Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-26
BY TELEGRA APH.
Special to the Miner by U s. Military and W. D. Lines
EASTERN.
Washington. February lSt

EASTERN
 Washington, February 18th.
 Senator Hager resenis the attack made on him by the St. Louis Republican and ayers that he has not sold out to the C. r. k. K. | but Is opposed to their scheme of amending Scott's bill in their interest. lie says his constitutional objections to subsidies prevent him from voting for the Texas-Pacific bill, but he has advised others who have no such | constitutional objections, to do so. He has even insisted that 1t Is not subsidy meas ure, but the giving of something in exchange 1 for something else. And yet he IS unable | to vote for 1t on account of pledges and con- sttutional objections
 Moreno was before the Senate Committee on foreign relations to-day asking authority to lay a cable between California and Asia. Gov. Porter of Tennessee urges, m his message, the assistance of the Government Tn making railway outlet 10 the Pacific. The South Carolina legislature passed resolution unanimously to instruct their rep resentatIves in Congress to vote for the Texas-Paciiic.
 Indian appropriation for Arizona is inereas- cd S100,0O0, and for Oregon Sl0,OO0.
 Washington, February 10th.
 House Committee on Pacific railroads agreed this morning by vote of to to report, and recommended the passage of the Texas Pacific bill as recommended by the Sub Committee. The bill will be reported on Monday, and will receive the support of a number, who have been telegraphed to the Pacific as anti isubsidy,-Senator Flanagan of Texas among the number.
 Bill was ordered printed and re- committed to amend the Act incorporating the Southern Pacific Company.
 Washington February 10th.
 Unless there shall be time to act on the Hawaiian reciprocity bill before adjournment, there will be an extra session of Congress called for the 4th of March.
 Dawes says unless the House passes the Tariff Bill the Treasury will be unable to meet its demands and an extra session will be necessity. The California delegation in Congress ask for troops for San Diego county to keep down the Indians
 Hartford, February l6th. Democratic Convention adopted resolu | tions in favor of hard money and opposed to Federal interference in Louisiana and Arkan ! sas, also opposed to increasing Federal taxa tion.
 Washington, February 20th. Texas-Pacific bill was ordered printed l and recommended to make it more easily | handled in the House. Houghton, of Cal, and five others of the Committee voted in | favor, and six against the Bill, but Cramer, of New York, was absent and is in favor of | it, so that it will have q majority in Com mittee.
 Washington, February 22d. River and Harbor bill, including item to turn San Diego River, reported back to the House to-day.
 On the proposition to suspend the rules and allow the Texas-Pacific Bill to pass, Houghton and Nesmith voted yes, and Paige and Luttrell no, and a resolution to set it for Wednesday was carried by 151 to 62, but motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution was lost by IT. to l29. East, West and South went against it. Scott had hoped to get the whole South, but was the Pennsylvania Republicans went for it, and Democrats against it. In view of to-day's proceedings it seems hope less, but another effort will be made. large majority are convinced it ought to pass, but are too cowardiy to defy the anti subsidy rawheads. They are also afraid of he press, which despises them for their cowardice.