Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-18
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| Chicago, Feb. IA Washington spe-
cial to the Tribune says: Notwithstand-
ing members of the House Military Com
| mittee are in favor of reducing the army,
! they have been quite sanguine the
| measure would be unpopular in the
House. There are good reasons for be-
heving that the bill now in committee
will meet with very strong and formida-
BILE opposition. Army officers have a
great deal of influence with Congress
men, and those who have testified before
the committee have been unanimous in
opposing reduction. Army officials
have also been active in season and out
of season in lobbying against a reduc-
ton, using all the influence they have,
and that amounts to great deal. The
reduction will, it is estimated, save
about 10000. 900 annually, if made i'll
accordance with the bills.
Sanborn is in the city, and is very
much alarmed at the prospects before
him. He don't want to lose his con-
tract. He has written to member Of
the Ways and Means Committee, propos-
ing that instead of a repeal of the law
under which his contracts have been
made, it be modified SO that he shall re-
ceive twenty-five per cent, instead OF
fifty per cent. of his collections. He
says if this is done he will collect S225,-
w., 10 900 due the Government. He is said
to have N his possession the books of
the Credit Mobilier. ..'eh he spent two
months time and S11 900 III money 10
get. In this connection ii is remember
ed that Butler was attorney of the
Credit Mobilier and that it was thr-,nob
his advice that the ree"rSas were run off
and concealed. They were secured
about the time of the investigation last
Winter, or just subsequently to that
expose.
A bill Was introduced by Representa-
tive Phillips of Kansas yesterday. to en-
able the Central branch of the Union
Pacific railroad to submit its claims
against the United States under existing
laws to the Supreme Court.
Washington. Feb. II Chief Justice
the President at noon to-day. He was
introduced to the Cabinet
San Francisco, February 1.-THE
Board of Supervisors last night adopted
q resolution requesting the Committee
ing the City Hall Commission.
The trial of Abner Gentry, the Gam
bier who is charged with having assault
ed officer Clark at the time OF the recent
trial, is pending before a jury in the
Municipal Court.
Dispatches received this morning
state that the ship Three Brothers en-
tered the harbor of Havre in safety on
the 18th instant.
Major Mclaughlin expresses much
4, -, ~ II
wrestler Of California, and says he has
none of the qualifications OF a wrestler.
An interesting report of the sounding
of the crsises Of the Tuscarorl along
this coast for the China and Japan
cables, was submitted to the Academy
of Sci-rcies last night. It shows that
comparatively shoal water, and that at
distance OF from twenty to forty-hve
miles the ocean shows suddenly depth
of from two to three miles.
King Lunalilo died on Tuesday even
ing, February Sd, of bronchial disease
aged SO years.
named as the successor of Lunalilo, also
the Prince David kaihua. The Legisla-
tive Assembly is ordered by the Cabinet
10 hSSeAipie on tue 41tN ol February,
when the question of succession would
come before it.
The City of Melbourne left the United |
States steamer Tuscarora at Honolulu. |
She would go on a cruise In a few days, |
sounding for China cable. The report |
that she had reached here was incorrect, |
but the City of Melbourne brought her |
to the Merchants Exchange, |
and correspondents have mistaken the |
name of the vessel arrived.
Greenbacks, SO a. S934