Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-26

TIN House Committee on Pacific Railroads
to-day agreed 20 report favorabIy the Trans
Continental railroad bill.
SECRETARY ROBINSON, OF the nayy, has re-
covered sufficiently from his illness to be out,
and made his appearance az the Navy depart
ment to-day.
PERsoSAL.-J. Z. Fry, clerk to Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia, is now con
siGered out OF danger, and rapidly convalescing
his many friends will be glad to hear.
TIE Committee on Territories this morning
discussed the Mckee Utah bill, but General
Mckee, the chairman. being in Mississippi, no
action was taken. report is not at present
likely.
CoNsULs RRcoGNIZED.-The President has
recognized j. A. Solberg as vice consul of we
den and Norway at Baltimore, Md, and Mag
nus Lindberg as vice consHl of Sweden and
Norway at Portland, Me.
The SUPREME COURT OF the United States
will adjourn on Friday Of this week until the
FIST Monday in March. This recess Is taken to
enable the judges to examine cases which they
have heard this term, prepare opinions, SC.
ExEsPTED.-Mr. Myers OF Penn, introduced
in the House to-day a bill providing that the
interest of an original inventor in any patent or
patent right shall be excepted from the opera
tons OF the fourteenth section OF the bankrupr
act.
CBIKF JUSTICE WAITE expects to resign his
position as president of the Ohio constitutional
convention tomorrow, and will leave for Wash
irgton next Monday to enter upon the discharge
OF his new duties. He Will bring his family
with him.
CUTTING OPP THE EXTRA PAY.-The FRS,
Comptroller of the Treasury has decided that
the new salary bill having been approved OH
the Goth, the extra pay TO certain officers and
employees under the act of March, 1873, ceased
on the 10th instant.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-The Attorney Cen
eral was in consultation with the President to-
day for some time. Among the callers at the
Executive Mansion was Hon. Thomas Murphy
who called TO pay his parting respects. The
usual thrOng of visitors filled the ante rooms
nearly all after Office.
No EXTRAs.-In the House to-day, Mr.. NJ err
riam introduced bill providing that no officer
of the United States shall be paid, directly or
indirectly, under the name of contingent ex-
Penses or any other name, any sum other thar
his salary, except in cases OF customs infOrmers
and that no public property shall be used by
officials for private purposes.
A BILL was introduced In the House to-day
by Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania Tor the relief
OF the heirs of Rear Admiral Dahlgren, which
provides for the payment to them such com
pensation for the use by the United States
OF his Improvements in ordnance as is custom
airy IN contracts for the use OF similar improve
ments.
REV. DIR. RANKIN, Of the Congregational
church, is evidently a believer in the efficacy OF
prayer in individual interests. Yesterday he
prayed "that the enemies OF General Howard
might he put to grief, !" and in connection there
with alluded to the trials and tribulatlons OF
King David. and how his enemies were ulti-
mately Disconnected, Where ia Tyndallo
MR.. JOHN b. ALLISON, register of the Treas
ury, was before the House Committee on APP
propriations this morning, and explained the
manner and expense of conducting government
loans. The committee instructed its chairman
to offer bill making annual and specific ap-
propriations for this service, instead of perma-
nent appropriations as are now provided by law.
THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE DUssrL-
Nessrs. Wilson and Eldridge, the sub. committee
appointed to visit New Orleans to inquire into
the case of Judge Durell, will submit their
report at the meeting of the Committee on the
judiciary to- morrow. The impression seems II
be that the committee will report in favor Of
Durells impeachment.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE CONSULAR SER
vICK.-Mr. De b. X. Keim, late agent OF the
United States for the examination of consular
officers, appeared before the House Committee
on Foreign fairs on Saturday for the purpose of
explaining the draft OF a bill submitted by him
reorganlZing the entire consular system OF the
United States.
TELEGEAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEx-
ICo.-The government OF the United States has
given permission to the Mexican government to
extend its telegraph lines across the Rio Grande
10 Brownsville. Texas, and to establish an once
there. When this i accomplished there will be
direct Geographic communication established
between All points In the nited States and the
City OF Mexico,
THK PLAN OF RELIEF Tor the Southern Pa.
cihc railroad, which will soon be introduces in
Congress, is briefly as follows: All the lands of
the company to be sold by a commissioner an
pointed under the authority of the United
states, and the proceeds placed in the Treasury
70 the credit OF the company, the government to
retain the amount charged Tor transportation Of
the mails and other carving service The com
paDy ask the United States to guarantee the in
terest on nve per cent. bond, running TOR
thirty years, to Q limited su m per mile In con-
sideration of such an accom- mediation the com.
psny propose to pay to the government Ii sral
per cent. on the gross earnings, thus securing
the government from loss.
PROPOSED BUREAU OF LABoR-In the House
to-day, Mr.. Shanks, of Indiana, introduced a
bill TO establish q bureau of labor under the
Interior department., which provides for
commissioner, 10 be appointed by the Presi-
Ient, at the same compensation As now paid TO
the Commissioner Of Agriculture. The duties
OF the once are to collect the necessary inform
amount and character Of wages paid at the
latest GATE to male and female employees in
every county and in every town or CITY Of II We
hundred inhabitants throughout the United
States; also the cost of rents, fuel and articles
OF genera use for food and clothing, the
amount OF interest paid on loans and other in.
debtedness, rate of discount charged by hanks
the amount of poll tax, rate per mile CHARGED
BY railroads for passengers and freight, and
such other information as may lead to q correct
knowledge OF the practical relations between
capital and labor in the United States
TIE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE CgRsA-
PEACE AND ONO CANAL.-The engineers who
surveyed the proposed routes for the extension
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal from Cum
oerland, Nd, to the waters west of the Allie
gnaniss have completed their labors, and are
nov engaged In preparing q report for trans.
mission to Congress. The survey of last season
presen.s route different in many points from
p.ev,ous surveys, leading along the Potomac TO
ss,sssgsd snr up which it leads to a point
tunnel six miles in length, to connact an ths
v em soe Win the Castleman river feeder OF the
aoughloeheny. The advantages cISimsd for
me the neT line are, first, the fact that Il leads
Cumberland coal basin thirty ma wStSe gu, sao