The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-07-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
wasfsfngtcn News.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-InternaI reve-
nue. receipts to-day, $47O,0o0.
HOUSE, Among the amendments to the
appropriation bill is $4,000 additional for
an equestrian statue of Gen. Scott.
The Senate while in executive session
today. by a vote of 81 to %, refused to
consider the San Domingo treaty, which
expires on the 1st of July. This is geuiva-
lsnt to the death of the treaty. . 4
The Texas Pacific Railroad bill was
passed by the Senate at q late hour last
night. 1t m Thin @. Fremont, Jas.
L. Alcorn, g. M. Dodge, Marshall 0. Rob-
erts, VIM. Orion, FL. D. Cooke. D. N. STAN
ton, VIVA. Roseerans, and a large num-
Der Of other persons, as lncoTporators of
the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, which
is authorized to construct a continuous
railroad aad telegraph line from Marshall,
Texas, to San Diego, CAL, via Ell Paso. the
gauge of the road to be FIVE feet.
The capital stock Of the company is to
be 800 600, 900, and in aid Of the enter
prise public lands are granted to the ex.
tent Of twenty sections per mike in the
Territories.
In the construction of the road Ameri.
can iron or steel must be used exclusively.
The company is author lied to issue its
first mortgage bonds to the amount $40
600 per mile.
The Alabama and Chattanooga, the Vicks-
burg and Meridian, and the North Louisi.
ana and Texas Railroads are authorized to
form a junction with the Texas Pacific
Road at Marshall.
The Southern Pacific Railroad, of Cali.
fornia, is authorized to construct a branch
road, with a land grant, to connect with it
at a point not more than fifty miles east of
San Diego.
The Grand Tower and San Diego Rail,
road, of Arkansas, is authorized to build
a road from Fulton, to connect with it at a
point northwest of Dallas, and the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Rail-
road Company is granted ten sections per
mile to aid in the construction of q road
to connect with it at Marshall, Texas.
SENATE.-S Senator Harris, of Louisiana,
addressed the Senate to-day in behalf of re-
tanning the present tariff on sugar.
Mr.. Cameron moved to reconsider the
vote by which, on the previous day, the
Senate refused to strike out the House
provisions reducing the duties on sugar,
which was agreed to by a vote of 80 to
"a.
The question recurring on striking out
the sections in regard to the duties on su-
gar, Mr.. Sherman, in reply to inquiries,
explained that if the sections were stricken
out, the duty on sugar would remain as in
the law at present, at &c. per pound !;
if the House proposition prevailed the duty
would be reduced to &c. per pound, making
q difference of 81. 600, 600.
Mr.. Hamlin desired to know the exact
difference between the amendment of the
Finance Committee and the House propo-
sitlon? Mr.. Sherman replied that that of
the Finance Committee had been withdrawn,
and was not before the Senate the effect
of either proposition was to reduce the
revenue about 5 7,O00,0 600, the amount be-
ing the same in each case the only differ
ence was in the classification of the duties.
The House paragraphs relating to the
duties on sugar were stricken out. Yeas,
~; nays, 2e.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The following
are additional names o fNew Orleans incor-
p%orators of the Pacific Railroad Cyrus
Bussey, Michael Hahn, H. c: Warmoth,
L. J. Highly, Harry t. Hayes, Jno. T.
Ludeling, Geo. A. Foslick and James T.
Tucker.
An amendment was adopted restoring
10 the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad,
and extending to Marshall, Texas, the land
grants of 1866.
A bill giving priority in United States
Courts to cases wherein States are involved
passed. It goes to the President.
Indians.
CHEYEvNE, W. T. June ga large
force of seemingly hostile Indians are at
Medicine Bow River. . -.
Railroad Bill Passed the Texas Legis-
lature. ..
AUSTIN, June 81. via Galveston June Is.
The Southern Pacific Railroad bill passed
today by a vote SO to 16.
Europe.
LONDON, June 28.-The Anti-Vaccination
Society met here to-day. Dr. Prof. New
man, editor of the Zoologist, presided.
Many speakers denounce vaccination in the
strongest terms. Resolutions were adopted
urging Parliament to repeal vaccination
laws.
ATHENS, June ga canal through the
Isthmus to Corinth will be at once com.
menced.
Washington News.
WARRINGTON, June 29.-Internal Reve.
nue. receipts today $697, 600.
The Reconstruction Committee have
postponed the amnesty bill to December.
Memajority of the committee try to make
the postponement plausible by an agree
ment that the present session is too short,
The Indians.
CHEYENNE, W. 7. june 29.-Lieut. Young
and command returned to Rawlins last eve.
ming, the Indians having successfully re-.
treated under cover of night. It is sup.
posed that the Indian los, in killed and
wounded is 81. Serg't Keener, of the cav
airy, was wounded in the hip.
Cuba.
HAVANA, June Dictionaries JUNO, ar
i%nsurgent leader who surrendered some
time ago to the Spanish authorities at Villa
Clara and received a pardon, was tried ano
convicted last week of crimes committed
while a rebel leader, and was executed this
morning. -. IT,.
Advices from the interior report both
parties killing prisoners. Gen. DeRodas
reports show an excess of butcheries or
the part of the Spanish. 5#5
The insurgents recently surprised ane
captured a party of marines who went GU
from Puerto Principe OF a foraging excur
! ~sursion. The prisoners were all killed
soon after their capture. = -
Seven more of the flibusters commanded
by Lonas have been killed and only eigh'
. men remain of the second expedition land
by the steamer Geo. B. Upton. Il
The insurgents had burnt a s1oop ant
lighter in Viiarra River.
J The volunteers surprised a band o
twelve rebels, near Santiago, and sho'
them all.