The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Mr. Adams has re-
appointed the old clerks temporarily, so as to
avoid confusion in the clerical routine OF the
House. Col. Fitzhugh is rapidly displacing
the old employees, and Mr.. Stewart the Post
master, has bounced, as he calls 1t, the entire
crowd.
The adjourned Republican Senatorial eau
Gus met to hear the report of the Committee
of Five appointed yesterday. Mr.. Wadleigh
becomes chairman of the Committee on
Patents, vice Ferry, deceased.
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 composed OF
nine. Messrs. Bayard and Kernan are placed
on the Finance Committee.
The vacancies caused by the death OF Mr..
johnson will be filled by MIR. Eaton, on For
eign Relations; and Mr.. Key, on Post Offices.
The minority have four instead of three out
of eleven composing the Committee on Rail-
roads. Mr.. Eaton WAS placed on that COM
mittee, who, with Ransom, Kelly and Caper-
ton, composes the minority OF the Rallrord
Committee.
Senator Summers bill for payment of
French spoilation claims is still pending IN
| the Senate.
The bill introduced by Senator West to aid
|
is mainly q copy of the bill reported by the
Senate Committee ON Railroads, February
| 10Th last, and recommitted on the same day.
| It authorizes the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road Company to construct railroad from
Vanita Enthusiastically 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 is to construct
road from this point through Texas, New
gay county, Arizona, and California, to San
Diego Bay, and for these purposes the two
companies shall enjoy all the rights hereto
fore granted them, except that the grant Of
land shall not be duplicated and shall not ex-
coed twenty alternate sections per mile In the
| territories and ten sections per mile IN the
States on each side of the line of the road,
and the rights of the Atlantic and Pacific
Company shall be confined to the connect
| ing link between Vanita and the junction.
The bill also provides for the construction
of a connecting line by the New Orleans and
Vicksburg Railroad Company between Shreve-
port and New Orleans, and authorizes the
Texas Pacific Company to extend its line
eastward from Shreveport to Vicksburg. 1t
is further provided that the United States
Government shall guarantee the payment OF
per cent interest ON the bonds of the Texas
Pacific Company to the extent of $35, OOo per
mile. Elaborate provision is made for secur.
ing the Government against loss by means OF
first mortgage and the retension OF all pro-
ceeds of the sale of lands, and OF the COST Oh
Government transportation, together with por-
tions OF the earnings of the roads to establish
a sinking fund, ETC.
Mr.. Maxey introduced bill ior tne rehei
of Edwin Fairfax Gray, of Texas.
Col. Fitzhugh appointed J. W. jennings of
Texas, Assistant Doorkeeper, lafayette Fitz-
hugh and Mr.. Richardson, of Texas, Messen-
gers