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The Prospects or she Texas Pacific
Bili-rho House Recommends is
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The Prospects or she Texas Pacific
BiIl-The House Recommends 10
Passage.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Thc House
Pacific Railroad Committee ngrosd thii
morning by = vote Of six to five. to 70
port and recommend tho passage OF tho
Texas Pacific Railroad bill as agreed t.
by the subcommittee.
A number OF Senators whose namo.
have been autographed 10 California q,
on Stswart's List OF opponents OF al
subsidy measures, will vote for Scott'l
Texas Pacific bill. Flanagan, instead
OF being m opponent, ~ represented by
tho Central Pacific Railroad organs dis.
patches, II an enthusiastic and out
spoken advocate Of tho bill. The To-
vorablo action OF tho House COMMITTEES
to-day, greatly encourages the anti
monopolists, and indicates concurrence
by the House.
The vote in tho House Pacific Rail
road Committee on reporting the Texas
Pacific bill was: Ayes--Killingor, Bar.
mum, Houghton, Syphor. Wells and
Sanford. Noes-Sawyer, Williams OF
Michigan. Corwin. McDill OF Iowa and
Neal. Absent Dreamer, who Is known
TO favor tho I'LL.
Basis or she Proposed Rcttlsment
Between the Pacific Railroads
and the 0escrnment.
WARRINGTON, February l9.--Tho Cab.
mot to-day considered the proposition
OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
which hos boon amended no as TO mako
the sinking fund commence In 1872, mp
plying to It tho amount now duo the
company from tho Government. Then
the company. beginning with 1876. to
pay $500. 900 q year In acmi-annual pay
ments for ten yoars. After this $780,
900 semiannunlly for ten years. Then
81, 900, 900 per year until tho aggregate
sums meet tho bonded debt md inter
est. Also. to allow the Government TO
apply all transportion and mail dues, ms
fast on received, TO tho abovo sums.
Any deficiency between tho amount due
by the Government and tho obligations
OF the company IL TO be made up by tho
company every six months. The Cab
met decided TO send this proposition to
Congress with o recommendation that
action DO promptly taken, 10 tho Gov.
eminent could begin TO realize its bon.
ehts July I, 1876. Tho proposition Of
tho Central Pacific Company will also
DO submitted 10 Congress ut tho same
timo for similar action.
QasherinE or Leading Libs rails.
WASHINGTON, February 10. = There
have been gathered hero during tho
week o number Of leading Liberals from
New York and other States. Their con.
situations with Senators Fcnton and
Schurz are observable. The conference
appears to include quite q number Of
prominent gentlemen. who, though not
having s%ympathized with tho Cincinnati
movement, seem fully In accord with
the opinions there announced, which
they suppose to be tending to inderend-
ent action by the people.
The New senator from Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, February 10.-on tho FIRST
ballot In joint convention, s. j. McMil-
Ian was elected United States Senator by
q vote OF 80 to CT for Lochron. McMil-
Ian 10 OF present Chief Justice OF the
State Supreme Court; II q mnn Of mod
srato ability but unimpcachable integ.
rity; has always been q Republican. but
having been ON the bench many years
hns not been an active participant In