The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-02

WARRINGTON, March 1.-The Pacific Rail
road Committee by vote Of 8 to laid thu
consideration Of the Southern Pacific road
aslde, subject to be called up by Q majority oil
the whole committee. which is z ct any time.
This action ia not considered unfavorable tc
the Texas Pacific road. The four who voted
against the proposition to postpone were moi
ID friends. The Senate has up the bill ap-
pgopEiating $4,000 to continue work on the
custom-house and post-ofice buildings at st.
Louis.
The Territorial Committee of the House has
agreed TO report bill for the territorial gov
eminent OF Indian Territory. Gen. Pike ad-
dressed the Committee on Indian Affairs n
favor of said bill
In the Foreign Affairs Committee IL was
claimed, ON behalf Of Prof. Silliman, that be
had been imposed on by bogus specimens in
his report on mines.
Mr.. Cockrell, from the Naval Committee.
reported adversely on Senate bill for the relief
Of Edwin Fairfax Gray, late lieutenant in the
Texas navy. indefinitely postponed.
Vote 70 take up the Pinchback case:
Yeas-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony Boutwell,.
Cameron lwia). Contling. Oonover, oragin.
Dorsey. Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton.
Hamln, Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls,, Jones
Nlevads), Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Nor
III (vt.l. Morton, Ogleaby, Patterson, Rob-
estson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman, Spencer,
West, Window and Wright32
Nays-Bayard. Bogy, Caperton, Cockrell,
Cooper, Davis, Eaton, English, Goldthwaite,
Johnston, Jones ella. }, Kelly, Herman, Key,
NcCreery, Mcdonald, Merrimon, Norwood,
Paddock, Randolph. Ransom, Stevenson,
Thurman and Withers-24.
Cameron penny and Howe and Clayton,
Who would have voted in the affirmative, were
paired with Dennis, Salisbury and Gordon,
Who would have voted in the negative.
The bill for the projection Of agriculture
against Injurious insects as amended and re-
ported BY MI. Ferelinghuysen, frem the
Committee on Agriculture to-day, provides for
the appointment Of one commissioners, instead
Of three, who shall investigate and gather in
formation relative to othe Rocky Mountain
locust, the army worm, chinch-bup. Hessian
ny. potato bug and other destructive insects.
in order to devise successful methods for their
destruction.
The results are to be reported to the Com
missioner of Agriculture, and trsHasmitted by
him to Congress: The commissioner is to be
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute
and the Commissioner Of Agriculture to serve
for one year at . compensation of $4,000 and
expenses.
senator Conover's bill relative to fees re-
oeived from certain steam vessels, provides
that registered steam vessels plying between
ports in the United States and Cuba shall not
Be required to pay in any other port than the
hrst one arrived at or departed from, higher
fee than would be required Of an enrolled or
licensed vessel
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following is
moro full and authentic than previous report
sent: The House COMMITTEE on the Pacific
Dali n. q ennv h~vn 1919 Is n A.
adopted . resolution offered by Mr.. Atkins,
providing that all bills before the committee
relating to aid to or incorporating Pacific rail-
roads upon the Sad parallel or near it, be laid
upon the table, with the understanding
that none of them shall be called up or acted
upon except by consent of the majority Of
the whole committee ct . regular meeting. |
and that the chairman be directed to notify |
each member Of the committee In writing, By !!