, 1872-12-17
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Hale's Anti-Oblivion
Resolution Adopted
in the House.
How the United States Minister to
Nicaragua Receives a Tripli-
cate Salary.
The President Favors the Abo~
lition Of Wyoming
Territory.
Alleged Credit MobiIier Frauds on the
United States Government.
Alleged Credit MobiIier Frauds on the
United States Government.


FFOCctuHl5S LII COuSItSS ftSltFQdys
Special Despatch to The Chicago 1ribuue
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
WAsH1SaroN, D. c., Dec. 16.-Western
material, wants, and necessities are receiving
full attention the present session in both Houses
OF Congress-. Thus far about fifteen bills have
introduced, looking toward establishing water
lines Of communication from the Mississippi to
the Atlantic seaboard, and to regulating passen-
ger and freight rates on railroads, 80 AZ to pre-
vent the annual rise in prices always incident
to the locking-up Of water navigation. By it's
action to-day, the Senate demonstrated that it
has full appreciation Of the situation. The
vote Of Sc to 8, by which WINDOWS resolution
was adopted is considered as equivalent to an
unanimous indorsement Of any possible scheme
by which the West can be relieved Of itg annual
embarrassment in getting it's products to mar
ket. Senator Windows resolutions, which we're
plate the appointment Of Special Committee
OF Seven to investigate the whole subject of
transportation between the East and West, and
to report thereon as speedily as possible.
The latest on the railroad transportation ques-
ton is the resolution introduced by Senator
Stewart, to-day, and which instructs tbs Judiciary
Committee to inquire how far Congress, under
the constitutional provision giving it authority
to regulate commerce, can either build railroads
between States or can interfere with the rates
Of freight. If one-half the bills opening up
these questions of such vital Importance to the
West and East, can be settled upon this session,
the troubles now experienced in this direction
will speedily be in fair way of solution.
INDIAN MATTERS.
nopoly Of the field in the Senate this morning,
and their time was mostly devoted to killing
schemes in which the State Of Kansas is chiefly
interested and which have been accuau1ating on
The first Blu to receive indefinite postpone
ment WAS the one introduced by Senator Pom
eros: last session, authorizing The Secretary Of
the Interior to sell the absentee Shawnee lands
in Kansas to white settlers, and giving every one
of the latter who squat on these lands the par
amount right to purchase the same.
Clayton's bill to authorize the Secretary Of
the Interior to receive the funded bonds OF tho
State Of Arkansas IN exchange for certain bonds
Agoutural s coegs na scrip apportionsa sus to ths
State, and held by him as security for the pay
ment Of the said bonds, also took the same
course.
Pomoroy's bill to attach portion Of the In
dian Territory to Kansas for Judicial purposes,
received much consideration at the hands Of the
Committee at its sessions, both this year and
last. but it's passage WAS finally unanimously
agreed to be both unWi8e and inexpedient.
uDEfN1TELY POSTPONED.
The appropriation asked for by Senator
Caldwell, Of $3.50, 900 to enlarge the military
depot At LeaYenworth, vas also iude6nitely
postponed.
Senator Pomeroy's bill for an appropriation OF
sic, 900 to reimburse white settlers in Kansas
for depredations committed by the Shawnee
Indians VAS unfavorably reported upon, and
its indefinite postponement was also ordered.
KANSAS sENAToRsHP.
E1act;ons % ;nd;cs+oa ;+s w;11;non.ae 70 6nrocaad
with The Knnsas Senatorial fnvertiratjon the
coming session. Senator Morton Chairman of
to anoloe;ze to..d.v That ~ fnrthe- rTnoreaa
had baeh made in fhis csae His A1e1 e1cRsa va
thnt dr,r;no tha s.,n1,er Nr R;ca ~ hrtan.
sas. vas tha onIv Senator who offared
to sacrifice his peraonsI convan;anca fnr
tha nmrnose 81 making trin ~
Kansas H. order to inVastirste % thin R n5atter ~
There were savara1 witneaaaa in Tansaa vat to he
examned. bv whom Il is intendei tn estahlish
tha mt tRaf cn1dWe1l naid nnwar3a ~ s9G nm r.
secure his present seat.
Tnr c1y11. n1oura RIFT,
The co1ored people here are maxine Arranoe.
rnants tn hnld prani yoaas 9neatin1 ns-t ThT3s-
DIV nirht for fhe nnrnose ~ Of hrESn'o;nc % rnhl;c ]
eentiment to hear On Gnnnress in the ;nferaat ~
Senator does nat think be vii he ah1a to
cali this measure m til aftar r0AJ +he w
hoIidavs. r. r;,1 meat w;th the
naroa onnoa;+ion froro arch Psn+,h,;oa,, ao,.to-o
90 hJorrit1 nf Mo;Do ord Tor-,on+or +t.t - ~
nerienced 1ast vaar tt1a nhfect,o-a ~ +heaa
PetIa1,,ar ho, no ongJa5 - ~ '11se LESS
e' e6ectionss ''e 0A' 10>' ~ ''4o 'o's
os~' erv.rop .1,ra
rba san.+a +o"da1 1Aot1 w;t%ant 1f oh5oc+;or s,-
canted fbe nat;nn Of senator smea frn1o H.
Ga3n-n;ttaa ~ NT;1taru A+fa;ra a,o}, 4,a.na
r,,Eara a. v;ca pra1;de3+. Elect W;1ann +b5a ~
Tha;rnoe1 ~ +bia Torn1,;ttaa 1ahnrad - ~ ~
Amea tn 3;en,5a him frnTn this atan hnt Tx, tha
aon-in-saw of General Bnt1er refnsed to 1a conoz
forted He wonld MT reeard Inran'e nromo.
tion over fis head other than az nereona1
slirht. if not an insult. and to serve further on
fhe Cnn1n1ittee under ench circnnstancna won]1
he considered = want Of spirit on l1is narf.
WASHINGTON c1Ty AppRoprTAT1oy
After the introduction Of ffty OF aeyantv-dva
hii1s tn.dav tha houses considered a varistr ~
a,1hiecta ;ncluding Ionisiana and the D;africt
of Gonmhia bnt fbere was 1ittie of str;tine n.
terest. The item anpronriatinr million a9d a
marter ~ dollars fn fbo Board Of Pnhl;c Wnrts
Thich was tackled on to the Deficiency hiil, ~,