Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-14


changing it for 5 per cent gold bonds
provided fo- by the bill, and which
bonds may be held by bank and be con-
sidered a part of.its reserve. The Secreta-
~ O. the Treasury to pay, however, only
three per cent. of the interest on
such bonds to banks requiring II, TO
others at two per cent, and applying the
remainder exclusively to the payment OF
$40 bonds. The amendment was or
iered printed.
Kelly reported fayorably bill to pro-
vide for the erection of a telegraph line
along the Texan frontier 1t was placed
on calendar.
Scott reported a substitute for his bill
relating to the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill introduced on the 23i of April. 1t
proposes to empower the company to
issue mortgages on the whole or any por-
ton of its line in lieu Of the construc-
ton bonds heretofore authorized to be
issued to cancel the mortgages now on
record with tine Secretary of the lnteri-
or. as far as the same can be done with
out prejudice TO the existing rights, and
to substitute therefore the mortgage or
mortgages hereby authorized, which |
substituted mortgage shall expressly re-
ceiye all the rights which may have been
acquired under the existing mortgages. |
provided that the aggregate bonds to be
issued under and secured by such mort
cages shall not exceed the limit hereto
fore fixed 10y Congress, and that
said mortgages for the division east
Of Fort Worth shall embrace the
roads and property of the Southern
Trans Continental Railroad Company,
heretofore merged in and consolidated
with the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany, under the laws of Texas, which
roads SO merged shall for that and for all
other purposes be deemed and taken to
be part OF said Texas Pacific Railroad,
and shall hereafter be subject to all the
provisions and limitations OF the act OF
Congress incorporating the said COM
pany. 1t was placed on the calender.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the Geneva Award bill. Humans
amendment striking out the clause pro-
hibiting the filing of claims by Insurance
Companies was adopted. An amend
ment providing for the adjudication of
all claims on the basis OF United State
gold coin at the time of the loss, was
adopted also. An amendment making
the judgments OF the court created by
bill payable in coin, and requiring the
Secretary of the Treasury to raise coin
for the new fives. Stewart offered an
amendment providing for the payment
of the expenses of the United States in
the matter before the payment OF any
private claims. which was adopted. Sew
eral other amendments were offered and
rejected, The bill was reported to the
Senate, and the amendments made by
the Committee of the Whole were
adopted, except Thurman's admitting
insurance claims, which was rejected,
Clayton, by unanimous consent,
offered resolutions for committee OF
t three to investigate the Arkansas trouble,
and asking the President to send to the
Senate copies of the correspondence
etc, on the subject. Both were ordered
printed.
Several Intellectual attempts were made
: to include in the Geneva Award bill
; some propositions admitting insurance
: claims. Adopted,
+ HoUsE.-Hazleton called up the re
port Of the Election Committee on thu
Utah contest, which declared Cannon
duly elected, and offered an amandmen
providing for a committee to investigate
the charges Of the polygamous practice
of Cannon. Harrison, on behalf of tn
4 minority Of the committee, offered al
e amendment declaring Cannon not onl,
!. duly elected, but entitled to his seat
! The majority report was adopted with
i out division. Harrison's amendmen
: was adopted by III TO IS, and Hazel
:. tons resolution by l27 to 81. Th
House then went into Commute
@ of the Whole on the amendet
r steamboat law, and after considering
few pages, adjourned.
y New YORK, May 49, During fog oil
April 9th the steamer Cingalese ran
down the barque Arethusa from Smyrn
to Nantes, and all hands were browne
except the first and second mates.
:, A Panama letter of the Sd inst give
an account OF horriable outrage pei
petrated by Colonel Gonzales, Com
mander of the Port of San Juan D
ct Guatemala, on the British Vice Consul
J. John Magee, with whom he had pei
r sonal difficulty with reference to tn
s clearance of a vessel. They had rer
Al contre on the street, exchanging blows
On April Oath Gonzales summoned Ma
rs gee to appear at his Office, and on tn
" latter declining to come, Gonzales ha
him brought by soldiers. The bray
c. Colonel then abused him in every way
is beating him over the head with pistc
and declaring that he should first receiy
IN four hundred lashes and then be sho
~ Magee vainly invoked the protection c
ID his flag, and the remonstrances of tn
IN United States Consul, Agent James, wer
H. also disregarded. The Pacific Ma
steamer arrived at noon, but Gonzales
selling the telegraph Office and plantin
es two cannon to cover the Arizona, Ia
10 his victim brought out, stripped and tw
ly hundred blows Of the rattan inflicted
,e Magee tainted, and was returned t
lie to prison with the promise the
the rest of the sentence shoul