, 1876-02-09
COMMITTEE WORK.
TIE TEIAS rAClEIC


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. a.-luo Committee
on tho Judiciary uiu rcaumo tho investigation
Of tho Texas-pacino RaIlruad caso Tomorrow.
Tho information nlroady A'od with tho Commit
tee consists wholly Of atasouenta which have
alroady boon tatantcd aecusing agents Of tho
nIomphsB & FL Paao Railroad Company, undor
whose ci,krtor tho Texas paclfio IS partially Or
ganlzod, with having secured that charter by tho
wholesale bribery Of members Of Congress,
newspaper men, and othorB. 4 number or gon-
tlo1nen interested both in tho proaent organiza-
ton and in the old Memphis L ii paeo Company
arc nov in Washington, aud will be examined
by tho Committee.
THE STEAMBOAT NIL.
The House Committee on Commerce l,ns for
several weeks devoted considerable of its tims
to tho consideration Of the Steamboat bill, ao-
| called. Repeated attempts haVo boen made, It
| will bo remembered to paos M act cod!fging aud
amending tho laws goycrning tho manaRement nj
OF steam voaaolH. and for tho protection OF life
| and property transported upon tlen. IN the
| previous Congresses y yolumtnons bill Tor this
! purpose passed tho House aud wns fayorably 70.
poried BY tho Senate COMMITTEES on Comnorcc.
but On each occasion It waB defeated through tho
efforts OF Senator conk'ing. who, aftos &C.
curing repeated postponoments, hnh'ly on
each OCCASION talked It to death. ard
1t tho present sosslon tho old bill wns
ro,ptro1uced, ana has boon examined by
subcommittee appointed oy tho Honss COM
uittce On Commerce. Another bnl. wh!ca pro-
posos to mako certain amendments TO e1!stlng
jRwe, without revising tho ontire body or the
statutes On this subject has also been fc.orred
| to tho Conmitteo, and has received the approval
Of tho Subj Commltseo 10 ptoforonee TO tho other
This second bill was thla morning reported to
tho full Committee. which hopes TO report II to
| tho HouBo this weo|t or next.
c1iEEsE-pAnIN0.
| THO House Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, ~
It's mcosng thin morning, examined Commis.
sloner pratt aud two OF his Asst0ssnts, IN regard
to tho organization os tAs ,aNi Nnreaa
Of 1nter.RI iiovenuo, tho subject
| hung 10 ASCERTAIN II any reductions In
, lie Expenses of tho bureau can DO mado. The
Eresont cont Of collecting internal revenue, o1'
elusive OF tho expenses Of tho Bureau IN WASH.
iugtou, is about re, 900. bonao Nopublicains
, ground Tint It will resuls In tho creation Of now
, | Whisky Hings,. and losa to tho Government
.. creator than tho saving. hlr Pratt also did
cusaed tho proposition presantod in the liotlHt
tornal-neyonuo Burcasls Thia he thought tn
practicable on account OF tho dif1sranoo In ths
: tutloa performed by tho two Bureaus.
i The snb. comm,tteo now in Norfolk inqu.rlne
0 Into tho management ut tho NAvy.faEd at tia
). placc, Will a{ter its return, visit brooklyn ant
= Cha1lestown for similar rurposo.
RIVER And HARMON pILL.
Tbs House Committoe on Commerce has no
= set formally begun tho consldesa.ion OF th
= Iliyer and lia7bor Appropriation bill, a!thoug
tbo SuU.Comulttec to whom the subject III
= Deen rotersod Las invited delegations from soy
y esal States III which improvements aYe l1roPoaes
8 to oxprosa their opfnious ~ to the boat manne
l. In which tho bill can bo cut down. The oetl
,nstos for next year. aubmtttea by tho EnBnee
bureau amount to 3li,U00, QUO. The Coulln!tte
:. dooa not propoae to recommend hn appropriate
II Of moro than 81 600 900 at sho nttnoat
ID NAVY PENSIONS. ,..
!. Tho aub. Committee 10 investigate tic mau
- age1uont OF tho Navy Pension fluid. OF whic
T. Mills OF Texas, IL Chairman, has about con
III pleted its Ixbors. Tho Committee found yc1
10 little to report. except stasomens OF tue a q
!, ou,nuat!on OF tho fluid during the years Of u
~ War, And tue manner in which tho income Of
bns bcen expended. This fund now amounts
v sllO 90 uy0 tho Interest Of which, With tho annu
y. appropriation from, tho Treasury made BY Cot
ro grass IL uaod IL paying naval pons!oha. M Il a.
ho would 10 to cover tb!s fund Into the Tleasur
y: and make tho anuua appropriation for nav
l,a reusions As it ia now done IN case Of army po
od slons, but it s not pfooso!o shht the Commts'
w. will rocoMmona th!s caauka " sne P'eael
~ Hetalol. ...--
AnNy CONCENTRATIONS.
Ira The military ConfuIttca hara agreed upon
ed bill for the eonsol!daslon seoFRa.@..1uo' g. =,
Fa' supply service OF tho army u to DO placed uaa
.re mn henu. md to attain this tho CotrmlBsat
he Quartesmastor, aud Fay Depettments. A. 70
~ aIso to bo consolidated Tho Medical nepa1
u ment Ia 10 be cut down NO tlat its strength sh
H. bear ao1no proportion to tle present foree ct
army aa il existed before thu War. The Adl
M tant. Generals aud lnspecror.oeneteFn Dspa'
w. w. ments aro 10 10 consolidated. and sho bureau
or hfilltery Justice IL abolished. The Engine
cat Corpa IL to remain III i e; exec
n.y. thst tAo Secretary OF War IL prohibited from y
aor plo,ing cyil englneess It hsEh rates. ana
-. 6scretsry Is also authorized to assign surpl
w. ofcofs Of artillery to engineer duty and ln @
fal OF war to put sunalterns Of tho Engtnoas 90.
Fgn on duty with the artillery. Tho slKn.l se1s ~
aon iB to 1enan Al It IL. Surplus o'hce!6 a1so 'n'
ted thrown ont by tho consolidation are to ba
ans signed to duty iu the Indian bureau. proy!!;
DP' tho bill for transferring that 1ukeau to tho
lha Department becones !aw, The Military "a
Tho mitsoo havo agreed upon bill providing Tor t
ctB transfer " elIo lndl2ls oeFvee anu u VIZ w
hfa ported 60 thht u eau DO petoso tne touao
WV conuec!iun With the proposed consolidation,
ck- WAR ctIlaa