The Portland daily press., 1874-06-15
WASHINGTON.


committee on the bankruptcy bill have
finally agreed, and will submit their
report on Monday or Tuesday next. 1t
is the Senate bill, with notifications
listing law. The managers on the part of the
House tried very hard to get an absolute repeal
of the law, but, finding that impossible, decided
to accept this much for the present, with
view of securing its total repeal at the next
session.
The Pacific Railway Bill
WASHINGTON, June 13-The bill providing
for the collection Of moneys due the United
States from Pacific Railroad Co. 8, as passed
by the Senate is as follows:
That the Secretary of the Treasury will be
and hereby is directed to require the payment
of Railroad Companies their successors or as
signees or successors or assignees of any or
either OF said companies of all sums OF money,
due or to become due the United States for the
per centnm of the net earnings provided for
by act entitled "an act to aid in the construc-
ton of railroad and telegraph line from the
Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to Sc
cure to the government the use of the same for
postal, military and other purposes" approved
July l, 1862, or by any other act or acts IN re-
lation to the companies therein named, or any
other such company or companies and IN case
either of such Railroad companies shall neg
lect or refuse to pay the same within 90 days
after the demand therefor made upon the
treasurer of such Railroad company, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall certify that fact
to the Acknowledgement, who shall thereupon
institute the necessary suits and proceedings to
collect and otherwise obtain redress in respect
of the same in the proper circuit courts of the
United States and prosecute the same with all
convenient despatch to final termination.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, $11 ,492, III; special deposit OF
legal tenders for redemption of certificates OF
deposit, $5S, 715000 coin, $S1 G38, 1862, including
coin certificates $50, 81, 600; outstanding legal
tenders, 1882, 100000.
Territorial Delegates.
The House committee on territories agreed
to report bill defining the qualifications of
delegates from territories, namely: that dele
gate shall be twenty-five years old, be a citizen
of the country and shall have resided seven
years in territory which he is chosen to repre-
sent. Further, no person guilty OF bigamy or
polygamy sh IL be alleged to represent any
territory in Congress. Thi- bill will be pre-
sented in the House, and should it pass the
committee on elections it will have a law to
guide them in the disposal of such cases.
Status of Appropriation Bills.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE following gene
Ial appropriation bills have become laws: The
army, navy, fertilization, military, academy
consular and diplomatic. The legislative, ex-
bill and pension bill are either in conference or
are pending an amendment. They could all
be disposed of in day or two. The miscella-
neous appropriation bill will probably reach
the Senate from the House Monday. The pen
sion bill is pending on one SIN Ill amendment,
having passed both houses The river and har-
Dor bill has been reported to the Senate with
bill has yet to be acted on by the Senate.