, 1873-01-28

mend displacement from tie head Of the Way
| and Means Committee. ;
THE UNION PACIFIC.
It is among tho rrynorB here that pool Ia nos
bein9 formed, in which tho Bank Of Oaliforni
| and the Central Pacific Railroad arc the respon
| slble parties. for the purchase OF the Unio1
| Pacific Road, in case the June interest On tn
bonds Of the latter corporation goes to ptotest
which event is regarded as highly probable in tn
| present tembarrassments and Complications OF th
Company. Under theee circumstances the Tr11s
tees would be compelled to sell out undor th
first mortgage bonds, and it is believed that th
entire Union Pacific line, together with it's roll
ing stock, could be bought up for about 915 600,
By an alnost unanimous vote, Senators Trum
] bull, 8prague, Morrill,, of Maine, and Han1li1
| voting in the negative, the Senate, to-day
! adopted Edmund's amendment to the interes
| Bection OF the Legislative Appropriation bill
| with somei considerable notifications however
AZ the section now stands, it directs tn.
| Secretary of the Treasury to withhold
| from the Pacific Railroad the money due fol
| freight and transportation, and per cent due
| for the net earnings. The right is given to the
further right to appeal to the Supreme Court
1t is also provided that the Court Of Claims shall
not only pass upon all questions relating to this
entire subject, but also upon all points raised in
the reply Of the Government. This suit whom
it ie once brought is to hare precedence Of all
others.
PISTOLS AID cofFEE;
.rG ~ AuaI u uono1 .es"Ge4 nepfese1l1a1lse
Mccormick, of Missouri. and Sypher, Of Lo1liai-
ana, has been the subject Of discussion in quiet
Congressional circles to-day. The trouble arose
on o. statement made by McCormlcA to the
going to chow that Sypher had been paid several
thousand dollars for tho votes OF himself and
tho Louisiana delegation in behalf of the Rock
nsaasd sland 4sE1 t Has lang a %sa4t 6 whsn 1ie{
nat ho Iec9 as shss
that he was not in the city ot the time
Of the, passage of the bill, which
1s generally known to be the fact. 1t is expected
tnht mutual friends WILL settle tAo matter anlc-
ABLY, ana LIMIT no blood WILL be Spilled
puLUTH-
When the River and Harbor Appropriation bill
comes up IN the House, there will be lively
nGht between the minnesota and u lscon8ln dele
CATIONS over tho Duluth HaEbor item. It is the
oid conflict ovor again botWeen superior
City and Duluth, which, in this in
stance, takes unto itself the dignity Of
inFolvlnB t"o states. Inc WISCONSIN men claim
that superior City possesses the natural harbor,
and that its tributaries hayo been diverted 20
build up an artificial harbor at Duluth
o.aorl TIE II ItbEh1Aa aa,L. MISSION. S:ts
j. T: aanaou, the co1ored editor OF weekly
paper here, is being pressed for the Liberlan
Mlsslon IN place OF j. Mllton Turner, the present
incumbent OF the place, and who gained such un-
pleasant notoriety IN the Last Presidential cana-
paign. .....
The bill aboNshing the franking privilege,
pure and eimple, not only Is used BY 1fonbers,
Senators, Bureau Officers, and Cabinet Officers,
but BY the President himself, has at last passed
both houses aud now only awaits the SIGNATURE
OF the President, which It will receive tomorrow,
to become Law. The bill passed to-day in the
SENATE TO the great astonlsh1nent OF ali, taking
me aouso as 1ts "ord' upon t"o occaslons,