Arizona citizen., 1876-12-16
EASTERN STATES.

! WASHINGTON, December 12.-The house committee on Pacific Railroads propose to hold meeting tomorrow,
 when the report of the subcommittee
 on the hili to guarantee the bonds of
 the Texas Pacific railway will be talk
 en into consideration. It is expected ! that the committee will report the bill
 to the House immediately and the friends of the measure entertain no doubt of its passage.
 The efforts of the sober-mindcd men
 of both parties in the direction of a
 peaceful solution of the political com plications, that will meet the general Iacquiescence of the people, bid fair now to be crowned with success. The Oregon question is still the theme of comment, but legal opinions generally agree that Growers action cannot stand.
 The vote in the United States Senate declaring the twenty-second joint rule to be no longer in force, stood 30 to I -a significant vote, showing that the Democrats united with the Rapubli- cans in making that formal declara-. tion. Their action al this crisi, is im-I portant, beihg directly opposed to the ruling of Speaker Randall in thef House. i
 The slight increase in the public debt during November, is due to heavy purchases of silver by the government for colnage. There has been total reduction of the principal debt, sinceI the lst of July last, of more than ten millions of dollars.
 Al a meeting of the Cabinet on Sat urday evening, the case of South | Carolina was considered and it was determined to sustain Chamberlain as governor, de jure and de facto, and toI recognize the Mackay house, and not withdraw the troops from the Sta.el capitol. The President says he will order additional troops to Columbia if necessary and it Is understood that troops are 10 respond to any call which Chamberlain may make upon Ruger. |
 In the House a new bill has been in troduced 10 quiet Mexican and Span-I ish land grant titles in California
 WASHINGTON, December I3.-Not-' wiihstanding the recent adverse dis. cussion of the Senate, Speaker Randall has decided the twcnty-sccond joint rule to be still in force. Randall thus shows fixed determination to array. the House in factious opposition to the Senate. Its obstinacy excites much comment in view of the fact that the Democratic Senators, with only four exceptions, voted to sustain Ferry's de cision that the joint rules were not in force.
 C. ?. Huntington has arrived in ready for business. He. assures Congrcssmen that the Southern Pacific railroad will reach the Cobra do river by March next, and says that. the work will be continued in case cir cumstances shall prove favorable Huntington dIsclaims having any con nection with any Of tho Texas roads !,
 Arrangements have been commenced for grand Republican demonstration here on Christmas in honor of the cleo ton of Hayes and Wheeler. l. will. be a magnificent affair.
 A terrible gale has prevailed on the. Atlantic coast More than thirty ves. >els went ashore near Sandy Hook New York, on Sunday.
 The Senate has adopted Mitchell,s resolution to investigate Governor Growers conduct as to the Oregon cleo. | tors. ll
 President Grant told Senator Pad. dock on Saturday that he considered Hayes legally elected President. and that he expected 10 turn over the office to him on the 4th of March.
 The estimates of appropriations