernr.>et a destra TO t,e relieved from the Con
7n,ffre m the District Of Colombla, and he Will b
s,,rrcf,1ed ny sepetnr Patterson.
efsx1E4HrrrBtlcaH GAUGES
\ ~,nrna ~ .he Benub1!can members Of tt
<seratr RS held this morning, which waa la1ge
,+,anaaa Thrre WA eafjv 1nuch eneculAtiou
n wn.tner Senator Sctu,x would sstend. Tn
7,,,,rr VIM s<ou settled a. the nour for the CO
vtnt, 9 Of TEE caucus had arrived, Senator Schu
,crc almost the n.gr nan present. Scoan
1ntncnr nreslret. A committee, consisting
.cr,.,n,a chandler. Ramaav. W131iams. Rtce, al
uo,,,u n, y+rmont. vas anpoiutetl to rcafraui
49, .t.na,nv cornmtttcrz Of the Senate. I'll
srs,,rss ,rsnssc.ed. the caucus adIourped
,1.xr1n An PACIFIC RAILROAD.
n.st,asn, b,r,np arnnintrd General q.
n74ir. of Iowa, Clark Wsggouer, Of Ohio, y
Il, j. McEhouy, Of NEST Commissioners
thr At!Auttc i Pacific Railroad. lustsuctlons ha
been forwarded to Ii. m bJ the Secretary Of
Iutt rter TO examine and report on the third q
tiou rf. twenty-five miles Of road And telegra
I,uc OF that company.
v,zcous7 FRx11RARp,
rhc rev French Mtp!ste7 EAa presented to
Trcsdcut to-day by Secretary Fish, In the b
pa1le. It the Executive mansion. and present
Ills Ct. dcotaalf, sa.toR Re had the honor to pit
khkt
uoytuucut Of the national defence accredl1
him ~ 1ts Envog Extraordinary and Minis
p1tntuo,enrt.r, near the United s'ates Of Am
I'm The friendly relations which ha,l long
ts,r,1 trrxeeu France md the United States, a
vh,cn II xcnld he bts ohtec, and al, h,s efforts
,rain,n,n. sxnntd facilitate the execution OF
noDo1ah,e task cont1tett TO him He entertain
~ non. fhat hc a,,o voufd be aided by
rIn,,rrt, Of The Federal Government, which
~ T., ,t,ne. M, learned to eatecna. and VII
nc nnd nr.,cry I'd In grateful remembrance. =
T,rrsitrnt rrn1ied in short address,. wnlcou
the vi.court rs Envoy Extraordinary aud Mini.
p,ep,no,euuary Q, France. uis former accepts
.hn.te hsr- in s,,o,her ,l,ploma,1c character, z
1eess+nn ~ ,sonor.tnfa,e hin on nia p.omot
eass. -,,,n, ~ assured that III onr intc1cor
T,,n him ~ anoutd alEays bear In mind
,,r,n,, of mr. Kind relations with his country,
~nn,o sndraror 70 n1eseryc and strengthen tt
"o''' - ,,o,,,, c,e.
7nh 1-oN .Hs~ .,,.,a
1ne Aooatetn y. .nh -. rath,nr roorn !,
ole interest nefes n.aanusu U.s - .e1 n.S.s.s
-quired but 70 aaHi' tec u sHS.S 49,. ~ p.-c~ -,
osesto 1ne'l sea1 49,. - .,1ts,,- .v,,t,nr cnno
term expires ~ 4a'., ..,r. - c,,,e nnont +
non.4 .so.' - ,s-1v ,,.v nr1nr IN tho e,ec]
A".as .ssn. n,,ca or tha sd Of shia month.
Hh'tc'S' *no was e -. 1Is~cn n-yr !,
term, expiring Oh INC *!n VI Hs.e a., .,.e+to
herr, but Is noUc' caosAss ~. @nsen