The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-10

SENATOR EDMUNDs, Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, says that any provision that
may be made respecting the forcing of debt
ors into involuntary bankruptcy, and pro-
ceedings tnereupon, will, SO far as bis voice
goes, be made retroactive in such way that
no person will gain anything by any oppres-
sive steps toward debtors pending the eonsid-
Grafton OF the question.
The House Committee On Railroads and
Canals Will, during the recess, be occupied in
considering the many railroad and canal bills
already referred to them. They intend to
have ready, on the reassembling of Congress,
general railroad law. They have already
considered the question of the right of The
General Government to charter railroads
through states under Constitutional pro-
visions regulating interstate commerce, and
will report in favor OF cbartering through
railroads from the West to the seabcard.
4 RESOLUTION TO dispense hereafter with
the abridged message and documents has
been reported from the Printing Committee
of the Senate, to test the sense of that BODY
on the general subject OF publishing unneces-
sarv Government literature The Printing
Committee Of the Senate has now in it's poses
sion official information relating to the dispo-
stion made of public documents by all Eu-
ropean Governments. 1t appears that in no
other country than this are such documents
TER sixty-eighth ANIMAL dinner Of the New
England Society of New York city was held on
Monday evening, Elliot c. Cowden, presiding
Among those present were Senator Sumner
General Sherman, the Rev. II. w. Beecher,
Judge Brady, and Judge Davis. The first
toast of the evening, The Senate of the
United States" was responded to by Senator
Sumner.
distributed gratuitously, the prevailing Gus
tom beng &c furnish them to all applicants at
cost
The House has passed a bill to repeal the
bankruptcy law III the shape of simple re-
peal, and az additional section recurring all
pending suits and proceedings to b wound up
under the present law, but with reduction
of one-haf IN fees and charges.
At Large.
A REPORT prevails in New York that the
Chicago and Northwestern and Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railways contemplate a closer
alliance.
GIN. ORD. commanding the Department of
the Platte, received telegram Saturday even
ng from Fort Laramie, v. stating that sew
eral parties OF Indians were killing stock in
the vicinity OF SCOTS Bluff and Horse Creek,
situated about 80 miles north of the Union Pa
cihc Road from Sidney. He immediately is
sued orders to the commandants at Fort ara.
ME and Sidney Barracks to send scouting
4ssr. "a Il.
the country on and between Lawrens Fork
and SCOTS Bluffs.
lT Is reported that at a recent meeting of
the Pacific Mail Company Directors, a regolu-
ton was passed in effect annulIing the con
tract by which they have operated IN concert
with the Union Pacific Railroad 1t is also
stated that the Pacific Mail Company viii
soon commence suit against the Union Pacific
for $4,000, due them on a former credit, and
that several steamers engaged in the China
and San Francisco trade viii be immediately
withdrawn,
BY an arrangement between the Woster
Union and Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph
Companies the former assumes charge of the
business and property OF the latter, thus viz
tualiy consolidating under one management
the entire Geographic interest Of the country.
The P. and A. Company owned 5000 miles of
lines and 10000 miles Of wire, apd had offices
III all the principal cities of tho country.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been created
in Pitisburg, Pa, among property owners by
receiving letters from attorney General Dim
mice and Surveyor General Barth requesting
them to have the titles Of their land examin-
ed, as parties had made application forit un
der the State law. The tract is covered by
The PIusburs PIow Works, Wayne iron and
Steel Works, PIttsburs, Fort Wavne and Chi
ca8o depot and shops Fit Iron Works, ana
numerous otncr large concerns. The proper
ty IS valued at l4,00e, GOO, and some interest
lag suits are probable.