The New York herald., 1875-12-09

~ oenale heu snort session to-day, and adjourned
70 meet 70 morrow The attendance Of visitors
much larger than yesterday In reorganzing the
mittees some changes TO be made Mr..
Window, whose followed Senator Ferry's on the
Patent Committee list declined the charnanship pre-
ferrng to continue Chairman OF the Select Commit
teo on transportation Routes the Seaboard and Mr.
Wadleigh, Of New hampshire elected to Oil the
vacancy. Mr. Ingalls, taken from the Committee
on Education and Labor, and Mr.. Sharon put in his
place.
Ia the afternoon the democrats met TO I'LL the va
cances on the committees which they arc entitled
They complain, and justly too that the old ratio OF
three demogats to six republicans has not been
strictly observed. They say that Mr.. FreInghuysen,
Of New Jersey, is unduy favored. lie has served on
three or four Of the loading committees now he
wants place on the Finance Committee to the exclu-
sion Of democrat who rightfully belongs
there. II has been customary to appoint three
democrats committees Of nine and two
democrats committees of seven This ratio
has been considered just by both sides Of the Senate
IL is claimed that the democrats in the House have
done better by the republican minority than the
publcans have done by the democratic minority in the
Senate.
protest will be entered tomorrow against Mr.
Frelnghuysen being crowded on to the Finance Com.
mttee
Mr. Eaton of Connecticut, will be added to the Com
mttee on Railroads, and he will take the late Andrew
Johnsons place the Committee OF Foreign Affairs.
Horny Cooper, of Tennessee, goes TO the Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Key Is to be added to tho Committee on Post
onices and Railroads.
The revised list will be presented to morrow
ABOLITION OF LEGAL AND POLITICAL DIsABIIs-
TTIEs-THE IRoN-cLAD OATH.
for abolition of political and legal disabilities
is step toward doing away with the
''iron clad oath" It was a strange incon-
sisency on Monday that Northern Congressman should
be compelled to take this retrospective oath when ex-
rebels allowed to simply as to thoir future
loyalty
THE FAUX PAS OF THE Observation-Disclosures
WOOD IN BAD oDoR.
The mistake made by the democrats in the debate on
the admission of Morcy of Louisiana is a subject of
sore "reminiscences with them, and tho more astute
members of the pasty endeavoring TO throw the
odium of the tapr pas Fernando Wood and to make
him and few of his personal friends solely responsible
for it, Indeed the feeling is intense among of
the progressive democrats who hoped to lift the party
out of its old rut of Bourbonism, that they may en-
deavor to make Mr.. Woods resolution cost him the
craftsmanship of the Ways and Means Committee.
THE CONTESTED SEAT IN THE THIRTY-THIRD
NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
In the matter of the Lowry VS. Norton contest from
the Thirty third New York Congressional district
Lowrys points are these
First-There is time, and will not have been any,
fixed by United States statutes until November, 1876
for general election for Representatives in Congress
Second-By the enactment of such United States
statute in February 1875 the former statute of 1926
was repealed, and hence such statute is incorpo
rated into the statutes of the State of New York is Of
no force
Third-The remaining laws applying in the State of
New York define and mention but two kinds of cleo
tion-a general or annual and special.
F0nrt-rhe November election In New York, was a
general election, and at which Representative in Con-
gress elected
Ftffh-The reading of the compilation of the election
laws of 1871 OF the State OF New York. under the rules
for constituting both language and statutes is fol-
lows:-If, at general election for Representative in
Congress, any person named in Congress ballot shall
be intended TO supply vacancy in the Office of such
Representative the ballots shall designate the Congress
for which such person is intended TO be chosen.
The fact of Mr.. Norton being In Monday
evening owing to tho concession of Mr.. Cox, of
New York. to that extent, though the whole
be submitted to the Committee on Elections at tho
earliest possible day after its organization and as a
part Of such disposition OF the by Mr. Cox for the
contestant, the accrued pay from March a. 1876 to-
gether with all other salary, is TO remain intact
drawn, that the absurd and iniqutous practice OF
both Representatives receiving pay may have an ex.
ception
THE BILL FOR AID TO THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAIL-
wAY-wHAT IT coNTRMpLATEs
The bill introduced by Senator West concerning the
Texas Pacific Railway amendatory OF the previous act
is substantially the that reported by the House
Committee on Pacific Railroads in the Forty third Con-
gress. There is extension of the main road from
Shreveport to Memphis, as recommended by
the late Railroad Convention at St LOUIS
The three sides of the quadratera
formed by the Texas Pacific old Memphis and Ell Paso
and Transcontinental railway, embracing over 800
miles of road already constructed between Marshall
Texas, and Sherman, not included in the PROPOSE
ton for the Endorsement of the bonds of the company
On the main line of the road, from Sherman via Fort
WORTH interest upon the bonds the extent of $40
900 per me at five per cont Is TO be ndorsed by the
government upon the branch to st. Louis, via
vivita and upon the extensions from Shreveport
to Memphis, vcksburg and New Orleans $35, 900 per
mile is to be issued, and the government is not to
guarantee interest beyond the amount OF the bonds
solutey used in the construction of the road Section
Of the road to be constructed under the supernten-
dence of commissioners TO be appointed by the Presi
dent 1t 49, in short proposition to construct 2, 500
miles of railroad from tho Pacific Ocean with four
ramfying extensions TO the Mississippi River and ST.
Louis Memphis, vicksburg and New Orleans
The obligation of the government Is to guarantee in
at the rate of 81 900 per mile which is paid
Of the earnings of the road with proper
70 secure the government against loss
The bill introduced by Senator Mcmillan proposes to
extend the land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad
for Ave years.
ALLEGED swINDLNa BY THE UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY PIECE OF CONTESTED
LAND.
The Commissioner of the Land ONCE, which Is a
bureau in Secretary Chandcr's department has con-
sented to reopening OF the Of Carroll against
Hodgman and the Union Pacific Railroad A case OF
gross rascaty is alleged to be involved in this suit
According TO the charges made by the plaintiff Carroll
he is the lawful owner Of piece of land originally 100
in extent, situated Laramie City, which
the Union Pacific Railroad Company inadvertently
erected depot, shop other buildings Finding
subsequently the bunder they had made and being