Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-04-29
EASTERN STAT. :.

day resumed consideration of tn
Senate bill to extend the time for tn
completion of the Northern Pacifi
railway and also the proposition offer
ed by Congressman Thockmortor
as an amendment, to extend the tim
also for the completion of the Texa
Pacific railroad. A letter from c. z
Huntington. vice president of tn
Central Pacific railroad, was submit
+, ted to the committee, in which he pro
poses All amendment to the effect, tina
the Southern Pacific branch of tn
/ Central Pacific shall be allowed t,
construct its road eastward from tn,
/ Colorado river and receive the Texa!
Pacific land grant for such portion O
the road as it should anticipate the
Texas Pacific i'll building, within the
next six years. The committee with
out action adjourned until next
Wednesday.
The House committee on Indian
affairs to-day agreed to recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 dollars to pro-
vide for the subsistence of the Indians
in Arizona. In the House yesterday
the bill providing for the transfer of
the Bureau of Indian affairs to the
war department. was passed by vote
of ninty-eight to twenty-nine.
The President has nominated Charles
H Lord postmaster at Tucson Arr
IONA.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Congress
man Blaine will ask the House for per
mission to make a personal explana-
ton, wherein he will answer the SIAN
derous charges that have recently
been made against him relative to Union
Pacific railroad lands and other matters.
New YORK, April 24-The Times
says that Secretary Bristow is recog-,
nized to-day as the representative of the
reform sentiment Of the country, and
that his claim TO the position grows
stronger daily. The weekly trade re-
port shows no change; business isl
both here and in Europe.
The delegation to the Democratic
national convention, from Louisiana.
will favor the nomination of General
W. S. Hancock for the presidency.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 25.-In
the Senate yesterday, Sargent called
up the bill sbolishing the office of
of internal revenue, and
spoke at length in defence of the reve-
nue. officers of the Pacific coast, against
-he charges lately made of their con-
nection with the whisky ring; he re-
ierred with great severity to the char
icter Of the statement made by the
illinois journalist, Phillips, without
however giving him the notorietY of
by name.
Senator Jones of Nevada yesterday
began his long promised speech On the
money question. He made very
powerful argument in behalf of the
louble standard of gold and silver,
Iuoting largely from the highest
authorities and making
profound impression. During the
peech the Senate adjourned. He will
his argument tomorrow.
In the House yesterday, Mr. Blaine
Ook the floor for personal explanation
nd declared that every particular of
he story connecting him with Union {
'acific railroad transactions was alb
olutely false, without a shadow of l
oundation in fact or of evidence to
1stain it. His speech was calm, clear q
nd powerful, and at the close he was
ppleuded from both sides of the House. {
everal of the prominent Democrats
sserted their conviction of his truth I
illness. s
Secretary Bristow appeared before a
le congressional investigating COM l
ittee, yesterday, and demanded the =
lllest investigation. He had no hest
.tion in saying that the charges T
gainst him emanateo from one of the "
estern whisky rings, and meant to ',
} TO the very bottom of the matter. a.
nc of the Democrats who brought G.
rward the resolution of the investi- ST
.tion objected to sending for so many e
illnesses, but Bristow declared he had g
en assailed before the whole country b
ID it was too late now to talk about Oh
osomy, the facts must come out cost a
hat it might. The committee at :.
st decided to summon all the wit n
sses. It is the general expression pl
re that both Blaine and Bristow are OF
ready more than vindicated. u'
WASHINGTON, April 2j.-In commit
OF the whole on the appropriation
Il, the question of compensation of is
'rritorial Judges was fixed i'm the bill N
$500, which gave rise to discussion. W
)st of the speeches being antagonist +.
and showing the utter inadequacy q
that compensation. Cannon illus
ted it by statement, that the Ter