, 1873-03-22
WASHINGTON.
Tho Caldwell Case Likely to Be Set
tied To-Day.
The President Refuses to Withdraw
Collector Casey,
The Union Pacific Eastern Terminus
Question Yet Unsettled.
.
Combinations and Nominations
Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, D. G., March 2l.-Thero appears
to be mistake about tho announcement that
tho Attornoy-General has decided in favor Of
Council Bluffs AS tho initial point Of tho Union
Pacific Railway. Atty-aon. Willama authorizoB
tho statomcnt that ho has not made any decision
whatever. The question referred to him re1ased
to tho transportation of Government freight
across tho bridge at Omaha, and tho Withholding
Of certain amount OF tho proceeds due tho
Company A1r. Popploton, the lawyer Of tho
Company has been granted ton days by
tho Attorney wherein to prepare
m argument. Tie Attorney GencrAl
has decided nothing except that tho Gov
ern1nont has the right to repay itself out
OF tho freights passing over tho bridge between
Omaha and Council Bluffs which incidentally
makea Council Bluffs tho logal terminus.
THE CALDWELL DEBATE
strong and manly apoooh from sonator Morr1ll,
Of Maine In favor Of the Morton reeolutso11.
Beyond this effort, to-day's proceedings havo
besn tho least interesting Of any ainoo the dis
reach vote tomorrow, II poseibls. Bohurz d.
sires to rovfew 0onklinB's speech at somo length,
and Morton is prepared to mako another strong
effort, closing The caso. However this caao may
in tavor Of onaottng special statute relnting to
mcthod Of proeeedlng againat offending Senators
from the tochnicalttes and legal objections
which now surround this aubject.
CcLLEOToR CABEY,
in tho executive session of tho Senate to-day,
WAS given tho benefit Of one-hnlf hours discuss
sion, which was anything but complimentary to
this appotntee: The old testimony Of tho New
Orleans Investigating Committee vas adduced to
and that II would demoralize the peoples choice
to mako the reappointment. The Beuato ad-
journod, pending tho final disposition. Of tho
case, as several Senators desired to look at tho
Testimony OF the Investigating Committee be-
sitlon will DO considerable, still 1t Is not an
ticipntod but TINT Casoy will be confirmed.
Several influential sonators waited on the
President to-day to induce him to Withdraw Ills
nomination, but tho latter would not consent
nALT1MoRE coLLEcTonBHtP.
Tho appointment Of now Collector for tho
port Of Baltimore is not well received by tho
prominent Republicans Of that city. Even tho
Baltimore american this morning a constrained
tho Civil Service rules TO fill tho place. This
organ can see no renBon why the President should
not apply thoso rules
SENATOR CAMERON
had written out speech, in reply to ohargea
against him, or somebody had3 done 1t Tor
him. and ho would have gone on With it yestor-
day but for the latoneas OF the hour. 1t is
however. that eomo Of his friends
advised him last night TINT he had bettor not
proceed. Among Ills advisors WIS his colleague,
Senator Scott. When questioned, this morning,
as to why no did not proceed, Cameron said that
no did not sec that the remarks Of Hamilton ap-
piled to him; but Hamilton informed your cor
respondent that, when ho mado his speech, ho
sion about the Capitol is that Cameron thought
diRcretion was tho better part Of yalor. It is
stated, however, that tho Pennsylvania Senator
will mike speech defending his protegc, Cald-