The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Southern Pacific Railroad.

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WASHINGTON, March 2.-The conference
committee on the Southern Pacific Railroad had
a session to-day, and came to an agreement on
the bill. 1t is agreed to insert an amendment
to the House bill providing for continuing the
road from San Diego to San Francisco, and also
a branch road from Marshall, Texas, to New
Orleans. The House conferees succeeded in
keeping out all the other branch roads which
were proposed by the Senate. The reports will
be made to-day.
The income Tax to be Retained.
The House refused by a vote of la to 9l to
suspend the tax on incomes.
The Legislative Bill.
The conference committee on the Legislative
bill had a long session again, and failed to
agree. The points of issue are the increase iu
the salaries of United States Circuit Judges, the
appropriations for new State Department build
ines, and for the extension of the Capitol
grounds. The committee will have one more
meeting, when, if they fail to agree, they will
ask to be discharged, and new committee will
be appointed.
Several leading men in the
Revenue Reform Movement
are here, with view to ascertain what can be
done to secure the recognition of that move
ment in the organization of the new House.
They propose to get Mr.. Blaine to promise be-
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Kelley chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. They are in favor of Garfield for that
place. Whether they can accomplish this is
doubtful. Blaine refuses to make any promises
about the organization of committees. He
feels strong enough to be elected without the
revenue reformers.
Senator Sherman will press the passage of
the bill
Repeating Duty on Foreign Uoab
and it is understood he will be backed by men,
bers of the Finance Committee. Pennsylvania
Maryland, and West Virginia Senators will
unite in opposing the bill, and, if necessary
will talk il over to the close of the session, as
they have the right to do.
1t is ascertained that the members ON the part
of Great Britain of the
Joint High Commission
are Idisposed to be liberal in their views of
all questions of difference between the wo
Govern ments. Although the Fenian and other
outside matters may be presented to the COM
mission, the British members of it will not press
them if they are opposed by the American COM
missioneTs.
The Georgia Contested Election Case.
DesDdtch 70 the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN March 2.-Nothing will be
done this session with the two remaining con-
tes ed election cases, both from Georgia, namely
-Iitt against Whitley, and Beard against
Corker. Messrs. Whitley and Corker are now
seated.
yesterday document of two hundredpages
in .hese cases was printed, which the Com nittee
Cn Elections will not have time to examine.
Numerous petitions continue to be sent to the
Senate, urging the passage of the House bill to
aid the construction of the Cincinnati and South
ern Railroad.
Rrtftsh HiRh GommissIOners nj the TN nIfaI
Sir Edward Thornton and other British mem
bers of the High Joint Commission visited the
Capitol to-day, in company with General
Schenck. In the Senate Chamber they were
introduced to the members of the Committee on
Foreign Relations and other Senators oy Gene
raj Schenck. These introductions caused some
confusion to the regular business, and the Vice
President several times raped to order. The
party subsequently went to the House, where
they were likewise introduced to prominent
members.