New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-09
WASHINGTON.
Providing for tho Hungry Den.cr.l


WASHINGTON, December 8.-Mr. Adams
has reappOinted the old clerks temporarily,
so as to avoid confusion in the clerical rou-
tine of the House. Colonel Eit8hugh ID
rapidly displacing the old employees, and
Mr.. Stewart, the postmaster, has bounced,
as he calls it, the entire crowd.
The Republican Senatorial Caucus.
The adjourned Republican Senatorial eau
cus met to hear the report of the commit
tee of five appointed yesterday. Mr. Wad-
leigh becomes chairman of the Committee
on Patents, vice Ferry, deceased.
The Democrats In Caucus.
There was full Democratic Senatorial
caucus. Great dissatisfaction WAS expressed
that the majority had left them only two
places on the Finance Committee, instead
of three, as in all other committees COM
posed of nine. Messrs. Bayard and Herman
are placed on the Finance Committee. The
vacancies caused by the death of Mr.. John
son will be filed by Mr.. Eaton, on foreign
relations, and Mr.. Key on postofices The
minority have four, instead of three, out of
eleven composing the Committee on Rail-
roads. Mr.. Eaton was placed on that ccm-
mittee, who, with Ransom, Kelly and Ca
perton, compose the minority Of the Rail-
road Committee.
French Spoliatiou Claims.
Senator Summers bill. for the payment
of French spoliation claims is still pending
In the Senate.
Rear Admiral Aimy ut MaxatIan.
Rear Admiral Almy reports having ar
rived at Mazatlan November 90. Every.
thing was as quiet as usual Salutes and
courtesies were passed. He intended to
leave in few days for Acapulco.
Lnborers DISCHARGED.
One hundred and eight laborers have
hos T.
yard. 80
senator West's Railroad BIZ.
The bill introduced by Senator West to
aid the construction of the Texas Pacific
railroad 10 mainly q copy of the bill re-
ported by the Senate Committee on Rail-
roads February l9, last, and recommitted
on the same day. 1t authorizes the Allan
tic and Pacific Railroad Company to CON
struct q railroad from VenitA southwest
wardly to Q junction to be ON or south Of
the thirty third parallel, and between the
one hundred and one hundred and third
meridians.
The Texas Pacific Company IL to con.
struct road from this point through Texss.
Newgay county, Arizons, and California, to
San Diego bay, and for these purposes the
two companies shall enjoy al the rights
heretofore granted them, except that the
grant of land shall not be duplicated and
shall not exceed twenty alternate sections
per mile in the, Territories and ten eectious
per mile in the States ON each side Of the
lines of road, and the rights of the Atlantic
and Pacific Company shall be confined to
the connecting link between Venita and the
junction.
The bill also provides for the construc.
tiOn of connecting line by the New Or
leans and vicksburg Railroad Company
between Shreveport and New Orleana, and
autf orizes the Texas Pacific Company 10
extend it's line eastward from Shreveport
to Vicksburg. 1t is further provided that
the United States government ahall guar
antee the payment Of five per cent interest
on the bonds of the Texas Pacific Company
to the extent of $35, ,00O per mile. Elaborate
provision is made for securing the g0vern-
ment against loss by means of . frat mort
gage and the retention Of all proceeds Of
the sale of lands, and of the cost of govern
ment transportation, together with p0r-
tlons of the earnings OF the roads to estAb-
lish sinking fand. etc.
West India Mails by Way Of savannan.
Mails for the Bahama islands will be
made up and forwarded by direct steamer
from Savannah, Georgia, to Nassau, New
Providence, ON the eighteenth of December.
instant. All mail matter intended for trans-
mission by this route should reach the Ger
vsnnah Office not later than by the morning
train of the Georgia railroad from tho Nert6
and West, which arrives at Savannah at
7:l5 A. n. sge,.s
Some Of FltzhuGh's AppsintusenGs.
Colonel Fitzhugh appointed J. w. Jea-
nings, Of Texas, assistant do0rkeeper; L.
feyette Fitzhugh and Mr.. Richardson. u
Texas, messengers. NSsf