The Morning herald., 1876-01-27


lift was determined to do a trans
portatton business he advocated rates that
would make it pay for itself. J.. ...
Mr.. Laurence, Of Ohio, advocated the
transportation Of merchandise as a great
to the people and held thar it
was the duty of Congress to do all In its
power for the convenience and comfort Of
the people. He believed the price fixed in |
the bill now under consideration, eight
cents per pound, would pay for Its trans
pense Of the postal service. ~ .u -
Mr.. Randall + of Pennsylvania, said he
was glad 20 sc. that those responsible for
legislation had acknowledged that the Post |
m master-General who had recommended it |
had seen the necessity for its repeal. The |
proposed repeal of law that
crept into bill, nobody knew how, and
pnt the law back just where it was before
this peculiar legislation, and free the peo-
pie from their dependence upon the express
companies. Towards the close of the de-
bate colloquy sprung UP between Mr..
Randall and Mr.. Garfield, in relation to the
action of the Conference Committee of the
last session, Mr.. Randall characterizing the
amendment as Infamous legislation.
MFR. Garffead asded if the gentleman held
the Conference Committe responsible for
it's adoption. .NE
Mr.. Randall had not said 30, but hoped
the Appropriation Committee of the present
Congress under the rules as recently
amended, would permit no such Legislation.
Mr.. Garfield said there was passage in
the old testame that read: "Lct ne man
putting on arnlor boast as he that taketh it
off," ..,.,. ,..,., ..lu.,.
The bill was then passed. DEB. p ar
On motion of Mr.. Randall the House then
went into Committee of the Whole, on
the Military Academy Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Hoskins, of New York, in the chair.
I, 9, Mr.. Hamilton, of New Jersey, who had
charge of the bill yielded to Mr.. Hale, of
Maine, who said the Committee on Appro-
priations was now fairly embarked on its
work and he proposed to take some general
view OF that work. The expenses of the
government were necessarily increasing
year by year.
Pending the discussion the House ad-
journed. ,s5 -''
Naval Intelligence.
BY Amer can Press Association. I..-...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
The Navy Department has received dis
patch from Admiral Wortlen dated Valpa-
riso, Chill, Dec 18th, on board the flagship
Richmond, announcing continued good
health Of the officers aud crew. At Coquim-
DO, Admiral Worden received on board and
gave passage and subsistence to Captain
Barley and II OF the crew of the late ship
" Helen Morris destroyed by fire at sea
on the 2Sth of November. The ship wrecked, ),
scamen were picked up and brought into Co.
uuimbo BY the German bark, Irnales."
As there Is no United States Consul or Com
mercial agen. at that port. They were
brought to Polyaicuzo, and, turned
over to tie Uuit,d States Coup
sui for further assistance and
protection. Capt. Barley had The good for
tune to preserve his papers which confirmed
his statement.
The United States steamer =" Omaha"
sailed from Panama on the 10Th of NOvem-
bcr for Peru Whence she Is under orders TO
sail for Valparaiso, stopping at Callas for
provisions.
The only war vessels at Valparaiso were
two powerful ir"n-clad SHIPS with ms,
viz {: Chilian, "OiynirAnte Drrllral,e," and
French, 'I.a Galissouniero, descriptions OF
which will he forwarded.
Yhr Ccxns Pacific FaiirOad.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2G.-C"lonel Scott,
| of the Texas Pacific, and Mr.. Huntington,
of the Contra Pacific, had another hearing
t~fore the House Committee on the Pacific
| Railroad, this morning, when various inter
| rosatories were propounded by members OF
| the committee upon the points of what line
the Southern Pacific, of California, had
built betM cen San Francisco aud Fort Yu-
ma. and whether Mr.. Huntington would
avree that the line between Fort Yuma and
| San Gorgonio Pass would be an open high
wav to Texas and Pacific AMI other lines.
| This Mr., Huntington declined to.answer III
the affirmative. He claimed tlrat they had
built about 400 miles of Southern Pacific
i road including $50 miles OF old roads
bo,,ght and consolidated with it. Colonel
Scott dlsclaimed any purpose OF In er-
frriny with Mr.. Hunington's line be.
tween Fort Yuma and the pass, and asserted
that no interest except the Union Pacific
was obiecting to his building competing
Ilinc. The discussion took wide range ,and
Mr.. Huntington stated that he had made no
money to sneak of out of the building OF
the Central Pacific road. 80.
Mr.. Fclscnheld, the Representative OF San
Diego made an address showing that q com
netting line was the life blood Of California
and arraiynipr the Central Pacific as the
greatest monopoly of the age, and closed by
Gnoting from preamble and resolution IN
reduced by Mr.. Luttrell, of California, ir
1874, showing how they had abused tht
mowers granted them. Judge kcnnard
smoke on behalf of the committee OF tht
St. Louis convention, and of the city o.
New Orleans, and impressed upon the com
mittee his views Of the power and duty O
Congress to regulate the present monopoly
The committee adjourned to meet mex
week.
Il WAsu1yGToN, Jan. 26.-The Nat1ona
Woman,s Suffrage Association vii, meet to
morrow and continue IN session IVY uays y, .