, 1877-01-31

Tho Pacific Railroad Indebtedness IIllla--
That samoan +Jo1t---i'uIlcc nvcxtiGHtloh.
Srtciri nttpd&ch 10 1At TrlAunx.

Tho Pacific Railroad Indebtedness nl!la-.-
That samoan Jo1,---l'ulicc Invcstigntlon.
Special Dtspdtch to 7zs Tribune.
NAsulsaToS, d. G., JuI,. 30,-Scnator Thur
,na1i il,alc a long and strong speech to-tlay on
tho question Ut tic Fncilu Railroad indebted
,,eBs to t1sr Government and tn favor VI his t.!l
for creating Sinking Fund to pay II utl. lie
said that tho two great companies Of the
United 6tatcs owu sGl.Goo,oo0 for tho
principal of tho bonds loaned tllcn, aul
that. Us they wcrc low released by The
decision Vi .tlse Supreme Court froln paying tue
lutcrrst until the principal bccaulu due, the
whole would amount at maturity to $l3l Co.,
0o0. Il sum whgl he seemed to think III. ,ua<ls
would never DO able to l'ay. lio gave the pres
cut net earnings OF tho Union Pacific rs Sl,,1ts,-
:A;5. a1!d tho Central Pacific as ss.o3l, ,io3. No
vote was reached to-day. 1t is asserted by
frtcnt!s Of tho roads that Gor.lon's substitute
for the Sllcrmnn blsl, which docs not meet With
their oppositiu Will 10 aloptc,l, They aru de-
ctdealy opposed both to the Thurman BILL u,lu
tlie lnurencu BILL which passed tho House last
session.
An agent OF the Samoan Government has ar
rived here, asking nli.exutIon Or protection.
lhe truth Dt tlp matter soelns tu he tlIs:
Several 0eEEna1 firms have possession Ut tho
limited trade Uf thu bam1au Archlpclago; tint
eolno English, unl perhaps III, American ar,l,
waut to oust tl.elI. nAl get footholA there u,.d
That thcsu ctltcrpr1st.g people would like to use
the power u tue UAtca States Government to
the Saulua,, Archipelago are not wurtll ,u,,rh
more than the cost Vt tho notorious etuinbrtger
expedition, mud any scfacno looking to l5caiy
or 70 anI!cxatton u simply u Job.
IGltsea aud plckpoekcta arc said to bc aock-
ihk 70 the CITY III the hope III tolnE s,,rcrssful
bis!llcss atnnnK the crowds that will r,,Iue to
witness the count and tic inaugural yerc-
monies.
10 ths HtHsrn Atsoeia'4a frss.
WAaulSoToE, y. e., Jun. 30.-Tho Treasury
"tay toaay ILL., Iusistaoysa s!}o;0a1a iu lesatetusr
National uank circulation Issued tl.Is ,nontb,
The Special Committee vi thu House. Ia In.
luse Into the ottirial acts OF tbs iatu Board az
tollcc Cul.utsstuaers Ut the nistrtrt Ut Cululn-
e'a, e9ntuG1 ~ investigations to-day. SIC. C.
Larry eaeofgu ~. ltobespRwas awurn, aud tca.lticd
that he AAd read the report ot tbs inyeAtlgatiyn
Ut MurlaS!l. NJ It was published IN The :ws.
papers. The Chairman read Murtagh's lcstl.
1nony regarding hla interview with witness in
relation to Nhtthor'e. Nttucss did not r.
member that Interview. Saw MurtaXh frequent
" during the Whisthorne investigation, but had
ITO conversation with lu, ubout Whit.horug.
slurtuEh DID uothtuy Ibout the Nh!tthprno
at{alr VI witness request, or with Ills kno,yi-
edge Talked about tho MA!tthornv business
habits, but bud uuthsng 10 d. with tbs polics
force. Had Understood that Whttthorue's iai,-
It's Hcfe bad, aud 80 may have sutletl when
Aluttagh asked wltAess shout him. Thought
Whttthorne was opening himself to exposure,
aud thinking sune suboFdsnats would take o.
"a with member Of Congress, who
should use hi influence Ia Warpiux Whitthorne
to ho careful, II there was any necessity. Dill
thls not for my feeling toward WhlsthoEne. but