Arizona citizen., 1877-01-13

thrown. The petition was referred t
 the special compromise committed
 WASHINGTON, January 6.-The az lpropriatnu for transportation of Unit
 ed States notes and securities for pres
 ent fiscal year is exhausted. Unles
 deficiency appropriation is immediate
 ly made, treasurer cannot move fund
 from one point to another, and the re
 sult will be virtual suspension of pay
 ments by government in several locali ties.
 The House commerce committee vii next week report bIll providing fol new emigration law setting aside State emigration law as unconstitutional ant placing all laws connected with emi grafton under the national government
 The South Carolina Committee oi the House cannot report for several days. The reporters require time to write out their notes. They will re port that the State votes for Hays for President and Hampton for Governor WASHINGTON, January 6.-The re port of the subcommittee of the House committee Pacific railroad com. mittee on the Texas Pacific compro. mise was postponed yesterday Tn consequence of disagreement in the subcommittee regarding the hne of route through California They had already materially modified the origin. al bill so as 10 require the road to be built from the vicinity of San GorgO. niO Pass to San Diego by way of San Bernardino or San JacintO, thus pre-. venting the apprehended detour via Anaheim; but Felsenheld informed them that San Diego interests in view of Huntington's refusal to adopt the direct line, now demand an amend ment allowing their company just or ganized, to build the direct line from San Diego to Yuma with the same aid and privileges as proposed for the Scott and Huntington companies Hunting ton will not accept this proposition and the San Diegans threaten to fight the bill if it be not thus amended. The subcommittee will probably refer the proposition to the full committed, which is not likely to adopt it.
 WAsHINGTOS, January 1O-Secre- tary Cameron has telegraphed 10 Gen. Augur commanding United States for ces at New Orleans, as follows: Ut is reported that the State House in New Orleans is surrounded by a mob. If this is SO, notify all persons 10 diSperse and compel compliance with your or der. It is the determination Ofthe Pres ident to see that the Legislature is not mOleSted. When he has full knowledge of the facts in the premises, he will decide which should be recog- niZed.
 The House committee appointed to consider the question of counting the electoral vote has decided that the Pres ident of the Senate has no power to count the vote and that the House has equal power with the Senate in the counting
 Southern members of the House will give almost a united vote for the Scott Huntington compromise bill, and the chances are that it will pass both Houses. The friends of the bill con .cede that under its provisions, the gov .ernment would be compelled to guar antee the bonds of roads already con structed between Texas and Missis- sippl river, but think that the compa- ny would not be likely to issue bonds under such circumstances.
 The House committee on Pacific railroads, has accepted the report of the subcommittee on the bill prOvid- ing for the compromise of the Texas Pacific railroad line Committee made few amendments
 WAsHINGToN, January 11.-House committee on Pacific Railroads has au- thorized its chairman Lamar. to report the Texas Pacific bill to the House at first opportunity with a recommends ton for its passage. The bill is the same reported by subcommittee. pro viding for branch to San Diego from point on the Southern Pacific thirty miles west of San Gorgonio by most direct and feasible route Vote on or dering bill fsvorably reported, was unanimous
 NEW YORK, January A brother of Miss May, to whom James Gordon Bennett was engaged, yesterday after noon assaulted Bennett in front of the rooms of Union Club at the corner of Fifth and Twenty-First streets, snd various accounts of the concurrence are given 5y the different papers.
 The World says Bennett called at UT. Mays house Tuesday and had al most unpleasant altercation with Dr. May, in course of which he used Ian guage which Mir Frederick May, onI hearing of it yesterday morning, felt bound to resent as he did.
 The Chamber of commerce today adopted report urging that silver coin be made a standard legal tender throughout the United States.
 Silver bars 1315s; gold bars 12315 ;l silver coin three-fourths premium {; gold closed at 1O64@%.
 NEW YORK, January 5.-A Herald's New Orleans dispatch says Republic ms are enrolling militia daily. Gen.