New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-30
CURRENT TOPICS AT WASHINGTON.
AN INVASION OF LOBBYISTS.

WASHINGTON. Monday Jan. %. 1871
The exciting debates which have occurred IN
the House during the past week, and the TACT n"' 'uo
Uouse galleries have been wholly inadequate to accom-
modae the crowds Of people who have Hooked 10 INC
capital has caused some relaxation in the en- orcencht
OF the rules touching admission Of persons not prV-
legged 10 the floor This morning for an hour after CON
gress met several hundred persons crowded inc open
spaces in the of the seats, many OF them peis III
terested in legislation now pending the Texas anu
Pacific Railroad compromise was represented III t"'
crowd by numerous attorneys who were extremely ahX
ious TO have that bill taken up to-day under SUSPENSION
OF the rules for consideration or for advancement on c
calendar While the vote being taken on the EaGS
BILL Mr. Durham OF Kentucky called attention to uheSc
abuses privileges Of the House. and asked Tor e
reading of the rule III regard To those en'is ~ b. Us
privileges and its enforcement remarklns IL, VIZ
unable to 30 feet from the SPEAKERS desk wIiuVs
rnnnng agat nan y, n erced The lobbyists we're
turned and the subsequent proceedings Oh .ne nu
of orderly character thah Ihoy ha'o oo'"
before for several weeks.
CAPT EADs's FIRST INSTALLMENT.
The House did rot to-day entirely dispose
of the question Of paying to Capt Eads the amount now
due him for obtaining channel 20 feet deep ana Z"o
feet wide the bar at the South Pass III proceeue
far enough however to decide That Capt Eads must DC
content with the cash. and that he shall not DC paG III
bonds The law expressly provides that the secretary o
the Treasury s directed the bonds OF the United
States bearing five per interest in payment OF the
warrants OF the Secretary OF War issued III payment O
the work unless the Congress OF the United states sha
have previously provided for the same by the necessary
appropriation of money The vote ON the substitute 10
the bill as originally reported, 80 In the affirmative
to 1G2 in the negative, those voting IN the ailTnave
thus declaring their belief Capt Eads is entitled to
receive five per cent bonds INSTEAD Of money me wore
on the final passage OF the bill arpr0prating SoOouo III
cash WAS not reached to-day, but VIII De tnc nrsl iE
In order tomorrow morning The bill VIII DC passed py
large majority.
A PLAN TO.DIvIDE CALIFORNIA.
Pacific coast politicians say that PROJECT
will soon be agitatcd for dividing California and making
new state ont Of the southern portion together win
the western part the Territory Of Arizona The bonn
dairy line between the old and the State would run
directly eastward from Point Conception and the capital
of the latter would probably be Los Angeles II is urged
in support project that the interests OF Southern
California are separate and diverse from those which
center AT San Francisco and Sacramento and that as the
southern section develops in population and wealth. a. IL
will RAPIDLY DO IA it has railroad COMMUNICATION
with the Last II will demand distinct political tAst-
encc. ...... ,,,,,,,,, ~, no,.ru
There is a very modest Pacific railroad pro-
iect before Congress 1t only asks for 10000 or sl1ooo
10 enable survey 10 be made under the direction of the
War DEPARTMENT OF line from Austin, Texas crossing
Mexico and terminating as harbor on the Gulf Of Cali
forna called Topoiovanp0 Bay The length OF the pro-
posed line is only 500 miles bill making the appro-
priaton is now the Senate calendar, backed by re-
mort of the Committee on Railroads. The route indi-
Gated is the shortest available line for road connecting
The railroad system Oi the East sud south with good
harbor on the waters OF tie Pacific Ocean.