Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-08
Eastern Dispatches.
CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-kelly, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported
without amendment, the House bill,
amendatory of the Act of May 23d,
1872.
Hitchcock introduced bill providing
that all lands granted to railroad CON-
panies shall bs subject to State and
county taxation. Referred.
The bill to pay Joseph J. Petri, of
Illinois. 5000, in recognition Of his
heroic and successful Efforts in rescuing
from starvation and impending death
train Of emigrants showed in between the
Sierra Nevada and Trinity Mountains, in
November and December of 1919, and in
payment Of mis- expenses and losses, gave
rise to considerable discussion in q Com
mittee of tue Whole, but was finally
agreed to.
The senate Judiciary Committee and
CHICAGO, Feb. "A Washington
special says that the members of the
Senate Judiciary Committee are dsn-
clined to give ont for publication the
letter which Attorney General Williams
has written TO them, complaining about
the inquisitorial nature of the investiga-
ton made into his character and acts
while his nomination to be Chief Justice
was pending.
Affairs Of the Union and Central Pa
ciiio Railroads.
The trouble between the Central and
Union Pacific Railroads and their con-
nec,ions, in regard to freight rates. con-
tinues. The Central Pacific seems to be
willing to submit to the demands OF the
other roads, allowing them pro rata
rates, but the Union Pacific still resists.
J. c. Stubs, General Freight Agent OF
the Central Pacific, will arrive in this
city to-day or tomorrow, and will hold
4 private consultation with the General
Freight Agent Of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific, and Chicago and Northwest.
ern Railroads, with view to effecting q
satisfactory arrangement. The roads in
this city are firm in their determination
to submit to nothing short Of pro rata
rates, claiming to be entitled to some
consideration, having to be at just n:
much expense AS the Pacific roads.
New Chief Justice Nominated TO,
Utah---Two Executions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. G. - The President
has nominated Charles A. Tweed Asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court o
! Utah.
WESTMINSTER, Ind Feb. G.-John w
Davis was hanged here to-day for tn
murder of Abraham Lynn, April 81.
CAMBRIDGE, Ind, Feb. 6.-Wm. H
McCotter, the murderer OF Robert Insley
was hanged here to-day.
Edwin Booth In Bankruptcy---Gen
sraI siekies Takes Leave G
Madrid.
NEw YORK, Feb. 6. - Edwin Booth
the actor, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy, Among the secured liabilitie
is claim on the Oaks Amss estate fo
500, COO
A Herald special from Madrid says this
General Sickles took his final leave {
the Spanish Government to-day, an
placed Secretary Adee in charge of th
legation.
From the Indian Territory.
CADDo STATION, Ind. Ter. Feb. T.
The Choctaw council has just adjourned
! after passing resolution protestin
, against a Territorial governmen t, M
the allotment of their lands, and agsin'
the Chickasnws' survey and allotmen
They refuse to entertain the propositio
: about negroes residing among them.
| commission Of three persons will 60
J Washington to effect settlement of IL
, boundary line between Arkansas and II
| Choctaw Nation, and 10 personally url
, Congress not to pass the Territorial bill
They repudiated the contract und
which $4,000 had already been a
= vanced. This action does not refie
; the sentiment of the intelligent porto
r OF the Nation. A majority of the Legi
: lature was composed Of full-blooded
, dams from the mountain district, with
r Governor at their head who public
stated that if he had his way he wou
hang every white man in the Nation.