Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-29
WASHINGTON.
THE PROPOSED INTER.OCEAN-
&c CANAL.
Cronin Delivers His Credentials.
MORE PRESIDENTIAL. sPECULA.
TIONS.
Mining Decision.
WASHINGTON. Dec. !.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
.Cronin delivered the Oregon electo-
raj vote 10 Vice President Ferry to-
day. The latter decided to give a re-
ceipt OIL accourt Of two returns, as in
the case of Florida.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81.
a Tribuae's Washington special says:
The Commission appointed by Pres
ident Grant, consisting of General a,
A. Humphreys and C.. b. Patterson, of
the Coast Survey, and Daniel Ammon,
of the Navy Department, have made
a report in favor of a canal across the
I>thmus by the Nicaragua route, es-
timating the cost at 800, 900, 900, which
is less than by any other route. The
time required for The construction will
he only ten years.
NEW EURK, Dec. 81.
The Times Washington special says:
Several papers have statements of an
Interview yesterday between General
Anderson, of the Louisiana Returning
| Board, and the President. The truth
is, Anderson was here last Saturday
night and Sunday. and has left for
New Orleans. The business that
brought him here has not been di-
vulged, and he had left town before
any newspaper reporter had heard of
his arrival. He could not very well
have seen the President yesterday.
Speaking of the House proceedings
to-day, the Times Washington special
says: Under the rules in force peti
tons of great importance on pending
grave questions are smuggled away
into committee o pigeon holes
aud never read; butthe complaint now
against Randall is that he took advan-
tage of his position To present a politi-
| cal document not in the form of a petit
ton. When a member on the floor he
could not even have secured the print
ing of its titles. There was no quo
rum and no attempt to transact any
business.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81.
William NJ. Grnsvenor publishes a
strong letter to show that If Congress
continues the discussion of the presi-
dental muddle until the fourth of
March next, the new House of Repre-
sentatives will have the right and duy
to elect the President. Grosvenor fur
Their claims that the right to elect does
not devoive upon the House of Rep
resentatives until the certificates Of the
Electoral College have been opened,
and a prolonged debate may prevent
such complete opening until the pres
emit Congress expires; in which case
the new House will have until the
fourth of March, 1878, TO choo>e the
President, If, in The meantime, it shall
have been officially ascertained and
declared that no person is elected by
the people. 1t Ia only after such as.
certainment that the Constitution di-
reefs the House TO choose Immediately
by ballot the President.
WAsHIN6ToS, Dec. -.
The Senate branch of the joint com
nlittee on counting the electoral votes
had a session OF several hours to-day,
confined principally to an interchange
OF views and suggestions III regard &c
the subject.
NEW YoR6, Dec %.
The Grdph3c's correspondent at Gin
cinnati telegraphs that he has been
informed on good authority thai
Hayes intends to resign the Govern
orship of Ohio on the reassemblinp
of the Legislature next Tuesday, con
tdently believing he will be peacefully
inaugurated President of the United
States on the 4th of March.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.
The Senate Committee IN Privileges
and Elections will commence its in
vestigatlon in the Oregon electora
case tomorrow. All the witnesse:
subpoenaed in the case arrived to-day
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
The Secretary of the Interior has or
dered the City Rock Mining Compa
ny's application for a patent for the
King OF the West mine in Utah shall
he suspended until the controversy
now pending between the parties in
Utah is finally adjusted by the courts
Secretary Chandler, in making this
order, lays down the following impor-
tant general principles: First, that it il
the duty of the Department, when al
!, adverse claim is presented for consid
Grafton, to examine IL and deterlmin,
whether the claimant has substan
!, tally set forth under oath it's nature
boundaries and extent; secondly, tina
if a compliance with the law is shown
in the particulars, and a suit has beer
instituted to determine the rights o
the parties, the Department can pro
coed no further with the investigation
but must await the determination %
all other questions i'll regard to thu
controversy by the courts. This or
der is of great importance TO mine
owners, as it completely reverses The
past practice of the Department, which
mas been % decide mining contests auC
issue patents while suits relating L
them were still pending in the courts