, 1877-01-06
WASHINGTON.
Tito Texas d Pacific nn,t Northern rnclAc
liailroRh ssilfs---Tlio 1olicn lmbroSifo---
Mausc prnrnrtlinEs.

Tho Texas d Pacific an,t Northern Pacific
Railroad tsilfs---Tho 1'plicn 1lnbrogl1o---
Housc PrnrnrtlinEs.
sp<etu1 Dispatch to 7at 11tbnne.'
WAsutxoros. u. e., Jan. 5.-'rIIe delay In re-
1wstoe thu Texas i; Pacific RaIlsvay bill from
Tho Iluusc connttoo Ia tlue to two causes. Tho
i!rst IS tho ncecsslsy of carefully revising eon,u
portions of tho till growing out OF the division
Ut tho road between two companies. has
to bc 70 reconstructed TINT the failure of ono
company to comply with It's provisions e!.all
not Interfere with or c!nlarrass tho prosccu-
ton of It's wnrk, anil this revision requires
enrcful consideration. Tho sceon.1 clause ts tho
tlosirc Of tho huntington party to be permitted
to but'd tho Southern taeiac Rond directly vest
from San Gorgonla Pass, and to mako fts Ban
Diego connection ut any point It nay hereafter
kelcct. Lamar, Chairman nf thu Committee, Is
opposed TO tl4Is OH the ground that, II tile
Southern laciflc Company Is not required to
tegIn It's San Diegu line ut or near San Gorso-
min Pass, It may continue the roa to the Pacific
Coast, milking sono other point tic tnntn wcst-
cEn terminus to tho tlctrlment OF San Diego
which tacn would only be Oh q brRncfl 1tnc.
Thc House Committee on tile Pncilc Rail-
roaal las 14rcetl to report fayosabty tho eenntc
lttl to cxtcnt tho ttmc for tho construction and
completion Of this Northern paelfio Ra!lrond,
With an amendment providing that the Conl-
I'any shall, before tho 4th OF daily, 1870, at its
own expcrsc, ca,ssa 10 he surveyed attl located
It's cniru tinct and fiic map Of 1t With tho Sce~
rotary ot thu Interior In order that Ill lands
nut Included III The grant 10 tl.ts Eoni may at
that time ba thrown open to nctual aettlssa un-
itrr tile l'ru.culptlun aud Homestead laws, Tho
hill Extends thu ttulo fur completing tho
1u;ltl c.ut years ultcr its charter and tic acts
uai rcsolutlons nt Concress relating thcrutu.
The exten>ten Is granted On tho express con.
tis,on uni understanding that whcre prccmp.
ttnn a1ul homestead claims wrro nitlAte.l, Of
nrtyute entries autl lt~atl0uA wcrn allowed,
upon tho lallGs embraced iu tho grant to thu
witln!rnwal of tllcln at thu respective district
land oiilscs, tho titles may be perfected,
aud the Company shal! receive indemnity there
for, us nor pfoy!dc! hy law, The oxtes-
n"s s appy q to 'Rs ss pfac sa us Z tie lie a I f"m s
Lake 't'cn!arrilc aryoss tho Cascade Mnnntnins
tu Puget kounl alpl Washington Territory. Tho
Northern ru:ih4: Colnpany T. also Required to
months from tho a,o ot tl'n paasagu Of thp act
it+ assclt 10 an cccttnucc of tho provisions Ut
thu ~. The t!ill will probably be reported to
tlle llpusu next week.
very llyely character IL to be nade III tic House
next Monday.
II aprtnys out Of tho removal of tho Po1lso
Commissioners by tho Psosilcut, antl the friends
4Afry.ss Cuok, wW WIS brn Of DAbcock's eouB.
kc1 In the whisky trAsl, uni who wa4 engaged
in ,hY lats iuycssiga.'on ordered, by
i' t pst' ex ,a' ID. !" n'',..t 5t 70 sa%in!!n i,H;
alauos.,c!ug Muriar.l,, ctiitnr nf the Ntpnb-
unn, wi.un tho President hss just removed
from tho lizard 1T rolico Commissioners. tHsi-
iIatinn plainly timt ,w intends to ops' urto
l!.e public bulnc very sayury matters III whirh
various District hnXs huys participated. Ono
!natlcr referred to by Cook Is stated BY him to
le Charge thai, during thu Investigation, hy tho
liousc Naynl Committed "t tue frauds of tho
Navy Department.. Mnrtuugtl engaged two dv-
itctfses II cutt.u Mr. WthtttnENe. Chairman nf
thu t"'Aittue, !iita 4 gambling 4aaoon, which
playing, whitth"rno arrested, and tic matter
held oscr !, " t1 .s,nsrol ii,. In hts report.
IL tie Wtsf<Fr Asso4af<d lrtss.
ttou lur tao transportation, Ut Cn!t.d statcs
llotes and securities fur int rr0'cnt tisrul yrar
Il exhausted, 2.d, unlcas u dcIeisury :appro-
iEiatiuI il immediately InIle, the Treasurer
" III not liz able 10 ,noyu !inls IRON ono poInt
to another, aud the result will ba tho virtual
several localities.
sittce on tllc raesdc railroads to-day ugrccd to
rcogt the Seliute bll tn extend tho Tina fur tha
eoinnletIqn IT tho Northern ruiiic Road eight
yGAre, witluut amendment. EXCEPT unc pEuVid-
lug that the C1nt,aiiy shall hut ba required to
lwate lts route through Idaho betors July I,
1870.
tln motion OF Nr. Atkins tTcn,,.}, the Senate
amendments ta tl!s bill making appropriations
ltlr thu payment Ut invalid ku1 0shof ptilslUnS
Wetp cnl!rusEetl In.
The ltou.s tl.sn went into Committee of tho
Whole. Mr.. uooiscr IN the chalF, Oh tbs psiynta
calendar.
tbs Sergcaut-at-Asma was directed to retain
Mr. barliea in custody.
'rDc Houae t1cn went Into Comm!ltes Of ths
Mt1ls On tug C9ntm,xoney bsaaenSy lll' siF.
After ufknIl hrtFft kncHt thn F1AH.