The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03

Iemities OF the main trunk known as the New Or
leans Branch and the southern Pacific Railroad OF
california, both Of which were provided for in the
The length Of the latter road, as now proposed
was some 200 miles less than as described In the
original Senate bill. BY the other amendments the
company was required to make annual reports, and
Texas Pacific Railroad, thereby avoiding sny con-
fusion in the negotiation OF the bonds, there being
already three Southern Pacific Railroads.
House.
Mr.. Dawes, from the second conference commit
tee on the Legislative Appropriation bill, made a
report that the committee was unable to agree He
represented to the House that the points on which
the din1culty occurred were amendments put on
in an appropriation bill, about which there might
still be diversity OF opinion, and which might as
well be provided for at any subsequent Congress.
II this appropriation, covering over eighteen mil
lion dollars, should fail, 1t would he because the
Senate insisted on these amendments. He moved
that new conference committee be appointed, and
asked that as the Senate had appointed an entirely
new committee, the House should in courtesy do the
new committee was ordered and Messrs Sar-
gent, Cook, and Morgan were appointed such COM
The Speaker also apptinted Messrs. Lawrence
Allison, and Randall conference committee on
the Deficiency bill and Messrs. Starkweather Judd,
and Van Trump a conference committee on the act
to abolish the grades OF admiral and rear ADMIRAL
the first conference committee being unable to
agree,
Mr.. Wheeler, from the committee OF conference
on the Southern Pacific Railroad bill, made a re-
port:-The House agrees to change the title OF the
company to that Of the "Texas Pacific Railroad:~
the Senate agrees TO the House substitute with two
additional sections, one providing for similar
grant of public lands in Louisiana to enable the
New orleans, Baton Rouge and Vlcksburg Railroad
Company to connect at its eastern terminus by way
OF Alexandria, and the other for a similar grant to
enable the Southern Pacific road to connect by way
Of Los Angeles at or near the Colorado river
Mr.. Wheeler briefly explained the report and
stated that by the new sections the grant Of land
would be increased over that made by the House
bill 13000 900 acres, by between four and six mil
lions He did not believe that project OF such
consideration. :
Mr.. Holman moved to lay the bill on the table.
Negatived, the House refusing even to order the
yeas and nays on it. The conference report was
then agreed to-yeas, 124; nays Ga.
large number of pension bills were reported and
passed.
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules and pass
the Senate bill for the reissue of national bank
notes. Rejected, 54 to IS.
On motion OF Mr.. Conger the House joint resou-
tion constituting the act OF 14h july 1870 to reduce
specially imported for breeding purposes from the
Dominion Of Canada was passed
Mr.. Washburn of Wisconsin, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the Senate joint resolution ex-
tending the time to construct a railroad from st.
CroX river or Lake to the west end OF Lake Supe-
| rior and Bayfield,, with an amendment, providing
that additional lands shall be granted. Rejected.
Yeas s3 nays SO, less than twothirds in the aiirma
MIR Prosser, from the Committee on Printing, re-
| ported a resolution to give complete sets of the
| Congressional Globe and appendix to such members
| of the Forty first Congress as had not received
them.
Mr.. Latin opposed the resolution, and reminded
toe House that in the Thirty yfourth Congress- when
Ine Saarles OI members OIL congress were increased,
provision was inserted in the law aboshing the
| right of members to complete sets of the Globe.
Each set would cost $4s, and the total
expense under this resolution would be 354, 600.
| In the Thrty-third Congress the Globe made only
one volume: In the present Congress it would make
eleven volumes. In the first session Of this Oon-
gress, which lasted only twenty-five days, the Globe
cost 1923 per day. On that basis it would cost for
| the whole Congress s467, ,T6I
Mr.. Prosser stated that the members of the
Thirty.eighh Thirty; ninth, and Foreth Congresses
had received sets OF the Globe and he moved to
| pend the rules and adopt the resolution.
The motion was rejected-yeas LOG, nays s3 not
| two-thrds in the Affirmative.
MIR. Hay of Illinois, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill increasing pensions 20 per
| cent.
Mr.. Wilson, of Ohio, said that the bill involved
| s3O,0O0,000.
Mr.. Bawes-It will take seven millions out of the
| treasury.
| MIR. Stevenson-It will put it in good place.
| Mr. Myers-No matter If 1t taxes seventy millions.
| The motion was rejected by large majority, the
| yeas and nays being refused