The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-29
WASHINGT0N:
The Pacific RniIrOad-lIinOrity
Report.

ASPSAe
WAsHIHdroN, May 27.-The minority
report Of the House Judiciary Committee
on the subject Of sinking funds to be
created ior meeting the Pacific Railroad
Indebtedness to the government, opposes
the majority report on the grounds that
the acts Of 1869 and 1854 constitute a con-
tract between the companies and the gov
ernment, inviolate in its character, in
which the obligations Of the companies
have been fulfilled by the building and
maintenance of the roads, and giving the
use Of the same 10 tho government when
required, that the Judicial decisions have
settled the time for the payment Of the
principal and interest OF the subsidy
bonds, and that an attempt to force the
payment on the part Of the companies in
advance, such as that proposed in the
Lawrence bill, submitted by the majority
of the committee, is violation OF law
and vested rights. 1t also contends that
Congress has not power TO alter or amend
the contract created by the acts Of 1862
and 1864, or to repeal such acts, except
upon the refusal or failure Of the com.
panies to keep the roads in order, to
carry the government troops, &c., there.
on, and that as the Central Pacific Rail-
road was chartered by the State Of Cali
fornia, any attempt TO repeal its charter
would be futile; Il concludes as follows:
The minority Of your committee sub
mits that the power to enact this bill
(the Lawrence bill in majority report)
cannot be claimed either from a general
grant Of legislative power Or from spe-
cial delegation Of power contained in the
Federal Constitution, or from q provision
Of the acts OF 1862 and 1864.
DISCHARGED.
W. +. Curtis, correspondent OF the Chi
cagO IRier- Ocean, who refused to divulge
the name Of the person who communities
ted TO him and afterwards retracted the
charges against George NJ. Adams, Clerk
OF the House, has been discharged by the
committee investigating the matter.
PRESIDENT GRANT
has gone to Baltimore to spend the day.
VOTE ON JURISDICTION.
In the Senate proceedings in the i'm.
peachment case to-day Mr.. Morton sub.
mitted the following:
Ordered, That the Senate proceed on
Friday next at / o'clock to vote, without
further debate, upon the pending and cog.
nate questions.
Mr.. Edmunds moved 10 amend the |
order so as to read:
Ordered, That the Senate proceed on
Monday next, after consideration, TO vote
upon the pending and cOgnate questions.
Agreed to-yeas 2S, nays 81, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Booth,
Caperlon, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, Dawes,
Dennis, Edmunds, Gordon, Hamilton,
Herman, Key, McCreery, Maxey, Morrill,,
Oglesby, Randolph, Sargent,
Salisbury, Sherman, Thurman, Wallace,
Window, Withers and Wright-2S.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Boutwell,, Burn
side, Chris,iancy, Cragin, Ferry, Frelin'
ghuysen, Goldthwaite, Harvey, Howe,
ingalls,, Jones, OF Florida, Jones, OF Ne.
vada, Kelly, Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morton, Patterson, Ransom and Steven
The motion Of Mr.. Morton was further
amended to read as follows, and as amend
ed agreed to:
"Ordered, that the Senate proceed, Mon.
day next, after consideration, To vote up
on the pending question, and any amend
ment that may be proposed thereto"
THE CHARGE AGAINST SPEAKER KERR.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department this afternoon, exam.
ined in secret A. II. Green, relative 10 the
charge against Speaker Kerr. He merely
confirmed the statement already publish
ed, that he expressed to Lawrence Har-
vey his desire 10 obtain commission in
the army, and that Harvey said it would
cost money, and arranged an Interview
with Kerr, through whose influence the
was obtained. Green alSo
testified that he paid Harvey $500 for his
services, but beyond this he knew moth
ing.
Speaker Kerr does not seem to be dis
turbed about the matter, nor does any one
suppose that he istn the least degree con-
necied with an improper transaction, and
it is believed that Harvey, when exam
ined, will in no way Improperly ilnpli-
cate him.
THE SAyh INVESTIGATION.
Members of the HOUSE Committee on
Naval Affairs say they have only two
more witnesses to summon before they
complete the testimony in their investi.
cations, namely, Secretary Robson and
Admiral Porter. The Secretary has mot
YET, however, signifed his intention to
appear, as the committee have not COM
piled with his request to conduct the ex-
animation with open doors.
THE sAIoNICA RIOT,
Official information has been received
here that the Turkish government is now
engaged in furnishing persons engaged in
the riot at Snlonica, in which the French
and German Consuls were killed. The
Governor General Of Salonica, Echref
Pasha, and the High Commissioner Of
the Sublime Porte, Vahan EtIendi, have
sent the following kilograms, dated
SALoNTcA, May %.
To The Turkish Minister, Washington:
Eleven additional sentences were rem
lered yesterday, two OF which are for
capital punishment, eight to forced labor
for life, and one to three years imprison-
ment, The instigators Of the riot shall
be tried.
To-day the Turkish Minister received
the following telegram dated SalOnica,
May 27,:
Yesterday nine additional sentences
we're rendered, two Of which are for capi.
tai punishment, five to forced labor, and
two to three years imprisonment.
CHANGE OF GAUGE.
The gauge oi the Delaware, Lackawan.i
na 4 Western railroad was narrowed be-
tween 9 o'clock this morning and G this
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