The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-14

on any report, but majority report
Is deemed probable, fayoring the
moderate measures received from the
House OH the railroad question.
The bill introduced into the House
amendatory Of an act to prevent, the
extermination Of filr-bearing animals
in Alaska. authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury to designate the months
In which fur seals may BE- taken for
their skins on the islands st. Paul and
St. George, and I'M adjacent waters.
and to fix the number to be taken at
or about each island.
Chairman Mckee, of the House
Committee on Territories says there
Is no doubt whatever that his stringent
bill relating to Utah troubles, reported
q week ago. will readily pass both
Houses. He says 1t Is less stringent
than McCullen's or Frelinghuysen's
bill, each Of which had the sanction of
one or other branches Of the preceding
Congress.
Senator Jones has received fill re-
ports Of surveys made to ascertain the
practicability Of reclaimipg the Colo
RADIO Desert BY turning Into It the
waters of the Colorado River, accom-
panied by interesting commentaries.
He thinks the subject worthy Of Gov
ernment investigation. and1proposes
asking. Congress to authorize a thor
ough survey. ''''''
General Schenck says his visit to
this country ,is solely on private af-
fairs that he has not come home to
fill any Cabinet or other office, and
that he will retl,rnlto England In May,
when his leave Of absence expires.
He goes to Washington on Tuesday,
where he viii remain three days.
He will then visit Ohio, and the last
three weeks Of his stay in the United
States will be passed in New York.
AT Washington, March I'd, the
banquet given BY the Alumni Of Yale
College. in honor of Chief Justice
Waite. was attended by q large party
Of distinguished gentlemen, including
President Grant, the Associate Judges
of the Supreme Court, President Por-
ter, of Yale College, William M.
Evarts and Judge Pierepont. The
banquet was on a grand scale and in
all respects successful. r '''N
On the 10th the boiler of the city
water works at Binghampton lex
ploded, killing The engineer and de-
molishing the boiler house. The, city
Is now without water. The Mayor
has called a meeting Of the Common
Council to appoihta special patrol to
guard against firps.ijEt will take
twenty-four hours TO clear away the
wreck and get the remaining boiler at
work. Z stt
The House Committee Oh Railways
and Canals are quite confident of
passing McCrary's bill, appointing a
committee to regulate railroad fares
and freights. Western members will
propose an amendment, depriving the
commissioners of the absolute power
of fixing the rates bnt making Them
sort of intermediate arbitrators be-
tween the railroads and aggrieved
parties, with summary power to. cor
rect grievances through the United
States Courts. This will be opposed
on the ground that the remedy Is too
troublesome OF enforcement to have u
influence over railroad ex-
tortioners. Wv ''.T'-
Advices from Auckland, New
Zealand, by telegraph from Mel
bourne, dated Feb. 23d, state that the
ship 44lldhebaa, from Newcastle, New
South Wales, far San Francisco had
put In there, having encountered heavy
gales, during which she was thrown
On her beam ends and obliged to cut
away her miz2en mast, maintop and
ails to right herr Everything
Oh deck washed overheard,
.ncluding three boats, and the masters
ind mates personal effects. The hull
s sound. She viii be laid up two
ncntlls for repairs. ,'ail&}o VI r
I Gen. Sheridan is in receipt of dis
latches from Lieut., Col, Davidson.
at Fort Sill, giving in-
ormation from the Klowa and Co
hanciie Agencies in Texas, tothe 10th
ii February. Capt. HawOrrh's young
men had just returned from CONAN
,he camps, where they had been
the people. and reported tllat
1n the recent raid the number of
Indians who had ,i'beYW Killed was
variously reported at twelve aand
twenty-five, but ous Qr two Of the
taiding parties escaped, THIS shows
hat TIE reservation Indians, In Spite
IT their promises befSse tlieo coNncll
held last October, haVe not ceased to
aid Into Texas. y b8ay, 0asiED'g
The steamer. PennsvlrGnfq, which
lrrived in Philadelphia mon Liver
oool on the 9th, experienceIlA Violent
nj the 97th Iltlaho at mid
light. Capt. BroadbHrIetbe first and
second officers, aud two seamen. were
.wept overheard and lost, and the
onrth officer had a Tex broken. An
he deck houses and bOats weFe awppt
lway. Brady, formerly ihirl mate Of
he ill.tated Atlaattc lWho, Il win be
SWAN ashore and Sc
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