The Portland daily press., 1877-01-06
WASHINGTON.
The Northern Pacific RaiIroad

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The House commit
tee on the Pacific Railroad to-day agreed to
report the Senate bill to extend the time for
the completion of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road eight years, without any amendment ex-
cepting one providing that the company shall
not be required to locate its route through Ida
no before July 4th, 1879.
Gov. Grover Before the Senate Commit.
tee.
Governor Grover was examined before the
Senate committee on elections to-day, and in
the course of his testimony stated that he is
sued certificates of election to the three high
est electors who were eligible; IN 80 doing he
acted in conformity with the constitution and
in accordance with the best legal authorities he
could procure. His testimony went TO show
that he had not been knowingly coerced in his
action.
The Electoral Count.
Many prominent politicians still express the
hope that some plan may be devised by which
the determination of the electoral vote for
President and Vice President may be confided
to the judges of the Sucreme Court. lie is
known that all OF the judges, as one of them
recently sad are opposed to having anything
whatever to do with the question for the reason
that though they might perform that duty hon.
estly and faithfully. they would naturally be
suspected of being influenced by their political
opinions
More Evidence of Corruption in the Ore
gon Case.
The Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tons held special session at 2 80 o'clock this
afternoon tt examine Aug. f. r Martin, of the
firm OF Martin & Ruuyon, stock brokers at Al
wall street. New York. In response to ques-
tions by Senator Mitchell he testified that 1t
appears from stub in the firms check book
that check was drawn by them on the bank
OF North America, Dec. 6tb 1876, for $4,000,
payable to Laid & Bush of Salem, Oregon.
Inc y stu, stub was in the handwriting of G, Il.
Hughes, their bookkeeper. Witness knew
nothing about tae check except from his part
ner and the bookkeeper. The latter had told
MIN tnat the check was returned on the same
day unused.
Senator Mitchell ELECTED from the witness
tnat ne was accompanied to Washington by
Burton Harrison of New York to whom he was
introduced yesterday by his partner, Mr.. Run
yon, who told him Harrison was going to
Washington and would give him advice and
help him along with his business. They came
over on the train together The only advice
given him by Harrison was to testify to moth
ing more than he knew, or in other words to
give no hearsay evidence. He did not think he
needed such advice. (Laughter.)
he had no previous acquaintance with Har-
rlson and could not say what is Harrison's bus.
mess or occupation; was introduced to him in
his (Harrison's) Office on Pine street. Witness
is Republican, and his partner, Runyon, is a
Demo ,rat.
Tax on Emigrants.
The House committee on commerce have
agreed to report bill levying head tax on all
| emigrants arriving in this country.
Texas Pacific Railroad.
The subcommittee on the subject of .he
| Texas Pacific Railroad was not ready to report
to-day. They have, however, completed the
proposed compromise bill, except as to the
exact point where the Texas Pacific road and
the Southern Pacific of California shall unite
and also as to the point where the road from
San Diego should intersect the main line Il
Us Us settled however, that the point of junction
OF tne Two companies be fixed somewhere in
| the coal fields of New Mexico.